secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC (ABR)
CIK:        0001253986
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001253986-26-000011
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Arbor Realty appoints Yoni Goodman as EVP & COO with up to $5M+ annual comp and $25M multi-year incentive
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- Yoni Goodman appointed EVP & COO effective Feb 17, 2026; reports to CEO Ivan Kaufman.
- Base salary $1M; annual cash bonus target $3M (threshold $1.5M, max $4.5M) with $2M minimum for 2026.
- Eligible for annual equity award of at least $1M grant value starting in 2027.
- Multi-year performance award capped at $25M: $20M new business volume award and $5M TSR-based PSUs through Dec 31, 2030.
- Severance includes salary continuation, pro-rata bonus, and COBRA on qualifying termination without cause or for good reason.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000125398626000011/0001253986-26-000011-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000125398626000011/abr-20260217.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001253986-26-000011

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