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10/26/2012

iStar Financial Announces Third Quarter 2012 Results

Earnings Report

- Adjusted income (loss) allocable to common shareholders for the third quarter 2012 was ($26) million.
- Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders for the third quarter 2012 was ($72) million or ($0.86) per diluted common share.
- Subsequent to quarter end, the Company completed a new $1.8 billion, five-year secured term loan to refinance its 2011 A-1 / A-2 facilities.
- In connection with the new financing, the Company's corporate family rating was upgraded by Moody's to B2 and its long-term issuer credit rating was affirmed by S&P at B+.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI) today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Third Quarter 2012 Results

iStar reported net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders for the third quarter of ($71.8) million, or ($0.86) per diluted common share, compared to ($62.2) million, or ($0.71) per diluted common share, for the third quarter 2011. Results in the prior year period included a one-time $22.2 million gain from discontinued operations associated with a net lease asset portfolio sale.

Adjusted income (loss) allocable to common shareholders for the third quarter was ($26.0) million, compared to ($19.0) million for the third quarter 2011. Adjusted income (loss) represents net income computed in accordance with GAAP, prior to the effects of certain non-cash items, including depreciation, loan loss provisions and impairments.

Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $76.6 million, compared to $83.1 million for the same period last year. Please see the financial tables that follow the text of this press release for the Company's calculations of adjusted income and adjusted EBITDA, as well as reconciliations to GAAP net income (loss).

During the third quarter, iStar generated $318.0 million of proceeds from its portfolio, comprised of $157.9 million in principal repayments, $79.5 million of residential unit sales, $67.1 million from sales of owned real estate assets and $13.4 million from other investments. Additionally, the Company funded a total of $28.4 million in new and existing investments.

"We have continued to execute our corporate strategy to reduce overall debt levels, maximize the value of our existing portfolio and access the capital markets in order to position ourselves for increased investment activity," said Jay Sugarman, iStar's chairman and chief executive officer. "We are pleased with our overall progress in these areas as we head into 2013."

Capital Markets

During the quarter, iStar repaid $147.7 million on the A-1 tranche of its 2011 secured credit facility, bringing the outstanding balance to $498.3 million at the end of the quarter. The balance of the A-2 tranche of the 2011 secured credit facility at the end of the quarter was $1.45 billion.

On October 15, the Company closed on a new $1.82 billion senior secured credit facility due October 15, 2017, the proceeds of which were used to refinance the remaining balances of the 2011 A-1 / A-2 secured credit facilities. The transaction enabled iStar to unencumber certain liquid assets and provided long-term financing on a substantial portion of the Company's portfolio.

In response to the new financing, Moody's Investor Service upgraded iStar's corporate family rating to B2 and senior unsecured credit rating to B3. In addition, Moody's assigned a B1 rating to the new senior secured term loan and upgraded the A-1 and A-2 tranches of the Company's 2012 senior secured facilities to Ba3 and B1, respectively. In addition, Standard & Poor's affirmed both iStar's long-term issuer credit rating and its senior unsecured rating at B+ and assigned a BB- rating on the new senior secured term loan.

During the quarter, the Company closed on a $54.5 million secured, 10-year term loan, the proceeds of which was used to refinance existing debt on one net lease asset. The new loan bears interest at a rate of 4.85% versus 6.41% for the refinanced loan.

The Company also repaid $66.4 million on the A-1 tranche of its 2012 secured credit facility during the quarter, bringing the remaining outstanding balance to $262.3 million at September 30, 2012. Based on the total amount repaid, the Company has already exceeded the minimum cumulative amortization on the A-1 tranche of its 2012 secured credit facility of $123.0 million required to be paid before December 31, 2013. The balance of the A-2 tranche of the 2012 secured credit facility at the end of the quarter was $470.0 million.

