Sec Form 4 Filing - ALBERT MICHAEL S @ YADKIN FINANCIAL Corp - 2016-03-01

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
ALBERT MICHAEL S
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
YADKIN FINANCIAL Corp [ YDKN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
303 PARTRIDGE LANE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
03/01/2016
(Street)
LEXINGTON, NC27292
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 03/01/2016 A 14,686 ( 1 ) A 14,686 D
Common Stock 03/01/2016 A 6,931 ( 3 ) A 6,931 I By IRA
Common Stock 03/01/2016 A 399 ( 4 ) A 399 I By Son
Common Stock 03/01/2016 A 4,993 ( 5 ) A 4,993 I Deferred Trust
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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ALBERT MICHAEL S
303 PARTRIDGE LANE
LEXINGTON, NC27292
X
Signatures
/s/ Nancy A. Snow, attorney-in-fact for Michael S. Albert 03/02/2016
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Represents shares of common stock of Yadkin Financial Corporation (the "Issuer") received in exchange for 29,373 shares of common stock of NewBridge Bancorp ("NBBC") pursuant to the merger of NBBC with and into the Issuer (the "Merger").
( 2 )The exchange ratio in the Merger was 0.50 shares of Issuer common stock for each share of NBBC common stock, with fractional shares paid in cash. On the effective date of the Merger, the most recent closing price of the Issuer's common stock was $21.65 per share, and the most recent closing price of NBBC's common stock was $10.93 per share.
( 3 )Represents shares of common stock of the Issuer received in exchange for 13,862 shares of common stock of NBBC pursuant to the Merger.
( 4 )Represents shares of common stock of the Issuer received in exchange for 799 shares of common stock of NBBC pursuant to the Merger.
( 5 )Represents shares of common stock of the Issuer received in exchange for 9,987 shares of common stock of NBBC pursuant to the Merger.

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