Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Newtek Business Services Corp. (the "Company" or the "Registrant") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 11, 2021 (the "Annual Meeting"). The proposals considered at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2021 (the "Annual Meeting Proxy").

At the Annual Meeting, the Registrant's shareholders approved Proposals I and II, as described in the Annual Meeting Proxy, and provided an advisory vote with respect to Proposal III.

A total of 16,256,959 shares of the Company's common stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. The tabulation of votes was:

Proposal I: To elect two directors of the Company, to serve on the Board of Directors until the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2024 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:


                            Director     Votes For   Votes Withheld
                          Barry Sloane   8,083,315       178,071
                          Peter Downs    7,506,245       755,141

Proposal II: To ratify the selection of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered accounting firm (independent auditors) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021:


                         Votes For     Votes Against    Abstentions
                         16,022,301       126,417         108,238




Proposal III: An advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named
executive officers:
                          Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions
                          7,428,003       450,442         382,941

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