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)

 

Maryland

 

1-15371

 

95-6881527

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File
Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 39th Floor

 

 

New York, New York

 

10036

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

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)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

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:

 

Names of Nominees

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jay Sugarman

 

51,222,494

 

820,642

 

29,693,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glenn R. August

 

51,353,145

 

689,991

 

29,693,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert W. Holman, Jr.

 

51,329,919

 

713,217

 

29,693,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robin Josephs

 

51,280,117

 

763,019

 

29,693,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John G. McDonald

 

50,521,590

 

1,521,546

 

29,693,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George R. Puskar

 

51,341,910

 

701,226

 

29,693,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dale Anne Reiss

 

51,298,453

 

744,683

 

29,693,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeffrey A. Weber

 

51,380,218

 

662,918

 

29,693,117

 

 

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:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81,028,018

 

565,028

 

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.

 

 

 

iSTAR FINANCIAL INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:    May 28, 2010

By:

/s/ Jay Sugarman

 

 

Jay Sugarman

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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