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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 8, 2004
Advanta Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-14120 | 23-1462070 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| Welsh & McKean Roads, P.O. Box 844, Spring House, Pennsylvania | 19477 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (215) 657-4000
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
| Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) On September 8, 2004, Joseph G. Reichner resigned from Advanta Corp.’s Board of Directors.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
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.
| Advanta Corp. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: September 8, 2004 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Elizabeth Mai | |||||
| Elizabeth H. Mai | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, | ||||||
| Secretary and General Counsel | ||||||