{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001628280-26-039475","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"ACRE","cik":"0001529377","company_name":"Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp","filed_at":"2026-06-01T20:09:01+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-06-01T20:10:00.466972+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-01T20:12:29.190526+00:00","sec_items":["5.07"],"event_type":"other","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.1,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.1,"confidence":"high","headline":"Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation reports 2026 Annual Meeting voting results","bullets":["Stockholders elected William S. Benjamin and Caroline E. Blakely as Class II directors with over 15.7 million votes for each.","Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2026 passed with over 36.6 million votes for.","Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with over 19.8 million votes for and 283,582 abstentions."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-039475","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-039475.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-039475.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-039475.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/acre-20260527.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-01T20:12:29.190526+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"00a9bf48ef4ecda780a49b95ef0322bbbd3c342c","claim":"Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp shareholders approved A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. at the 2026-05-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST VOTES ABSTAINED 36,662,962 328,926 2,908,831","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm","confidence":0.9},{"claim_id":"74e970dbac346dbb0a495e9ebd4fab8eb7d2b8dc","claim":"Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp shareholders approved A proposal for the non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. at the 2026-05-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"A proposal for the non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST VOTES ABSTAINED BROKER NON-VOTES 19,848,823 2,518,989 283,582 17,249,325","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm","confidence":0.9},{"claim_id":"9193c607f068cfd36a7e66060ea847dafa11fd54","claim":"Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp shareholders approved A proposal to elect two Class II directors to serve until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders, and until their successors have been duly elected and qualify. at the 2026-05-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"A proposal to elect two Class II directors to serve until the Company’s 2029 annual meeting of stockholders, and until their successors have been duly elected and qualify. VOTES FOR VOTES WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES William S. Benjamin 15,754,104 6,897,290 17,249,325 Caroline E. Blakely 15,832,783 6,818,611 17,249,325","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm","confidence":0.9}],"comparable_filings":[{"accession":"0001193125-26-251779","ticker":"MERC","company_name":"MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.","filed_at":"2026-06-01T21:26:15+00:00","headline":"Mercer International shareholders elect all director nominees, approve say-on-pay, ratify PwC","event_type":"other","sec_items":["5.07"],"materiality_score":0.0,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.0,"match_reasons":["same fact type: shareholder_vote","same SEC item: 5.07","same event type: other","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-251779","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-251779.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-251779.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000119312526251779/0001193125-26-251779-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000119312526251779/d118466d8k.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"shareholder_vote","source_excerpt":"A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST VOTES ABSTAINED 36,662,962 328,926 2,908,831","source_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm","comparable_excerpt":"Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 was ratified, and the voting results are set forth below: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 51,015,419 175,603 524,952 0","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000119312526251779/0001193125-26-251779-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0001403475-26-000031","ticker":"BMRC","company_name":"Bank of Marin Bancorp","filed_at":"2026-06-01T21:11:54+00:00","headline":"Bank of Marin shareholders elect all 10 directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify auditor","event_type":"other","sec_items":["5.07","8.01"],"materiality_score":0.25,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.25,"match_reasons":["same fact type: shareholder_vote","same SEC item: 5.07","same event type: other","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001403475-26-000031","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001403475-26-000031.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001403475-26-000031.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1403475/000140347526000031/0001403475-26-000031-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1403475/000140347526000031/bmrc-20260527.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"shareholder_vote","source_excerpt":"A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST VOTES ABSTAINED 36,662,962 328,926 2,908,831","source_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm","comparable_excerpt":"To elect ten members of the Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Number of Votes For Withheld Non-Vote Nicolas C. Anderson 10,405,859 784,544 1,932,287 Russell A. Colombo 7,509,925 3,680,478 1,932,287 Charles D. Fite 10,810,421 379,982 1,932,287 Cigdem F. Gencer 10,818,514 371,888 1,932,287 James C. Hale 10,912,128 278,274 1,932,287 Kevin R. Kennedy 10,974,404 215,998 1,932,287 Timothy D. Myers 10,691,557 498,846 1,932,287 Joel Sklar, MD 10,985,406 204,997 1,932,287 Brian M. Sobel 10,859,501 330,902 1,932,287 Secil T. Watson 10,256,810 933,593 1,932,287","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1403475/000140347526000031/0001403475-26-000031-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0001104659-26-068996","ticker":"XBP","company_name":"XBP Global Holdings, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-06-01T21:00:49+00:00","headline":"XBP Global Holdings annual meeting elects directors, approves auditor and say-on-pay","event_type":"other","sec_items":["5.07","9.01"],"materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.15,"match_reasons":["same fact type: shareholder_vote","same SEC item: 5.07","same event type: other","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-068996","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-068996.