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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001299709-22-000160"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AX"
cik: "0001299709"
company_name: "Axos Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-08-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T21:38:46.861053+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Axos appoints Roque Santi as independent director effective Aug 22, 2022

## Summary
- Santi receives 6,000 RSUs (one-year vest) and $40K annual cash under director compensation plan.
- Prior roles include Enterprise CFO at Roosevelt Management, CEO/CFO at Elderlife, partner at Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen.
- Board determined Santi is independent under SEC and NYSE standards; committee assignments pending.
- He will serve as Class III director with term expiring at 2022 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001299709-22-000160
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AX
- cik: 0001299709
- company_name: Axos Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-08-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299709/000129970922000160/0001299709-22-000160-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299709/000129970922000160/ax-20220822.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001299709-22-000160
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001299709-22-000160.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001299709-22-000160.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Roque A. Santi was appointed as Director at Axos Financial, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: on the recommendation of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee of Axos Financial, Inc. ("the Company"), the Board of Directors of each of the Company and Axos Bank ("the Bank") appointed Mr. Roque A. Santi as a new director, effective as of August 22, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1299709/000129970922000160/0001299709-22-000160-index.htm

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