Colony Financial Announces Key Dates for 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Colony Financial, Inc. (NYSE: CLNY) (the “Company”) today announced that it has scheduled its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for May 6, 2015. The record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting is March 27, 2015.

The meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at the offices of Morgan Stanley, located at 522 Fifth Avenue (between 43^rd and 44^th Streets), Conference Room 3A, New York, New York 10036.

About Colony Financial, Inc.

Colony Financial, Inc. is a diversified commercial real estate and investment management company that owns a portfolio of real estate equity and debt investments at attractive risk-adjusted returns. Our investment portfolio and target assets are primarily composed of interests in: (i) real estate equity, including direct property and real estate platform investments; and (ii) real estate and real estate-related debt, including new originations and loans acquired at a discount to par in the secondary market. Secondary debt purchases may include performing, sub-performing or non-performing loans (including loan-to-own strategies). The Company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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