Barry Z Dodson Form 4 YADKIN FINANCIAL / BARRY Z DODSON 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^*

DODSON BARRY Z

(Last) (First) (Middle)

270 WOODHAVEN DRIVE

(Street)

STONEVILLE NC 27048

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
YADKIN FINANCIAL Corp [ YDKN ]

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)
03/01/2016

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
Common Stock	03/01/2016		A		5,754(1)	A	(2)	5,754	D
Common Stock	03/01/2016		A		1,325(3)	A	(2)	1,325	I	By Spouse
Common Stock	03/01/2016		A		9,901(4)	A	(2)	9,901	I	By IRA
Common Stock	03/01/2016		A		2,281(5)	A	(2)	2,281	I	Joint with Daughter
Common Stock	03/01/2016		A		4,288(6)	A	(2)	4,288	I	Joint with Daughter Trust
Common Stock	03/01/2016		A		2,005(7)	A	(2)	2,005	I	By Daughter IRA
Common Stock	03/01/2016		A		15,315(8)	A	(2)	15,315	I	Deferred Trust

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock of Yadkin Financial Corporation (the "Issuer") received in exchange for 11,509 shares of common stock of NewBridge Bancorp ("NBBC") pursuant to the merger of NBBC with and into the Issuer (the "Merger").

2. The exchange ratio in the Merger was 0.50 shares of Issuer common stock for each share of NBBC common stock, with fractional shares paid in cash. On the effective date of the Merger, the most recent closing price of the Issuer's common stock was $21.65 per share, and the most recent closing price of NBBC's common stock was $10.93 per share.

3. Represents shares of common stock of the Issuer received in exchange for 2,650 shares of common stock of NBBC pursuant to the Merger.

4. Represents shares of common stock of the Issuer received in exchange for 19,802 shares of common stock of NBBC pursuant to the Merger.

5. Represents shares of common stock of the Issuer received in exchange for 4,562 shares of common stock of NBBC pursuant to the Merger.

6. Represents shares of common stock of the Issuer received in exchange for 8,577 shares of common stock of NBBC pursuant to the Merger.

7. Represents shares of common stock of the Issuer received in exchange for 4,011 shares of common stock of NBBC pursuant to the Merger.

8. Represents shares of common stock of the Issuer received in exchange for 30,630 shares of common stock of NBBC pursuant to the Merger.

Remarks:

	/s/ Nancy A. Snow, attorney-in-fact for Barry Z. Dodson	03/02/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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