The Company's leverage was 2.5x at September 30, 2012, unchanged from the prior quarter. Please see the financial tables that follow the text of this press release for a calculation of the Company's leverage. The Company's weighted average effective cost of debt for the third quarter was 6.5%. At the end of the quarter, cash and cash equivalents, including cash reserved for repayment of indebtedness, totaled $739.3 million.

Subsequent to quarter end, the Company repaid the remaining $460.7 million balance of its senior unsecured convertible notes due October 1, 2012 at maturity with cash.

Portfolio Overview

At September 30, 2012, the Company's total portfolio had a carrying value of $6.00 billion, gross of general loan loss reserves. The portfolio was comprised of $2.16 billion of loans, $1.54 billion of net lease assets, $1.88 billion of owned real estate and $419.6 million of other investments.

At September 30, 2012, the Company's $1.52 billion of performing loans had a weighted average last dollar loan-to-value ratio of 70.8% and a weighted average maturity of 2.9 years. The performing loans consisted of 46% floating rate loans that generated a weighted average effective yield for the quarter of 6.4%, or approximately 638 basis points over the average one-month LIBOR rate for the quarter, and 54% fixed rate loans that generated a weighted average effective yield for the quarter of 8.5%. The weighted average risk rating of the Company's performing loans improved to 3.08 from 3.16 in the prior quarter. Included in the performing loan balance were $18.8 million of watch list assets, decreasing from $75.0 million in the prior quarter.

At September 30, 2012, the Company's non-performing loans (NPLs) had a carrying value of $639.9 million, net of $490.6 million of specific reserves. This compares to $639.0 million, net of $491.3 million of specific reserves, at the end of the prior quarter.

For the third quarter, the Company recorded $16.8 million in loan loss provision versus $26.5 million in the prior quarter. At September 30, 2012, loan loss reserves totaled $543.5 million or 20.4% of total gross carrying value of loans. This compares to loan loss reserves of $563.8 million or 19.8% of total gross carrying value of loans at June 30, 2012.

At the end of the quarter, the Company's $1.54 billion of net lease assets, net of $352.7 million of accumulated depreciation, were 91.3% leased with a weighted average remaining lease term of 12.0 years. The weighted average risk rating of the Company's net lease assets was 2.70, unchanged from the prior quarter. The Company's occupied net lease assets generated a weighted average effective yield of 9.6% and the total net lease assets generated a weighted average effective yield of 8.6% for the quarter.

At the end of the quarter, the Company's $1.88 billion owned real estate portfolio was comprised of $985.5 million of operating commercial real estate assets and $896.1 million of land assets. A portion of these assets have been classified as other real estate owned (OREO), based on management's current intention to market and sell the assets in the near term, while the remainder are considered real estate held for investment (REHI), based on management's current intention and strategy to hold, operate or develop the assets over a longer term.

The Company's owned real estate portfolio generated $29.9 million of combined revenue and income from sales of residential property units, offset by $24.5 million of net expenses for the quarter.

[Financial Tables to Follow]

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iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI) is a fully-integrated finance and investment company focused on the commercial real estate industry. The Company provides custom-tailored investment capital to high-end private and corporate owners of real estate and invests directly across a range of real estate sectors. The Company, which is taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), has invested more than $35 billion over the past two decades. Additional information on iStar Financial is available on the Company's website at www.istarfinancial.com.

iStar Financial will hold a quarterly earnings conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET today, October 26, 2012. This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties through iStar Financial's website, www.istarfinancial.com, under the "Investor Relations" section. To listen to the live call, please go to the website's "Investor Relations" section at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call on the iStar Financial website.

