SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Tangen Darren J.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC.

515 S. FLOWER STREET, 44TH FLOOR

(Street)

LOS ANGELES

90071

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/10/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Colony NorthStar, Inc. [ CLNS ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	CFO and Treasurer

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	415,824⁽¹⁾	I	By Family Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
OP Units	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Class A Common Stock	363,905⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	I	See footnote⁽³⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Amounts subject to immaterial adjustments due to rounding and/or fractional shares.

2. The OP units are redeemable for shares of Class A Common Stock or cash at the discretion of the Issuer. The OP Units do not have expiration dates.

3. These units are held by limited liability companies controlled by Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. The amount represents the portion of the units allocated to the reporting person with respect to which, subject to certain vesting and other conditions, the reporting person has the right to require from time to time the redemption thereof and distribution to the reporting person of the Class A Common Stock or cash received upon such redemption.

Remarks:

	/s/ David A. Palame, Attorney-in-Fact	01/20/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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