Company: ABR-PF
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-018236
Chunk: 69

Company: ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 69
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 for such additional nominee as shall be designated by the Board of Directors, unless the Board of Directors determines to reduce the number of directors in accordance with our charter and bylaws. Election of each of the director nominees named in this Proposal No. 1 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in the election of directors at the annual meeting by holders of our voting securities. Shares represented by executed proxies will be voted, unless such holder of our voting securities abstained from voting, for the election of the Board of Directors’ nominees. Votes may be cast in favor of or against all of the director nominees, or any of them. Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the election of directors.

<div align='center'>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS IDENTIFIED ABOVE.

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#### PROPOSAL NO. 2
<div align='center'>RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2025</div>

The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors has appointed Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025. The Board has endorsed this appointment. Ernst & Young audited our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. A representative of Ernst & Young is expected to be present at the annual meeting and will be available to respond to appropriate questions from our stockholders and will be given an opportunity to make a statement if he or she desires to do so.

Stockholder ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm is not required by our bylaws or otherwise. However, the Board of Directors is submitting the appointment of Ernst & Young to the stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate governance. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal at the annual meeting by holders of our voting securities. Abstentions will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the outcome of the vote for this proposal. We do not anticipate any broker non-votes on this