UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 23, 2005
Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-32363 | | 58-2332639 |
(State of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
135 North Church Street
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(864) 342-5600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On September 23, 2005, Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. announced that, in connection with its previously announced $50 million stock repurchase program, the Company established a prearranged repurchase plan (the “10b5-1 Plan”) intended to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and of Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to the 10b5-1 Plan, the Company may repurchase up to $15 million worth of shares of the Company’s common stock during the period commencing on September 26, 2005 and expiring on October 31, 2005, subject to conditions specified in the 10b5-1 Plan and unless earlier terminated.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| | |
99.1 | | Press Release, dated September 23, 2005, of Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. |
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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.
Dated: September 23, 2005
| ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS,
INC. |
| |
| |
| By: | /s/ John I. Hill | |
| | John I. Hill |
| | Executive Vice President and |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| | |
99.1 | | Press Release, dated September 23, 2005, of Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. |
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