UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): August 2, 2007
NEWCASTLE INVESTMENT CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-31458 (Commission File Number) |
81-0559116 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 1345 Avenue of the Americas,
46th Floor New York, New York (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
10105 (Zip Code) |
(212) 798-6100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including
Area Code)
(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):
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| 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)) | |
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Item 2.02. |
Results of Operation and Financial Condition. |
On August 2, 2007, Newcastle Investment Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s results for its second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Current Report”) as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 2.02 disclosure. This Current Report, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless expressly set forth as being incorporated by reference into such filing.
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Item 9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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(d) |
Exhibits. |
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press release, dated August 2, 2007, issued by Newcastle Investment Corp. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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NEWCASTLE INVESTMENT
CORP. |
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Debra A. Hess |
Date: August 2, 2007
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press release, dated August 2, 2007, issued by Newcastle Investment Corp. |
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