UNITED ~~STATES~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SECURITIESFORM AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION8-K

~~Washington,~~CURRENT ~~D.C. 20549~~REPORT

~~FORM~~Pursuant ~~8-K~~to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~CURRENT~~Date ~~REPORT~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 10, 2025

~~Pursuant~~Apollo toCommercial ~~Section 13~~Real orEstate ~~15(d)~~Finance, Inc.

(Exact name of ~~The~~Registrant ~~Securities~~as ~~Exchange~~Specified ~~Act~~in ofIts ~~1934~~Charter)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2025


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)

~~Apollo~~Registrant’s ~~Commercial~~Telephone ~~Real~~Number, ~~Estate~~Including ~~Finance,~~Area ~~Inc.~~Code: 212 515-3200

~~(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)~~n/a

Maryland		001-34452		27-0467113
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

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:

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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 ~~Pre-commencement~~by ~~communications~~check ~~pursuant~~mark towhether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule ~~14d-2~~405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (b§ 230.405 of this chapter) ~~under~~or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act ~~(17~~of ~~CFR~~1934 (§ 240.~~14d~~12b-2(b of this chapter)).

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

~~Securities~~If ~~registered~~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 12 13(ba) of the Exchange Act:. ☐

Title of each class		TradingSymbol(s)		Name of each exchangeon which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value		ARI		New York Stock Exchange

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

~~Indicate~~The byAnnual ~~check~~Meeting ~~mark~~of ~~whether~~Stockholders (the ~~registrant~~“Annual isMeeting”) anof ~~emerging~~Apollo ~~growth~~Commercial ~~company~~Real asEstate ~~defined~~Finance, inInc. ~~Rule~~(the ~~405~~“Company”) ofwas ~~the~~held ~~Securities~~on ~~Act~~June of10, ~~1933~~2025, ~~(§230.405~~at which 106,619,312 shares of ~~this~~the ~~chapter)~~Company’s common stock were represented in person or ~~Rule~~by ~~12b-2~~proxy representing approximately 76.7% of the ~~Securities~~issued ~~Exchange~~and ~~Act~~outstanding shares of ~~1934~~the ~~(§240.12b-2~~Company’s ofcommon ~~this~~stock ~~chapter)~~entitled to vote.

~~Emerging~~At ~~Growth~~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.

If(i) The anvoting ~~emerging~~results ~~growth~~with ~~company,~~respect ~~indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not~~ to ~~use~~ the ~~extended~~election ~~transition~~of ~~period~~each ~~for~~director ~~complying~~were ~~with~~as ~~any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐~~follows:

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.


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

On(ii) The ~~April 24,~~voting ~~2025,~~results ~~Apollo~~with ~~Commercial~~respect ~~Real~~to ~~Estate~~the ~~Finance,~~ratification ~~Inc.~~of (the ~~“Company”)~~appointment ~~issued~~of aDeloitte ~~summary~~& ~~press~~Touche ~~release~~LLP ~~and~~as athe ~~detailed~~Company’s ~~presentation~~independent ~~announcing~~registered ~~its~~public ~~financial~~accounting ~~results~~firm for the ~~quarter~~fiscal ~~ended~~year ~~March~~ ending December 31, 2025. Awere ~~copy of the summary press release and the detailed presentation are attached~~ as ~~Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, hereto and incorporated herein by reference.~~ follows:

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
103,497,421	2,897,992	223,899	—

~~Item~~(iii) The ~~9.01~~voting ~~Financial~~results ~~Statements~~with ~~and~~respect ~~Exhibits.~~to the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

(d) Exhibits.


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
76,102,816	4,165,099	514,073	25,837,324

ExhibitNo.		Description
99.1		Summary press release dated April 24, 2025
99.2		Financial results presentation dated April 24, 2025
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

~~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.

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.

Date:	June 11, 2025	By:	/s/ Stuart A. Rothstein
			Name: Stuart A Rothstein Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. By: /s/ Stuart A. Rothstein Name: Stuart A. Rothstein Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 24, 2025

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