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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30 , 2021 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission File No. 0-19424 EZCORP® EZCORP , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 2500 Bee Cave Road Bldg One Suite 200 Rollingwood TX ( Address of principal executive offices ) to Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 78746 ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 512 ) 314-3400 Title of Each Class Class A Non - voting Common Stock , $ .01 par value per share 74-2540145 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered The NASDAQ Stock Market ( NASDAQ Global Select Market ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No EZPW Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or a smaller reporting company . See definition of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company | || If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The only class of voting securities of the registrant issued and outstanding is the Class B Voting Common Stock , par value $ .01 per share , all of which is owned by an affiliate of the registrant . There is no trading market for the Class B Voting Common Stock . The aggregate market value of the Class A Non Voting Common Stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 257 million , based on the closing price on the NASDAQ Stock Market on March 31 , 2021 . As of November 12 , 2021 , 53,086,438 shares of the registrant's Class A Non - Voting Common Stock , par value $ .01 per share , and 2,970,171 shares of the registrant's Class B Voting Common Stock , par value $ .01 per share , were outstanding .