Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 5, 2012, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. issued a press release announcing the pricing of a registered public offering of its common stock. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, "Regulation FD Disclosure" (including Exhibit 99.1) is being "furnished" and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it (including Exhibit 99.1) be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1) will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Exhibit
99.1 Press Release, dated October 5, 2012.

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