0001104659-11-031899.txt : 20110527 0001104659-11-031899.hdr.sgml : 20110527 20110527102543 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-11-031899 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110525 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20110527 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110527 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001253986 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 200057959 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32136 FILM NUMBER: 11876480 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 EARLE OVINGTON BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 900 CITY: UNIONDALE STATE: NY ZIP: 11553 BUSINESS PHONE: 516-506-4200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 EARLE OVINGTON BLVD STE.900 CITY: UNIONDALE STATE: NY ZIP: 11553 8-K 1 a11-13354_18k.htm 8-K

 

 

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 27, 2011 (May 25, 2011)

 

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 25, 2011, 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 II directors for a three-year term of office expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

Nominee

 

Votes Cast For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

Ivan Kaufman

 

11,552,246

 

331,040

 

10,622,288

 

C. Michael Kojaian

 

11,557,399

 

325,887

 

10,622,288

 

John J. Robbins

 

11,557,944

 

325,342

 

10,622,288

 

 

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 2011.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

22,177,415

 

229,461

 

98,696

 

0

 

 

Proposal 2 was approved.

 

3.                                       Advisory vote to approve the compensation of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.’s named executive officers as disclosed in the 2011 proxy statement.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

11,116,393

 

565,618

 

201,273

 

10,622,288

 

 

Proposal 3 was approved.

 

4.                                       Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve executive compensation.

 

1 year

 

2 years

 

3 years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

2,655,888

 

79,343

 

9,007,811

 

140,241

 

10,622,288

 

 

Proposal 4 was approved for every “three years”.

 

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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 27, 2011

 

 

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