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

 


 

January 15, 2004

(Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported))

 

 

iSTAR FINANCIAL INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Maryland

 

1-15371

 

95-6881527

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor
New York, New York

 

10036

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(212) 930-9400

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 



 

Item 5.                    Other Events

 

On January 14, 2004, iStar Financial Inc. issued a press release announcing that it has agreed to sell $350 million of 4.875% Senior Notes due 2004 to qualified institutional investors in a transaction complying with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144A.  A copy of the press release is filed as an exhibit to this report.

 

 

Item 7.                    Exhibits

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued on January 15, 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.

 

 

 

iSTAR FINANCIAL INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

January 15, 2004

By:

/s/ Jay Sugarman

 

 

 

 

Jay Sugarman

 

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release.

 

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