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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-11-236010
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110830
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110830
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110830

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NICHOLAS FINANCIAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001000045
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SHORT-TERM BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6153]
		IRS NUMBER:				593019317
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			FL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-26680
		FILM NUMBER:		111064245

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD
		STREET 2:		BLDG C SUITE 501 B
		CITY:			CLEARWATER
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33759
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7277260763

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD
		STREET 2:		BLDG C SUITE 501B
		CITY:			CLEARWATER
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33759
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August&nbsp;30, 2011 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>NICHOLAS FINANCIAL, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2454 McMullen Booth Road, Building C</B></FONT></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(727) 726-0763 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, Including area code) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Not
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>August&nbsp;30, 2011-</B> Clearwater, Florida - Nicholas Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq, NICK), announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $.10 per share on its common stock,
to be paid on September&nbsp;20, 2011 to shareholders of record as of September&nbsp;13, 2011. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 Financial Statements and
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Registrant)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: August 30, 2011</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Peter L. Vosotas</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Peter L. Vosotas</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: August 30, 2011</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Ralph T. Finkenbrink</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ralph T. Finkenbrink</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ralph
Finkenbrink</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Sr.&nbsp;Vice&nbsp;President,&nbsp;CFO</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ph # - 727-726-0763</FONT></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>FOR&nbsp;IMMEDIATE&nbsp;RELEASE</U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>NASDAQ: NICK</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Web&nbsp;site:&nbsp;</B>www.nicholasfinancial.com</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2454&nbsp;McMullen-Booth&nbsp;Rd.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Building&nbsp;C,&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;501</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Clearwater, Florida, - August 30, 2011:</B> Nicholas Financial, Inc. Nasdaq: NICK announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash
dividend of $.10 per share on its common stock, to be paid on September&nbsp;20, 2011 to shareholders of record as of September&nbsp;13, 2011. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Peter L. Vosotas, Chairman and CEO noted, &#147;Our capital position and continued confidence in our earnings capability played a large part in the Board
of Director&#146;s decision to declare a cash dividend&#148;. Subject to market conditions and profitability targets, the Company anticipates it will continue to declare quarterly cash dividends in the future, however no assurances can be given. In
the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2011 we reported earnings of $1.41 per share. In the first quarter of our 2012 fiscal year which ended June&nbsp;30, we reported earnings of $0.44 per share. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:0px;"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company reported record 1</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">st</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> quarter revenues and earnings. Please refer to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">July&nbsp;27, 2011 Earnings Release </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2011.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Nicholas Financial, Inc is one of the largest publically traded specialty consumer finance companies in North America. The Company operates
branch locations in both the Southeastern and the Midwestern states. The Company has approximately 12,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding. For an index of Nicholas Financial&#146;s news releases and public filings please visit our web site at
<U>www.nicholasfinancial.com</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties including competitive factors, the management of growth, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company&#146;s filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended March&nbsp;31, 2011. Such statements are based on the beliefs of the Company&#146;s management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to Company management. Actual events or results may differ
materially. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">### End ### </FONT></P>
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