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): August 5, 1998 EQUIVEST FINANCE, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Florida 333-29015 59-2346270 (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction File Number) Identification No.) of incorporation) 2 CLINTON SQUARE SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 10281 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (315) 422-9088 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant Not Applicable. Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets Not Applicable. Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership Not Applicable. Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant Not Applicable. Item 5. Other Events On August 5, 1998, Resort Funding, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Equivest Finance, Inc., filed with the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York the Notice of Motion by Resort Funding, Inc. to Correct Order and the Motion by Resort Funding, Inc. to Correct Order (attached hereto as an Exhibit) with respect to certain matters that will affect Equivest Finance, Inc. Item 6. Resignation of Registrant's Directors Not Applicable. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired. Not Applicable. (b) Pro forma financial information. Not Applicable. (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith: Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99 Notice of Motion to Correct Order and Motion to Correct Order for an order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) and Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9024 to correct certain mistakes by Resort Funding, Inc. which were incorporated into the Court's Order, dated November 24, 1997. 2 Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year Not Applicable. Item 9. Sales of Equity Securities Pursuant to Regulation S Not Applicable. 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. EQUIVEST FINANCE, INC. Date: August 12, 1998 By: /s/ Richard C. Breeden ---------------------- Name: Richard C. Breeden Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99 Notice of Motion to Correct Order and Motion to Correct Order for an order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) and Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9024 to correct certain mistakes by Resort Funding, Inc. which were incorporated into the Court's Order, dated November 24, 1997. 3