NEW YORK, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI), a leading publicly traded finance company focused on the commercial real estate industry, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.825 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. The $0.825 dividend is payable on April 30, 2007 to holders of record on April 16, 2007. iStar Financial Inc. is a leading publicly traded finance company focused on the commercial real estate industry. The Company primarily provides custom- tailored investment capital to high-end private and corporate owners of real estate, including senior and mezzanine real estate debt, senior and mezzanine corporate capital, as well as corporate net lease financing and equity. The Company, which is taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), seeks to deliver strong dividends and superior risk-adjusted returns on equity to shareholders by providing innovative and value added financing solutions to its customers. Additional information on iStar Financial is available on the Company's website at http://www.istarfinancial.com/. DATASOURCE: iStar Financial Inc. CONTACT: Catherine D. Rice, Chief Financial Officer, Andrew G. Backman, Vice President - Investor Relations, +1-212-930-9400, both of iStar Financial Inc. Web site: http://www.istarfinancial.com/

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