Sec Form 4 Filing - SALTZMAN RICHARD B @ Colony Capital, Inc. - 2017-01-10

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 SALTZMAN RICHARD B 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Colony Capital, 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) CEO, President and Director (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 515 S. FLOWER ST., 44TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/10/2017 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA90071 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 Class A Common Stock 01/10/2017 D 1,938,652 ( 1 ) D 0 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 OP Units ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Class A Common Stock 375,611 375,611 D OP Units ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Class A Common Stock 46,576 46,576 I See footnote ( 4 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SALTZMAN RICHARD B C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC. 515 S. FLOWER ST., 44TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X CEO, President and Director Signatures /s/ David A. Palame, as Attorney-in-fact 01/12/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement and Plans of Merger, dated as of June 2, 2016 (as amended by the two separate letter agreements dated July 28, 2016 and October 16, 2016, respectively, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. ("NSAM"), Colony Capital, Inc. ("Colony"), NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., Colony NorthStar, Inc. (formerly known as New Polaris Inc.) ("Colony NorthStar"), New Sirius Inc., NorthStar Realty Finance Limited Partnership, Sirius Merger Sub-T, LLC and New Sirius Merger Sub, LLC, at the effective time of the merger of Colony into Colony NorthStar ("Merger"), each share of Colony class A common stock converted into the right to receive 1.4663 shares of Colony NorthStar's class A common stock, which converted shares of Colony NorthStar class A common stock shall be timely reported in accordance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. ( 2 )On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Colony's class A common stock was $21.52 per share, and the closing price of Colony NorthStar's class A common stock (as successor issuer of NSAM under Rule 12g-3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) was $15.84 per share. ( 3 )The OP Units are redeemable for shares of Class A Common Stock or cash at the discretion of the Issuer. The OP Units do not have expiration dates. ( 4 )These units are held by LLCs controlled by Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. The amount represents the portion of the units allocated to the reporting person with respect to which the reporting person has the right to require from time to time the redemption thereof and distribution to the reporting person of the common shares or cash received upon such redemption.

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