Edgar Filing: OCWEN FINANCIAL CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â KINGSTOWN CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/29/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OCWEN FINANCIAL CORP [OCN]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

100 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR,Â

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

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

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

(Street)

NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $.01 par value ⁽¹⁾	8,152,151	I	By Kingstown Partners Master Ltd. ⁽²⁾
Common Stock, $.01 par value ⁽¹⁾	2,045,467	I	By Kingstown Partners II, L.P. ⁽³⁾
Common Stock, $.01 par value ⁽¹⁾	2,302,382	I	By Ktown, LP ⁽⁴⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁵⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	408,484	$ 8.0053 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Kingstown Partners Master Ltd. ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁵⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	267,000	$ 7.6299 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Kingstown Partners Master Ltd. ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁵⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	140,814	$ 6.9496 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Kingstown Partners Master Ltd. ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁵⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	35,036	$ 7.2136 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Kingstown Partners Master Ltd. ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁵⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	71,381	$ 7.875 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Kingstown Partners Master Ltd. ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁵⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	508,575	$ 4.9315 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Kingstown Partners Master Ltd. ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁶⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	143,676	$ 7.6299 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Kingstown Partners II, L.P. ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁶⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	27,246	$ 6.9496 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Kingstown Partners II, L.P. ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁶⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	6,779	$ 7.2136 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Kingstown Partners II, L.P. ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁶⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	97,500	$ 4.9315 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Kingstown Partners II, L.P. ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁶⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	84,045	$ 5.21 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Kingstown Partners II, L.P. ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁷⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	84,570	$ 8.0053 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Ktown, LP ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁷⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	60,500	$ 7.6299 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Ktown, LP ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁷⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	32,131	$ 6.9496 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Ktown, LP ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁷⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	7,994	$ 7.2136 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Ktown, LP ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁷⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	41,681	$ 7.875 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Ktown, LP ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁷⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	33,418	$ 5.75 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Ktown, LP ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	Â ⁽⁷⁾	08/04/2017	Common Stock, $.01 par value	143,925	$ 4.9315 ⁽⁸⁾	I	By Ktown, LP ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KINGSTOWN CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 100 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Kingstown Partners Master Ltd. C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES 190 ELGIN AVENUE GRAND CAYMAN, GEORGE TOWNÂ KY1-9005	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Kingstown Partners II, L.P. 100 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Ktown, LP 100 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â	Â X	Â	Â
KINGSTOWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. 100 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â	Â X	Â	Â
KINGSTOWN MANAGEMENT GP LLC 100 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â	Â X	Â	Â
BLITZER MICHAEL 100 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â	Â X	Â	Â
SHANON GUY 100 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

Kingstown Capital Partners, LLC; By: /s/ Michael Blitzer, Managing Member		03/17/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Kingstown Partners Master Ltd.; By: /s/ Michael Blitzer, Director		03/17/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Kingstown Partners II, L.P.; By: Kingstown Capital Partners LLC; By: /s/ Michael Blitzer, Managing Member		03/17/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Ktown, LP; By: Kingstown Capital Partners LLC; By: /s/ Michael Blitzer, Managing Member		03/17/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Kingstown Capital Management L.P.; By: Kingstown Management GP LLC; By: /s/ Michael Blitzer, Managing Member		03/17/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Kingstown Management GP LLC; By: /s/ Michael Blitzer, Managing Member		03/17/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Michael Blitzer		03/17/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Guy Shanon		03/17/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
(1)	This Form 3 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. 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 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 1,431,290 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 359,246 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 404,219 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 Persons expressly 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.

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