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)
August 4, 2004
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
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release of Asta Funding, Inc. dated August 4, 2004.
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the
Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
On August 4, 2004, Asta Funding, Inc. issued a press release,
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
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: August 4, 2004 By:
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Mitchell Herman
Chief Financial Officer