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BOSTON, March 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewStar Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEWS) announced today that it has hired veteran credit risk manager Dan McCready as Chief Credit Officer.

BOSTON, April 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewStar Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEWS) announced today that it has hired banker Wes Frangul as a Managing Director in its Chicago office.

Revenue Growth – Risk-adjusted revenue 1 in the first quarter increased 7% from the prior quarter and 11% from the first quarter of the prior year Loan Growth – Net loan growth from the prior quarter was 2%, or 7% on an annualized basis, despite a slowdown in new loan volume to $147 million amid a fall-off in market activity Margins – Net interest margin narrowed to 4.11% in the first quarter from 4.58% in the prior quarter due primarily to lower amortization of deferred loan fees associated with decrease in loan prepayments Credit Trends – Provision for credit losses declined $5.2 million from the prior quarter, reflecting continued variation around longer term cyclical trend Asset Management - Formed a new managed credit fund on April 4, 2013 to co-invest in middle-market commercial loans originated by NewStar BOSTON, May 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewStar Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEWS) , a specialized commercial finance company, today

New Loan Volume – New funded loan volume exceeded $400 million for the quarter and $1 billion for the year – up 20% from 2011   Revenue Growth – Risk-adjusted revenue 1 in the fourth quarter increased 3% from the prior quarter and was up 29% for the full year   Margins – Net interest margin in the fourth quarter improved to 4.58% from 4.22% in the prior quarter and to 4.34% for the full year from 4.28% in the prior year   Credit Trends – Provision for credit losses increased $2.2 million from the prior quarter, but was down $4.6 million, or 27%, for the full year as NPAs decreased 23% from the prior quarter and 16% from the prior year   Funding – Completed a new $326 million securitization and added a new $75 million credit facility to support continued growth in ABL business and replace capacity from decrease in credit facility with DZ Bank   Building Book Value – Book value per share increased by $0.19 to $12.06 in the

Largest Non-Bank SBA Lender in US Opens New Office Space in West Hempstead, LI NEW YORK , Feb.

NEW YORK , March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Newtek Business Services, NASDAQ: NEWT, The Small Business Authority , is proud to announce that it has attracted and retained the talent of Edward Petrosky .

Will Restate Prior-Period Results and Reaffirm Prior 2012 Guidance NEW YORK , Feb.

NEW YORK , April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Newtek Business Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEWT) , The Small Business Authority® , today announced that it will report its first quarter 2013 financial results on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 .

NEW YORK , March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Newtek Business Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEWT) , The Small Business Authority® , today announced that it will report its full year 2012 financial results on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 .

Company Reaffirms 2013 Guidance; Expects 20% Growth in Diluted Earnings Per Share in 2013 NEW YORK , May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Newtek Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEWT) ( www.thesba.com ) The Small Business Authority ® , a provider of business services and financial products to the small- and medium-sized business market, reported today its financial results for the quarter ended March 31 , 2013.

2012 PRETAX INCOME UP OVER 360% TO $9.4 MILLION NEW YORK , March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Newtek Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEWT) ( www.thesba.com ) The Small Business Authority ® , a provider of business services and financial products to the small- and medium-sized business market, reported today its financial results for the year ended December 31 , 2012.

Newtek Successfully Prices & Finances Third Small Business Loan Securitization NEW YORK , March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Newtek Business Services, NASDAQ: NEWT, The Small Business Authority ® , announced today that it has sold $20.909 million single A-rated securities through Guggenheim Securities as the placement agent.

The Small Business Authority Finds Majority of Business Owners Not Hiring in Near Future NEW YORK , April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  Newtek Business Services, NASDAQ: NEWT, The Small Business Authority ®, with a portfolio of over 100,000 business accounts, announced today the findings of its SB Authority Market Sentiment Survey, a monthly window into the concerns of independent business owners.

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Newtek becomes the first large-scale hosting provider to include SmarterMail email with Linux Web Hosting plans NEW YORK , April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  Newtek Web Hosting , a division of Newtek Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEWT) , The Small Business Authority®, today announced it will now include SmarterMail—a popular, Windows-based email service comparable in features to Microsoft Exchange—as a standard feature on all new Linux Web Hosting plans.

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NexC Partners Corp.

NexC Partners Corp.

In 2013, more than 4.5 million Americans will require a blood transfusion, making year-round blood donation a critical way to give back to your community.

Nexcelle’s role in the creation of next-generation integrated propulsion systems (IPS) has marked important milestones as hardware manufacturing is now underway for the innovative O-Duct on the CFM International* LEAP-1C powerplant, and an inlet section for the GE Passport™ engine.

Eliza Southard has been appointed as the Product Support Director for Nexcelle, the engine nacelle joint venture of GE’s Middle River Aircraft Systems and Aircelle (Safran). Based at Nexcelle’s Cincinnati, Ohio headquarters, Southard is in charge of managing all customer support activities, with responsibility for the company’s internal and external interfaces with the global customer community.

Nexen Announces All Required Regulatory Approvals Received Canada NewsWire Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this Release constitute "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended) or "forward-looking information" (within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation). Such statements or information (together "forward-looking statements") are generally identifiable by the forward-looking terminology used such as "expect", "should" or other similar words.

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Nexen Announces Completion of Acquisition by CNOOC Limited Canada NewsWire CALGARY , Feb.

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Nexen Announces Redemption of Subordinated Notes Canada NewsWire CALGARY , Feb.

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Nexen Inc. Files Year End Disclosure Documents Canada NewsWire Shareholders may request a hardcopy of the audited financial statements free of charge on our website.

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