GlobeNewswire Inc | Dec 20, 2021 08:15AM EST

December 20, 2021

UNIONDALE, N.Y., Dec. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbor Realty Trust,Inc. (the Company) (NYSE:ABR) announced today that its subsidiary, Arbor Realty SR, Inc. (ARSR), has closed, on December 17, 2021, the private placement of $180 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00%senior unsecured notes dueDecember 30, 2028 (the Notes). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by the Company.

ARSR intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to make investments relating to its business and for general corporate purposes.

Piper Sandler & Co. acted as placement agent for this offering.

The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and are being offered and sold in reliance on an exemption from registration provided by Section4(a)(2)of the Securities Act. The Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the Notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

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, single-family rental (SFR) portfolios, and other diverse commercial real estate assets. Headquartered inNew York, Arbor manages a multibillion-dollar servicing portfolio, specializing in government-sponsored enterprise products. Arbor is a leading Fannie Mae DUS lender, Freddie Mac Optigo Seller/Servicer, and an approved FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) lender. Arbors product platform also includes bridge, CMBS, mezzanine, and preferred equity loans.

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. These statements are based on managements 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. Arbor can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Arbors expectations include, but are not limited to, 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 Arbors Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year endedDecember 31, 2020and its other reports filed with theSEC. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Arbor 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 Arbors expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Contact:Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.Paul Elenio, Chief Financial Officer516-506-4422pelenio@arbor.com