Form8-K030515EarningsPressRelease

UNITED STATES
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

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  March 5, 2015

LIBERTY TAX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
001-35588 
(Commission File Number)
27-3561876 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

1716 Corporate Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

(757) 493-8855
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02.     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On March 5, 2015, Liberty Tax, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its earnings for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending April 30, 2015.  A copy of the release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.  In addition, on March 5, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, the Company will hold a teleconference for analysts, institutional investors and stockholders to discuss results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending April 30, 2015.
 
The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 8.01. Other Events
On March 5, 2015, the Company also announced that its Board of Directors approved the initiation of a cash dividend to its stockholders. The quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share will be paid on April 22, 2015 to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 15, 2015. A copy of the press release announcing the cash dividend is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report.


Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)
Exhibits

Exhibit Number
Description
99.1
Press Release dated March 5, 2015 reporting third quarter results.
99.2
Press Release dated March 5, 2015 announcing cash dividend.



   
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.
 
 
 
 
LIBERTY TAX, INC.
 
 
Date:  March 5, 2015
By:/s/ James J. Wheaton                                                    
 
      James J. Wheaton
 
      Vice President and General Counsel






 
 

 




EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1    Press Release dated March 5, 2015 reporting third quarter results.
Exhibit 99.2    Press Release dated March 5, 2015 announcing cash dividend.