AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EZCORP, Inc. (Nasdaq: EZPW) announces the following Webcast:



    What:    EZCORP, Inc.  Webcast

    When:    January 21, 2010 at 3:30 PM CT

    Where:   http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=65278

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

    Contact: Connie Moore of. EZCORP, Inc. at 512-314-2239

EZCORP provides loans or credit services to customers 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. The Company also offers a variety of short-term consumer loans, including payday loans, installment loans and auto title loans, or fee-based credit services to customers seeking loans.

At December 31, 2009, EZCORP operated a total of 920 locations, consisting of 370 U.S. pawnshops, 70 pawnshops in Mexico, 472 U.S. short-term consumer loan stores, and 8 short-term consumer loan stores in Canada. The Company also has significant investments in Albemarle & Bond Holdings PLC, one of the U.K.'s largest pawnbroking businesses with 115 stores, and Cash Converters International Limited, which franchises and operates approximately 500 locations worldwide.

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SOURCE EZCORP, Inc.