Form 8-K

 

 

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): May 2, 2013

 

 

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on May 2, 2013, at which 24,204,708 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy representing approximately 86.25% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote.

(b) At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected the seven directors named below for a term expiring in 2014; (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 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 2013 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  

Douglas D. Abbey

     12,991,709.334         448,470.969         10,764,528   

Joseph F. Azrack

     12,432,890.334         1,007,289.969         10,764,528   

Mark C. Biderman

     12,930,329.334         509,850.969         10,764,528   

Alice Connell

     13,131,652.334         308,527.969         10,764,528   

Eric L. Press

     10,286,013.334         3,154,166.969         10,764,528   

Michael Salvati

     13,049,985.334         390,194.969         10,764,528   

Stuart A. Rothstein

     13,055,986.334         384,193.969         10,764,528   

(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, 2013 were as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

23,818,769.928

  273,544.511   112,393.864   0

(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

12,898,081.380

  451,590.631   89,508.292   10,765,528


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: May 8, 2013