Sec Form 4 Filing - Eberwein Jeffrey E. @ NOVATION COMPANIES, INC. - 2015-10-27

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 Eberwein Jeffrey E. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NOVATION COMPANIES, INC. [ NOVC] 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) 53 FOREST AVENUE, 1ST FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/27/2015 (Street) OLD GREENWICH, CT06870 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 10/27/2015 P( 1 ) 8,877 A $ 0.2989 ( 2 ) 2,852,963 I By Lone Star Value Investors, LP ( 3 ) Common Stock 10/27/2015 P( 1 ) 987 A $ 0.2989 ( 2 ) 248,002 I By Separately Managed Account ( 4 ) Common Stock 192,308 ( 5 ) D

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 Eberwein Jeffrey E. 53 FOREST AVENUE, 1ST FLOOR OLD GREENWICH, CT06870 X Signatures /s/ Rodney E. Schwatken, Attorney-In-Fact for Jeffrey E. Eberwein 10/29/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The purchases of shares reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by Lone Star Value Management, LLC on behalf of Lone Star Value Investors, LP and similarly managed funds and accounts on May 13, 2015. ( 2 )The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.2989 to $0.2990. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, further information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price such shares were purchased. ( 3 )Shares owned directly by Lone Star Value Investors, LP ("Lone Star Value Investors"). Mr. Eberwein, solely by virtue of his position as the manager of Lone Star Value Investors GP, LLC, the general partner of Lone Star Value Investors, and as the sole member of Lone Star Value Management, LLC ("Lone Star Value Management"), the investment manager of Lone Star Value Investors, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned directly by Lone Star Value Investors for purposes of Section 16. Mr. Eberwein expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. ( 4 )Shares held in an account separately managed by Lone Star Value Management (the "Separately Managed Account I"). Lone Star Value Management, as the investment manager of the Separately Managed Account I, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held in the Separately Managed Account I; and Jeffrey Eberwein, as the sole member of Lone Star Value Management may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held in the Separately Managed Account I for purposes of Section 16. Mr. Eberwein expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, the underlying identity of the separately managed account. ( 5 )Represents restricted stock awarded under the Novation Companies, Inc. 2015 Incentive Stock Plan. These restricted stock awards shall vest on August 10, 2016.

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