UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

August 4, 2017 (May 17, 2017)

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

MARYLAND

(STATE OF INCORPORATION)

(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)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Explanatory Note

This Form 8-K/A filed by Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) amends the Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 18, 2017 to update disclosures made under Item 5.07, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Item 5.07                                           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

In a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (“say-on-pay”) held at the 2017 Annual Meeting, stockholders voted in favor of holding say-on-pay votes every three years, which was also the Board of Directors’ recommendation. Accordingly, the Company will hold advisory say-on-pay votes every three years until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of such say-on-pay votes.

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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.

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