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 19, 2010
EZCORP, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-19424 | 74-2540145 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1901 Capital Parkway, Austin,
Texas |
78746 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 314-3400
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 7.01 — Regulation FD Disclosure
The following executive officers of EZCORP, Inc. have entered into prearranged trading plans with respect to shares of the company’s Class A Non-Voting Common Stock. Each of the plans was designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the company’s policies regarding stock transactions:
| (a) | On February 19, 2010, Robert A. Kasenter, Senior Vice President of Administration, entered into a plan to sell 25,000 shares in one or more open market transactions between March 22, 2010 and August 31, 2010. Mr. Kasenter has announced that he is retiring from active employment in October 2010, and has informed the company that these sales are part of his personal program for long-term asset diversification and tax and financial planning. Following completion of these sales, Mr. Kasenter will still own over 60,000 shares of company stock. |
| (b) | On February 26, 2010, Joseph L. Rotunda, Chief Executive Officer, entered into a plan to sell 100,000 shares in one or more open market transactions between March 29, 2010 and August 26, 2010. Mr. Rotunda, who is expected to retire from active employment within the next year, has also informed the company that these sales are part of his personal program for long-term asset diversification and tax and financial planning. Following completion of these sales, Mr. Rotunda will still own over 600,000 shares of company stock and will continue to own 756,000 shares of unvested restricted stock. |
Rule 10b5-1 permits persons who may be considered company insiders to establish written prearranged stock trading plans when they are not in possession of material, nonpublic information. The plans establish predetermined trading parameters that do not permit the person adopting the plan to exercise any subsequent influence over how, when or whether to effect trades. All sales under the plans will be disclosed publicly through appropriate filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless such subsequent filing specifically references this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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.
EZCORP, INC.
Date: March 3, 2010
By: /s/ Thomas H. Welch,
Jr.
Thomas H. Welch, Jr.
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary
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