Company: ABR-PF
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-018236
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Company: ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
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 included the GAAP Equity Adjustment feature. The 2021 Agreement also provided for the treatment of the various incentive awards upon a termination of Mr. Kaufman’s employment, which is now controlled by the 2024 Agreement.

#### 2025 Compensation Actions
In March 2025, the Compensation Committee approved the salaries of the NEO group other than Mr. Kaufman for 2025, all of which were unchanged from 2024.

The Compensation Committee intends to continue its strategy of compensating our NEOs through programs that emphasize incentive compensation, fostering a pay-for-performance culture. To that end, a majority of executive compensation will continue to be tied to Company and individual performance, while maintaining an appropriate balance between cash and non-cash compensation.

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#### Compensation Committee Report
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. reviewed and discussed the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” with management. Based upon this review and their discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended that the Board of Directors include the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.'s proxy statement for the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and incorporate it by reference into Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

*Appointed as a director on March 6, 2025.

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#### Executive Compensation

#### Summary Compensation Table for 2024
The following table summarizes the total compensation of our NEOs for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 (or such shorter period with respect to which the executive was an NEO).

| Name and Principal Position                                                   |     |      |     | Year |     |     |           |     | Salary ($) |           |     |    |     |     |           |     | Bonus ($) |           |     |    |     |     |           |     | Stock Awards 
 ($)(1)       |           |     |     |       |     | All Other    
 Compensation 
 ($)(2)       |       |     |     |            |     | Total ($) |            |
| Ivan Kaufman                                                                  
 Chief Executive Officer and President                                         |     |      |     | 2024 |     |     |           |     |            | 1,200,000 |     |    |     |