NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (the "Company") will be making a presentation at the JMP Securities Financial Services & Real Estate Conference (the "Conference") at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City on Thursday, September 13, 2012. A copy of the presentation materials to be presented at the Conference are being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which includes an update on the fundraising activity at NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. ("NorthStar Income"), a public, non-traded REIT sponsored by the Company. NorthStar Income raised total gross proceeds of $51 million during August 2012 and, as of August 31, 2012 since inception, raised total gross proceeds of $412 million.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, 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, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit Number                                Description

     99.1         Investor presentation to be made by NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
                  at the JMP Securities Financial Services & Real Estate Conference on
                  September 13, 2012.