Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. Announces 2025 Dividend Income Tax Treatment

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the “Company” or “ARI”) (NYSE:ARI) today announced the estimated federal income tax treatment of the Company’s 2025 distributions on its common stock (CUSIP #03762U105) and its 7.25% Series B-1 Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock. The federal income tax classification of the 2025 distributions on the Company’s common stock as it is expected to be reported on Form 1099-DIV is set forth in the following table ($ per share): (1) May be eligible for a 20% deduction under Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”). Stockholders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of the Company's distributions. Pursuant to Section 857(b)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”), cash distributions made on January 15, 2026 to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2025, are treated, to the extent of the Company’s 2025 tax earnings and profits, as received by stockholders on December 31, 2025. Since the Company’s aggregate cash distributions did not exceed its 2025 tax earnings and profits, a portion of the January 2026 cash distribution declared in the fourth quarter of 2025 will be treated as a 2025 distribution for federal income tax purposes and is included on the 2025 Form 1099-DIV. The federal income tax classification of the 2025 distributions on the Company’s 7.25% Series B-1 Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock as it is expected to be reported on Form 1099-DIV is set forth in the following table ($ per share): Pursuant to Section 857(b)(9) of the IRC, cash distributions made on January 15, 2026, with a record date of December 31, 2025, are treated as received by stockholders on December 31, 2025 to the extent of 2025 earnings and profits. Since the Company’s aggregate cash distributions did not exceed its 2025 tax earnings and profits, a portion of the January 2026 cash distribution declared in the fourth quarter of 2025 will be treated as a 2025 distribution for federal income tax purposes and is included on the 2025 Form 1099-DIV. Stockholders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of the Company's distributions.... Read more

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