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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
HAMAMOTO DAVID T

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O NORTHSTAR REALTY EUROPE CORP.
399 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NorthStar Realty Europe Corp. [ NRE ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/24/2016
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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 02/24/2016 A 126,958 A $0 278,114 D
Common Stock 02/24/2016 F(1) 17,716 D $9.18 260,398(2) D
Common Stock 191,000 I By The David T. Hamamoto GRAT I-2015
Common Stock 1,087 I By DTH Investment Holdings LLC
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents shares of Common Stock retained by NorthStar Realty Europe Corp. ("NRE") in order to satisfy its tax withholding obligations arising from the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the reporting person.
2. Excludes: (i) 172,235 Common Units; and (ii) 143,652 shares of NRE's common stock to be issued to the extent performance conditions are met on restricted stock units previously issued by NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. and NRE. "Common Units" are units of limited partnership interest in NorthStar Realty Europe Limited Partnership, NRE's operating partnership. Subject to minimum holding periods, each Common Unit may be redeemed for cash equal to the then fair market value of one share of common stock or, at the option of NRE, one share of NRE's common stock.
/s/ Trevor K. Ross, as Attorney-in-Fact for David T. Hamamoto 02/26/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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