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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2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified;

(2) The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP ("Ernst & Young") as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025;

(3) A non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in this proxy statement; and

(4) The transaction of any other business that may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the annual meeting.

This proxy statement, form of proxy and voting instructions are being mailed starting on or about April 17, 2025.

#### Solicitation of Proxies
The enclosed proxy is solicited by and on behalf of our Board of Directors ("Board" or "Board of Directors"). The expense of preparing, printing and mailing this proxy statement and the proxies solicited hereby are paid for by the Company. In addition to mailing, proxies may be solicited by officers and directors, without additional remuneration, by personal interview, telephone or otherwise. We will also request brokerage firms, nominees, custodians and fiduciaries to forward proxy materials to the beneficial owners of voting securities held of record at the close of business on the record date and will provide reimbursement for the cost of forwarding the material. In addition, we have engaged Alliance Advisors LLC to assist in soliciting proxies from brokers, banks and other nominee holders of our common stock at a cost of approximately $10,000 plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.

#### Stockholders Entitled To Vote
As of the close of business on the record date, there were 192,161,707 shares of our common stock and 16,173,761 shares of our special voting preferred stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share of our common stock and special

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voting preferred stock entitles the holder to one vote on each proposal. Stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date are entitled to attend and vote at the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

#### Required Quorum/Vote
A quorum will be present if stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the annual meeting are present in the meeting or by proxy. If you have returned a valid proxy or if you hold your shares of our voting securities in your own name as a holder of record as of the record date and you attend the annual meeting,