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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

December 11, 2015 (December 7, 2015)
Date of Report (date of Earliest Event Reported)
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NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
(Exact Name of Company as Specified in its Charter)
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MARYLAND
814-01035
46-3755188
(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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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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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 7.01.     Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 10, 2015, the Company caused its transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, to mail to the Company's shareholders of record as of December 1, 2015, a letter informing them of the stock repurchase program (the “Shareholder Letter”) announced by the Company in a press release on December 7, 2015, a copy of which was furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 2015 and is incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the Shareholder Letter is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
The information contained in this Current Report, including the Shareholder Letter, 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
 
December 7, 2015 Shareholder Letter.


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: December 11, 2015
By:
/S/    BARRY SLOANE        
 
 
Barry Sloane
 
 
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
 
Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
December 7, 2015 Shareholder Letter.