X0306 4/A 2016-01-01 2016-01-05 0 0001467760 Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. ARI 0001128865 ROTHSTEIN STUART C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10019 1 1 0 0 President & CEO Common Stock 2016-01-01 4 F 0 28883 17.23 D 213507 D This amended Form 4 is filed solely to correct the Form 4 filed on 01/05/2016 to correct the transaction date for this line item from 12/31/2015 to 01/01/2016. Consists of shares of common stock withheld by the issuer in order to satisfy the minimum tax withholding obligations of the reporting person arising in connection with the delivery of shares of common stock underlying vested restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted under the Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock for each vested RSU. The RSUs vest in installments in accordance with the terms of the applicable RSU Award Agreement by and between the reporting person and the issuer, provided the reporting person remains in service through the applicable vesting dates. Reported amount includes 146,667 RSUs. /s/ Jessica L. Lomm, as Attorney-in-Fact 2016-01-06