UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2020

Drive Shack Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-31458	81-0559116
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
218 W 18th St, 3rd Fl. New York, New York	10011
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (646) 585-5591

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	DS	New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
9.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share	DS-PB	New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
8.05% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share	DS-PC	New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
8.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share	DS-PD	New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

Item 8.01. Other Information.

On May 1, 2020, Drive Shack Orlando LLC, Drive Shack Palm Beach LLC, Drive Shack Raleigh LLC and Drive Shack Richmond LLC, each a wholly subsidiary of Drive Shack Inc. (the “Company”), voluntarily prepaid the entire aggregate principal amount outstanding, plus accrued interest, of paycheck protection program loans (the “Loans”) they had borrowed under the enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration.  The total payoff amount equaled $5,276,742.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

DRIVE SHACK INC.

(Registrant)

/s/ Lawrence A. Goodfield, Jr.

Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Date:  May 4, 2020