(Note: Statements in this press release which are not historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although iStar Financial Inc. believes the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from iStar Financial Inc.'s expectations include the Company's ability to generate liquidity and to repay indebtedness as it comes due, additional loan loss provisions, the amount and timing of asset sales (including OREO assets), increases in NPLs, repayment levels, the Company's ability to reduce its indebtedness, the Company's ability to maintain compliance with its debt covenants, economic conditions, the availability of liquidity for commercial real estate transactions and other risks detailed from time to time in iStar Financial Inc.'s SEC reports.)

iStar Financial Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

 Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended

 September 30,
September 30,

 2012 2011
2012 2011
REVENUES










Interest income $31,171 $45,851
$104,822 $186,805
Operating lease income 38,582 38,322
114,990 114,076
Other income 16,494 10,140
55,125 26,412
Total revenues $86,247 $94,313
$274,937 $327,293




COSTS AND EXPENSES










Interest expense $91,777 $90,659
$271,595 $255,505
Operating costs - net lease assets 5,548 4,845
13,676 13,515
Operating costs - REHI and OREO 24,454 19,792
68,952 55,582
Depreciation and amortization 16,787 13,953
50,263 43,777
General and administrative(1) 19,037 26,978
61,674 77,077
Provision for loan losses 16,834 9,232
60,865 30,462
Impairment of assets 6,542 9,912
29,541 14,165
Other expense 2,394 3,974
6,754 7,156
Total costs and expenses $183,373 $179,345
$563,320 $497,239




Income (loss) before earnings from equity method investments




and other items ($97,126) ($85,032)
($288,383) ($169,946)
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, net (3,694) (3,207)
(6,858) 102,348
Earnings from equity method investments 22,719 10,817
75,925 54,881
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes ($78,101) ($77,422)
($219,316) ($12,717)
Income tax expense (1,791) (1,354)
(6,540) (9,731)
Income (loss) from continuing operations ($79,892) ($78,776)
($225,856) ($22,448)
Income from discontinued operations 2 1,917
1,532 3,470
Gain from discontinued operations - 22,198
27,257 22,198
Income from sales of residential property 15,584 -
35,583 -
Net income (loss) ($64,306) ($54,661)
($161,484) $3,220
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 666 1,002
1,363 558
Net income (loss) attributable to iStar Financial Inc. ($63,640) ($53,659)
($160,121) $3,778
Preferred dividends (10,580) (10,580)
(31,740) (31,740)
Net (income) loss allocable to HPUs and




Participating Security holders(2) 2,436 2,008
6,288 845
Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders ($71,784) ($62,231)
($185,573) ($27,117)




(1) For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, includes $3,512 and $7,153 of stock-based compensation expense, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, includes $11,625 and $15,622 of stock-based compensation expense, respectively.
(2) HPU Holders are current and former Company employees who purchased high performance common stock units under the Company's High Performance Unit Program. Participating Security holders are Company employees and directors who hold unvested restricted stock units, restricted stock awards and common stock equivalents granted under the Company's LTIP that are eligible to participate in dividends.




iStar Financial Inc.
Earnings Per Share Information
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)





Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended

 September 30,
September 30,

 2012 2011
2012 2011
EPS INFORMATION FOR COMMON SHARES










Income (loss) attributable to iStar Financial Inc.




from continuing operations(1)




Basic and Diluted ($0.86) ($0.97)
($2.55) ($0.58)
Net income (loss) attributable to iStar Financial Inc.




Basic and Diluted ($0.86) ($0.71)
($2.22) ($0.30)
Weighted average shares outstanding




Basic and Diluted 83,629 87,951
83,765 91,020




Common shares outstanding at end of period 83,639 80,509
83,639 80,509




EPS INFORMATION FOR HPU SHARES










Income (loss) attributable to iStar Financial Inc.




from continuing operations(1)




Basic and Diluted ($162.40) ($184.14)
($482.06) ($108.06)
Net income (loss) attributable to iStar Financial Inc.




