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

April 18, 2016 (April 12, 2016)
Date of Report (date of Earliest Event Reported)


NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
(Exact Name of Company as Specified in its Charter)


MARYLAND
001-36742
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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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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 12, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Nilesh Joshi the Chief Information Officer and an Executive Vice President of the Company, effective as of April 18, 2016.  Mr. Joshi will be a named executive officer of the Company.

Mr. Joshi has 18+ years of information technology leadership and project management experience in progressively increasing responsibilities across the Retail, Financial Services, Utilities and Healthcare industries. Mr. Joshi led the new product launches and strategic initiatives for Cigna Healthcare's Group and Voluntary benefits segment. Prior to Cigna Healthcare, he established the IT Program Management Office (IT PMO) at Republic Services.  Mr. Joshi holds an MBA in International Business from W.P. Carey School of Business at the Arizona State University and Bachelors of Electrical Engineering (first class with honors) from University of Mumbai (Bombay), India. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and member of the distinguished National Scholars and Honor Society, and Society of Information Management (SIM).

The information contained in this Current 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.










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: April 18, 2016
By:
/S/    BARRY SLOANE        
 
 
Barry Sloane
 
 
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer