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
June 25, 2009
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
NOVASTAR FINANCIAL,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-13533 | 74-2830661 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
2114 Central Street, Suite 600,
Kansas City, MO 64108
(Address of
principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(816) 237-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of NovaStar Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) on June 25, 2009, Lance Anderson, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, disclosed that the Company had reached a tentative settlement in the previously disclosed dispute regarding the lease on its former corporate headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The Company will disclose the details of the settlement once it is final.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K if furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| NOVASTAR FINANCIAL, INC. | ||
| DATE: June 26, 2009 | /s/ Rodney E. Schwatken | |
| Rodney E. Schwatken | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||