SEC Info - Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Co., et al. - ‘5’ for 12/31/11 re: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

Ownership Document

Schema Version: X0304

Document Type: 5

Period of Report: 12/31/11

Not Subject to Section 16: 0

Form 3 Holdings Reported: 0

Form 4 Transactions Reported: 0

Issuer:

Issuer CIK: 1467760

Issuer Name: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

Issuer Trading Symbol: ARI

Reporting Owner:

Reporting Owner ID:

Owner CIK: 1527487

Owner Name: Athene Group Ltd

Reporting Owner Address:

Owner Street 1: C/O WALKER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED

Owner Street 2: WALKER HOUSE, 87 MARY STREET

Owner City: GEORGE TOWN

Owner State: E9

Owner ZIP Code: KY1-9005

Owner State Description: CAYMAN ISLANDS

Reporting Owner Relationship:

Is Director? No

Is Officer? No

Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes

Is Other? No

Officer Title:

Other Text:

Reporting Owner:

Reporting Owner ID:

Owner CIK: 59252

Owner Name: LIBERTY LIFE INSURANCE CO

Reporting Owner Address:

Owner Street 1: 2000 WADE HAMPTON BLVD

Owner Street 2:

Owner City: GREENVILLE

Owner State: SC

Owner ZIP Code: 29615

Owner State Description:

Reporting Owner Relationship:

Is Director? No

Is Officer? No

Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes

Is Other? No

Officer Title:

Other Text:

Reporting Owner:

Reporting Owner ID:

Owner CIK: 314347

Owner Name: INVESTORS INSURANCE CORP

Reporting Owner Address:

Owner Street 1: 2970 HARTLEY ROAD

Owner Street 2: SUITE 300

Owner City: JACKSONVILLE

Owner State: FL

Owner ZIP Code: 32257

Owner State Description:

Reporting Owner Relationship:

Is Director? No

Is Officer? No

Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes

Is Other? No

Officer Title:

Other Text:

Reporting Owner:

Reporting Owner ID:

Owner CIK: 1505002

Owner Name: Athene Asset Management LLC

Reporting Owner Address:

Owner Street 1: 818 MANHATTAN BEACH BLVD

Owner Street 2: SUITE 100

Owner City: MANHATTAN BEACH

Owner State: CA

Owner ZIP Code: 90266

Owner State Description:

Reporting Owner Relationship:

Is Director? No

Is Officer? No

Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes

Is Other? No

Officer Title:

Other Text:

Reporting Owner:

Reporting Owner ID:

Owner CIK: 1527502

Owner Name: Apollo Life Asset Ltd.

Reporting Owner Address:

Owner Street 1: C/O WALKER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED

Owner Street 2: WALKER HOUSE, 87 MARY STREET

Owner City: GEORGE TOWN

Owner State: E9

Owner ZIP Code: KY1-9005

Owner State Description: CAYMAN ISLANDS

Reporting Owner Relationship:

Is Director? No

Is Officer? No

Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes

Is Other? No

Officer Title:

Other Text:

Reporting Owner:

Reporting Owner ID:

Owner CIK: 1456421

Owner Name: Apollo Capital Management, L.P.

Reporting Owner Address:

Owner Street 1: 9 WEST 57TH STREET 43RD FLOOR

Owner Street 2:

Owner City: NEW YORK

Owner State: NY

Owner ZIP Code: 10019

Owner State Description:

Reporting Owner Relationship:

Is Director? No

Is Officer? No

Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes

Is Other? No

Officer Title:

Other Text:

Reporting Owner:

Reporting Owner ID:

Owner CIK: 1456419

Owner Name: Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC

Reporting Owner Address:

Owner Street 1: 9 WEST 57TH STREET 43RD FLOOR

Owner Street 2:

Owner City: NEW YORK

Owner State: NY

Owner ZIP Code: 10019

Owner State Description:

Reporting Owner Relationship:

Is Director? No

Is Officer? No

Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes

Is Other? No

Officer Title:

Other Text:

Reporting Owner:

Reporting Owner ID:

Owner CIK: 1449434

Owner Name: Apollo Management Holdings, L.P.

