NATIONAL AUTO FINANCE CO INC
8-K, 1999-06-18
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                            CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                         TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 17, 1999

                      National Auto Finance Company, 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)

                0-22067                             65-0688619
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         (Commission File Number)                (I.R.S. Employer
                                                 Identification No.)

    10302 Deerwood Park Boulevard, Suite 100
             Jacksonville, Florida                               32256
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    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)

                                 (904) 996-2500
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



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ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

     Filed herewith and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the
National Auto Finance Company, Inc. (the "Company") Press Release, dated June
17, 1999, announcing, among other things, that the Company's 1999 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Tuesday, September 14, 1999 at 10:00
a.m. Eastern Daylight Time at the offices of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 767
Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 10153, in conference room 25-K. Proxy
materials will be delivered to stockholders of record as of August 2, 1999. Any
stockholder of the Registrant wishing to include proposals in the proxy
materials for such meeting must meet the requirements of the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission relating to proposals of security holders.
Such proposals must be received by Stephen R. Veth, Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel of the Registrant in writing at the principal executive
offices of the Registrant located at National Auto Finance Company, Inc. 10302
Deerwood Park Boulevard, Suite 100, Jacksonville Florida 32256 on or prior to
July 15, 1999.


ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
          EXHIBITS.

(a)  Exhibits.

          (99) Press Release, dated June 17, 1999


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                                 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 hereto duly authorized.

Date:  June 17, 1999.
                                   NATIONAL AUTO FINANCE COMPANY, INC.

                                   By: /s/ Stephen R. Veth
                                   Name:  Stephen R. Veth
                                   Title:  Vice President, Secretary and
                                             General Counsel





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                      NATIONAL AUTO FINANCE COMPANY, INC.

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT

                                 Exhibit Index

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                                  [NAFI LOGO]






Contact:      Stephen R. Veth
              Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel


                      NATIONAL AUTO FINANCE COMPANY, INC.
                 NAMES KEITH B. STEIN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
                       AND WILLIAM G. MAGRO AS PRESIDENT
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                COMPANY SCHEDULES ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS



JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 14, 1999) - National Auto Finance Company, Inc.
(Nasdaq/OTC:NAFI) today announced that Keith B. Stein has been named Chairman
of the Board, in addition to his role as Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. Mr. Stein has been Vice Chairman since January 1997 and has held
various positions with the Company since January 1995.

         NAFI also announced that is has promoted William G. Magro to
President, in addition to his role as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Magro has
been Executive Vice President and COO of the Company since January 1998 and
was President of the Company's Servicing Division, which was folded into the
Company also in January 1998.

         In addition, the Company promoted Brent Wombolt to Senior Vice
President-Operations and Originations, from Vice President, and Frank Florio to
Vice President-Management Information Systems, from Assistant Vice President.

         The Company also announced that it has scheduled its annual meeting
for the year ended December 31, 1998. Shareholders of record on August 2, 1999,
will be entitled to vote at the annual meeting which will be held on September
14, 1999, at the law offices of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York City.

         National Auto Finance is a specialized consumer finance company
engaged in the purchase, securitization and servicing of automobile loans
primarily originated by manufacturer-franchised automobile dealers for
non-prime consumers. The Company markets its products and services to dealers
through the efforts of its direct sales force and through strategic referral
and marketing alliances with financial and other institutions that have
established relationships with dealers. The Company has active contractual
relationships with approximately 775 dealers in 35 states.

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