APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC. Underwriting Agreement (this “Agreement”)Underwriting Agreement • March 17th, 2014 • Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. • Real estate investment trusts • New York
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), which is externally managed and advised by ACREFI Management, LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (the “Manager”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), $125,000,000 principal amount of its 5.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Underwritten Securities”) and, at the option of the Underwriters, up to an additional $18,750,000 principal amount of its 5.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Option Securities”). The Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities are herein referred to as the “Securities”. The Securities will be convertible into shares (the “Underlying Securities”) of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an indentur
