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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-599311
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160523
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160523
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160523

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001467760
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				270467113
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34452
		FILM NUMBER:		161670068

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
		STREET 2:		9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 515-3200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
		STREET 2:		9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May&nbsp;23, 2016 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor</B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;23, 2016, the Board of Directors of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
(the &#147;Company&#148;) appointed Jai Agarwal, age 41, to the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company effective June&nbsp;1, 2016. In connection with Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal&#146;s appointment, Megan B. Gaul and the
Company agreed to change the effective date of Ms.&nbsp;Gaul&#146;s resignation as the Company&#146;s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, which was previously reported to be June&nbsp;15, 2016, to June&nbsp;1, 2016. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to joining the Company, Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of CM Finance Inc. (NASDAQ: CMFN) from September 2014 until
May 2016, and Chief Financial Officer of CM Investment Partners LLC from April 2014 until May 2016. Prior to CM Finance Inc. and CM Investment Partners LLC, Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal served as Senior Vice President &#150; Real Estate Debt Strategies Group at
The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) from December 2012 until February 2014. Prior to The Blackstone Group L.P., Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal held positions in finance and accounting at Capital Trust, Inc., an NYSE-listed commercial mortgage real estate
investment trust, from October 2008 until December 2012. Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal earned a bachelor&#146;s degree from the University of Mumbai and is a Certified Public Accountant. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal and any other persons pursuant to which Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal was appointed as the Company&#146;s
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. There are no related person transactions involving Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal that are reportable under Item&nbsp;404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no family relationships between Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal and any
director or executive officer of the Registrant. Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal will enter into an indemnification agreement with the Company in substantially the same form that the Company has entered into with its directors and other executive officers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 is
deemed &#147;furnished&#148; and not filed under Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference
into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stuart A. Rothstein</P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: May&nbsp;23, 2016 </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>CONTACT: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hilary Ginsberg</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>APPOINTMENT OF JAI AGARWAL TO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY, May&nbsp;23, 2016 &#150; Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148; or &#147;ARI&#148;) (NYSE:ARI), today announced
the Board of Directors appointed Jai Agarwal to the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company, effective June&nbsp;1, 2016. Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal will replace Megan Gaul, who informed the Board of Directors of her
resignation from these positions in January 2016. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We are thrilled to welcome Jai to the ARI team and we are confident his leadership and experience
will benefit the Company and our stockholders as we continue to grow ARI&#146;s business,&#148; said Stuart Rothstein, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. &#147;Jai will work with Megan to transition her responsibilities. We thank
Megan for her tremendous contribution to ARI and we wish her well with her future endeavors.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal brings more than fifteen years of
experience in the commercial real estate finance industry to ARI. Prior to joining ARI, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of CM Finance Inc., a NASDAQ-listed business development company. Prior to CM Finance Inc., Mr.&nbsp;Agarwal held
positions in finance and accounting at Capital Trust, an NYSE-listed commercial mortgage REIT, The Blackstone Group LP and iStar Financial, Inc., another NYSE-listed commercial mortgage REIT. He is a Certified Public Accountant. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Apollo
Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE: ARI) is a real estate investment trust that primarily originates, invests in, acquires and manages performing commercial real estate first mortgage loans, subordinate financings, commercial mortgage-backed
securities and other commercial real estate-related debt investments. The Company is externally managed and advised by ACREFI Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, LLC, a
leading global alternative investment manager with approximately $172.5 billion of assets under management at March&nbsp;31, 2016. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional information
can be found on the Company&#146;s website at <U>www.apolloreit.com</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same. Forward-looking statements are subject to substantial risks and
uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the Company&#146;s control. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of the Company&#146;s business, financial
condition, liquidity, results of operations, plans and objectives. When used in this release, the words &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;continue,&#148;
&#147;intend,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;may&#148; or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the following subjects, among others, may be forward-looking: the return on equity; the yield on
investments; the ability to borrow to finance assets; and risks associated with investing in real estate assets, including changes in business conditions and the general economy. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties,
see the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements, and other risks, uncertainties and factors are based on the Company&#146;s beliefs, assumptions and expectations of its
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