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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 September 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 ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of each class 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 , a 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 Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth 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 13 ( a ) of the Exchange 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 . ☑ ☐ Class Common stock , $ 0.01 par value 1 Outstanding at November 2 , 2021 47,001,821