---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-028167"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACRE"
cik: "0001529377"
company_name: "Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp"
filed_at: "2025-05-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T07:55:27.319533+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Commercial Real Estate stockholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- William L. Browning, Edmond N. Moriarty III, Rebecca J. Parekh elected Class I directors with 20.5M, 16.2M, 18.3M votes for.
- Ratified Ernst & Young as FY2025 auditor: 38.5M for, 0.8M against, 0.2M abstained.
- Non-binding advisory approval of NEO compensation: 19.7M for, 1.9M against, 0.3M abstained.
- Advisory vote on frequency: 20.6M for one year; company will hold say-on-pay annually next six years.
- Broker non-votes of 17.6M on director elections and say-on-pay; none on auditor ratification.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-028167
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACRE
- cik: 0001529377
- company_name: Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp
- filed_at: 2025-05-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828025028167/0001628280-25-028167-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828025028167/acre-20250527.htm

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