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): June 20, 2011
Newcastle Investment Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
| 001-31458 | 81-0559116 | |
| (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 46th Floor New York, New York |
10105 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 798-6100
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On June 17, 2011, Newcastle Investment Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors had declared dividends in respect of both its common shares and preferred shares. Based on information provided to the Company by the New York Stock Exchange, that press release stated that the ex-dividend date applicable to the dividend payable in respect of the Company’s common shares for the second quarter of 2011 was June 29, 2011. Today, the New York Stock Exchange informed the Company that this date is incorrect.
Instead, the New York Stock Exchange has informed the Company today that the correct ex-dividend date applicable to the dividend payable in respect of the Company’s common shares for the second quarter of 2011 is June 30, 2011.
A copy of the Company’s press release with the corrected ex-dividend date is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Current Report”) as Exhibit 99.1. The press release is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 8.01 disclosure.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release (with corrected ex-dividend date), dated June 20, 2011, 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.
| NEWCASTLE INVESTMENT CORP. |
| (Registrant) |
| /s/ Brian C. Sigman |
| Brian C. Sigman |
| Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 20, 2011
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release (with corrected ex-dividend date), dated June 20, 2011, issued by Newcastle Investment Corp. | |
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