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 ^*
GUZIEWICZ ANDREW

(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)
02/28/2013

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC [ ABR ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| Director | | 10% Owner
X | Officer (give title below) | | Other (specify below)
Chief Credit Officer

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)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 10,000^(1) | D |

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:
1. Shares of common stock par value $0.01 per share of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company") granted pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated 2003 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. One third vest on the date of grant, one third vest in one year and one third vest in two years.
| /s/ Andrew Guziewicz | 03/06/2013
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date
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