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): February 27, 2017
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, LLC 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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 27, 2017, the Board of Directors of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted amendments to the Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to provide that: (1) grants issued under the Plan must include a minimum vesting period of no less than one year from the date of grant, other than as a result of termination of service or in connection with a change in control, dissolution, transfer of substantially all of the assets of the Company or other similar transactions as set forth in the Plan; and (2) repricing of options or stock appreciation rights granted under the Plan will not be permitted without stockholder approval.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Plan, as amended and restated, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated. | |
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: March 3, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated. | |