EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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NEWCASTLE ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2013 RESULTS

NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—November 1, 2013—Newcastle Investment Corp. (NYSE:NCT; the “Company”) today reported the following information for the quarter ended September 30, 2013:

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GAAP Income of $0.09 per diluted share

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Core Earnings of $0.08 per diluted share

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Declared common dividend of $0.10 per share, or $29 million

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GAAP book value of $2.74

The Company’s third quarter GAAP Income was $27.8 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, and Core Earnings was $23.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share.


	Q3 2013	Q2 2013 (Pro forma excluding 45 days of New Residential earnings)*
*Summary Operating Results:*
GAAP Income	$27.8 million	$27.8 million
GAAP Income per Diluted Share	$0.09	$0.11

*Non-GAAP Results:*
Core Earnings**	$23.9 million	$29.0 million
Core Earnings per Diluted Share**	$0.08	$0.11

*GAAP Book Value:*	$2.74	$2.73

For a reconciliation of GAAP Income to Core Earnings, please refer to the Reconciliation of Core Earnings and Pro forma Core Earnings table below.

*	“Newcastle excluding 45 days of New Residential earnings” excludes the 45 days of earnings in the three months ended June 30, 2013 generated by New Residential prior to New Residential’s spin-off from Newcastle on May 15, 2013.

**	The Company amended its definition of Core Earnings to exclude acquisition and spin-off related expenses in the third quarter of 2013. The calculation of Core Earnings has been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented.

Had Newcastle’s average uninvested cash balance of $120 million been invested at management’s expected returns since the beginning of the quarter, and if GateHouse debt had converted to equity and GateHouse obtained the anticipated debt facility, the full quarter earnings would have increased by $11 million, or $0.04 per share.

Highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2013:

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Senior Housing – Invested $101 million of equity to acquire $301 million of senior housing assets. For each investment, Newcastle is targeting a stabilized year three return of over 20%

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Media Assets

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Local Media Group – Invested $54 million to purchase Local Media Group from News Corp for $87 million – financed with $33 million of non-recourse debt

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GateHouse Debt – Invested $33 million to purchase $85 million face amount of debt – average price of 39% of par

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Spin Off of New Media – In September, announced intention to spin off all of our media assets to form a separate publicly traded company, New Media Investment Group Inc.

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CDO IX Repurchase – Invested $6 million to repurchase $25 million of NCT CDO IX Class A-2 at a price of 86% of par, or $21 million; financed using $15 million of repurchase agreements at L+1.65%

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Dividend – In September, declared a third quarter dividend of $0.10 per common share, or $29 million

Highlights subsequent to September 30, 2013:

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CDO VI Resecuritization – Newcastle owns $110 million, or 100%, of CDO VI Class I-MM on balance sheet and in its managed CDOs. On October 31, Newcastle agreed to restructure the $110 million class into a $99 million senior tranche and an $11 million junior tranche. Newcastle agreed to issue the senior tranche to a third party for approximately $88 million of proceeds, will retain the $11 million junior tranche on balance sheet and will continue to manage the CDO. The issuance results in $47 million of unrestricted cash for Newcastle to reinvest and the remaining $41 million will be paid to CDO VIII and CDO IX. Following the issuance, total CDO VI cash flow received to date will be $238 million on a $170 million investment, with $12 million of future cash flows expected to come from the retained junior tranche

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information that management believes to be useful for investors, please refer to the presentation posted on the Investor Relations section of Newcastle’s website, www.newcastleinv.com. For consolidated investment portfolio information, please refer to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is also available on the Company’s website, www.newcastleinv.com.

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

Newcastle’s management will host a conference call on Friday, November 1, 2013 at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. A copy of the earnings release will be posted to the Investor Relations section of Newcastle’s website, www.newcastleinv.com.

All interested parties are welcome to participate on the live call. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 1-888-243-2046 (from within the U.S.) or 1-706-679-1533 (from outside of the U.S.) ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call; please reference “Newcastle Third Quarter 2013 Earnings Call.”

A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be available to the public at www.newcastleinv.com. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the website and download any necessary software required to listen to the internet broadcast.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available two hours following the completion of the call through 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Friday, November 8, 2013 by dialing 1-855-859-2056 (from within the U.S.) or 1-404-537-3406 (from outside of the U.S.); please reference access code “75872614.”

Investment Portfolio as of September 30, 2013

($ in millions, except where otherwise noted)


					% of Total										Weighted
	Outstanding		Amortized		Amortized			Carrying		Number of					Average Life
	Face Amount		Cost Basis ⁽¹⁾		Cost Basis			Value		Investments		Credit ⁽²⁾			(years)⁽³⁾
Investment
Commercial Real Estate Debt & Other Assets
Commercial Assets
CMBS	$	344	$	229		9.7	%	$	286		51		BB-			3.0
Mezzanine Loans		338		269		11.3	%		269		12		84	%		1.8
B-Notes		110		95		4.0	%		95		4		76	%		0.7
Whole Loans		30		30		1.3	%		30		2		49	%		0.2
CDO Securities ⁽⁴⁾		80		61		2.6	%		63		3		BB+			3.0
Other Investments ⁽⁵⁾		68		68		2.9	%		68		3		—			—

Total Commercial Assets		970		752		31.8	%		811							2.2

Residential Assets
MH and Residential Loans		291		258		10.9	%		258		8,014		705			5.5
Non-Agency RMBS		101		41		1.7	%		58		34		CCC			5.0
Real Estate ABS		8		—		0.0	%		—		1		C			—

		400		299		12.6	%		316							5.3
FNMA/FHLMC securities		362		382		16.2	%		383		46		AAA			3.7

Total Residential Assets		762		681		28.8	%		699							4.5

Corporate Assets
REIT Debt		29		29		1.2	%		31		5		BB+			1.8
Corporate Bank Loans		875		402		17.0	%		402		7		CC			1.2

Total Corporate Assets		904		431		18.2	%		433							1.2

Total Real Estate Debt & Other Assets		2,636		1,864		78.8	%		1,943							2.6
Equity Method Investment in Local Media Group⁽⁶⁾		57		57		2.4	%		57		—		—			—
Senior Housing Investments ⁽⁷⁾		465		444		18.8	%		444		31		—			—

Total Portfolio/Weighted Average	$	3,158	$	2,365		100.0	%	$	2,444							2.6

WA – Weighted average, in all tables

1)	Net of impairment.

Credit represents the weighted average of minimum rating for rated assets, the loan-to-value ratio (based on the appraised value at the time of purchase or refinancing) for non-rated commercial assets, or the FICO score for non-rated residential assets and an implied AAA rating for FNMA/FHLMC securities. Ratings provided above were determined by third party rating agencies, represent the most recent credit ratings available as of the reporting date and may not be current.

3)	Weighted average life is based on the expected timing of expected principal reduction on the asset.

4)	Represents non-consolidated CDO securities, excluding nine securities with a zero value, which had an aggregate face amount of $113.7 million.

5)	Represents a $25 million equity investment in a real estate owned property and $43 million related to a linked transaction.

6)	Face amount of the investment in Local Media Group represents the gross carrying value.

7)	Face amount of Senior Housing Investments represents the gross carrying amount, including intangibles, which excludes accumulated depreciation and amortization.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income

($ in thousands, except per share data)


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Interest income	$	47,486		$	72,947		$	171,642		$	223,765
Interest expense		20,555			28,411			65,263			88,038

Net interest income		26,931			44,536			106,379			135,727

Impairment/(Reversal)
Valuation allowance (reversal) on loans		(12,998	)		4,094			(11,473	)		(8,160	)
Other-than-temporary impairment on securities		—			(236	)		4,405			16,506

Portion of other-than-temporary impairment on securities recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), net of the reversal of other comprehensive loss into net income (loss)		—			1,156			44			(1,913	)

