Arbor Realty Trust Announces Board Changes and Officer Appointments

TL;DR

Board shakeup at Arbor Realty Trust: new directors in, old director out.

AI Summary

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. announced on April 5, 2024, the departure of director Paul E. P. Fournier and the election of new directors, including Joseph M. Gannon, Jr., and Michael J. DeMarco. The company also appointed new officers and approved compensatory arrangements for certain officers.

Why It Matters

Changes in a company's board of directors and executive officers can signal shifts in strategy, governance, or operational focus.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — Changes in leadership and board composition can introduce uncertainty regarding future strategic direction and operational stability.

Key Players & Entities

• Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (company) — Registrant
• Paul E. P. Fournier (person) — Departing Director
• Joseph M. Gannon, Jr. (person) — Elected Director
• Michael J. DeMarco (person) — Elected Director
• April 5, 2024 (date) — Date of earliest event reported

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Key Financial Figures

• $0.01 — ich registered Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ABR New York Stock Exchange
• $1,200,000 — ufman has: (i) an annual base salary of $1,200,000; (ii) an annual cash payment of $1,171,
• $1,171,280 — 200,000; (ii) an annual cash payment of $1,171,280; and (iii) annual performance based cas
• $3,897,439 — mance based cash bonus opportunities of $3,897,439 at target performance, $1,948,717 at th
• $1,948,717 — es of $3,897,439 at target performance, $1,948,717 at threshold performance and $5,846,151
• $5,846,151 — $1,948,717 at threshold performance and $5,846,151 at maximum performance, with the opport
• $974,359 — h the opportunity to earn an additional $974,359 annually in the event of extraordinary
• $2,200,000 — ount of the time-based vesting grant is $2,200,000 and the amount of the performance-based
• $8,800,000 — f the performance-based equity grant is $8,800,000, with both amounts representing approxi

Filing Documents

• abr-20240405.htm (8-K) — 31KB
• 0001628280-24-015277.txt ( ) — 207KB
• abr-20240405.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 2KB
• abr-20240405_def.xml (EX-101.DEF) — 17KB
• abr-20240405_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 29KB
• abr-20240405_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 17KB
• abr-20240405_htm.xml (XML) — 6KB

From the Filing

abr-20240405 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): April 5, 2024 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 11553 Uniondale , NY (ZIP CODE) (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) ( 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)) 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 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading symbols Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ABR New York Stock Exchange Preferred Stock, 6.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable, par value $0.01 per share ABR-PD New York Stock Exchange Preferred Stock, 6.25% Series E Cumulative Redeemable, par value $0.01 per share ABR-PE New York Stock Exchange Preferred Stock, 6.25% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable, par value $0.01 per share ABR-PF New York Stock Exchange Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On March 5, 2015, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an Annual Incentive Agreement with Ivan Kaufman, which generally set forth the agreement of the Company and Mr. Kaufman with respect to Mr. Kaufman's annual base salary and incentive compensation from the Company commencing in 2015 and continuing during his service as Chief Executive Officer. That agreement was amended on March 31, 2017 (the "2017 Agreement"), primarily to provide for certain incentive compensation dependent on the Company's successful integration of the acquisition of Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC's, our then manager, agency business (the "Acquisition"). On April 22, 2021, the Company and Mr. Kaufman entered into a Second Amended and Restated Annual Incentive Agreement (the "2021 Agreement"), with a term of five years and which generally followed the structure of the 2017 Agreement. On April 2, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved and recommended to the Board of Directors, and on April 5, 2024, the Board of Directors approved, and the Company and Mr. Kaufman entered into, a Third Amended and Restated Annual Incentive Agreement (the "2024 Agreement"), to be effective as of January 1, 2024, with a term of five years, extending to December 31, 2028, and which generally follows the structure of the 2021 Agreement, with the modifications set forth below. Under the terms of the 2024 Agreement, Mr. Kaufman has: (i) an annual base salary of $1,200,000; (ii) an annual cash payment of $1,171,280; and (iii) annual performance based cash bonus opportunities of $3,897,439 at target performance, $1,948,717 at threshold performance and $5,846,151 at maximum performance, with the opportunity to earn an additional $974,359 annually in the event of extraordinary performance with respect to corporate capital growth goals. The goals applicable to the annual performance-based cash bonus relate to the Company's distributable earnings per share, corporate capital growth, balance sheet management, efficiency and the relative risk of our portfolio. These goals (and the other goals contemplated by the 2024 Agreement) are set by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. The 2024 Agreement continues the provisions of the 2021 Agreement wherein the annual cash payment and the amounts that could be earned under the annual performance-based cash bonus are increased by 10% in any year in which the Company increases its GAAP equity by 25% or more (the "GAAP Equity Adjustment"). The 2024 Agreement also

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