UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 22, 2018

COLONY NORTHSTAR CREDIT REAL ESTATE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	333-221685	38-4046290
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
c/o Colony NorthStar, Inc. 515 S. Flower Street, 44th Floor Los Angeles, CA		90071
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 282-8820

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

As previously announced, it is currently expected that Colony NorthStar Credit Real Estate, Inc. (the “Company”) will pursue a listing (the “Listing”) of its Class A common stock (the “Common Stock”) to satisfy the condition to completion of the proposed combination that the Common Stock be approved for listing on a national securities exchange in connection with either a Listing or an initial public offering. In connection therewith, the Company has prepared a presentation with respect to the Listing. Representatives of the Company expect to use some of or all of such presentation in various conferences and meetings in the coming weeks. A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto), shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Presentation, dated as of January 22, 2018.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Presentation, dated as of January 22, 2018.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 22, 2018		COLONY NORTHSTAR CREDIT REAL ESTATE, INC.
	By:	/s/ Ronald M. Sanders
		Ronald M. Sanders Vice President and Secretary