SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
     
 
SCHEDULE 13D/A
     
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
(Amendment No. 2)*
 
Drive Shack Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
262077100
(CUSIP Number)
 
Wesley R. Edens
c/o Fortress Investment Group LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor
New York, NY  10105
(212) 798-6100
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
 
November 13, 2017
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
     
 
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box:  £
 
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
 
*          The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 

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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
Wesley R. Edens
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)          £
(b)          £
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
PF
5
CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
 
£
6
CITIZEN SHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States of America
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
5,893,249
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
17,441
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
5,893,249
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
17,441
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
5,910,690
12
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
S
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
8.8%*
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
IN

*
All percentages of Common Shares (as defined below) outstanding contained herein are based on 66,963,566 Common Shares outstanding as of October 25, 2017, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed on November 1, 2017.

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Item 1. Security and the Issuer
Item 1 is hereby amended and restated as follows:
This Amendment No. 2 on Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), of Drive Shack Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Issuer”) and amends and further supplements the initial Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Person on December 22, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on March 8, 2017 (as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”).
Except as expressly set forth herein, there have been no changes to the Schedule 13D.
The address of the Issuer’s principal executive offices is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor, New York, NY 10105.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5 is hereby amended and restated as follows:
All percentages of Common Shares outstanding contained herein are based on 66,963,566 Common Shares outstanding as of October 25, 2017.
Of the Common Shares over which Mr. Edens has sole voting and dispositive power, (i) 2,254,397 Common Shares are held by him directly; (ii) 3,622,186 Common Shares are held by The Wesley R. Edens 2011 GRAT Family Trust, for which Mr. Edens serves as trustee; and (iii) 16,666 Common Shares are held by Chinook Charitable Trust, for which Mr. Edens serves as trustee.  Mr. Edens may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over (i) 775 Common Shares held by his wife, Lynn Edens, and (ii) 16,666 Common Shares held by Hoofbeat Charitable Trust, for which Mrs. Edens serves as trustee, in respect of which Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership.

The following table sets forth all acquisitions made over the past 60 days, during which Mr. Edens purchased a total of 1,217,303 Common Shares, all in the open market.

Date of Transaction
Quantity of
Common Shares
Weighted Average Price
per Common Share
11/7/2017
188,459
$4.02
11/8/2017
134,863
$3.88
11/9/2017
75,573
$4.02
11/10/2017
200,000
$4.07
11/13/2017
141,703
$4.10
11/14/2017
219,614
$4.12
11/15/2017
257,091
$4.50

Each of the above referenced trusts has the right to receive the dividends from or the proceeds of any sale of the Common Shares, as applicable, held in such trusts for the benefit of such trusts’ beneficiaries. The beneficiaries of the trusts are members of Mr. Edens’ family and charitable foundations.

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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated:  November 20, 2017
By:
/s/ Wesley R. Edens
 
Name:   
Wesley R. Edens