Company: ARI
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-104054
Chunk: 35

Company: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 35
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 replacement board members, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee assesses potential director candidates based upon information it receives regarding such potential candidates or otherwise possesses, which assessment may be supplemented by additional inquiries. In conducting this assessment, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers knowledge, experience, skills, diversity and such other factors as it deems appropriate in light of our current needs and those of our board of directors. Although the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not have a formal policy regarding diversity, it is one of the factors that it takes into account when evaluating director candidates. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may seek input on such director candidates from other directors, including the Chair of our board of directors and our Chief Executive Officer, and recommends director candidates to our board of directors for nomination. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not solicit director nominations, but it will consider recommendations by stockholders with respect to elections to be held at an annual meeting. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will evaluate nominees recommended by stockholders against the same criteria that it uses to evaluate other nominees. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may, in its sole discretion, engage one or more search firms or other consultants, experts or professionals to assist in, among other things, identifying director candidates or gathering information regarding the background and experience of director candidates. If the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee engages any such third party, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will have sole authority to approve any fees or terms of retention relating to these services. Insider Trading Policy; Hedging and Speculative Trading Our board of directors has adoptedan insider trading policy (our “insider trading policy”) governing the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of our securities by any of our executives, directors or employes, partners, employee directors and officers of Apollo, as well as others, that is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and any listing standards applicable to us. It is also our policy to comply with all applicable securities laws when transacting in our own securities. Our board of directors has adopted, as part of our insider trading policy, prohibitions against our executives, directors and all employees, partners, directors and officers of Apollo engaging in transactions of a speculative nature involving our securities at any time, including, but not limited to, the purchase or sale of put options. In addition, such persons are prohibited from short-selling our securities or engaging in transactions involving other derivatives based on our securities, including