Edens Wesley R Form 4 New Media Investment / WESLEY R EDENS ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

EDENS WESLEY R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

46TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10105

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
New Media Investment Group Inc. [ NEWM ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/24/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Warrants	$46.35	08/24/2015		S			5,278.5	11/26/2013	11/26/2023	Common Stock	5,278.5	$0.5	0	I	Drawbridge DSO Securities LLC(1)
Warrants	$46.35	08/24/2015		S			586.5	11/26/2013	11/26/2023	Common Stock	586.5	$0.5	0	I	Drawbridge OSO Securities LLC(1)
Warrants	$46.35	08/25/2015		S			462	11/26/2013	11/26/2033	Common Stock	462	$0.51	0	I	Fortress Partners Securities LLC(2)
Warrants	$46.35	08/25/2015		S			208	11/26/2013	11/26/2023	Common Stock	208	$0.51	0	I	Fortress Partners Offshore Securities LLC(2)
Warrants	$46.35							11/26/2013	11/26/2023	Common Stock	517,293		517,293	I	FIF III Liberty Holdings LLC(3)(4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities were sold by Drawbridge DSO Securities LLC or Drawbridge OSO Securities LLC, as applicable. Mr. Edens does not personally own these securities or have any voting or investment power over these securities. However, Mr. Edens may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these securities by virtue of his relationship with Drawbridge DSO Securities LLC or Drawbridge OSO Securities LLC, as applicable. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. These securities were inadvertently omitted from the Form 3 filed on 1/30/2014 by Mr. Edens.

2. These securities were sold by Fortress Partners Securities LLC or Fortress Partners Offshore Securities LLC, as applicable. Mr. Edens does not personally own these securities or have any voting or investment power over these securities. However, Mr. Edens may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these securities by virtue of his relationship with Fortress Partners Securities LLC or Fortress Partners Offshore Securities LLC, as applicable. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. These securities were inadvertently omitted from the Form 3 filed on 1/30/2014 by Mr. Edens.

3. By virtue of his relationship to Fortress Investment Group LLC and certain of its affiliates, Mr. Edens may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in securities beneficially owned by FIF III Liberty Holdings LLC . Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

4. Fortress Investment Fund III LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Fund B) LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Fund C) LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Fund D) LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Fund E) LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Coinvestment Fund A) LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Coinvestment Fund B) LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Coinvestment Fund C) LP and Fortress Investment Fund III (Coinvestment Fund D) LP (collectively, the "Fund III Funds") are the members of FIF III Liberty Holdings LLC. Fortress Fund III GP LLC is the general partner of each of the Fund III Funds and its sole managing member is Fortress Investment Fund GP (Holdings) LLC. The sole managing member of Fortress Investment Fund GP (Holdings) LLC is FOE II. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE II, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by Fortress Investment Group LLC.

Remarks:

	/s/ Cameron D. MacDougall as attorney-in-fact	08/26/2015
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