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STATES</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></FONT></P>

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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>

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reported): <B>May 3, 2013 </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>NorthStar
Realty Finance Corp.</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">of incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>001-32330</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Commission File</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Number)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>11-3707493</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S.&nbsp;Employer</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>399 Park Avenue, 18<SUP>th</SUP> Floor, New York</B></FONT></TD>
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>10022</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</P>

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)</P>

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is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0"><B>ITEM 7.01&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation FD Disclosure.</B></P>

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Realty Finance Corp. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) is posting a copy of its </FONT>corporate presentation on its website at <U>www.nrfc.com</U>
under &ldquo;Investor Relations &ndash; Presentations.&rdquo; The information contained on the Company&rsquo;s website is not
incorporated by reference herein.</P>

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information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore,
the information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be</FONT> deemed to be incorporated by reference into
the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</P>

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to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
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    <TD STYLE="width: 44%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Registrant)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: &nbsp;May 3, 2013</FONT></TD>
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        <U>/s/ Ronald J. Lieberman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Ronald J. Lieberman<BR>
        Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</P></TD></TR>
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported):
May 3, 2013
NorthStar
Realty Finance Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-32330
(Commission File
Number)
11-3707493
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
399 Park Avenue, 18
th
Floor, New York
10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(212) 547-2600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 7.01	  Regulation FD Disclosure.
NorthStar
Realty Finance Corp. (the "Company") is posting a copy of its
corporate presentation on its website at
www.nrfc.com
under "Investor Relations – Presentations." The information contained on the Company's website is not
incorporated by reference herein.
The
information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore,
the information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be
deemed to be incorporated by reference into
the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
(Registrant)
Date:  May 3, 2013
By:
/s/ Ronald J. Lieberman
Ronald J. Lieberman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary