FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
NARDONE RANDAL A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEWCASTLE INVESTMENT CORP [NCT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Secretary
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/18/2014
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10105		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/18/2014   A   250,000 A $ 4.39 (1) 250,000 I RAN 2012 Trust LLC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               1,426,906 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               5,000 I Flying O Foundation
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               2,380 I Olivia Nardone UTMA
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               1,037,091 I Fortress Operating Entity I LP (2)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               134,800 I Fortress Partners Securities LLC (2)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               56,800 I Fortress Partners Offshore Securities LLC (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 4.39 08/18/2014   A   4,000,000     (3) 08/18/2014 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 4,000,000 $ 0 4,000,000 I Fortress Operating Entity I LP (4)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
NARDONE RANDAL A
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10105		       Secretary  

Signatures

 /s/ Randal A. Nardone   08/19/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On August 18, 2014, RAN 2012 Trust LLC purchased 250,000 shares of the issuer's common stock directly from the issuer in connection with a public offering of common stock by the issuer. The Nardone Family 2012 Trust is the sole member of RAN 2012 Trust LLC. Mr. Nardone acts as co-trustee to The Nardone Family 2012 Trust.
(2) Mr. Nardone may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares of common stock by virtue of his relationship to Fortress Operating Entity I ("FOE I"), Fortress Partners Securities LLC or Fortress Partners Offshore Securities LLC, as applicable. Mr. Nardone disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities of the issuer held by these entities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3) Options were fully vested on date of initial grant from the issuer to FOE I and become exercisable in thirty equal monthly installments beginning on the first of each month following the month in which the options were granted.
(4) Mr. Nardone may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these securities by virtue of his relationship to FOE I. Mr. Nardone disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities of the issuer held by FOE I except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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