Company: NEWTP
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001587987-25-000073
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Company: NewtekOne, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
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’s financial performance and execution of the Company’s operating plan;

• The Company’s transition to and operation as a financial holding company from a business development company;

• The declaration of cash dividends;

• The management of the Company’s assets and capital; and

• Managerial assistance provided to Newtek Bank and our non-bank subsidiaries, including contributions to growth of sales, growth of deposits, regulatory compliance, growth of operating earnings and earnings per share.

When allocating bonus awards, the Nominating Committee also evaluated the total compensation paid to the NEOs and other employees. Based on the foregoing considerations and analysis, and after due deliberation, the Nominating Committee approved NEO annual cash bonuses in 2024, as set forth below.

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| 2024 NEOs        |     | Cash Bonus Award Paid in 2024 |         |     | As Percentage of 
 2024 Base Salary |    |   |
|:-----------------|:----|:------------------------------|--------:|:----|:-----------------|---:|:--|
| Barry Sloane     |     | $                             |       — |     |                  |  — | % |
| Peter Downs      |     | $                             |       — |     |                  |  — | % |
| Michael Schwartz |     | $                             | 150,000 |     |                  | 30 | % |
| M. Scott Price   |     | $                             | 133,333 |     |                  | 31 | % |
| Nicolas Young    |     | $                             | 100,000 |     |                  | 14 | % |
| Frank DeMaria    |     | $                             | 100,000 |     |                  | 28 | % |

#### Pay Versus Performance
In accordance with rules adopted by the SEC pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, we are providing the following disclosure regarding the relationship between executive compensation and certain financial performance measures of the Company. For a complete description regarding the Company’s compensation program, please see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”

Pay Versus Performance Table

The following table shows the past five fiscal years’ total compensation for our named executive officers as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table, the compensation actually paid to our principal executive officer (the “PEO”) and the other NEOs, our total shareholder return (“TSR”) and our net income.

SEC rules require certain adjustments be made to the Summary Compensation Table totals to determine the compensation actually paid