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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-118837
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140321
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140327
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140327

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:		14722620

	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:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act Of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March&nbsp;21, 2014 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NICHOLAS FINANCIAL, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2454 McMullen Booth Road, Building C </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(727) 726-0763 </B></P>
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if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nicholas Financial, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) (NASDAQ: NICK) is filing this Current
Report on Form 8-K to report that, on March&nbsp;21, 2014, Peter L. Vosotas gave notice to the Company&#146;s Board of Directors that he is retiring as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective May&nbsp;31, 2014. In the event
that the Arrangement (defined below) is not consummated by such date, Mr.&nbsp;Vosotas will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. On March&nbsp;21, 2014, the Company&#146;s Board of Directors appointed Ralph T.
Finkenbrink, currently the Company&#146;s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, to succeed Mr.&nbsp;Vosotas as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective as of May&nbsp;31, 2014, in the event
that the Arrangement has not been consummated by such date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed December&nbsp;18, 2014, on
December&nbsp;17, 2014, the Company entered into an arrangement agreement (the &#147;Arrangement Agreement&#148;) whereby the Company has agreed to sell all of its issued and outstanding Common Shares to an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
Prospect Capital Corporation (&#147;Prospect&#148;), pursuant to a plan of arrangement (the &#147;Arrangement&#148;) under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prospect (NASDAQ: PSEC) (www.prospectstreet.com) is a closed-end investment company that lends to and invests in private and public middle market businesses.
Prospect&#146;s investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement are currently expected to be consummated on or before May&nbsp;31, 2014, but such transactions will not be consummated unless certain conditions typical for this type of transaction are either
satisfied or waived prior to closing. These conditions include, among other things, that the Arrangement Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are approved by the securityholders of the Company in accordance with the Business
Corporations Act (British Columbia) and the Company&#146;s Articles. An information circular providing further information regarding the Arrangement Agreement and the parties thereto will be mailed to securityholders of the Company in advance of the
special meeting thereof expected to be held for the purpose of approving, among other things, the Arrangement Agreement and the Arrangement contemplated thereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Arrangement Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the
Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December&nbsp;18, 2013. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that the Arrangement is not consummated, the Board of Directors
expects to reassign Mr.&nbsp;Finkenbrink&#146;s current duties as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. The Board of Directors also will consider entering into appropriate agreements with Messrs. Vosotas and Finkenbrink pertaining to
their new positions with the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This communication is being made in respect of the proposed business combination involving the Company and Prospect. In connection with the proposed
transaction, Prospect has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form N-14 containing a Proxy Statement of the Company and a Prospectus of Prospect and each of the Company and Prospect plan to file with the SEC other documents regarding the
proposed transaction. The definitive Proxy Statement and Prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of the Company. INVESTORS AND SECURITYHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY AND PROSPECT ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors and securityholders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other
documents filed with the SEC by the Company and Prospect through the web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Free copies of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with
the SEC can also be obtained by directing a request to Nicholas Financial, Inc., 454 McMullen Booth Road, Building C, Clearwater, Florida, 33759, Attention: Ralph Finkenbrink, Chief Financial Officer, or by directing a request to Prospect Capital
Corporation, 10 East 40th Street, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10016, Attention: Brian Oswald, Chief Financial Officer. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PROXY SOLICITATION </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company, Prospect and their respective directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees may be soliciting proxies from
Company shareholders in favor of the transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered participants in the solicitation of Company shareholders in connection with the proposed acquisition will be set
forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus when it is filed with the SEC. You can find information about Prospect&#146;s executive officers and directors in its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on September&nbsp;10, 2013. You can find
information about the executive officers and directors of the Company in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June&nbsp;14, 2013. You can obtain free copies of these documents from the Company and Prospect in the manner set forth
above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties including, among other things, the failure of the Arrangement to be consummated in a timely manner or at all, the failure of the Company&#146;s shareholders to approve the Arrangement, the inability of the Company to
successfully manage its business relationships during the pendency of the transaction, 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 fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2013. 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. All forward-looking statements and cautionary statements included in this Report are made as of the date hereby based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statement or cautionary statement. </I></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NICHOLAS FINANCIAL, INC. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Peter L. Vosotas</P></TD></TR>
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