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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                         Date of Report: August 11, 2003



                                   MIDAS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


          01-13409                               36-4180556
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    (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer Identification No.)



1300 Arlington Heights Road,   Itasca, Illinois                  60143
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)




       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 438-3000




Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

         Press release: Midas reports second quarter loss of $2.10 per share
after special charges for exiting distribution business (See Exhibit 99.1)

NOTE: The information, including Exhibit 99.1, in this Form 8-K is being
furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section. The information in this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference
into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall otherwise be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.





                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused the report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  August 11, 2003               MIDAS, INC.

                                     By:      /s/ William M. Guzik
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                                                  William M. Guzik
                                                  Chief Financial Officer










INDEX TO EXHIBITS:


Exhibit
Number         Description
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99.1           Press release: Midas reports second quarter loss of $2.10 per
               share after special charges for exiting distribution business