Sec Form 4 Filing - KAUFMAN IVAN @ ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC - 2020-12-03

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FORM 4
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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)
12/03/2020
(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
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 12/03/2020 D( 1 ) 203,930 D $ 13.3 ( 1 ) 953,063 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 12/03/2020 D( 1 ) 370,471 D $ 13.3 ( 1 ) 3,528,083 ( 2 ) I By Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 3,632 I By son, Maurice Kaufman
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 1,632 I By son, Adam Kaufman
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 Transactio n(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
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 12/04/2020
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )As previously agreed to, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company") used a portion of the net proceeds received from its November 13, 2020 public offering of 7,000,000 shares of common stock (the "Offering") to purchase an aggregate of 574,401 shares of the Company's common stock held by Mr. Kaufman and Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC for $13.30 per share, which is the same price at which the underwriters purchased the shares in the Offering.
( 2 )Mr. Kaufman disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares of Common Stock except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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