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Issuer:     ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC (ABR)
CIK:        0001253986
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001253986-26-000009
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Arbor Realty director Joseph Martello retires; John Natalone appointed to board
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- Joseph Martello retired from board effective Dec 31, 2025 after 22 years; resignation not due to any disagreement.
- John Natalone elected Class II director effective Jan 5, 2026 to fill vacancy.
- Board determined Natalone is not independent under listing standards; he will not serve on any board committees.
- Natalone's director compensation follows the program described in April 2025 proxy statement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000125398626000009/0001253986-26-000009-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000125398626000009/abr-20251229.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001253986-26-000009

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