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
July 10, 2020 (July 10, 2020)
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.) | ||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
| 6.25% Notes due 2023 | NEWTI | Nasdaq Global Market LLC | ||||||||||||
| 5.75% Notes due 2024 | NEWTL | Nasdaq Global Market LLC | ||||||||||||
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ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 10, 2020, Newtek Business Services Corp. (the “Company”) held a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”). Set forth below are the proposals considered at the Special Meeting, as described in detail in the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the Special Meeting as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2020 (the “Special Meeting Proxy”). At the Special Meeting, the Registrant’s shareholders approved Proposals 1 and 3, and did not approve Proposal 2, each as described in the Special Meeting Proxy. A total of 20,906,745 of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock were entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. The tabulation of the voting at the Special Meeting were:
Proposal 1: The Company’s shareholders approved a proposal to authorize flexibility for the Company, with approval of its Board of Directors, to sell shares of its common stock (during the next 12 months) at a price below its then current net asset value per share (subject to certain limitation described in the Special Meeting Proxy):
ALL VOTES:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||
| 9,096,884 | 2,207,714 | 257,976 | ||||||
VOTES BY NON-AFFILIATED PERSONS:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||
| 7,727,168 | 2,207,714 | 257,976 | ||||||
Proposal 2: The Company’s shareholders did not approve a proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Amendment and Restatement to allow the Company’s shareholders to amend the Company’s bylaws:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||
| 10,340,775 | 946,969 | 274,831 | ||||||
Proposal 3: The Company’s shareholders approved a proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||
| 10,200,901 | 1,077,633 | 284,041 | ||||||
Because there were no routine proposals presented at the meeting, there were no broker non-votes with respect to any of the proposals.
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: July 10, 2020 | By: | /S/ BARRY SLOANE | ||||||
| Barry Sloane | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board | ||||||||