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Table of Contents ☑ ☐ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - Q QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended June 30 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File No. 001-35517 ①ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of each class ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) 245 Park Avenue , 42nd Floor , New York , NY 10167 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) ( 212 ) 750-7300 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) N / A 45-3148087 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) ( Former name , former address and former fiscal year , if changed since last report ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Common stock , $ 0.01 par value per share Trading Symbol ( s ) ACRE Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days : Yes ý No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes ý No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company ☐ ☐ ☐ ㅁ Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( B ) of the Securities Act . O Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes ☐ No ☑ Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock , as of the latest practicable date . 冈 ☐ Class Common stock , $ 0.01 par value 1 Outstanding at July 29 , 2021 47,001,821