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)
February 18, 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 5. Other Events.
On February 18, 2004, Asta Funding, Inc. announced that it declared a
quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.03 for each share of the
Corporation's Common Stock payable on May 1, 2004, to the holders of the
Corporation's Common Stock of record on March 31, 2003.
On February 18, 2004, the Corporation also announced its intention to
effect a two-for-one stock split on its Common Stock to be paid in the form of a
100% stock dividend, payable March 23, 2004, to the holders of the Corporation's
Common Stock of record on March 9, 2004.
Asta Funding 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 February 18, 2004.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
ASTA FUNDING, INC.
Date: February 18, 2004 By: /S/ Mitchell Herman
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Mitchell Herman
Chief Financial Officer
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