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*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
New Media Investment Group Inc. [ NEWM ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/06/2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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 | 02/06/2014 | J(1)(2) | 25,373,120 | D | (1)(2) | 0 | I | See footnote(1) | ||
Common Stock | 74,867(3) | I | See footnote(4) | |||||||
Common Stock | 200,233(3) | D |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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. The shares are owned by Newcastle Investment Corp. ("Newcastle"). New Media Investment Group Inc. ("New Media") is a majority-owned subsidiary of Newcastle. FIG LLC is the manager of Newcastle. Fortress Operating Entity I LP ("FOE I") is the 100% owner of FIG LLC and a shareholder of Newcastle. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Wesley R. Edens is a principal and co-chairman of the board of directors of, and owns approximately 14% of, Fortress Investment Group LLC. By virtue of his relationship to Fortress Investment Group LLC and certain of its affiliates, Mr. Edens may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in shares beneficially owned by Newcastle. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. (Continued to footnote 2). |
2. (Continued from footnote 1) On or about February 13, 2014, Newcastle will distribute 25,373,120 shares of New Media on a pro rata basis to Newcastle stockholders of record as of 5:00 PM, Eastern Time, on February 6, 2014 (the "Record Date"). Each share of Newcastle common stock outstanding as of the Record Date will entitle the holder thereof to receive 0.07219481485 shares of New Media common stock. |
3. The reported number of shares reflects shares that are expected to be received on the distribution date based on ownership of Newcastle common stock on the Record Date. |
4. These shares are owned by FOE I. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Mr. Edens is a principal and co-chairman of the board of directors of, and owns approximately 14% of, Fortress Investment Group LLC. By virtue of his relationship to Fortress Investment Group LLC and certain of its affiliates, Mr. Edens may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in shares beneficially owned by FOE I. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. |
Remarks: |
/s/ Cameron D. MacDougall as Attorney-in-Fact for Wesley R. Edens | 02/10/2014 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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