Company: ARI
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-104054
Chunk: 24

Company: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 24
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 other things, to facilitate and encourage communication among the Audit Committee, management and Deloitte & Touche LLP. At these meetings, among other things, the Audit Committee reviewed the consolidated financial statements contained in our quarterly and annual periodic reports, as applicable, as well as our earnings releases. In addition, the Audit Committee and management discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP the overall scope and plans for its audit.

At a meeting held subsequent to December 31, 2024, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management and Deloitte & Touche LLP the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the related report prepared by Deloitte & Touche LLP. The Audit Committee met with Deloitte & Touche LLP, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examinations. Management represented to the Audit Committee that our consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

The Audit Committee also discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP matters that independent registered public accounting firms must discuss with audit committees under generally accepted auditing standards and standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), including, among other things, matters related to the conduct of the audit of our consolidated financial statements.

The Audit Committee also discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP its independence from us. Deloitte & Touche LLP provided to the Audit Committee the written disclosures and the letter required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communication with audit committees concerning independence and represented that it is independent from us. The Audit Committee also received regular updates on the amount of fees and scope of audit and tax services provided by Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Based on the Audit Committee’s review and these meetings, discussions and reports, and subject to the limitations on the Audit Committee’s role and responsibilities referred to above and in its written charter, the Audit Committee recommended to our board of directors that our audited consolidated financial statements for

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the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 be included in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. The Audit Committee has also appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 and is presenting this selection to our stockholders for ratification.

Mark C. Biderman (Chairperson)

Brenna Hays