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APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 11, 2017
Offices of Clifford Chance US LLP, 31 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019
STOCKHOLDERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTE IN PERSON.
To the Stockholders of APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. will be held on May 11, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time at the Offices of Clifford Chance US LLP, 31 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019 for the following purposes:
| 1. | Election of Directors. |
(01) Jeffrey M. Gault (02) Mark C. Biderman (03) Robert A. Kasdin (04) Eric L. Press
(05) Scott S. Prince (06) Stuart A. Rothstein (07) Michael E. Salvati (08) Cindy Z. Michel
| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year. |
| 3. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.’s named executive officers, as more fully described in the 2017 Proxy Statement. |
| 4. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.’s named executive officers. |
Transaction of such other business as may properly come before the Annual meeting or any postponements or adjournments thereof.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed under Proposal 1, FOR Proposals 2 and 3, and “1 YEAR” for Proposal 4.
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APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.
Offices of Clifford Chance US LLP, 31 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019
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Proxy Statement
2016 Annual Report to Stockholders
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