<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000876523-14-000005.txt : 20140106
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20140106172204
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000876523-14-000005
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140102
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140106

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EZCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000876523
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL [5900]
		IRS NUMBER:				742540145
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19424
		FILM NUMBER:		14510949

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1901 CAPITAL PKWY
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78746
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5123143400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1901 CAPITAL PKWY
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78746
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style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Thomas C. Roberts retired from the Board of Directors effective January 2, 2014.  As previously reported, Mr. Roberts had notified the Company in July 2013 that he intended to retire from the board before the end of the calendar year.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(d)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On January 3, 2014, the Board of Directors appointed Santiago Creel Miranda to serve as a director until the next annual meeting of the Company's stockholders or, if earlier, until his resignation or removal.  A copy of the Company's press release announcing this appointment is attached as Exhibit&#160;99.1.  Mr. Creel has not yet been appointed to serve on any of the Board&#8217;s committees.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Since April 2013, Mr. Creel has served as an advisor to Prestaciones Finmart, S.A.P.I. de C.V., SOFOM (doing business under the names "Crediamigo" and "Adex"), the Company's majority owned subsidiary and a leading provider of payroll deductions loans in Mexico, and has been paid a monthly retainer of 100,000 MXP (approximately USD $7,600) for such services.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:24px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As a director, Mr. Creel will participate in the standard compensation plan for non-employee directors.  Pursuant to that plan, non-employee directors receive an annual retainer fee ($80,000 for fiscal 2014) and an annual grant of restricted stock (10,000 shares for fiscal 2014).  The annual cash retainer fee is paid quarterly, and the annual restricted stock awards are generally made on or about October 1 of each year.  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<a name="s110AF8C12C1DEB0B45CE685EB4B691F6"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><img src="pr3newboardmembersant_image1.jpg" style="height:66px;width:224px;"></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SANTIAGO CREEL MIRANDA JOINS EZCORP BOARD OF DIRECTORS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">AUSTIN, Texas, January 6, 2014 -- EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ: EZPW) announced today Santiago Creel Miranda has been appointed to the EZCORP Board of Directors. Mr. Creel is a former Senator of Mexico, having served from 2006 to 2012. During his term, he acted as Speaker of the Senate and Chairman of the Senate's Political Coordination Committee. Prior to being elected to the Senate, Mr. Creel served as Secretary of Governance in President Vicente Fox&#8217;s administration from 2000 to 2005 and as a Federal Deputy (Congressman) in the 57th Congress, where he was Vice Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies and chaired the Government and Constitutional Issues Committee.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">Mr. Creel began his professional career as a lawyer in the firm of Noriega y Escobedo in Mexico City, where he practiced for almost 20 years, becoming the firm's managing partner. He has been a legal consultant to many companies, both domestic and foreign, as well as to international organizations and to the Mexican government. Mr. Creel is now a member of the governing body of Pacto por M&#233;xico, which sponsors an extensive agenda of political, economic and structural changes in Mexico.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">Mr. Creel studied law at the Universidad Nacional Aut&#243;noma de M&#233;xico, and received a master's degree in law from the University of Michigan. He also has a Diploma in American Law from Georgetown University</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;background-color:#ffffff;">.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">&#32;He was a university professor for almost two decades, time during which he participated in the foundation of the ITAM Law School, where he became Dean of the Law School and head of its academic department. He is the author of several works on law, politics, and economics, and has also collaborated on the editorial pages of leading Mexican newspapers. He resides in Mexico City, Mexico.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">Paul Rothamel, EZCORP's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated &#8220;I would like to welcome Santiago Creel to the EZCORP board. His extensive multinational experience spanning business, government service and the law make him a great addition to our board. We look forward to benefiting from his insights and contributions as we continue to grow and diversify our business.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">EZCORP also announced that Thomas C. Roberts has retired from the EZCORP board. Mr. Roberts had served as a director since January 2005 and as Lead Director from November 2008 to September 2013. Mr. Roberts had previously announced in July that he intended to step down from the board by the end of the year.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">About EZCORP</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">EZCORP, Inc. is a leader in delivering instant cash solutions to our customers across channels, products, services and markets. With approximately 7,800 teammates and approximately 1,400 locations and branches, we give our customers multiple ways to access instant cash, including pawn loans and consumer loans in the United States, Mexico, Canada and the United Kingdom. We offer these products through four primary channels: in-store, online, at the worksite and through our mobile platform. At our pawn and buy/sell stores and online, we also sell merchandise, primarily collateral forfeited from pawn lending operations and used merchandise purchased from customers.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">EZCORP owns controlling interests in Prestaciones Finmart, S.A.P.I. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. (doing business under the names &#8220;Crediamigo&#8221; and &#8220;Adex&#8221;), a leading provider of payroll deduction loans in Mexico; and in Renueva Commercial, S.A.P.I. de C.V., an operator of buy/sell stores in Mexico under the name &#8220;TUYO.&#8221; The company also has significant investments in Albemarle &amp; Bond Holdings PLC (ABM.L), one of the U.K.'s largest pawnbroking businesses with over 180 full-line stores offering pawnbroking, jewelry retailing, gold buying and financial services; and in Cash Converters International Limited (CCV.ASX), which franchises and operates a worldwide network of over 700 stores that provide personal financial services and sell pre-owned merchandise.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">For the latest information on EZCORP, please visit our website at: http://investors.ezcorp.com/.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Contact</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">Mark Trinske</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">Vice President, Investor Relations and Communication</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">EZCORP, Inc.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9.5pt;">(512) 314-2220</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Investor_Relations@ezcorp.com</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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