Reporting Owner Address:

Owner Street 1: 9 W. 57TH STREET 43RD FLOOR

Owner Street 2:

Owner City: NEW YORK

Owner State: NY

Owner ZIP Code: 10019

Owner State Description:

Reporting Owner Relationship:

Is Director? No

Is Officer? No

Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes

Is Other? No

Officer Title:

Other Text:

Reporting Owner:

Reporting Owner ID:

Owner CIK: 1449433

Owner Name: Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC

Reporting Owner Address:

Owner Street 1: 9 W. 57TH STREET 43RD FLOOR

Owner Street 2:

Owner City: NEW YORK

Owner State: NY

Owner ZIP Code: 10019

Owner State Description:

Reporting Owner Relationship:

Is Director? No

Is Officer? No

Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes

Is Other? No

Officer Title:

Other Text:

Reporting Owner:

Reporting Owner ID:

Owner CIK: 1527469

Owner Name: Athene Holding Ltd

Reporting Owner Address:

Owner Street 1: 96 PITTS BAY ROAD

Owner Street 2:

Owner City: PEMBROKE

Owner State: D0

Owner ZIP Code: HM08

Owner State Description: BERMUDA

Reporting Owner Relationship:

Is Director? No

Is Officer? No

Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes

Is Other? No

Officer Title:

Other Text:

Non-Derivative Table:

Non-Derivative Transaction:

Security Title:

Value: Common Stock

Transaction Date:

Value: 11/10/11

Transaction Coding:

Transaction Form Type: 5

Transaction Code: J

Equity Swap Involved? No

Transaction Amounts:

Transaction Shares:

Value: 0

Footnote ID: F1

Transaction Price Per Share:

Footnote ID: F1

Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code:

Value: A

Post-Transaction Amounts:

Shares Owned Following Transaction:

Value: 3,257,366

Footnote ID: F1

Ownership Nature:

Direct or Indirect Ownership:

Value: I

Nature of Ownership:

Value: See footnote

Footnote ID: F1

Derivative Table:

Footnotes:

Footnote - F1: See Exhibit 99.1.

Owner Signature:

Signature Name: [see signatures attached as Exhibit 99.2] 1

Signature Date: 12/9/11

Owner Signature:

Signature Name: [see signatures attached as Exhibit 99.2] 2

Signature Date: 12/9/11

Owner Signature:

Signature Name: [see signatures attached as Exhibit 99.2] 3

Signature Date: 12/9/11

Owner Signature:

Signature Name: [see signatures attached as Exhibit 99.2] 4

Signature Date: 12/9/11

Owner Signature:

Signature Name: [see signatures attached as Exhibit 99.2] 5

Signature Date: 12/9/11

Owner Signature:

Signature Name: [see signatures attached as Exhibit 99.2] 6

Signature Date: 12/9/11

Owner Signature:

Signature Name: [see signatures attached as Exhibit 99.2] 7

Signature Date: 12/9/11

Owner Signature:

Signature Name: [see signatures attached as Exhibit 99.2] 8

Signature Date: 12/9/11

Owner Signature:

Signature Name: [see signatures attached as Exhibit 99.2] 9

Signature Date: 12/9/11

Owner Signature:

Signature Name: [see signatures attached as Exhibit 99.2] 10

Signature Date: 12/9/11

Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Co., et al. – ‘5’ for 12/31/11 re: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

On: Friday, 12/9/11, at 7:52pm ET · For: 12/31/11 · As: 10% Owner · Accession #: 1179110-11-16462 · File #: 1-34452

Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider — Form 5 — SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

‘5’ — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider — edgar.xml/3.4

This ‘5’ Document is an XML Data File that may be rendered in various formats:

Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Co., et al. – ‘5’ for 12/31/11 re: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

On: Friday, 12/9/11, at 7:52pm ET · For: 12/31/11 · As: 10% Owner · Accession #: 1179110-11-16462 · File #: 1-34452

Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider — Form 5 — SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

‘5’ — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider — edgar.xml/3.4

This ‘5’ Document is an XML Data File that may be rendered in various formats:

Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider — Form 5 — SEA’34
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