Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

These Consolidated Financial Statements include a discussion of material events, if any, that have occurred subsequent to September 30, 2016 through the issuance of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

On October 7, 2016, Newcastle purchased $776.9 million face amount of agency FNMA/FHLMC fixed-rate securities at an average price of 103.6% of par for total proceeds of $805.1 million. This transaction was financed with $769.6 million of repurchase agreements.

On October 13, 2016, Newcastle declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per common share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 and declared dividends of $0.609375, $0.503125, and $0.523438 per share on the 9.750% Series B, 8.050% Series C and 8.375% Series D preferred stock, respectively, for the period beginning August 1, 2016 and ending October 31, 2016. Dividends totaling $9.4 million were paid in October 2016.

On October 13, 2016, Newcastle settled on a trade to purchase $632.2 million face amount of agency FNMA/FHLMC fixed-rate securities at an average price of 104.9% of par for total proceeds of $663.5 million. This transaction was financed with $628.2 million of repurchase agreements (see Note 5).

On October 13, 2016, Newcastle settled on a trade to sell $817.2 million face amount of agency FNMA/FHLMC fixed-rate securities at an average price of 105.0% of par for total proceeds of $858.2 million. Newcastle repaid $831.7 million of repurchase agreements associated with these securities (see Note 5).