Business & Finance
Business and Finance
Business and Finance
Tue, December 21, 2010 
LOS ANGELES--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--The Board of Directors of Colony Financial, Inc. (NYSE: CLNY) (the aCompanya) has declared a special dividend for 2010 of $0.05 per common share in order to distribute the balance of the Companya™s estimated taxable income for 2010. The special dividend will be paid on January 14, 2011 to stockholders of record on December 31, 2010.
About Colony Financial, Inc.
Colony Financial, Inc. is a real estate finance and investment company that is focused primarily on acquiring and originating commercial real estate loans and real estate-related debt at attractive risk-adjusted returns. Secondary debt purchases may include performing, sub-performing or non-performing loans (including loan-to-own strategies). Colony Financial has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Colony Financial is a component of the Russell 2000® and the Russell 3000® indices. For more information, visit[ www.colonyfinancial.com ].
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