8-K 1 equitydistributionagreemen.htm 8-K 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

July 20, 2022
Date of Report (date of Earliest Event Reported)

NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
(Exact Name of Company as Specified in its Charter)
MARYLAND814-0103546-3755188
(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 classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.02 per shareNEWTNasdaq Global Market LLC
5.75% Notes due 2024NEWTLNasdaq Global Market LLC
5.50% Notes due 2026NEWTZNasdaq Global Market LLC

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Item 1.01.    Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 20, 2022, Newtek Business Services Corp. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the equity distribution agreement, dated as of June 25, 2020 (as amended, the “Equity Distribution Agreement”), by and among the Company and the several placement agents named in Schedule A thereto (each, a “Placement Agent,” and collectively, the “Placement Agents”). The purpose of the Amendment was to increase the maximum number of shares of common stock, par value $0.02 per share (the “Shares”), available for sale through the Placement Agents under the Equity Distribution Agreement from 3,000,000 Shares to 6,400,000 Shares (which number includes all Shares previously sold pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement).

The foregoing description of the Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the opinion of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Shares pursuant to the prospectus supplement, dated June 25, 2020 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

The Shares, if any, will be issued pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-237974) and the Prospectus Supplement, as supplemented from time to time.

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.


Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)  Exhibits.



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 20, 2022By:
/S/    BARRY SLOANE        
Barry Sloane
Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board