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Mar. 31, 2013
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | NOTE 17: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On April 1, 2013, Grupo Finmart completed a $15.0 million equity offering to its existing shareholders for the purpose of strengthening its balance sheet as it continues to seek additional debt to fund loan originations. EZCORP invested $9.0 million, which reflected its 60% ownership holding. On April 19, 2013, Albemarle & Bond Holdings, PLC, our strategic affiliate in the U.K., announced that it expected profits for their full fiscal year (ending June 30, 2013) to be materially below market expectations, citing reduction in gold buying profit and pressures on its pawn loan business due to the challenging gold environment and increased competition. In addition, Albemarle and Bond's board announced that their CEO would step down earlier than planned and their former CEO and non-executive Chairman would assume the CEO role until a permanent replacement is found. Subsequent to March 31, 2013, the fair value of our investment in Albemarle & Bond Holdings, PLC was less than our recorded value. We currently believe that the fair value decline is temporary due to the recent global gold environment challenges and the absence of a permanent CEO.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business. + References No definition available. + Details
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