NEW YORK, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.54688 per share of Series A preferred stock, payable on November 14, 2008 to shareholders of record on November 4, 2008, and a cash dividend of $0.51563 per share of Series B preferred stock, payable on November 14, 2008 to shareholders of record on November 4, 2008.
About NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. is an internally managed REIT that primarily originates and invests in commercial real estate debt, real estate securities and net lease properties. For more information about NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., please visit http://www.nrfc.com/.
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