SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SAB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
712 FIFTH AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORTHSTAR REALTY [ NRF ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Former 10% Owner
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/24/2005
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 06/24/2005 S 10,000 D $10.75 2,118,500 I(1)(2)(3) See Footnote(1)(2)(3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SAB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
712 FIFTH AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Former 10% Owner
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SAB CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
712 FIFTH AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Former 10% Owner
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SAB OVERSEAS MASTER FUND, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
712 FIFTH AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Former 10% Owner
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SAB CAPITAL PARTNERS II LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
712 FIFTH AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Former 10% Owner
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
BOMMER SCOTT A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
712 FIFTH AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Former 10% Owner
Explanation of Responses:
1. The shares of Common Stock to which this note relates are held directly by SAB Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("SAB"), as to 944,905 shares; SAB Capital Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("SAB II"), as to 18,920 shares; and SAB Overseas Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("SAB Overseas"), as to 1,154,675 shares. The shares of Common Stock currently held by SAB Overseas, and the shares of Common Stock sold as reported herein, were transferred to SAB Overseas by SAB Overseas Fund, Ltd., its sole limited partner. As noted in footnote (2), below, the investment portfolios of SAB Overseas and SAB Overseas Fund, Ltd. are each under the control of Scott A. Bommer.
2. SAB Capital Advisors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "General Partner"), serves as the general partner of, and has investment direction over the securities held by, SAB, SAB II and SAB Overseas. Scott A. Bommer serves as the managing member of the General Partner, and in that capacity directs its operation. Mr. Bommer also serves as the managing member of SAB Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company which serves as the general partner to SAB Overseas Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership which in turn serves as the investment manager for, and has investment direction over the securities held by, SAB Overseas Fund, Ltd.
3. Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities to which this Form 4 relates for the purpose of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as to such extent of the reporting persons' pecuniary interest in the securities.
/s/ Scott A. Bommer 06/28/2005
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