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): September 4, 2013 (September 3, 2013)
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.)
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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Item 7.01.
On September 4, 2013, Newcastle Investment Corp. (“Newcastle”) posted a presentation (“Presentation”) in the Investor Relations section of its website, newcastleinv.com, providing information relating to the matters disclosed in the press release referenced under Item 8.01 below.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Presentation) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor will such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01.
On September 4, 2013, Newcastle issued a press release related to investments in Dow Jones Local Media Group and GateHouse Media, Inc. This press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 4, 2013 | |
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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/ Kenneth M. Riis |
| Kenneth M. Riis |
| Chief Executive Officer and President |
Date: September 4, 2013
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