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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Evanski Phillip

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10105

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEWCASTLE INVESTMENT CORP [ NCT ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Investment Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/26/2006
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, par value $0.01 per share 04/12/2007 P 2,500 A $28.33 6,500 D
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
Stock Option (right to buy) $29.42 10/26/2006 J(1) 13,600 10/26/2006(2) 10/26/2016 Common stock, par value $0.01 13,600 $0 13,600 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $31.3 01/01/2007 J(1) 19,360 01/01/2007(2) 01/01/2017 Common stock, par value $0.01 19,360 $0 19,360 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Each of the reported options were automatically granted by the issuer to Fortress Operating Entity I ("FOE I," which was formerly known as Fortress Investment Holdings LLC)pursuant to the terms of the issuer's Nonqualified Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan and simultaneously assigned by FOE I to the reporting person, who assumed the options for no value.
2. Options were fully vested on date of initial grant from the issuer to FOE I and became exercisable in thirty equal monthly installments beginning on the first of the month following the month in which the options were granted(indicated in the "date exercisable" column).
/s/ Phillip Evanski 04/13/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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