| 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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OCWEN FINANCIAL CORP [ OCN ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 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)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Cash-Settled Total Return Swap(1) | $8.0053(8) | 03/01/2016 | S/K(5) | 1 | (5) | 08/04/2017 | Common Stock, $.01 par value | 127,194 | (5) | 281,290 | I | By Kingstown Partners Master Ltd.(2)(5) | |||
| Cash-Settled Total Return Swap(1) | $7.6299(8) | 03/01/2016 | S/K(6) | 1 | (6) | 08/04/2017 | Common Stock, $.01 par value | 31,823 | (6) | 111,853 | I | By Kingstown Partners II, L.P.(3)(6) | |||
| Cash-Settled Total Return Swap(1) | $8.0053(8) | 03/01/2016 | S/K(7) | 1 | (7) | 08/04/2017 | Common Stock, $.01 par value | 35,738 | (7) | 48,832 | I | By Ktown, LP(4)(7) | |||
| Cash-Settled Total Return Swap(1) | $8.0053(8) | 03/10/2016 | S/K(5) | 1 | (5) | 08/04/2017 | Common Stock, $.01 par value | 134,171 | (5) | 147,119 | I | By Kingstown Partners Master Ltd.(2)(5) | |||
| Cash-Settled Total Return Swap(1) | $7.6299(8) | 03/10/2016 | S/K(6) | 1 | (6) | 08/04/2017 | Common Stock, $.01 par value | 33,579 | (6) | 78,274 | I | By Kingstown Partners II, L.P.(3)(6) | |||
| Cash-Settled Total Return Swap(1) | $8.0053(8) | 03/10/2016 | S/K(7) | 1 | (7) | 08/04/2017 | Common Stock, $.01 par value | 37,750 | (7) | 11,082 | I | By Ktown, LP(4)(7) | |||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. This Form 4 is filed jointly by Kingstown Capital Management L.P. ("Kingstown Capital"), Kingstown Management GP LLC ("Kingstown Management"),Kingstown Capital Partners, LLC ("General Partner"), Kingstown Partners Master Ltd. ("Master Fund"), Kingstown Partners II, L.P. ("Fund II"), Ktown, LP ("Ktown"), Michael Blitzer and Guy Shanon (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Each Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d)group that owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| 2. Securities owned directly by Master Fund. Kingstown Capital is the investment manager of Master Fund. Kingstown Management is the general partner of Kingstown Capital. Each of Mr. Blitzer and Mr. Shanon is a managing member of Kingstown Management. By virtue of these relationships, each of Kingstown Capital, Kingstown Management, Mr. Blitzer and Mr. Shanon may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by Master Fund. |
| 3. Securities owned directly by Fund II. General Partner is the general partner of Fund II. Kingstown Capital is the investment manager of Fund II. KingstownManagement is the general partner of Kingstown Capital. Each of Mr. Blitzer and Mr. Shanon is a managing member of Kingstown Management. By virtue of these relationships, each of General Partner, Kingstown Capital, Kingstown Management, Mr. Blitzer and Mr. Shanon may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by Fund II. |
| 4. Securities owned directly by Ktown. General Partner is the general partner of Ktown. Kingstown Capital is the investment manager of Ktown. Kingstown Management is the general partner of Kingstown Capital. Each of Mr. Blitzer and Mr. Shanon is a managing member of Kingstown Management. By virtue of these relationships, each of General Partner, Kingstown Capital, Kingstown Management, Mr. Blitzer and Mr. Shanon may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by Ktown. |
| 5. Master Fund has entered into certain cash-settled total return swap agreements (the "Master Fund Swap Agreements") with an unaffiliated third party financial institution, which provide Master Fund with economic exposure to an aggregate of 1,169,925 notional shares of Common Stock. The Master Fund Swap Agreements provide Master Fund with economic results that are comparable to the economic results of ownership but do not provide Master Fund with the power to vote or direct the voting or dispose of or direct the disposition of the shares of Common Stock that are the subject of the Master Fund Swap Agreements (the "Master Fund Subject Shares"). The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of the Master Fund Subject Shares except to the extent of its, or his pecuniary interest therein. |
| 6. Fund II has entered into certain cash-settled total return swap agreements (the "Fund II Swap Agreements") with an unaffiliated third party financial institution, which provide Fund II with economic exposure to an aggregate of 293,844 notional shares of Common Stock. The Fund II Swap Agreements provide Fund II with economic results that are comparable to the economic results of ownership but do not provide Fund II with the power to vote or direct the voting or dispose of or direct the disposition of the shares of Common Stock that are the subject of the Fund II Swap Agreements (the "Fund II Subject Shares"). The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of the Fund II Subject Shares except to the extent of its, or his pecuniary interest therein. |
| 7. Ktown has entered into certain cash-settled total return swap agreements (the "Ktown Swap Agreements") with an unaffiliated third party financial institution, which provide Ktown with economic exposure to an aggregate of 330,731 notional shares of Common Stock. The Ktown Swap Agreements provide Ktown with economic results that are comparable to the economic results of ownership but do not provide Ktown with the power to vote or direct the voting or dispose of or direct the disposition of the shares of Common Stock that are the subject of the Ktown Swap Agreements (the "Ktown Subject Shares"). The Reporting Personsexpressly disclaim beneficial ownership of the Ktown Subject Shares except to the extent of its, or his pecuniary interest therein. |
| 8. Represents the reference price associated with the applicable cash-settled total return swap agreement. |
| Kingstown Capital Partners, LLC; By: /s/ Michael Blitzer, Managing Member | 03/17/2016 | |
| Kingstown Partners Master Ltd.; By: /s/ Michael Blitzer, Director | 03/17/2016 | |
| Kingstown Partners II, L.P.; By: Kingstown Capital Partners LLC; By: /s/ Michael Blitzer, Managing Member | 03/17/2016 | |
| Ktown, LP; By: Kingstown Capital Partners LLC; By: /s/ Michael Blitzer, Managing Member | 03/17/2016 | |
| Kingstown Capital Management L.P.; By: Kingstown Management GP LLC; By: /s/ Michael Blitzer, Managing Member | 03/17/2016 | |
| Kingstown Management GP LLC; By: /s/ Michael Blitzer, Managing Member | 03/17/2016 | |
| /s/ Michael Blitzer | 03/17/2016 | |
| /s/ Guy Shanon | 03/17/2016 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
