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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 1, 2020
Axos Financial, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-37709 | 33-0867444 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 649-2218
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, $.01 par value | AX | New York Stock Exchange |
6.25% Subordinated Notes Due 2026 | AXO | New York Stock Exchange |
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 13, 2020, Emerald Financial Services, LLC (“EFS”), a subsidiary of H&R Block ("H&R Block"), informed Axos Bank (the "Bank"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axos Financial, Inc. (the "Company"), of their intent to exercise their contractual Durbin event termination right to terminate the Program Management Agreement ("PMA"), through which the Bank offered certain products to H&R Block customers, pursuant to a formal termination letter effective on or after July 1, 2020. The Durbin event termination right allowed EFS to terminate the PMA if the Bank ceased to qualify for the “small issuer exemption” under the Durbin Amendment due to exceeding, with its affiliates, a combined $10 Billion in assets. The Company disclosed EFS’s intention to terminate the PMA in a Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2020.
On July 1, 2020, the Bank received the written notification from EFS that it is terminating the PMA, effective July 1, 2020. While the PMA has been terminated, the Bank will continue to perform certain services under the PMA until such services have been fully transitioned to another bank. The Company disclosed the estimated financial impact of the termination of the PMA and the non-renewal of the Refund Advance product offering in the previously filed 8-K.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Axos Financial, Inc. | ||||
Date: | July 6, 2020 | By: | /s/ Andrew J. Micheletti | |
Andrew J. Micheletti | ||||
EVP and Chief Financial Officer |