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EXHIBIT 32.0
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to §906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer of iStar Financial Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certifies on the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350(a), as adopted pursuant to-906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 (the "Form 10-Q"), filed concurrently herewith by the Company, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: November 8, 2004 | | By: | | /s/ JAY SUGARMAN
Name: Jay Sugarman
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to §906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
The undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of iStar Financial Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certifies on the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350(a), as adopted pursuant to-906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 (the "Form 10-Q"), filed concurrently herewith by the Company, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: November 8, 2004 | | By: | | /s/ CATHERINE D. RICE
Name: Catherine D. Rice
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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