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    <periodOfReport>2005-10-17</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001241199</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CAPITALSOURCE INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CSE</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000948986</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FRIEDMAN TULLY M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O FRIEDMAN FLEISCHER &amp; LOWE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>ONE MARITIME PLAZA, 10TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94111</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <value>2005-10-17</value>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2669552</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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                    <value>0</value>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2005-10-17</value>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>111656</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                    <value>A</value>
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                    <value>111656</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">For text of footnote, see Exhibit 99 filed herewith.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">FFL Executive Partners, LP (&quot;FFLEPLP&quot;), in the aggregate, distributed 47,434 shares pro rata for no consideration to the
partners of FFLEPLP. Certain limited partners of FFLEPLP elected to have their pro rata portion, a total of 29,296 shares,
sold on their behalf in a private sale. These shares have been sold by Friedman Fleischer &amp; Lowe, LLC, as agent for these
limited partners in a private sale. The proceeds from these sales will be delivered to the limited partners of FFLEPLP who
made this election.

The shares were held by FFLEPLP. FFLEPLP is controlled by Friedman Fleischer &amp; Lowe GP, LLC, its general partner. The
reporting person is Senior Managing Member of Friedman Fleischer &amp; Lowe GP, LLC, and may be deemed to beneficially own the
shares of Common Stock owned by FFLEPLP. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares in which it does
not have a pecuniary interest.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Not Applicable.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Friedman Fleischer &amp; Lowe GP, LLC, in the aggregate, distributed 436,618 shares pro rata for no consideration to the members
of Friedman Fleischer &amp; Lowe GP, LLC. Certain members of Friedman Fleischer &amp; Lowe GP, LLC elected to have their pro rata
portion, a total of 233,442 shares, sold on their behalf in a private sale. These shares have been sold by Friedman
Fleischer &amp; Lowe, LLC, as agent for these members in a private sale. The reporting person is Senior Managing Member of
Friedman Fleischer &amp; Lowe GP, LLC.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>EXHIBIT LIST:

Exhibit 99: Certain Footnotes</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Tully M. Friedman</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-10-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
