---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-058325"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACRE"
cik: "0001529377"
company_name: "Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp"
filed_at: "2025-12-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:33:43.746452+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Commercial Real Estate upsizes Wells Fargo repurchase facility to $600M from $450M

## Summary
- Subsidiaries entered an amendment to the master repurchase agreement with Wells Fargo on Dec 18, 2025.
- Commitment increased from $450.0 million to $600.0 million via an upsize fee.
- The facility is a Third Amended and Restated Master Repurchase and Securities Contract.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-058325
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACRE
- cik: 0001529377
- company_name: Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp
- filed_at: 2025-12-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828025058325/0001628280-25-058325-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828025058325/acre-20251218.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-058325.txt

## Key facts
- Debt Financings
  Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp amended credit facility of Increase from $450.0 million to $600.0 million with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
  - Instrument: credit facility
  - Principal: Increase from $450.0 million to $600.0 million
  - Counterparty: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  - Event: amendment
  source text: and Securities Contract with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The purpose of the amendment was to, among other things, increase the commitment amount of the facility from $450.0 million to $600.0 million with a payment of an upsize fee. k, National Association. The purpose of the amendment was to, among other things, increase the commitment amount of the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828025058325/0001628280-25-058325-index.htm

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