Total impairment (reversal)		(12,998	)		5,014			(7,024	)		6,433

Net interest income after impairment/reversal		39,929			39,522			113,403			129,294
Other Revenues
Rental income		21,149			6,660			44,344			7,684
Care and ancillary income		3,763			1,411			8,081			1,411

Total other revenues		24,912			8,071			52,425			9,095

Other Income
Gain on settlement of investments, net		1,388			229,239			6,451			232,885
Gain on extinguishment of debt		3,359			2,345			4,565			23,127
Equity in earnings of Local Media Group		1,045			—			1,045			—
Other income, net		1,963			2,424			9,554			1,650

Total other income		7,755			234,008			21,615			257,662

Expenses
Loan and security servicing expense		908			1,054			2,963			3,256
Property operating expenses		15,804			5,043			32,576			5,500
General and administrative expense		9,356			4,020			23,507			11,023
Management fee to affiliate		7,166			6,852			24,879			17,459
Depreciation and amortization		7,732			2,385			15,881			2,389

Total expenses		40,966			19,354			99,806			39,627

Income from continuing operations		31,630			262,247			87,637			356,424
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(2,386	)		10,974			33,343			20,707

Net Income		29,244			273,221			120,980			377,131
Preferred dividends		(1,395	)		(1,395	)		(4,185	)		(4,185	)

Income Available for Common Stockholders	$	27,849		$	271,826		$	116,795		$	372,946

Income Per Share of Common Stock
Basic	$	0.09		$	1.65		$	0.44		$	2.77

Diluted	$	0.09		$	1.63		$	0.43		$	2.74

Income from continuing operations per share of common stock, after preferred dividends
Basic	$	0.10		$	1.59		$	0.32		$	2.62

Diluted	$	0.10		$	1.57		$	0.31		$	2.59

Income (loss) from discontinued operations per share of common stock
Basic	$	(0.01	)	$	0.06		$	0.12		$	0.15

Diluted	$	(0.01	)	$	0.06		$	0.12		$	0.15

Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
Basic		293,373,891			164,237,757			262,792,986			134,619,858

Diluted		301,027,917			166,429,120			269,057,682			135,869,332

Dividends Declared per Share of Common Stock	$	0.10		$	0.22		$	0.49		$	0.62

Consolidated Balance Sheet

($ in thousands)


	September 30, 2013
	(Unaudited)			December 31, 2012
Assets
Real estate securities, available-for-sale	$	825,499		$	1,691,575
Real estate related and other loans, held-for-sale, net		795,297			843,132
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, net		260,463			292,461
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, net		2,236			2,471
Subprime mortgage loans subject to call option		406,217			405,814
Investments in real estate, net of accumulated depreciation		409,041			169,473
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization		41,371			19,086
Equity method investment in Local Media Group		57,384			—
Other investments		25,133			24,907
Cash and cash equivalents		92,134			231,898
Restricted cash		1,827			2,064
Derivative assets		43,172			165
Receivables and other assets		27,003			17,197
Assets of discontinued operations		—			245,069

Total Assets	$	2,986,777		$	3,945,312

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities
CDO bonds payable	$	718,473		$	1,091,354
Other bonds and notes payable		153,798			183,390
Repurchase agreements		376,886			929,435
Mortgage notes payable		335,238			120,525
Financing of subprime mortgage loans subject to call option		406,217			405,814
Junior subordinated notes payable		51,239			51,243
Derivative liabilities		17,115			31,576
Dividends Payable		30,279			38,884
Due to affiliates		4,911			3,620
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		25,266			15,931
Liabilities of discontinued operations		2,380			480

Total Liabilities	$	2,121,802		$	2,872,252

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 1,347,321 shares of 9.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 496,000 shares of 8.05% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and 620,000 shares of 8.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012	$	61,583		$	61,583
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 and 500,000,000 shares authorized, 293,488,981 and 172,525,645 shares issued and outstanding, at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively		2,935			1,725
Additional paid-in capital		2,670,442			1,710,083
Accumulated deficit		(1,941,805	)		(771,095	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		71,820			70,764

