================================================================================ 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): JUNE 24, 2004 (JUNE 24, 2004) ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) Maryland 001-32136 20-0057959 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION FILE NO.) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER OF INCORPORATION OR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) ORGANIZATION) 333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 900 Uniondale, New York 11553 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE) (ZIP CODE) (516) 832-8002 (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE) N/A (FORMER NAME, FORMER ADDRESS AND FORMER FISCAL YEAR, IF APPLICABLE) ================================================================================ ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On June 24, 2004, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share of common stock for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 which is payable on July 15, 2004 to common shareholders of record on July 6, 2004. The Company also announced that it will hold its 2004 annual shareholders meeting on Thursday, July 29, 2004 and that shareholders of record as of June 18, 2004 will be entitled to vote at the meeting. A copy of the press release relating to these announcements is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS c. Exhibits 99.1 Press Release dated June 24, 2004 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/ Frederick C. Herbst ---------------------------- Name: Frederick C. Herbst Title: Chief Financial Officer Dated: June 24, 2004 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release, dated June 24, 2004, of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.