UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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):

May 19, 2016 (May 18, 2016)

 

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

MARYLAND

(STATE OF INCORPORATION)

 

001-32136

 

20-0057959

(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)

 

(IRS EMPLOYER ID. NUMBER)

 

333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 900

 

 

Uniondale, New York

 

11553

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

 

(ZIP CODE)

 

(516) 506-4200

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07                                           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 18, 2016, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  At the meeting, the stockholders voted as indicated below on the following proposals:

 

1.                                      Election of three Class I directors for a three-year term of office expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

Nominee

 

Votes Cast For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

Archie R. Dykes

 

36,312,435

 

479,619

 

10,387,730

 

Joseph Martello

 

36,334,221

 

457,833

 

10,387,730

 

Stanley Kreitman

 

36,318,838

 

473,216

 

10,387,730

 

 

Each nominee was elected as a director of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

 

2.                                      Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. for the fiscal year 2016.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

46,679,020

 

419,477

 

81,287

 

0

 

 

Proposal 2 was approved.

 

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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.

 

 

 

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Paul Elenio

 

Name:

Paul Elenio

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Date: May 19, 2016

 

 

 

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