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): March 8, 2016
 

 
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, 45th 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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On March 8, 2016, Newcastle Investment Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s results for its fiscal quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Current Report”) as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 2.02 disclosure.
 
This Current Report, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless expressly set forth as being incorporated by reference into such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Number
  
Description
 
 
 
99.1
  
Press release, dated March 8, 2016, issued by Newcastle Investment Corp.


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/ Justine A. Cheng
 
Justine A. Cheng
 
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer & Treasurer
 
Date:  March 8, 2016

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
 Number
  
Description
     
99.1
  
Press release, dated March 8, 2016, issued by Newcastle Investment Corp.