---
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"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T20:12:29.190526+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation reports 2026 Annual Meeting voting results

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- 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
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- 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

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-039475.txt

## 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm
- 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm
- 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828026039475/0001628280-26-039475-index.htm

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