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)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Deerfield Capital Corp. [ DFR ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 12/21/2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||
Preferred Stock | 12/21/2007 | A(1) | 9,629,368 | A | (1) | 9,629,368 | I | By Subsidiaries. See footnotes(1)(2) | ||
Common Stock | 12/21/2007 | J(3) | 123,987 | D | (3) | 205,642 | I | By Subsidiaries. See footnotes(2)(3) | ||
Common Stock | 343,333 | D |
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 |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. On December 21, 2007, 9,629,368 shares of the Issuer's Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock were issued to Triarc Deerfield Holdings, LLC ("TD Holdings"), a subsidiary of Triarc Companies, Inc. ("Triarc"), as merger consideration payable by the Issuer to TD Holdings in respect of TD Holdings' interests in Deerfield & Company LLC, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 17, 2007, among the Issuer, DFR Merger Company, LLC, Deerfield & Company, LLC and Triarc. |
2. Mr. May is the Vice Chairman of the board of directors, a director and a significant stockholder of Triarc, and may be deemed to beneficially own the Issuer securities owned by Triarc and its subsidiaries. Mr. May disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
3. On December 21, 2007, Deerfield & Company LLC made a pro rata distribution for no consideration to its members (including TD Holdings) of the 329,629 shares of the Issuer's common stock it had previously held. The 205,642 shares represent the amount of shares distributed to TD Holdings in respect of its interests in Deerfield & Company LLC. |
/s/ Peter W. May | 12/26/2007 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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