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
March 5, 2004
(Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported))
iSTAR FINANCIAL INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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95-6881527 |
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(IRS Employer |
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1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th
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(212) 930-9400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
ITEM 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure
On March 5, 2004, iStar Financial Inc. issued a press release announcing that it has agreed to sell $150 million of Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2007 to qualified institutional investors in a transaction complying with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144A. The Notes will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to three-month LIBOR plus 1.25%. That press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated March 5, 2004.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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iSTAR FINANCIAL INC. |
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Date: March 5, 2004 |
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/s/ Jay Sugarman |
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Jay Sugarman |
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description of Exhibit |
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99.1 |
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Press Release dated March 5, 2004. |
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