UNITED STATES 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) June 2, 2003 ASTA FUNDING, INC. ------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware -------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 0-26906 22-3388607 - ------------------------ --------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 210 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 201-567-5648 Item 5. Other Events. On June 2, 2003, Asta Funding, Inc. announced that it filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 for the sale of 2,500,000 shares of its common stock, consisting of 2,100,000 shares of common stock being offered by Asta and 400,000 shares of common stock being offered by the selling stockholders and issued the press release attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press release dated June 2, 2003. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. ASTA FUNDING, INC. Date: June 2, 2003 By: /s/ Mitchell Herman -------------- ------------------------------- Mitchell Herman Chief Financial Officer