SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Amendment No. 1
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April 22, 2003
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
NOVASTAR FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland |
001-13533 |
74-2830661 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 8140 Ward Parkway Suite 300 Kansas City, Missouri |
64114 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(816) 237-7000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 7.(c) Exhibit
| 99.1 |
Press Release, dated April 22, 2003 “Novastar Announces Record Earnings Per Share of $2.07 And Dividend of $2.25 For First Quarter of 2003”. |
| Item | 9. Information provided pursuant to Item 12 |
Pursuant to Item 12 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition) of Form 8-K, Novastar Financial, Inc. is hereby furnishing, as an Exhibit to this current report on Form 8-K, a copy of its earnings release for the first quarter of 2003 publicly released on April 22, 2003.
We are filing Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K to correct an error and to conform the Exhibit to the final Press Release.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 22, 2003
| NOVASTAR FINANCIAL, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ RODNEY E. SCHWATKEN | |
| Rodney E. Schwatken Vice President, Treasurer and Controller | ||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number |
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| 99.1 |
Press Release dated April 22, 2003 “Novastar Announces Record Earnings Per Share of $2.07 And Dividend of $2.25 For First Quarter of 2003”. |