UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2010
iStar Financial Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland |
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1-15371 |
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95-6881527 |
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(State or other
jurisdiction of |
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(Commission File
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(IRS Employer |
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1114 Avenue of the Americas, 39th Floor |
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New York, New York |
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10036 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 930-9400
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 26, 2010, iStar Financial Inc. held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders in New York, New York for the purpose of: (i) electing eight directors to its board of directors and (ii) ratifying the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of shareholders at the annual meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors: At the annual meeting, eight directors were elected for terms expiring in 2011. For each nominee, the numbers of votes cast for, votes withheld and broker non-votes were as follows:
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For |
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Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Jay Sugarman |
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51,222,494 |
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820,642 |
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29,693,117 |
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Glenn R. August |
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51,353,145 |
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689,991 |
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29,693,117 |
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Robert W. Holman, Jr. |
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51,329,919 |
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713,217 |
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29,693,117 |
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Robin Josephs |
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51,280,117 |
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763,019 |
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29,693,117 |
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John G. McDonald |
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50,521,590 |
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1,521,546 |
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29,693,117 |
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George R. Puskar |
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51,341,910 |
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701,226 |
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29,693,117 |
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Dale Anne Reiss |
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51,298,453 |
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744,683 |
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29,693,117 |
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Jeffrey A. Weber |
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51,380,218 |
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662,918 |
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29,693,117 |
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Proposal 2. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: At the annual meeting, the shareholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as iStar Financial Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010. The number of votes cast for and against the ratification of the selection of independent registered public accounting firm and the number of abstentions were as follows:
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For |
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Against |
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Abstentions |
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81,028,018 |
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565,028 |
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143,207 |
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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: May 28, 2010 |
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/s/ Jay Sugarman |
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Jay Sugarman |
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |