Independent Director · Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. (ACRE)

Chair, Audit Committee

William L. Browning director compensation at Ares Commercial: $200K

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for William L. Browning at Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed April 1, 2026 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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Ares Commercial Real Estate Director Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as Ares Commercial Real Estate reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2025$105,000$95,000$0$0$200,000
FY2024$105,000$95,000$0$0$200,000

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. DEF 14A filed April 1, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-022805, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. filed document, accession 0001628280-26-022805. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 1, 2026.

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$200,000 William L. Browning, FY2025 total director compensation

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Data as of April 1, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

How this board is paid

company policy · FY2025

Ares Commercial Real Estate pays directors a $80,500 cash retainer and $95,000 in Restricted Common Stock.

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FY2025 · as the proxy prints them

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The rest of the Ares Commercial Real Estate board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Bryan P. DonohoeDirector—
Caroline E. BlakelyLead Independent Director$200,000
Edmond N. Moriarty IIIIndependent Director$190,000
James E. SkinnerIndependent Director$195,000
Rand S. AprilIndependent Director$190,000
Rebecca J. ParekhIndependent Director$180,000
William S. BenjaminChair of the Board—

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