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): October 17, 2003
THE THAXTON GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
South Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 000-27086 | 57-0669498 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
| |
1524 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, South Carolina (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 29720 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (803) 285-4337
| Item 3. | Bankruptcy or Receivership |
On October 17, 2003, The Thaxton Group, Inc. and it subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Group remains in possession of its assets and properties and continues to operate its businesses as a “debtor-in-possession” pursuant to Section 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this current report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE THAXTON GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ James D. Thaxton | |
James D. Thaxton President | ||
Dated: October 22, 2003
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