CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT
I, A. A. McLean III, of World Acceptance Corporation (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that (to my knowledge):
| (1) | the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
| /s/ A. A. McLean III |
| A. A. McLean III |
| Chief Executive Officer |
