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
August 3, 2022
Date of Report (date of Earliest Event Reported)
NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
(Exact Name of Company as Specified in its Charter)
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| MARYLAND | 814-01035 | 46-3755188 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4800 T-Rex Avenue, Suite 120, Boca Raton, FL 33431
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(212) 356-9500
(Company’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)
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, par value $0.02 per share | | NEWT | | Nasdaq Global Market LLC |
| 5.75% Notes due 2024 | | NEWTL | | Nasdaq Global Market LLC |
| 5.50% Notes due 2026 | | NEWTZ | | Nasdaq Global Market LLC |
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 3, 2022, Newtek Business Services Corp. ("Newtek" or the "Company") published on its website at www.newtekone.com, in the "Investor Relations" section under "Events and Presentations," an illustration of certain financial targets, including earnings and capital levels, concerning how Newtek may be structured in 2023 as a bank holding company, if the Company were to receive regulatory approvals and close the pending acquisition of the National Bank of New York City (“NBNYC”). The illustration is titled "July 2022 Illustration of the NBNYC Acquisition and Conversion of Newtek Business Services Corp. to a Bank Holding Company."
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in the presentation attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the SEC made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. This Current Report will not be deemed a determination or an admission as to the materiality of any information in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto that is required to be disclosed by Regulation FD.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES CORP. |
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| Date: August 4, 2022 | By: | /S/ BARRY SLOANE |
| | Barry Sloane |
| | Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board |
