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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i_0_1"></div><div style="height:42.75pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:4pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:4pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">October 1, 2019 (October 1, 2019)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Date of Report (date of Earliest Event Reported)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">(Exact Name of Company as Specified in its Charter)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:92.982456%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:31.333333%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:31.333333%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:31.333333%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">MARYLAND</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">814-01035</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">46-3755188</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(Commission File No.)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite 130, Lake Success, NY 11042</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">(212) 356-9500</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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All forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, intensified competition, operating problems and their impact on revenues and profit margins, anticipated future business strategies and financial performance, anticipated future number of customers, business prospects, legislative developments and similar matters. Risk factors, cautionary statements and other conditions which could cause Newtek&#8217;s actual results to differ from management's current expectations are contained in Newtek&#8217;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.&#160;Newtek undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this filing.</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:6pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Item 2.02.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#160;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;"> Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">On October 1, 2019,&#160; the Company issued a press release entitled &#34;Newtek Prices its 10th and Largest S&#38;P-Rated Loan Securitization&#59; Reconfirms 2019 Annual Dividend Forecast of $2.15 per Share.&#34; A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. 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style="padding-left:36pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:94.152047%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:19.118012%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:0.421118%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:76.260870%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Exhibit Number</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Description</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;"><a href="pricing2019-1pressrele.htm" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;">99.1</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration: underline;"><a href="pricing2019-1pressrele.htm" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;">Press Release, dated October 1, 2019, entitled &#34;Newtek Prices its 10th and Largest S&#38;P-Rated Loan Securitization&#59; Reconfirms 2019 Annual Dividend Forecast of $2.15 per Share&#34;</a></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;padding-left:36pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:6pt;"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:72pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:42.75pt;width:100%;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="height:42.75pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div 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Document
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
October 1, 2019 (October 1, 2019)
Date of Report (date of Earliest Event Reported)
NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
(Exact Name of Company as Specified in its Charter)
MARYLAND
814-01035
46-3755188
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite 130, Lake Success, NY 11042
(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
6.25% Notes due 2023
NEWTI
Nasdaq Global Market LLC
5.75% Notes due 2024
NEWTL
Nasdaq Global Market LLC
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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
o
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.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibits), including statements regarding Newtek Business Services Corp.'s ("Newtek" or the "Company") beliefs, expectations, intentions or strategies for the future, may be forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, intensified competition, operating problems and their impact on revenues and profit margins, anticipated future business strategies and financial performance, anticipated future number of customers, business prospects, legislative developments and similar matters. Risk factors, cautionary statements and other conditions which could cause Newtek's actual results to differ from management's current expectations are contained in Newtek's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Newtek undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this filing.
Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 1, 2019,  the Company issued a press release entitled "Newtek Prices its 10th and Largest S&P-Rated Loan Securitization; Reconfirms 2019 Annual Dividend Forecast of $2.15 per Share." A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in this report 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, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 2.03.
Creation of Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information contained in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated October 1, 2019, entitled "Newtek Prices its 10th and Largest S&P-Rated Loan Securitization; Reconfirms 2019 Annual Dividend Forecast of $2.15 per Share"
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.
NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
Date: October 1, 2019
By:
/
S
/    B
ARRY
S
LOANE
Barry Sloane
Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated October 1, 2019, entitled "Newtek Prices its 10th and Largest S&P-Rated Loan Securitization; Reconfirms 2019 Annual Dividend Forecast of $2.15 per Share"