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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

August 7, 2020

 

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

maryland

(STATE OF INCORPORATION)

 

001-32136  20-0057959
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)  (IRS EMPLOYER ID. NUMBER)

 

333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 900
Uniondale, New York 11553
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

 

(516) 506-4200

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On August 7, 2020, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (“ARLP”) and JMP Securities LLC, as sales agent (the “Placement Agent”), entered into Amendment No. 3 (the “Amendment”) to the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated February 13, 2014, among the Company, ARLP and the Placement Agent, as amended on August 10, 2016 and August 2, 2019 (as amended, the “Equity Distribution Agreement”). In accordance with the terms of the Equity Distribution Agreement, the Company may offer and sell up to 10,000,000 shares (the “Securities”) of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) from time to time in “at-the-market” offerings under the Company’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-242377). The Company filed a prospectus supplement, dated August 7, 2020 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities.

 

The sales, if any, of the Securities will be made through the Placement Agent acting as placement agent for the Company or directly to the Placement Agent acting as principal. Sales of Securities, if any, under the Equity Distribution Agreement may be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, including sales made directly on the New York Stock Exchange, the existing trading market for Common Stock, sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or otherwise, in negotiated transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to such prevailing market prices, and/or any other method permitted by law.

 

A copy of the Amendment is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.  The legal opinion of Venable LLP relating to the legality of the Securities is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)        Exhibits

 

No.   Description
1.1   Amendment No. 3, dated August 7, 2020, to the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated February 13, 2014, by and among Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., Arbor Realty Limited Partnership and JMP Securities LLC, as sales agent, as amended  
     
5.1   Opinion of Venable LLP
     
23.1   Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
     
104   The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL  

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Paul Elenio
  Name: Paul Elenio
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: August 7, 2020

 

 

 

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