Sec Form 4 Filing - BARRACK THOMAS JR @ Colony Financial, Inc. - 2015-01-02

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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
BARRACK THOMAS JR
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Colony Financial, Inc. [ CLNY]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O COLONY FINANCIAL, INC., 2450 BROADWAY, 6TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
01/02/2015
(Street)
SANTA MONICA, CA90404
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 21,119 I By Colony Financial Manager, LLC ( 1 )
Common Stock 01/02/2015 S 36,569 ( 2 ) D $ 24.0703 ( 3 ) 403,470 I By Family 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
BARRACK THOMAS JR
C/O COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.
2450 BROADWAY, 6TH FLOOR
SANTA MONICA, CA90404
X Executive Chairman
Signatures
/s/ David A. Palame, as Attorney-in-fact 01/06/2015
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Colony Financial Manager, LLC (the "Manager") is the direct owner of the 21,119 reported securities. Colony Capital, LLC ("Colony Capital") is the managing member of the Manager, and Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. ("Mr. Barrack") is the sole managing member of Colony Capital. Accordingly, Mr. Barrack may be deemed to beneficially own all of the reported securities. This filing shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Barrack is the beneficial owner of any securities beneficially owned by the Manager except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The reported securities were previously acquired by the Manager as payment of an incentive fee pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2013, by and among Colony Financial, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Colony Financial TRS, LLC and the Manager (the "Management Agreement").
( 2 )The disposition represents the sale of common stock to fund the payment of income taxes incurred by the reporting person in connection with the vesting of certain shares of common stock.
( 3 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $23.91 to $24.26, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

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