Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 7, 2024

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

001-34452

27-0467113

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


c/o Apollo Global Management, Inc.
9 West 57th Street, 42nd Floor
New York, New York		10019
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 515-3200

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

ARI

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 7, 2024, at which 114,101,572 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy representing approximately 80.8% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) elected the nine directors named below for a term expiring in 2025; (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024; (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (iv) approved the Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

(i) The voting results with respect to the election of each director were as follows:


Name	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Mark C. Biderman		84,847,424		1,939,000		27,315,147
Pamela G. Carlton		66,855,663		19,930,761		27,315,147
Brenna Haysom		85,390,767		1,395,657		27,315,147
Robert A. Kasdin		76,788,345		9,998,079		27,315,147
Katherine G. Newman		78,529,827		8,256,597		27,315,147
Scott S. Prince		85,073,797		1,712,627		27,315,147
Stuart A. Rothstein		68,989,169		17,797,255		27,315,147
Michael E. Salvati		76,698,669		10,087,755		27,315,147
Carmencita N.M. Whonder		78,114,653		8,671,771		27,315,147

(ii) The voting results with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 were as follows:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
112,985,456	808,059	308,055	—

(iii) The voting results with respect to the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
81,802,546	4,303,187	680,690	27,315,147

(iv) The voting results with respect to the approval of the Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan were as follows:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
82,665,041	3,351,887	769,495	27,315,147

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

By:		/s/ Stuart A. Rothstein
		Name: Stuart A. Rothstein
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: June 12, 2024

Document and Entity Information	Jun. 07, 2024
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Document Period End Date	Jun. 07, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
Entity Incorporation State Country Code	MD
Entity File Number	001-34452
Entity Tax Identification Number	27-0467113
Entity Address, Address Line One	c/o Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Entity Address, Address Line Two	9 West 57th Street
Entity Address, Address Line Three	42nd Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	New York
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10019
City Area Code	(212)
Local Phone Number	515-3200
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