Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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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 10, 2025, at which 106,619,312 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy representing approximately 76.7% 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 2026; (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025; and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s 2025 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 |
78,534,427 |
2,247,562 |
25,837,324 |
Pamela G. Carlton |
69,483,472 |
11,298,518 |
25,837,324 |
Brenna Haysom |
79,833,894 |
948,096 |
25,837,324 |
Robert A. Kasdin |
73,528,920 |
7,253,069 |
25,837,324 |
Katherine G. Newman |
74,522,254 |
6,259,736 |
25,837,324 |
Scott S. Prince |
78,691,508 |
2,090,481 |
25,837,324 |
Stuart A. Rothstein |
79,383,661 |
1,398,328 |
25,837,324 |
Michael E. Salvati |
73,364,404 |
7,417,586 |
25,837,324 |
Carmencita N.M. Whonder |
74,534,322 |
6,247,667 |
25,837,324 |
(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, 2025 were as follows:
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
103,497,421 |
2,897,992 |
223,899 |
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(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 |
76,102,816 |
4,165,099 |
514,073 |
25,837,324 |
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.
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Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. |
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June 11, 2025 |
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/s/ Stuart A. Rothstein |
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Name: Stuart A Rothstein |