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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):
JUNE 24, 2004 (JUNE 24, 2004)
ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Maryland 001-32136 20-0057959
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION FILE NO.) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION OR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
ORGANIZATION)
333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 900
Uniondale, New York 11553
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE) (ZIP CODE)
(516) 832-8002
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
N/A
(FORMER NAME, FORMER ADDRESS AND FORMER FISCAL YEAR, IF APPLICABLE)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On June 24, 2004, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.35 per share of common stock for the quarter ended June 30, 2004
which is payable on July 15, 2004 to common shareholders of record on July 6,
2004. The Company also announced that it will hold its 2004 annual shareholders
meeting on Thursday, July 29, 2004 and that shareholders of record as of June
18, 2004 will be entitled to vote at the meeting. A copy of the press release
relating to these announcements is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
c. Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated June 24, 2004
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/ Frederick C. Herbst
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Name: Frederick C. Herbst
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Dated: June 24, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated June 24, 2004, of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.