UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 31, 2011
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 1-9733 | 75-2018239 | ||
| (State of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1600 West 7th Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 335-1100
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On October 31, 2011, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cash America International, Inc. (the “Company”), Thomas A. Bessant, Jr., amended his existing Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (the “Trading Plan”) that was entered into on May 19, 2011 to extend the term of the plan through January 23, 2012. The Trading Plan provides for the sale, subject to minimum market price thresholds, of up to 25,000 shares of Company common stock, par value $0.10 per share, that may be acquired upon the exercise of Mr. Bessant’s outstanding stock options that expire on January 23, 2012. Sales under the amended Trading Plan will commence no earlier than November 14, 2011.
The Trading Plan was adopted in accordance with guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Company’s policies regarding transactions in its securities. Rule 10b5-1 permits individuals who are not then in possession of material nonpublic information to establish prearranged plans to buy or sell stock in the future, regardless of subsequent material nonpublic information. All transactions under the Trading Plan will be disclosed publicly through Form 144 and Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission when due.
SIGNATURES
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.
| CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||||||
| Date: November 2, 2011 | By: | /s/ J. Curtis Linscott | ||||
| J. Curtis Linscott | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||