Company: NEWTP
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001587987-25-000050
Chunk: 120

Company: NewtekOne, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 120
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 individuals, we take succession planning into account and have succession plans in place for each of our senior leaders.

As of December 31, 2024, our workforce consisted of 591 professionals. We strive to continue to create a welcoming and inclusive work environment for our employees. We are committed to recruiting, motivating and developing a diversity of talent and to creating an inclusive community where all individuals are welcomed, valued, respected, and heard. In order to support a culture of learning, we provide many training opportunities for our employees to continue to build their skills and increase their effectiveness as members of a team, including offering a variety of external and internal classes and training sessions as well as hands-on learning and one-on-one mentorship. We continue to encourage dialogue between managers and employees.

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We are committed to fostering a workplace conducive to the open communication of any concerns regarding unethical, fraudulent or illegal activities. Feedback from employees on matters related to their employment or our operations including its financial statement disclosures, accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters is greatly appreciated and helps to build a stronger organization. Each director, officer, regular full-time, part-time and temporary employee of the Company has the ability to report confidentially under the Company’s whistleblower policy: (a) questionable or improper accounting, internal controls, auditing matters, disclosure, or fraudulent business practices and (b) illegal or unethical behavior that has occurred, is ongoing, or is about to occur of an applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of the Company. We protect the confidentiality of those making reports of possible misconduct to the maximum extent permitted by law. Our no retaliation policy prohibits retaliation against those who report activities believed in good faith to be a violation of any law, rule, regulation or internal policy.

We maintain and ensure compliance of all directors, officers and employees to our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) which is acknowledged in writing on joining and annually by all our employees, as a continued condition of employment. Our Code of Ethics establishes applicable policies, guidelines, and procedures that promote ethical practices and conduct by the Company and all its employees, officers, and directors. Our Code of Ethics can be found on our website at https:/investor.newtekbusinessservices.com/corporate-governance.

We aim to provide a safe environment at work. We maintain and support a remote work policy as an option for our employees. In addition to protecting the physical safety of our employees, we seek to promote a safe environment that is free of harassment or bullying. We do not