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 25, 2012 (May 23, 2012)
 
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)
 
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Item 5.07               Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
On May 23, 2012, 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 III directors for a three-year term of office expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and a Class II director for a two-year term of office expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
 
Nominee	 	Votes Cast For	 	Withheld	 	Broker Non-Vote	 	
Karen K. Edwards	 	16,016,191	 	377,331	 	6,444,697	 	
William Helmreich	 	13,836,272	 	2,557,250	 	6,444,697	 	
William C. Green	 	16,022,367	 	371,155	 	6,444,697	 	
Melvin F. Lazar	 	16,016,295	 	377,227	 	6,444,697	 	
 
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 2012.
 
For	 	Against	 	Abstain	 	Broker Non-Vote	 	
22,662,064	 	121,875	 	54,280	 	0	 	
 
Proposal 2 was approved.
 
3.                                      An amendment to the Company’s charter to lower each of the aggregate stock ownership limit and the common stock ownership limit from 7.0% to 5.0%.
 
For	 	Against	 	Abstain	 	Broker Non-Vote	 	
13,453,176	 	2,878,365	 	61,981	 	6,444,697	 	
 
Proposal 3 was approved.
 
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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 25, 2012	 	
 
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