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): April 4, 2022

 

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, 43rd 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.)

 

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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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously disclosed in the Form 8-K filed on January 10, 2022 (the “Previous 8-K”), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Anastasia Mironova to the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company, effective upon the commencement of her employment with ACREFI Management, LLC or its affiliate, which was expected at that time to be at the beginning of the second quarter of 2022. As an update to the Previous 8-K, the effective date of Ms. Mironova’s appointment to these positions is April 4, 2022. For Ms. Mironova’s biography and additional information on the restricted stock units of the Company to be granted to Ms. Mironova, please refer to the Previous 8-K. As previously disclosed, Stuart Rothstein’s service as interim Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer is ending concurrent with Ms. Mironova’s appointment. Mr. Rothstein will remain the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President.

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.

 

Date: April 4, 2022