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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Blackstone Holdings III L.P.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/04/2015
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NCR CORP [NCR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVENUE
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, NY 10154
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)

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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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock 610,866 $ 30 (1) I See Footnotes (2) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock 1,213 $ 30 (1) I See Footnotes (3) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock 207,195 $ 30 (1) I See Footnotes (4) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock 726 $ 30 (1) I See Footnotes (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Blackstone Holdings III L.P.
C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154
    X    
BCP VI Side-By-Side GP L.L.C.
C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154
    X    
Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P.
C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154
    X    
Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C.
C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154
    X    
Blackstone Group L.P.
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154
    X    
Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.
C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154
    X    
SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A
C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154
    X    

Signatures

BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III L.P., By: Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P., its general partner, By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer 12/11/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.P., By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer 12/11/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer 12/11/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., By: Blackstone Management Group L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer 12/11/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer 12/11/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

BCP VI SIDE-BY-SIDE GP L.L.C., By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer 12/11/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN, By: /s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman, Name: Stephen A. Schwarzman 12/11/2015
**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) The number of shares of common stock of NCR Corporation (the "Issuer"), having par value of $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), deliverable upon conversion of each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Preferred Stock"), is equal to 33.333 shares, subject to customary anti-dilution and other adjustments. The Preferred Stock is convertible at any time and has no expiration date. The Issuer may mandatorily convert the Preferred Stock into Common Stock after December 4, 2018, if certain conditions are met.
(2) These securities are directly held by Blackstone NCR Holdco L.P. ("NCR Holdco").
(3) These securities are directly held by Blackstone BCP VI SBS ESC Holdco L.P. ("BCP VI").
(4) These securities are directly held by BTO NCR Holdings L.P. ("BTO NCR").
(5) These securities are directly held by BTO NCR Holdings - ESC L.P. ("BTO ESC" and, together with NCR Holdco, BCP VI and BTO NCR, the "Partnerships").
(6) The general partner of NCR Holdco is Blackstone NCR Holdco GP L.L.C. The managing member of Blackstone NCR Holdco GP L.L.C. is Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C. is BMA VI L.L.C. The general partner of BCP VI is BCP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. The general partner of each of BTO NCR and BTO ESC is BTO Holdings Manager L.L.C. The managing member of BTO Holdings Manager L.L.C. is Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C. is BTOA L.L.C. The sole member of BCP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C., and the managing member of BTOA L.L.C. and BMA VI L.L.C., is Blackstone Holdings III L.P.
(7) The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is The Blackstone Group L.P. The general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly owned by Blackstone's senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman.
(8) Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person.
(9) Each of such Blackstone entities and Mr. Schwarzman may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Partnerships directly or indirectly controlled by it or him, but each (other than the Partnerships to the extent of their direct holdings) disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed to be an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any securities reported herein.
(10) This report is filed on behalf of the following entities: Blackstone NCR Holdco L.P., Blackstone BCP VI SBS ESC Holdco L.P., BTO NCR Holdings L.P., BTO NCR Holdings - ESC L.P., Blackstone NCR Holdco GP L.L.C., Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C., BMA VI L.L.C., BTO Holdings Manager L.L.C., Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C., BTOA L.L.C., BCP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C., Blackstone Holdings III L.P., Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P., Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., The Blackstone Group L.P., Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. and Stephen A. Schwarzman. As there are more than 10 joint filers for this report, a separate report has been filed for Blackstone NCR Holdco L.P., Blackstone BCP VI SBS ESC Holdco L.P., BTO NCR Holdings L.P., BTO NCR Holdings - ESC L.P., Blackstone NCR Holdco GP L.L.C., Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C., BMA VI L.L.C., BTO Holdings Manager L.L.C.,
(11) (Continued from Footnote 10) Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C. and BTOA L.L.C, which relates to the same transaction.

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