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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Newcastle
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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):
May
5, 2014
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, 46
th
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):
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01.         Other Events.
Newcastle
Investment Corp. (the "Company"), a Maryland corporation, is re-issuing the historical financial
statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the "2013 Form 10-K")
to reflect as discontinued operations certain investments spun-off from the Company on February 13, 2014, in accordance with the
requirements of Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification 205-20,
Discontinued Operations.
Accordingly, this Current Report on Form 8-K updates the following information included in the 2013 Form 10-K:
•
Selected Financial Data included in Item 6 of the 2013 Form 10-K
•
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Item 7 of the 2013 Form 10-K
•
Financial Statements included in Item 8 of the 2013 Form 10-K
No attempt has been made to update matters in the 2013 Form 10-K for any other activities or events occurring after the original filing date except to the extent specified above. The information provided in this Current Report on Form 8-K should be read in conjunction with the portions of the 2013 Form 10-K that have not been updated by this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Company's filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission subsequent to the filing of the 2013 Form 10-K, including the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, and the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
Exhibit
Number
Description
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
99.1
Revised Selected Financial Data, Revised Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and Revised Financial Statements
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XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
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101.DEF
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101.LAB
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101.PRE
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2
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 and Treasurer
Date:
May
5, 2014
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