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 1, 2005 (April 19, 2005) ------------------------------- Newcastle Investment Corp. -------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Maryland 001-31458 81-0559116 -------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------- (State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer jurisdiction of Identification No.) incorporation) 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10020 --------------------------------------------------------- ------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 798-6100 -------------- Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------------ (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): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. On April 19, 2005 Newcastle Investment Corp. ("Newcastle") issued $500 million face amount of collateralized debt obligations in its seventh CBO financing, which it refers to as CBO VII, through two of its consolidated subsidiaries, Newcastle CDO VI, Limited and Newcastle CDO VI Corp. $447 million face amount of senior investment grade rated bonds were sold to third parties and Newcastle retained the subordinate non-investment grade bonds and the preferred shares. CBO VII has an expected weighted average life of 8.77 years. The table below sets forth further information with respect to the structure of CBO VII (dollars in thousands).