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): JULY 20, 2004 EZCORP, INC. (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) DELAWARE (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) 0-19424 74-2540145 (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) 1901 CAPITAL PARKWAY AUSTIN, TEXAS 78746 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE, INCLUDING ZIP CODE) (512) 314-3400 (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE) ITEM 7. EXHIBITS. 99 Press release dated July 20, 2004, issued by EZCORP, Inc. ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION This information set forth under "Item 12. Results Of Operations And Financial Condition," including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. On July 20, 2004, EZCORP, Inc. issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for the three-month and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99. SIGNATURE 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. EZCORP, INC. (Registrant) Date: July 21, 2004 By: /s/ Daniel N. Tonissen ------------------------------------ (Signature) Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Director EXHIBIT INDEX 99 Press release dated July 20, 2004, issued by EZCORP, Inc.