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 25, 2012 (May 23, 2012)

 

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 23, 2012, 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 III directors for a three-year term of office expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and a Class II director for a two-year term of office expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

Nominee

 

Votes Cast For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

Karen K. Edwards

 

16,016,191

 

377,331

 

6,444,697

 

William Helmreich

 

13,836,272

 

2,557,250

 

6,444,697

 

William C. Green

 

16,022,367

 

371,155

 

6,444,697

 

Melvin F. Lazar

 

16,016,295

 

377,227

 

6,444,697

 

 

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 2012.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

22,662,064

 

121,875

 

54,280

 

0

 

 

Proposal 2 was approved.

 

3.                                       An amendment to the Company’s charter to lower each of the aggregate stock ownership limit and the common stock ownership limit from 7.0% to 5.0%.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

13,453,176

 

2,878,365

 

61,981

 

6,444,697

 

 

Proposal 3 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 25, 2012

 

 

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