Basic and Diluted ($162.40) ($133.87)
($419.20) ($56.33)
Weighted average shares outstanding




Basic and diluted 15 15
15 15




(1) Adjusted for preferred dividends, net (income) loss from noncontrolling interests and income from sales of residential property.

iStar Financial Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

 As of
As of

 September 30, 2012
December 31, 2011
ASSETS






Loans and other lending investments, net $2,118,723
$2,860,762
Net lease assets, net 1,540,464
1,702,764
Real estate held for investment, net 1,174,955
1,228,134
Other real estate owned 706,715
677,458
Other investments 419,648
457,835
Cash and cash equivalents 284,659
356,826
Restricted cash 493,386
32,630
Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net 12,982
20,208
Deferred operating lease income receivable 81,416
73,368
Deferred expenses and other assets, net 107,471
107,852
Total assets $6,940,419
$7,517,837


LIABILITIES AND EQUITY






Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities $136,658
$105,357


Debt obligations, net:


Secured credit facilities 2,647,919
2,393,240
Unsecured senior notes 2,401,431
2,805,817
Secured term loans 241,288
296,643
Unsecured credit facility -
243,650
Other debt obligations 98,222
98,190
Total debt obligations, net 5,388,860
5,837,540


Total liabilities $5,525,518
$5,942,897


Redeemable noncontrolling interests $14,208
$1,336


Total iStar Financial Inc. shareholders' equity 1,325,650
1,528,356
Noncontrolling interests 75,043
45,248
Total equity $1,400,693
1,573,604


Total liabilities and equity $6,940,419
$7,517,837


iStar Financial Inc.
Supplemental Information
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

 Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended

 September 30,
September 30,

 2012 2011
2012 2011
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES










Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Income




Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders ($71,784) ($62,231)
($185,573) ($27,117)
Add: Depreciation and amortization 16,787 15,077
51,205 47,142
Add: Provision for loan losses 16,834 9,232
60,865 30,462
Add: Impairment of assets 6,542 9,912
30,061 14,140
Add: Stock-based compensation expense 3,512 7,153
11,625 15,622
Less: (Gain)/loss on early extinguishment of debt, net 3,694 3,207
6,858 (102,348)
Less: HPU/Participating Security allocation (1,555) (1,394)
(5,264) (152)
Adjusted income (loss) allocable to common shareholders(1) ($25,970) ($19,044)
($30,223) ($22,251)




Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA




Net income (loss) ($64,306) ($54,661)
($161,484) $3,220
Add: Interest expense 91,777 91,777
272,659 258,183
Add: Income tax expense 1,791 1,354
6,540 9,731
Add: Depreciation and amortization 16,787 15,077
51,205 47,142
EBITDA $46,049 $53,547
$168,920 $318,276
Add: Provision for loan losses 16,834 9,232
60,865 30,462
Add: Impairment of assets 6,542 9,912
30,061 14,140
Add: Stock-based compensation expense 3,512 7,153
11,625 15,622
Less: (Gain)/loss on early extinguishment of debt, net 3,694 3,207
6,858 (102,348)
Adjusted EBITDA(1) $76,631 $83,051
$278,329 $276,152




(1) Adjusted Income (loss) allocable to common shareholders and Adjusted EBITDA should be examined in conjunction with net income (loss) as shown in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of the Company's performance, or to cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of the Company's liquidity, nor are they indicative of funds available to fund the Company's cash needs or available for distribution to shareholders. It should be noted that the Company's manner of calculating these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the calculations of similarly-titled measures by other companies. Management believes that it is useful to consider Adjusted Income and Adjusted EBITDA because the adjustments are non-cash items that do not necessarily reflect an actual change in the long-term economic value or performance of our assets. Management considers these non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental information to net income in analyzing the performance of our underlying business. Interest expense and depreciation and amortization exclude adjustments from discontinued operations of $1,118 and $1,124, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Interest expense, depreciation and amortization, and impairment of assets exclude adjustments from discontinued operations of $1,064, $943, and $520, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and $2,678, $3,366 and ($25), respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

iStar Financial Inc.
Supplemental Information
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

