Axos Financial (AX) Form 4 Axos Financial / RON PITTERS ownership change

SEC Form 4

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PITTERS RON

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9205 WEST RUSSELL ROAD

SUITE 400

(Street)

LAS VEGAS NV 89148

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Axos Financial, Inc. [ AX ]

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

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
SVP, Head of Axos Securities

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/31/2022

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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
Common Stock(1)	08/31/2022		M		1,144	A	$41.78(2)	13,710	D
Common Stock	08/31/2022		D		395(3)	D	$41.78	13,315	D
Common Stock								1,530	I	401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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
Restricted Stock Units(4)	$0.0(2)	08/31/2022		M			1,144	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	1,144	$0.0	6,717	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of Common Stock issued on August 31, 2022, following the vesting of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") which vest as to one-third of the shares on each anniversary of the date of grant. The RSUs were previously granted to the reporting person under the Axos Financial, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

2. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Axos Financial, Inc. Common Stock.

3. Represents shares of Common Stock retained by Axos Financial, Inc. in exchange for cash paid to the reporting person for tax liabilities in respect to the vested RSUs.

4. The RSUs were granted to the reporting person under the Axos Financial, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. The RSUs are accompanied by dividend equivalent rights.

5. The RSUs vest as to one-third of the shares on each anniversary date of grant.

	By: Derrick K. Walsh For: Ron Pitters	09/02/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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