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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): May 9, 2017
 
COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Maryland
 
001-37980
 
46-4591526
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
515 S. Flower Street, 44th Floor
Los Angeles, California
 
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
 
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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).
 
 
 
Emerging growth company ¨
 
 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨





Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 9, 2017, Colony NorthStar, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial position as of March 31, 2017 and its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. Colony NorthStar was formed through a tri-party merger among Colony Capital, Inc. (“Colony”); NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. (“NSAM”); and NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (“NRF”), which closed on January 10, 2017. The financial information presented in the press release represents the pre-merger financial information of Colony, as the accounting acquirer, on a stand-alone basis prior to, and including, January 10, 2017 and following January 10, 2017, results of operations of the Company. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
On May 9, 2017, the Company made available a Supplemental Financial Disclosure Presentation for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 on the Company’s website at www.clns.com. A copy of the Supplemental Financial Disclosure Presentation is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.
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 Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 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.
Use of Website to Distribute Material Company Information
The Company’s website address is www.clns.com. The Company uses its website as a channel of distribution for important company information. Important information, including press releases, analyst presentations and financial information regarding the Company, is routinely posted on and accessible on the Public Shareholders subpage of its website, which is accessible by clicking on the tab labeled “Public Shareholders” on the website home page. The Company also uses its website to expedite public access to time-critical information regarding the Company in advance of or in lieu of distributing a press release or a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing the same information. Therefore, investors should look to the Public Shareholders subpage of the Company’s website for important and time-critical information. Visitors to the Company’s website can also register to receive automatic e-mail and other notifications alerting them when new information is made available on the Public Shareholders subpage of the website.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being furnished herewith to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated May 9, 2017
99.2
 
Supplemental Financial Disclosure Presentation for the quarter ended March 31, 2017
 





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:
May 9, 2017
COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Darren J. Tangen
 
 
 
Darren J. Tangen
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer









EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated May 9, 2017
99.2
 
Supplemental Financial Disclosure Presentation for the quarter ended March 31, 2017