 Three Months Ended

 September 30, 2012
OPERATING STATISTICS


Expense Ratio
General and administrative expenses - annualized (A) $76,148
Average total assets (B) $7,063,316
Expense Ratio (A) / (B) 1.1%
Interest Coverage
Adjusted EBITDA (C) $76,631
Interest expense and preferred dividends (D) $102,357
Adjusted EBITDA / Interest Expense and Preferred Dividends (C) / (D) 0.7x

As of

 September 30, 2012
Leverage
Book debt $5,388,860
Less: Cash and cash equivalents, including cash reserved for repayment of indebtedness (739,315)
Net book debt (E) $4,649,545
Book equity $1,400,693
Add: Accumulated depreciation 427,749
Add: General loan loss reserves 37,600
Sum of book equity, accumulated depreciation and general loan loss reserves (F) $1,866,042
Leverage (E) / (F) 2.5x

iStar Financial Inc.
Supplemental Information
(In thousands)
(unaudited)






As of






September 30, 2012
UNFUNDED COMMITMENTS
















Performance-based commitments






$83,597
Strategic investments






39,461
Discretionary fundings






167
Total Unfunded Commitments






$123,225







UNENCUMBERED ASSETS / UNSECURED DEBT
















Unencumbered assets (A) (1)






$3,790,779
Unsecured debt (B)






$2,520,360
Unencumbered Assets / Unsecured Debt (A) / (B)






1.5x

























LOANS AND OTHER LENDING INVESTMENTS CREDIT STATISTICS




















As of


September 30, 2012
December 31, 2011
Carrying value of NPLs /







As a percentage of total carrying value of loans


$639,907 30.2%
$771,196 27.1 %







NPL asset specific reserves for loan losses /







As a percentage of gross carrying value of NPLs(2)


$490,639 43.4%
$557,129 41.9 %







Total reserve for loan losses /







As a percentage of total gross carrying value of loans(2)


$543,498 20.4%
$646,624 18.5 %







(1) Unencumbered assets is calculated in accordance with the indentures governing the Company's unsecured debt securities.
(2) Gross carrying value represents iStar's carrying value of loans, gross of loan loss reserves.









iStar Financial Inc.
Supplemental Information
(In millions)
(unaudited)













PORTFOLIO STATISTICS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2012(1)























Asset Type










Total
% of Total
First Mortgages / Senior Loans








$1,635
27.2%
Net Lease Assets










1,540
25.7%
Real Estate Held for Investment








1,175
19.6%
Other Real Estate Owned










707
11.8%
Mezzanine / Subordinated Debt








521
8.7%
Other Investments










420
7.0%
Total










$5,998
100.0%













Geography










Total
% of Total
West










$1,380
23.0%
Northeast










1,099
18.3%
Southeast










856
14.3%
Southwest










798
13.3%
Mid-Atlantic










591
9.8%
Various










405
6.8%
International










358
6.0%
Central










320
5.3%
Northwest










191
3.2%
Total










$5,998
100.0%













Property Type
PerformingLoans
Net Lease Assets
NPLs
REHI
OREO
Total
% of Total
Land
$124
$56
$216
$769
$128
$1,293
21.5%
Condominium
264
-
65
-
389
718
12.0%
Office
115
461
36
67
-
679
11.3%
Industrial / R&D
87
460
8
48
-
603
10.1%
Retail
252
53
133
87
62
587
9.8%
Entertainment / Leisure
62
418
73
-
-
553
9.2%
Mixed Use / Mixed Collateral 236
-
-
170
61
467
7.8%
Hotel
210
92
94
34
22
452
7.5%
Other Property Types
166
-
15
-
45
226
3.8%
Other Investments
-
-
-
-
-
420
7.0%
Total
$1,516
$1,540
$640
$1,175
$707
$5,998
100.0%














(1) Based on carrying value of the Company's total investment portfolio, gross of general loan loss reserves.

SOURCE iStar Financial Inc.

David M. DiStaso, Chief Financial Officer, or Jason Fooks, Investor Relations, both of iStar Financial Inc., +1-212-930-9400, investors@istarfinancial.com

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