newt-20260814
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 14, 2026
Date of Report (date of Earliest Event Reported)
NEWTEKONE, INC.
(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, Florida 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 | ||||||||||||
| 8.00% Notes due 2028 | NEWTI | Nasdaq Global Market LLC | ||||||||||||
| 8.50% Notes due 2029 | NEWTG | Nasdaq Global Market LLC | ||||||||||||
| 8.625% Notes due 2029 | NEWTH | Nasdaq Global Market LLC | ||||||||||||
| 8.50% Notes due 2031 | NEWTO | Nasdaq Global Market LLC | ||||||||||||
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 8.500% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B | NEWTP | Nasdaq Global Market LLC | ||||||||||||
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
NewtekOne, Inc. ( the “Company”) and Frank DeMaria, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”), effective as of August 16, 2026, to Mr. DeMaria’s Employment Agreement dated as of April 1, 2026 (the “Employment Agreement” ). The Amendment provides for Mr. DeMaria to be entitled to a total severance payment equal to one (1) times the Mr. DeMaria's Annual Base Compensation in the event Mr. DeMaria is terminated without Just Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement). The other terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement remain unchanged.
The foregoing description of the terms of the Employment Agreement (which was filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2026) and the Amendment (which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2026) does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Employment Agreement and the Amendment.
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.
| NEWTEKONE, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: August 14, 2026 | By: | /S/ BARRY SLOANE | ||||||
| Barry Sloane | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board | ||||||||