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)
03/07/2016
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(1) 03/07/2016 A 210,753 A $0 471,151(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
Restricted Stock Units(1) (3) 03/07/2016 A 158,065 (4) (4) Common Stock 158,065 $0 158,065 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. As previously disclosed by NorthStar Realty Europe Corp. ("NRE"), these awards were granted in connection with the spin-off of NRE from NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. on October 31, 2015.
2. Excludes 172,235 Common Units subject to time-based vesting. "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.
3. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of NRE.
4. The restricted stock units will vest in full if the total stockholder return from the grant date through December 31, 2019 equals or exceeds 15% per year, compounded annually, and vest in part if the total stockholder return during this period is equal to 8% per year, compounded annual, or greater. If earned, each restricted stock unit will be settled in shares of common stock of NRE. These restricted stock units will expire and cease to exist following settlement.
/s/ Trevor K. Ross, as Attorney-in-Fact for David T. Hamamoto 03/09/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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