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Arbor Realty Trust Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock

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Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE: ABR) has priced a public offering of 7,000,000 shares of common stock, aiming for gross proceeds of approximately $109.6 million. The offering, set to close on March 30, 2021, includes a 30-day option for underwriters to purchase an additional 1,050,000 shares. Proceeds will be used for business investments and general corporate purposes, including purchasing shares from executives. J.P. Morgan, JMP Securities, and Raymond James are managing the offering.

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UNIONDALE, N.Y., March 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: ABR) announced today that it priced its public offering of 7,000,000 shares of common stock for total expected gross proceeds of approximately $109.6 million before underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses. The offering is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close on March 30, 2021.

The Company has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,050,000 shares of its common stock.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to make investments relating to its business and for general corporate purposes. The Company also intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to purchase (i) 350,000 shares of its common stock from its Chief Executive Officer, Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC and/or estate planning family vehicles established by its Chief Executive Officer (or 402,500 shares of its common stock if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full), (ii) 150,000 shares of its common stock from its Chief Financial Officer, (iii) 100,000 shares of its common stock from its Executive Vice President, Treasury and Servicing and (iv) 200,000 shares of its common stock from its Executive Vice President, Structured Securitization, at the same price the underwriters will purchase the shares in this offering.

J.P. Morgan, JMP Securities and Raymond James are joint book-running managers for the offering.

The offering is being made pursuant to an effective automatic shelf registration statement, previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The offering of these securities is being made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus related to the offering may be obtained, when available, by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at (866) 803-9204, or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com; JMP Securities LLC, 600 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by calling (415) 835-8985, or by email at syndicate@jmpsecurities.com; or Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Attention: Syndicate, 880 Carillon Parkway St. Petersburg, FL 33716, by telephone at (800) 248-8863, or by email at prospectus@raymondjames.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

About Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ABR) is a nationwide real estate investment trust and direct lender, providing loan origination and servicing for multifamily, seniors housing, healthcare and other diverse commercial real estate assets. Headquartered in New York, Arbor manages a multibillion-dollar servicing portfolio, specializing in government-sponsored enterprise products. Arbor is a Fannie Mae DUS® lender and Freddie Mac Optigo Seller/Servicer. Arbor’s product platform also includes CMBS, bridge, mezzanine and preferred equity lending.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain items in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the completion of the proposed offering and the anticipated gross proceeds and use of the net proceeds from the offering. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The Company can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to the completion of the offering on the anticipated terms or at all, market conditions, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the offering, changes in economic conditions generally, and the real estate markets specifically, in particular, due to the uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, continued ability to source new investments, changes in interest rates and/or credit spreads, and other risks detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and its other reports filed with the SEC. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Contacts:
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
Paul Elenio, Chief Financial Officer
516-506-4422
pelenio@arbor.com

Investors:
The Ruth Group
Daniel Kontoh-Boateng/James Salierno
646-536-7019/7028
dboateng@theruthgroup.com 
jsalierno@theruthgroup.com 

FAQ

What is the value of Arbor Realty Trust's public offering on March 25, 2021?

The public offering is expected to generate approximately $109.6 million in gross proceeds.

How many shares are being offered in Arbor Realty Trust's recent offering?

Arbor Realty Trust is offering 7,000,000 shares of common stock, with an option for underwriters to purchase an additional 1,050,000 shares.

When is the closing date for Arbor Realty Trust's public offering?

The offering is expected to close on March 30, 2021.

What will Arbor Realty Trust do with the proceeds from the offering?

The proceeds will be used for business investments and general corporate purposes, including share repurchases from executives.

Who are the managers for Arbor Realty Trust's public offering?

J.P. Morgan, JMP Securities, and Raymond James are the joint book-running managers for the offering.

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