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accession: "0001628280-24-015277"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABR"
cik: "0001253986"
company_name: "ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC"
filed_at: "2024-04-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T01:16:21.873469+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Arbor Realty Trust CEO Kaufman gets new incentive agreement: $1.2M salary, performance cash bonus up to $5.85M

## Summary
- Third Amended and Restated Annual Incentive Agreement with CEO Ivan Kaufman effective Jan 1, 2024, term through Dec 31, 2028.
- Base salary $1.2M; annual cash payment $1.171M; target performance cash bonus $3.897M, maximum $5.846M.
- Long-term equity: time-based grant $2.2M, performance-based grant $8.8M (each ~half of 2021 amounts after GAAP equity adjustments).
- Performance period for equity grant shortened to four years (from five in prior agreement).
- Additional bonus of $0.974M available for extraordinary corporate capital growth; GAAP Equity Adjustment clause retained.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-015277
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABR
- cik: 0001253986
- company_name: ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
- filed_at: 2024-04-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000162828024015277/0001628280-24-015277-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000162828024015277/abr-20240405.htm

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