dfan14a.htm
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SCHEDULE
14A
Proxy
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CBRE
REALTY FINANCE, INC.
(Name
of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
ARBOR
REALTY TRUST, INC.
(Name
of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)
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On
February 8, 2008, Ivan Kaufman, Arbor Reality Trust, Inc.'s ("Arbor") President
and Chief Executive Officer, made the following statement during Arbor's fourth
quarter 2007 earnings call, a rebroadcast of which is available on Arbor's
website, www.arborrealtytrust.com.
"Lastly,
as we stated in our amended Schedule 13D last week, we have nominated a slate of
seven directors to run at the 2008 annual meeting of CBRE Realty
Finance. CBF announced on Monday, February 4th that they have
accepted our nomination as timely. This was a minor issue concerning
the appropriate time for nomination under CBF's bylaws and proxy
disclosure. We are very pleased that this issue has been resolved and
that CBF recognizes the importance of its stockholders having a choice at this
year's annual meeting. We believe that the proposed slate of
qualified directors is well equipped to evaluate strategic alternatives that
first and foremost protect our investment and in turn maximize shareholder
value."
Information
regarding the identity of the participants in the solicitation and their
interests in the Registrant is contained in Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D
filed by Arbor with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on
January 28, 2008. A copy of this filing is available at no charge on
the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
ALL
STOCKHOLDERS OF CBRE REALTY FINANCE, INC ("THE COMPANY") ARE ADVISED TO READ THE
DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE SOLICITATION OF
PROXIES BY THE POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS FROM THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY FOR
USE AT THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY WHEN AND IF THEY
BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. WHEN AND IF
COMPLETED, THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND FORM OF PROXY WILL BE MAILED TO
STOCKHOLDERS OF THE ISSUER AND WILL, ALONG WITH OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, BE
AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC'S WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION, THE POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS IN THE
PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WITHOUT
CHARGE UPON REQUEST.