Sec Form 4 Filing - SCHWARTZ VERNON B @ Colony NorthStar Credit Real Estate, Inc. - 2018-01-31

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 SCHWARTZ VERNON B 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Colony NorthStar Credit Real Estate, Inc. [ CLNC] 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) C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR CREDIT REAL ESTATE,, INC., 515 S. FLOWER STREET, 44TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/31/2018 (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 01/31/2018 A 6,213 ( 1 ) A 6,213 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 SCHWARTZ VERNON B C/O COL ONY NORTHSTAR CREDIT REAL ESTATE, INC., 515 S. FLOWER STREET, 44TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X Signatures /s/ David A. Palame, as Attorney-in-fact 02/01/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the terms of that certain Master Combination Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2017, as amended and restated on November 20, 2017 (the "Combination Agreement"), by and among (i) Colony Capital Operating Company, LLC, (ii) NRF RED REIT Corp., (iii) NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.("NorthStar I"), (iv) NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust Operating Partnership, LP, (v) NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc., (vi) NorthStar Real Estate Income Operating Partnership II, LP, (vii) Colony NorthStar Credit Real Estate, Inc. (the "Issuer") and (viii) Credit RE Operating Company, LLC, at the effective time of the merger of NorthStar I into the Issuer (the "Merger"), each outstanding share of NorthStar I common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.3532 shares of the Issuer's class A common stock and cash in lieu fractional shares, subject to immaterial adjustments due to rounding. ( 2 )Received in exchange for 17,591 shares of NorthStar I common stock in connection with the Merger. On February 1, 2018, the closing price of the Issuer's class A common stock was $20.40 per share.

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