Company: NEWTP
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001587987-25-000073
Chunk: 59

Company: NewtekOne, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 59
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The Company had no obligation under pension benefit plans to the NEOs as of December 31, 2024.

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#### Tax and Accounting Implications
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

Beginning on January 1, 2006, the Company began accounting for stock-based payments under its three incentive stock plans in accordance with the requirements of FASB ASC Topic 718.

#### Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table summarizes our equity compensation plan information as of December 31, 2024.

|                                                            |     | Number of Securities to Be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Stock Awards, Warrants and Rights |     |    |     | Weighted-average Exercise Price             
 of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights |     | Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) |     |    |
|                                                            |     | -a                                                                                               |     |    |     | -b                                          |     | -c                                                                                                                                          |     |    |
| Plan Category                                              |     |                                                                                                  |     |    |     |                                             |     |                                                                                                                                             |     |    |
| Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders     |     | 898,089 shares                                                                                   |     | -1 |     | ─                                           |     | 2,409,467 shares                                                                                                                            |     | -2 |
| Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Security Holders |     | ─                                                                                                |     |    |     | ─                                           |     | ─                                                                                                                                           |     |    |

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(1) Represents 594,500 Restricted Stock Awards granted under the 2023 Stock Plan and 303,589 Restricted Stock Awards granted under the 2015 Stock Plan.

(2) Represents 2,917,523 Common Shares available for issuance pursuant to the 2023 Stock Plan. No securities remain available for future issuance under the 2015 Stock Plan and 2014 Plan as the Nominating Committee terminated these Stock Plans on April 26, 2023.

THE BOARD BELIEVES THAT A VOTE FOR THE PROPOSAL TO ELECT EACH OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY AS DESCRIBED ABOVE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR SHAREHOLDERS AND RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE DIRECTORS INCLUDED IN SUCH PROPOSAL

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PROPOSAL II — RATIFICATION OF INDEPEND