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)
December 15, 2005
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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below): N/A
|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
|_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act
ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On December 13, 2005, Asta Funding, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
regarding results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 and 2004. A copy
of this press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K. A webcast discussing those results 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. On December 13, 2005, the Company issued a press
release regarding a commitment from its lending institution to increase its
credit line which is being furnished as Exhibit 99.3 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K. On December 13, 2005, the Company issued a press release regarding its
significant portfolio purchases during the first quarter of fiscal year 2006,
which is being furnished as Exhibit 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. On
December 13, 2005, the Company issued a press release regarding the increase in
its annual dividend from $0.14 to $0.16 which is being furnished as Exhibit 99.5
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, 99.2, 99.3, 99.4 and 99.5
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 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated December 13, 2005.
99.2 Transcript of December 13, 2005 webcast.
99.3 Press release dated December 13, 2005
99.4 Press release dated December 13, 2005
99.5 Press release dated December 13, 2005
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: December 15, 2005 By: /s/ Mitchell Cohen
-----------------------
Mitchell Cohen
Chief Financial Officer