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*
EDENS WESLEY R

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

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10105

(City) (State) (Zip)
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)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/20/2015
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 01/20/2015 A(1) 47,200 A $21.7 47,200 I WRE 2012 Trust LLC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 300,246 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 74,872 I See footnote(2)
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) $21.7 01/20/2015 A 700,000 (3) 01/20/2025 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 700,000 $0.00 700,000 I Fortress Operating Entity I LP(4)
Explanation of Responses:
1. On January 20, 2015, Mr. Edens purchased 47,200 shares of the Issuer's common stock directly from the Issuer in connection with a public offering of common stock by the Issuer.
2. These shares are owned by Fortress Operating Entity I ("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 of the Issuer held by FOE I except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
3. Options were fully vested on date of initial grant from the Issuer to FOE I and become exercisable in thirty equal monthly installments beginning on the first of each month following the month in which the options were granted.
4. These options were granted to 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 any securities (and the underlying shares of common stock, if applicable) of the Issuer held by FOE I except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks:
/s/ Michael E. Reed as attorney-in-fact 01/21/2015
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