Total Stockholders’ Equity	$	864,975		$	1,073,060

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	2,986,777		$	3,945,312

Reconciliation of Core Earnings and Pro forma Core Earnings*

($ in thousands)


	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	September 30,						June 30,
	2013			2012			2013
Income available for common stockholders	$	27,849		$	271,826		$	52,328
Add (Deduct):
Impairment (reversal)		(12,998	)		5,014			3,201
Other (income) loss		(7,168	)		(234,008	)		(8,090	)
Impairment (reversal), other (income) loss and other adjustments from discontinued operations		2,386			(1,772	)		(8,534	)
Depreciation and amortization		8,677			2,385			4,070
Acquisition and spin-off related expenses		5,168			1,697			6,192

Core Earnings	$	23,914		$	45,142		$	49,167


	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2013
Pro forma income (loss) from continuing operations after preferred dividends	$	27,785
Add (Deduct):
Impairment (reversal)		(555	)
Other (income) loss		(8,032	)
Depreciation and amortization		4,070
Acquisition and spin-off related expenses		5,726

Pro forma Core Earnings	$	28,994

*	Pro forma core earnings excludes the 45 days of earnings in the three months ended June 30, 2013 generated by New Residential prior to New Residential’s spin-off from Newcastle on May 15, 2013.

CORE EARNINGS

Newcastle has the following primary variables that impact its operating performance: (i) the current yield earned on its investments that are not included in non-recourse financing structures (i.e., unlevered investments, including investments in equity method investees and investments subject to recourse debt), (ii) the net yield it earns from its non-recourse financing structures, (iii) the interest expense and dividends incurred under its recourse debt and preferred stock, (iv) the net operating income on its real estate investments, (v) its operating expenses and (vi) its realized and unrealized gains or losses, including any impairment, on its investments, derivatives and debt obligations. Core Earnings is a non-GAAP measure of the operating performance of Newcastle excluding the sixth variable listed above and adjusting the consumer loans portfolio accounting to a level yield methodology. It also excludes depreciation and amortization charges and acquisition and spin-off related expenses.

Core Earnings is used by management to gauge the current performance of Newcastle without taking into account gains and losses, which, although they represent a part of our recurring operations, are subject to significant variability and are only a potential indicator of future economic performance. It is the judgment of management that depreciation and amortization charges are not indicative of operating performance and that acquisition and spin-off related expenses are not part of our core operations. Management believes that the exclusion from Core Earnings of the items specified above allows investors and analysts to readily identify the operating performance of the assets that form the core of our activity, assists in comparing the core operating results between periods, and enables investors to evaluate Newcastle’s current performance using the same measure that management uses to operate the business, which is among the factors considered when determining the amount of distributions to our shareholders.

Newcastle changed its definition of Core Earnings to exclude acquisition and spin-off related expenses in the third quarter of 2013. The calculation of Core Earnings has been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented.

Management believes that this measure provides investors with useful information regarding Newcastle’s “core” current earnings, and it enables investors to evaluate Newcastle’s current performance using the same measure that management uses to operate the business. Core Earnings does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and therefore should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of its liquidity and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. The Company’s calculation of Core Earnings may be different from the calculation used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited.

ABOUT NEWCASTLE

Newcastle focuses on investing in, and actively managing, real estate related assets and primarily invests in: (1) Senior Housing Assets and (2) Real Estate & Other Debt, in addition to other opportunistic investments. The Company conducts its operations to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. The Company is managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC, a global investment management firm.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain items in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the planned spin-off of New Media Investment Group Inc. (“New Media”) and expected cash flows from the resecuritization of CDO VI. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond our control. For example, the spin-off of New Media is subject to certain conditions, such as GateHouse Media, Inc.’s emergence from bankruptcy, the declaration of New Media’s registration statement effective by the SEC, the filing and approval of an application to list New Media’s common stock on the NYSE and the formal declaration of the distribution by the Board of Directors. The Company can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained in this press release. For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could cause actual results to differ from such forward-looking statements, see the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Furthermore, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company or GateHouse to predict or assess the impact of every factor that may cause its actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.