Edgar Filing: EZCORP INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

TONISSEN DANIEL N

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EZCORP INC [EZPW]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1901 CAPITAL PKWY

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/28/2006

(Street)

AUSTIN, TX 78746

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		M		30,000	A	$ 12	49,894 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		M		4,000	A	$ 2	59,000	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		M		7,000	A	$ 2.57	66,000	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		M		20,000	A	$ 9.77	86,000	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		636 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 41.05	85,364 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		477 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 41.03	84,887 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		636 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 41.02	84,251 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		1,908 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 41	82,343 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		327 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.98	82,016 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		127 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.97	81,889 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		32 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.96	81,857 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		95 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.95	81,762 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		954 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.94	80,808 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		954 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.88	79,854 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		1,590 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.83	78,264 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		356 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.81	77,908 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		318 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.78	77,590 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		1,590 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.75	76,000 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		3,657 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.73	72,343 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		1,749 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.7	70,594 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		1,591 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.62	69,003 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		2,862 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.58	66,141 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		647 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.57	65,494 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		318 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.25	65,176 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		477 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.21	64,699 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		477 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.2	64,222 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		636 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.14	63,586 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		1,590 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 40.08	61,996 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Non-Voting Common Stock	07/28/2006		S		2,353 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 39.99	59,643 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Incentive Stock Option 1991 Plan (right to buy)

$ 12

07/28/2006

30,000

11/14/1998⁽⁴⁾

11/14/2007

Class A Non-Voting Common Stock

30,000

$ 0

Incentive Stock Option 1998 Plan (right to buy)

$ 2

07/28/2006

4,000

10/01/2002⁽⁵⁾

10/01/2011

Class A Non-Voting Common Stock

4,000

$ 0

4,000

Incentive Stock Option 1998 Plan (right to buy)

$ 2.57

07/28/2006

7,000

10/30/2003⁽⁶⁾

10/30/2012

Class A Non-Voting Common Stock

7,000

$ 0

85,000

Incentive Stock Option 2003 Plan (right to buy)

$ 9.77

07/28/2006

20,000

01/01/2005⁽⁷⁾

01/14/2014

Class A Non-Voting Common Stock

20,000

$ 0

40,000

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TONISSEN DANIEL N 1901 CAPITAL PKWY AUSTIN, TX 78746	X		Senior Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Laura Jones Attorney-in-Fact		08/01/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Total Non-Derivative Securities held does not include 229,000 Derivative Securities currently held by Reporting Person, previously reported.
(2)	These shares were sold to fund the exercise of stock options and the payment of any related taxes.
(3)	This is Report 1 of 2.
(4)	This option grant of 30,000 shares vest in increments of 20% over five years.
(5)	This option grant of 20,000 shares vest in increments of 4,000 over five years.
(6)	Performance Based Options 15% vesting in FY04, 25% vesting in FY05, and 60% vesting in FY06 if Performance Targets met with final vesting on October 30, 2008.
(7)	Incentive Stock Options of 60,000 granted 1/14/2004 - 20,000 shares vest over 3 years, if Company performance criteria is met.

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