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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): June 23, 2017
 
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.)
 
245 Park Avenue, 42nd Floor, New York, NY
 
10167
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 750-7300
 
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On June 23, 2017, ACRC Lender US LLC (“ACRC Lender US”), a subsidiary of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation, entered into an amendment to its Master Repurchase and Securities Contract (the "U.S. Bank Facility") with U.S. Bank National Association. The purpose of the amendment was to, among other things, increase the size of the facility from $125.0 million to $186.0 million and extend the initial maturity date of the facility to July 31, 2020. The maturity date of the facility is subject to two one-year extension options (the first extension option extending the maturity date to July 31, 2021 and the second extension option extending the maturity date to July 31, 2022), each of which may be exercised at ACRC Lender US’s option, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and applicable extension fees being paid.
 
The foregoing description is only a summary of certain material provisions of the amendment to the U.S. Bank Facility and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of such agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.
 
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
 
The information required by Item 2.03 contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)        Exhibits:
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Description
10.1
 
Amendment No. 1 to Master Repurchase and Securities Contract, dated as of June 23, 2017, by and among ACRC Lender US LLC and U.S. Bank National Association, and acknowledged and agreed to by Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation.




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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:       June 28, 2017
 
 
ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Anton Feingold
 
Name:
Anton Feingold
 
Title:
Vice President and Secretary
 


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