WRLD_9-16-2014_8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) September 16, 2014
World Acceptance Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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South Carolina | | 0-19599 | | 57-0425114 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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108 Frederick Street Greenville, South Carolina 29607 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
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(864) 298-9800 |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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Not Applicable |
(Former name or address, if changed from last report) |
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Item 4.01. | Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant. |
As disclosed by World Acceptance Corporation (the “Company”) in its Form 8-K filed September 5, 2014, the Company has been engaged in soliciting and evaluating requests for proposals to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. On September 16, 2014, the Company, appointed McGladrey LLP (“McGladrey”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, based on the approval of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. During the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 and through September 16, 2014, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted McGladrey regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction, (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial statements, or (iii) any matter that was the subject of a “disagreement” or “reportable event” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K.
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.
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Date: September 17, 2014 | | |
| World Acceptance Corporation | |
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| By: | /s/ John L. Calmes Jr. | |
| | John L. Calmes Jr. | |
| | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |