Sec Form 4 Filing - KAUFMAN IVAN @ ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC - 2018-08-22

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person KAUFMAN IVAN 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC [ ABR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) COB, CEO and President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC., 333 EARLE OVINGTON BLVD., STE. 900 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/22/2018 (Street) UNIONDALE, NY11553 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Special Voting Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/29/2018 J( 1 ) 577,185 D 14,873,236 ( 2 ) I By Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC Special Voting Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/22/2018 S 1,378,175 D 200,000 D Special Voting Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share 38,610 I By Arbor Management, LLC

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Partnership Common Units ( 1 ) 08/29/2018 J( 1 ) 577,185 08/29/2018 ( 4 ) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 577,185 ( 1 ) 14,873,236 ( 2 ) I By Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC Partnership Common Units ( 3 ) 08/22/2018 S 1,378,175 08/22/2018 ( 4 ) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 1,378,175 ( 3 ) 200,000 D Partnership Common Units ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Not applicable ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 38,610 I By Arbor Management, LLC

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other KAUFMAN IVAN C/O ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. 333 EARLE OVINGTON BLVD., STE. 900 UNIONDALE, NY11553 X X COB, CEO and President Signatures /s/ Ivan Kaufman 08/31/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On July 14, 2016, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, issued Partnership Common Units ("OP Units") to Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC ("ACM") and, therefore, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company") issued Special Voting Preferred Stock ("Preferred Shares") to ACM. On August 29, 2018, ACM distributed 577,185 OP Units and Preferred Shares with a fair market value of approximately $6.8 million to two of its partners in consideration for their respective membership interests. The fair market value was determined using the average closing stock price of the Company from August 16, 2018 through August 29, 2018 of $11.86. ( 2 )Mr. Kaufman disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. ( 3 )In connection with estate planning, on August 22, 2018, Mr. Kaufman sold 1,378,175 OP Units and Preferred Shares with a fair value of approximately $14.6 million to a trust for the benefit of his immediate family administered by independent trustees for approximately $14.6 million of cash. The trustees of the trust engaged an external third party valuation firm to assist the trust in deriving the fair value, which was determined to be $10.58 per share. ( 4 )Not applicable.

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