Form 8-K

 

 

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

May 8, 2012 (May 8, 2012)

Date of Report (date of Earliest Event Reported)

 

 

NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

(Exact Name of Company as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

NEW YORK   001-16123   11-3504638

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

212 West 35th Street, Second Floor, New York, NY 10001

(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)

 

 

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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, Inc.’s (“Newtek” or the “Company”) beliefs, expectations, intentions or strategies for the future, may be “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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 contained herein to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this filing.

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 8, 2012 Newtek Business Services, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release entitled “Newtek Business Services, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2012 Net Income of $1.3 Million; EPS of $0.04 per Diluted Share” (the “Press Release”). 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 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated May 8, 2012, issued by the Company entitled “Newtek Business Services, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2012 Net Income of $1.3 Million; EPS of $0.04 per Diluted 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, INC.
Date: May 8, 2012  

/s/ Barry Sloane

  Barry Sloane
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated May 8, 2012, issued by the Company entitled “Newtek Business Services, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2012 Net Income of $1.3 Million; EPS of $0.04 per Diluted Share”.