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)
March 8, 2005
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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
A webcast discussing the acquisition referred to below in Item 8.01 was held
later in the day. A copy of the transcript of that webcast is being furnished as
Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, 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.
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On March 8, 2005, Asta Funding, Inc., issued a press release regarding the
acquisition by one of its wholly owned subsidiaries of Option Card, LLC, a
Denver-based consumer debt buyer and debt management company. A copy of this
press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. A webcast discussing the
acquisition was held later that day. A copy of the transcript of that webcast is
being furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated March 8, 2005.
99.2 Transcript of the March 8, 2004 webcast
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
ASTA FUNDING, INC.
Date: March 8, 2005 By: // Mitchell Cohen
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Mitchell Cohen
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press release dated March 8, 2005.
99.2 Transcript of the March 8, 2004 webcast
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