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-068996.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839530/000110465926068996/0001104659-26-068996-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839530/000110465926068996/tm2616124d2_8k.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"shareholder_vote","source_excerpt":"A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST VOTES ABSTAINED 36,662,962 328,926 2,908,831","source_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm","comparable_excerpt":"· Proposal 3 — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (the “say-on-pay vote”): Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 8,208,462 1,323,885 1,011 577,920","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839530/000110465926068996/0001104659-26-068996-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0001733998-26-000111","ticker":"NWN","company_name":"Northwest Natural Holding Co","filed_at":"2026-06-01T20:21:37+00:00","headline":"NWN shareholders elect three directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify PwC","event_type":"other","sec_items":["5.07"],"materiality_score":0.15,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.15,"match_reasons":["same fact type: shareholder_vote","same SEC item: 5.07","same event type: other","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001733998-26-000111","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001733998-26-000111.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001733998-26-000111.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1733998/000173399826000111/0001733998-26-000111-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1733998/000173399826000111/nwn-20260528.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"shareholder_vote","source_excerpt":"A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. 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FOR 35,733,652 AGAINST 1,056,147 ABSTAIN 112,887 BROKER NON-VOTES N/A","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1733998/000173399826000111/0001733998-26-000111-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0000950142-26-001571","ticker":"GTX","company_name":"Garrett Motion Inc.","filed_at":"2026-06-01T20:16:15+00:00","headline":"Garrett Motion shareholders elect all eight directors and ratify Deloitte as auditor","event_type":"other","sec_items":["5.07"],"materiality_score":0.05,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.05,"match_reasons":["same fact type: shareholder_vote","same SEC item: 5.07","same event type: other","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-26-001571","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-26-001571.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-26-001571.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1735707/000095014226001571/0000950142-26-001571-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1735707/000095014226001571/eh260786002_8k.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"shareholder_vote","source_excerpt":"A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST VOTES ABSTAINED 36,662,962 328,926 2,908,831","source_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm","comparable_excerpt":"Item 2 - Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte SA as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026.","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1735707/000095014226001571/0000950142-26-001571-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0001104659-26-068932","ticker":"CLAR","company_name":"Clarus Corp","filed_at":"2026-06-01T20:15:32+00:00","headline":"Clarus shareholders elect all five director nominees, approve say-on-pay and auditor ratification","event_type":"other","sec_items":["5.07"],"materiality_score":0.1,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.1,"match_reasons":["same fact type: shareholder_vote","same SEC item: 5.07","same event type: other","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-068932","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-068932.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-068932.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913277/000110465926068932/0001104659-26-068932-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913277/000110465926068932/tm2616044d1_8k.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"shareholder_vote","source_excerpt":"A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST VOTES ABSTAINED 36,662,962 328,926 2,908,831","source_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm","comparable_excerpt":"Proposal 1 – To elect five directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Warren B. Kanders 22,373,079 5,085,245 5,086,329 Nicholas Sokolow 20,395,026 7,063,298 5,086,329 Susan Ottmann 22,314,213 5,144,111 5,086,329 Roger Werner 21,940,144 5,518,180 5,086,329 Mark M. 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VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST VOTES ABSTAINED 36,662,962 328,926 2,908,831","source_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm","comparable_excerpt":"Proposal No. 2: The ratification of the appointment Erns t & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026.","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1500217/000150021726000038/0001500217-26-000038-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0001628280-26-039483","ticker":"AXON","company_name":"AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.","filed_at":"2026-06-01T20:10:40+00:00","headline":"Axon shareholders elect all 9 director nominees and approve say-on-pay at 2026 annual meeting","event_type":"other","sec_items":["5.07","9.01"],"materiality_score":0.25,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.15,"match_reasons":["same fact type: shareholder_vote","same SEC item: 5.07","same event type: other","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-039483","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-039483.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-039483.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069183/000162828026039483/0001628280-26-039483-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069183/000162828026039483/axon-20260528.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"shareholder_vote","source_excerpt":"A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST VOTES ABSTAINED 36,662,962 328,926 2,908,831","source_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm","comparable_excerpt":"The non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 54,903,698 6,239,017 112,972 11,665,236","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069183/000162828026039483/0001628280-26-039483-index.htm"}}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}