Sec Form 4 Filing - HAMAMOTO DAVID T @ Colony NorthStar, Inc. - 2017-01-30

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 HAMAMOTO DAVID T 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Colony NorthStar, Inc. [ CLNS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 515 S. FLOWER ST., 44TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/30/2017 (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

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 LTIP Units ( 1 ) 01/30/2017 A 3,506,387 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class A Common Stock 3,506,387 ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 3,506,387 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other HAMAMOTO DAVID T C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC. 515 S. FLOWER ST., 44TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X Executive Vice Chairman Signatures /s/ David A. Palame, as Attorney-in-fact 02/01/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents LTIP Units issued by Colony Capital Operating Company, LLC (the "OP") to the reporting person as a replacement equity award in connection with the mergers contemplated by the 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., Colony Capital, Inc., 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, having the rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption as set forth in the vesting agreement and the operating agreement of the OP. ( 2 )The LTIP Units vest on January 10, 2018. The rights to convert LTIP Units into OP Units (as defined below) and redeem OP Units do not have expiration dates. The reporting person also has the right to exchange LTIP Units for shares of restricted common stock at any time on or prior to October 9, 2017. ( 3 )The number of LTIP Units awarded to the reporting person is based on a price of $15 per share of Colony NorthStar Class A Common Stock. ( 4 )The LTIP Units are structured as profits interests in the OP. Each LTIP Unit is convertible, at the election of the holder, into one common unit of membership interest in the OP ("OP Unit"). Each of the OP Units underlying these LTIP Units is redeemable at the election of the OP Unit holder for (1) cash equal to the then fair market value of one share of Colony NorthStar Class A Common Stock or (2) at the option of Colony NorthStar in its capacity as managing member of the OP, one share of Colony NorthStar Class A Common Stock.

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