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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): October 13, 2020

| COLONY CAPITAL, INC. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |

Maryland |  | 001-37980 |  | 46-4591526
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

515 South Flower Street, 44th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(310) 282-8820
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value |  | CLNY |  | New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock, 7.50% Series G Cumulative Redeemable, $0.01 par value |  | CLNY.PRG |  | New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock, 7.125% Series H Cumulative Redeemable, $0.01 par value |  | CLNY.PRH |  | New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock, 7.15% Series I Cumulative Redeemable, $0.01 par value |  | CLNY.PRI |  | New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock, 7.125% Series J Cumulative Redeemable, $0.01 par value |  | CLNY.PRJ |  | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
| Emerging growth company | ☐ |
| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | ☐ |

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 13, 2020, Colony Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) posted an investor presentation to its website at http://www.clny.com under the “Public Shareholders” tab, subheading “Presentations,” which provides an overview of the pending transaction by affiliates of DataBank Holdings, Ltd. (collectively, "DataBank") to acquire zColo, the colocation business of Zayo Group Holdings. The zColo transaction is expected to close by year-end 2020; however, there is no assurance that the transaction will close in the timeframe contemplated or on the terms anticipated, if at all.
The Company owns a 20% controlling interest in DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, cloud, and connectivity services.
A copy of the presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The information contained on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference herein.
Use of Website to Distribute Material Company Information
The Company’s website address is www.clny.com. The Company uses its website as a channel of distribution for important company information. Important information, including press releases, analyst presentations and financial information regarding the Company, is routinely posted on and accessible on the Public Shareholders subpage of its website, which is accessible by clicking on the tab labeled “Public Shareholders” on the website home page. The Company also uses its website to expedite public access to time-critical information regarding the Company in advance of or in lieu of distributing a press release or a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing the same information. Therefore, investors should look to the Public Shareholders subpage of the Company’s website for important and time-critical information. Visitors to the Company’s website can also register to receive automatic e-mail and other notifications alerting them when new information is made available on the Public Shareholders subpage of the website.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | DataBank/zColo Transaction Overview Presentation dated October 13, 2020
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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

Date: | October 13, 2020 | COLONY CAPITAL, INC.
|  | By: | /s/ Jacky Wu
|  |  | Jacky Wu
|  |  | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer