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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 (Dated of earliest event reported) December 17, 1997
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Resource America, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-4408 72-0654145
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(State of incorporation (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
1521 Locust Street, 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (215)546-5005
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Item 5. Other Events.
The Company has announced that it anticipates filing a registration
statement with respect to an underwritten public offering of up to 2,000,000
shares of its common stock (which may include shares offered by certain
existing stockholders). The offering will be made for purposes of increasing
the working capital available for the Company's business operations.
The foregoing common stock may not be offered or sold nor may offers
to buy be accepted prior to the time that a registration statement with
respect thereto has been filed and becomes effective. This announcement shall
not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor
shall there be any sale of such common stock in any state in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state.
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
By: /s/ Steven J. Kessler
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Steven J. Kessler
Chief Financial Officer
