Webcast Alert: EZCORP Announces Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter Earnings Release

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EZCORP (Nasdaq: EZPW) announces the following Webcast:

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090713/EZCORPLOGO)

    What:     EZCORP Webcast

    When:     November 5 @ 3:30 pm CST

    Where:    http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=63071

    How:      Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the
              address above.

    Contact:  Connie Moore of EZCORP, +1-512-314-2239.

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on the Web site www.ezcorp.com.

EZCORP is primarily a lender or provider of credit services to individuals who do not have cash resources or access to credit to meet their short-term cash needs. In its pawnshops, the Company offers non-recourse loans collateralized by tangible personal property, commonly known as pawn loans. At these locations, the Company also sells merchandise, primarily collateral forfeited from its pawn lending operations, to consumers looking for good value. In its signature loan stores and some pawnshops, the Company offers short-term non-collateralized loans, often referred to as payday loans, or fee based credit services to customers seeking loans. As of September 30, 2009, EZCORP operated a total of 910 locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico consisting of 369 U.S. pawnshops, 62 Mexico pawnshops, 477 U.S. signature loan stores and 2 Canada signature loan stores. EZCORP, as a near 30% stockholder, is also actively involved in the management of Albemarle & Bond Holdings PLC, the U.K.'s largest pawnbroking business with 115 stores.

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