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 25, 2004

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

 

 

 

iSTAR FINANCIAL INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

1-15371

(Commission

File Number)

95-6881527

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

 

 

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

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

10036

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

(212) 930-9400

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

 



 

ITEM 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure

 

On March 25, 2004, iStar Financial Inc. issued a press release announcing that it had agreed to sell $250 million of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2011 to qualified institutional investors in a transaction complying with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144A and to non-US persons under SEC Regulation S.  That press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.  The transaction is expected to close on March 30, 2004.

 

 

ITEM 7.  Exhibits

 

                99.1         Press Release dated March 25, 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:

March 26, 2004

By:

/s/ Jay Sugarman

 

 

 

Jay Sugarman

 

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit Number                     Description of Exhibit                                 

 

99.1                                         Press Release dated March 25, 2004.

 

 

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