SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
LAZAR MELVIN F

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.,
333 EARLE OVINGTON BLVD., SUITE 900

(Street)
UNIONDALE NY 11553

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2011
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC [ ABR ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
Remarks:
No securities are beneficially owned.
No securities are beneficially owned.
/s/ John Bishar, Attorney-in-Fact for Melvin F. Lazar 12/27/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes,
designates and appoints Paul Elenio, Walter Horn and John Bishar as such
person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of
substitution and resubstitution and full power to act alone and without the
other, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and file any and all
filings required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including
Section 16 of such Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, and requisite
documents in connection with such filings, respecting securities of Arbor Realty
Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation including but not limited to Forms 3, 4 and
5 under such act and any amendments thereto.

This Power of Attorney shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked by the
undersigned.

The undersigned hereby revokes that certain Power of Attorney, executed by the
undersigned as of the 20th of February, 2008.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of the 22nd
day of December, 2011.

/s/ Melvin F. Lazar
Melvin F. Lazar