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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K □ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number : 001-32136 Arbor Realty Trust , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation ) or 333 Earle Ovington Boulevard , Suite 900 , Uniondale , NY ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Preferred Stock , 8.25 % Series A Cumulative Redeemable , par value $ 0.01 per share Preferred Stock , 7.75 % Series B Cumulative Redeemable , par value $ 0.01 per share Preferred Stock , 8.50 % Series C Cumulative Redeemable , par value $ 0.01 per share ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) : ( 516 ) 506-4200 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbols ABR ABR - PA ABR - PB 20-0057959 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 11553 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange ABR - PC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Non - accelerated filer Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock , all of which is voting , held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of June 30 , 2020 ( computed based on the closing price on such date as reported on the NYSE ) was $ 970.4 million . As of February 12 , 2021 , the registrant had 123,921,573 shares of common stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the definitive proxy statement for the registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ( the " 2021 Proxy Statement " ) , to be filed on or before April 30 , 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report .