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On April 28, 2026, the Company filed an amendment to the Charter (the “Amendment”) reflecting the change in the Stock Ownership Limit with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, effective at 5:00 p.m. on April 29, 2026.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332551/000119312526193833/0001193125-26-193833-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2026-04-29"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"},{"claim_id":"2c61bac2fa1e05a2409707692138bbb05b6d9fbb","claim":"ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. entered into Agreement and Plan of Merger with ACRES Capital Corp and ACRES Capital, LLC (effective 2026-04-29).","evidence_excerpt":"On April 29, 2026, ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. (the “ Company ”) and ACRES Holdings Sub LLC (“ Merger Sub ”), a subsidiary of the Company, on the one hand, and ACRES Capital Corp (“ ACC ”) and ACRES Capital, LLC, a subsidiary of ACC and the external manager of the Company (the “ Manager ”), on the other hand, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”), pursuant to which ACC will be merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “ Merger ”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332551/000119312526193833/0001193125-26-193833-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"merger"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"ACRES Capital Corp and ACRES Capital, LLC"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2026-04-29"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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