SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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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): May 13, 2003
ASTA FUNDING, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-26906 22-3388607
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
210 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 201-567-5648
Not Applicable
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(Former name of former address, if changed since last report)
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
As described in Item 9 of this Report, the following Exhibit is furnished as
part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit 99.1 - Press release dated May 13, 2003
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 13, 2003, Asta Funding, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
regarding results for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2003. A
copy of this press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K.
This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto are being
furnished by the Company pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K, insofar as they
disclose historical information regarding the Company's results of operations
for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2003.
In accordance with General Instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, the information in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
a filing.
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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.
ASTA FUNDING, INC.
/s/ Mitchell Herman
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Mitchell Herman
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: May 13, 2003
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