ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC (ABR): debt financing — Arbor Realty closes $762.6M CLO securitization, issues $674M investment-grade notes

As of March 23, 2026 (the “Closing Date”), the Secured Notes are secured by a portfolio of real estate related assets and cash with a face value of approximately $762,647,903, with real estate related assets consisting primarily of first-lien mortgage bridge loans and interests therein. Through its ownership of the equity of the Issuer, Arbor intends to own the portfolio of collateral interests until its maturity and will account for the issuance of the Offered Notes on its balance sheet as a financing. The financing has a reinvestment period of approximately two years and six months that allows the principal proceeds and sale proceeds (if any) of the collateral interests to be reinvested in qualifying replacement collateral interests, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Indenture. The proceeds of the issuance of the securities also includes $100,000,000 for the purpose of acquiring additional collateral interests for a period of up to 180 days from the C

the Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 23, 2026 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Issuer, Arbor Realty SR, Inc., as advancing agent, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as note administrator, paying agent, calculation agent, transfer agent, securities intermediary, backup advancing agent and notes registrar (the “Note Administrator”) and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as custodian