UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 14, 2015

 

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

001-35517

 

45-3148087

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

One North Wacker Drive, 48th Floor, Chicago, IL

 

60606

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (312) 252-7500

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On December 14, 2015, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (the “Company”), ACRC Lender W LLC and ACRC Lender W TRS LLC (collectively, “ACRC Lender W”), subsidiaries of the Company, entered into an amendment to the $225.0 million Amended and Restated Master Repurchase and Securities Contract with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Wells Fargo Facility”). The purpose of the amendment was to, among other things, extend the initial maturity date of the Wells Fargo Facility to December 14, 2016 and amend the interest rate to (i) 30-day LIBOR plus (ii) a pricing margin range of 1.75% - 2.35% per annum. The maturity date of the Wells Fargo Facility is subject to two one-year extension options (the first extension option extending the maturity date to December 14, 2017 and the second extension option extending the maturity date to December 14, 2018), each of which may be exercised at ACRC Lender W’s option, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including payment of an extension fee.

 

The foregoing description is only a summary of certain material provisions of the amendment to the Wells Fargo Facility and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of such agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)        Exhibits:

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Exhibit Description

10.1 

 

Amendment No. 5 to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase and Securities Contract and Amended and Restated Guarantee Agreement dated as of December 14, 2015, among ACRC Lender W LLC, ACRC Lender W TRS LLC and Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:       December 17, 2015

 

 

ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anton Feingold

 

Name:

Anton Feingold

 

Title:

Vice President and Secretary

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Exhibit Description

10.1

 

Amendment No. 5 to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase and Securities Contract and Amended and Restated Guarantee Agreement dated as of December 14, 2015, among ACRC Lender W LLC, ACRC Lender W TRS LLC and Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

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