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FORM S-3 ASR

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 24, 2012.

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas

75-2018239

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1600 West 7^thStreet

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

(817) 335-1100

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

J. Curtis Linscott

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Cash America International, Inc.

1600 West 7^thStreet

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

(817) 335-1100

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

with copies to:

L. Steven Leshin, Esq.

Hunton & Williams LLP

1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700

Dallas, Texas 75202

(214) 979-3000

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:

From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. x

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨

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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE



Title of Each Class of Securities to Be Registered	Amount to Be Registered(1)	Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit(1)	Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(1)	Amount of Registration Fee(1)
Debt securities
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
Depositary Shares
Warrants
Stock Purchase Contracts
Units
Subscription Rights(2)

(1)

An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of the securities of each identified class of securities is being registered in reliance on Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion, exchange, redemption, repurchase or settlement of other securities or that are issued in units. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee.

(2)	Rights evidencing the right to purchase debt securities, common stock, warrants or depositary shares.

PROSPECTUS

CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Debt Securities

Common Stock

Depositary Shares

Warrants

Stock Purchase Contracts

Units

Subscription Rights

We may offer from time to time debt securities, common stock, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, units and subscription rights. The securities we may offer may be convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into our other securities. We may offer the securities separately or together, in separate series or classes and in amounts, at prices and on terms described in one or more supplements to this prospectus. In addition, this prospectus may be used to offer securities for the account of persons other than us.

This prospectus provides information about us and describes some of the general terms that may apply to these securities. The specific terms of any securities to be offered, and any other information relating to a specific offering, will be set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, which may be filed separately or included in a post-effective amendment to the registration statement, or may be set forth in one or more documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

We may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers or agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed basis. The supplements to this prospectus will provide the specific terms of the plan of distribution. This prospectus may not be used to offer and sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CSH.”

You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in any of our securities.

Investing in these securities involves certain risks. To read about certain factors you should consider before buying any of the securities, see the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, which is incorporated by reference herein, any of our other recently filed quarterly or current reports and, if any, in the relevant prospectus supplement.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is August 24, 2012.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS			i
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION			i
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE			ii
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.			1
RISK FACTORS			3
USE OF PROCEEDS			3
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES			3
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES			4
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK			14
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES			14
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS			16
DESCRIPTION OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS			20
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS			20
DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS			21
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION			22
EXPERTS			25
LEGAL MATTERS			25

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities described in this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. In addition, this prospectus may be used to offer securities for the account of persons other than us. We urge you to read carefully both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus, together with the information incorporated herein by reference under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information,” before deciding whether to invest in any of the securities being offered.

We have not authorized anyone to give any information or to make any representation different from or in addition to that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying supplement to this prospectus. Therefore, if anyone does give you information of this type, you should not rely on it. If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this prospectus are unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this prospectus does not extend to you. The information contained in this prospectus speaks only as of the date of this prospectus unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies. Therefore, you should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document or that any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference, even though this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement is delivered or securities are sold on a later date.

References to “Cash America,” “us,” “we” or “our” in this prospectus mean Cash America International, Inc. and our subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are subject to the information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements, and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. You may read and copy any document that we file at the SEC’s public reference room

facility located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. The SEC maintains an internet site at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file documents with the SEC electronically through the SEC’s electronic data gathering, analysis, and retrieval system known as EDGAR.

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CSH.” Our reports, proxy statements, and other information may also be reviewed at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.

This prospectus is part of a registration statement filed by us with the SEC. Because the rules and regulations of the SEC allow us to omit certain portions of the registration statement from this prospectus, this prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement. You may review the registration statement and the exhibits filed with the registration statement for further information regarding us and the securities being sold by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement. The registration statement and its exhibits may be inspected at the public reference facilities of the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange at the addresses set forth above.

We also maintain an internet site at www.cashamerica.com, which contains information relating to us and our business.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information, as well as the information included in this prospectus. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and all documents which we subsequently file with the SEC (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the SEC rules) pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until the termination of the offering of the securities under this prospectus:

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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011;

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our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012;

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our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2012, May 25, 2012 and July 31, 2012; and

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the description of our common stock set forth in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on October 5, 1987, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

You may obtain any of the documents incorporated by reference from the SEC or the SEC’s website as described above. In addition, we will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon his or her written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the reports or documents referred to above that have been incorporated by reference into this prospectus, excluding exhibits to those documents unless they are specifically incorporated by reference into those documents. You can request those documents by writing or calling us at the following address and telephone number:

Cash America International, Inc.

Investor Relations

1600 West 7^thStreet

Fort Worth, Texas 76102-2599

(817) 335-1100

Except for the documents specifically incorporated by reference into this prospectus, information contained on our website or that can be accessed through our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.

CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. These forward-looking statements give current expectations or forecasts of future events and reflect the views and assumptions of our senior management with respect to the business, financial condition and prospects of Cash America. When used in this prospectus, terms such as “believes,” “estimates,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “may,” “forecast,” “project” and similar expressions or variations as they relate to us or our management are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements address matters that involve risks and uncertainties that are beyond our ability to control and, in some cases, predict. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. Key factors that could cause our actual financial results, performance or condition to differ from the expectations expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

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changes in domestic and foreign pawn, consumer credit, tax and other laws and government rules and regulations applicable to our business, or changes in the interpretation or enforcement thereof, and the anticipated regulation of consumer financial products and services by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau;

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acceptance by consumers, legislators and regulators of the negative characterization by the media and consumer activists with respect to certain of our loan products;

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the deterioration of the political, regulatory or economic environment in foreign countries where we operate or in the future may operate;

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the actions of third parties who provide, acquire or offer products and services to, from or for us;

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changes in demand for our services and the continued acceptance of the online channel by our online loan customers;

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fluctuations in the price of gold or a deterioration in economic conditions;

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changes in competition;

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our ability to open new locations in accordance with plans or to successfully integrate newly acquired businesses into our operations;

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interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;

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the effect of any current or future litigation proceedings and any judicial decisions or rule-making that could render our arbitration agreements illegal or unenforceable;

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changes in the capital markets, including the debt and equity markets;

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changes in our ability to satisfy its debt obligations or to refinance existing debt obligations or obtain new capital to finance growth;

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a prolonged interruption in our operations of its facilities, systems and business functions, including its information technology and other business systems;

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security breaches, cyber attacks or fraudulent activity;

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the implementation of new, or changes in the interpretation of existing, accounting principles or financial reporting requirements;

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acts of God, war or terrorism, pandemics and other events;

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the effect of any of such changes on our business or the markets in which we operate; and

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other risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus or from time to time in our filings with the SEC.

The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive and new factors may emerge or changes to these factors may occur that would impact our business. Additional information regarding these and other factors may be contained in our filings with the SEC, especially on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if management’s underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.

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CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Business

We provide specialty financial services to individuals through retail services locations and through electronic distribution platforms known as e-commerce activities.

We offer secured non-recourse loans, commonly referred to as pawn loans. Pawn loans are short-term loans (generally 30 to 90 days) made on the pledge of tangible personal property. Pawn loan fees and service charges revenue is generated from our pawn loan portfolio. A related activity of the pawn lending operations is the disposition of collateral from unredeemed pawn loans and the liquidation of a smaller volume of merchandise purchased directly from customers or from third parties.

We also offer unsecured consumer loans. Our consumer loan portfolio consists of consumer loans that we originate, guarantee or purchase and includes: short-term loans, which include single payment loans (commonly referred to as payday loans) and line of credit products, and longer-term multi-payment installment loans. Consumer loans provide customers with cash, typically in exchange for a promissory note or other repayment agreement supported, in most cases, by the customer’s personal check or authorization to debit the customer’s bank account via an electronic transaction for the aggregate amount of the payment due. These transactions result in a receivable owed to us or a loan that is owed to a third-party lender that we guarantee. Through our credit services organization programs, or the CSO programs, we provide services related to a third-party lender’s consumer loan products in some markets by acting as a credit services organization or credit access business on behalf of consumers in accordance with applicable state laws. Services offered under our CSO programs include credit-related services such as arranging loans with independent third-party lenders and assisting in the preparation of loan applications and loan documents. Under our CSO programs, we also guarantee consumer loan payment obligations to the third-party lender in the event that the consumer defaults on the loan. A customer who obtains a loan through the CSO programs pays us a fee for these credit services. Although consumer loan transactions may take the form of loans or a line of credit, deferred check deposit transactions and transactions through our CSO programs, the transactions are referred to throughout this discussion as “consumer loans.”

We have two reportable operating segments: retail services and e-commerce. The retail services segment includes all of the operations of our Retail Services Division, which is composed of both domestic and foreign storefront locations that offer some or all of the following services: pawn lending, consumer loans, the purchase and sale of merchandise, check cashing and other ancillary services such as money orders, wire transfers and prepaid debit cards. Most of these ancillary services offered in the retail services segment are provided through third-party vendors. The e-commerce segment includes the operations of our E-Commerce Division, which is composed of our domestic and foreign online lending channels (and includes our internet lending activities and other ancillary services).

Retail Services Segment

The following table sets forth the number of domestic and foreign Cash America-owned and franchised locations in our retail services segment offering pawn lending, consumer lending and other services as of June 30, 2012 and 2011. Our domestic retail services locations operate under the names “Cash America Pawn,” “SuperPawn,” “Cash America Payday Advance,” “Cashland,” “Pawn X-Change” and “Mr. Payroll.” Our foreign retail services locations (of which we are a majority owner) operate under the name “Prenda Fácil.”


	As of June 30,
	2012						2011
	Domestic^(a)(b)		Foreign^(a)		Total		Domestic^(a)(b)		Foreign^(a)		Total
Retail services locations offering:
Both pawn and consumer lending		577		—		577		572		—		572
Pawn lending only		130		195		325		125		184		309
Consumer lending only		83		—		83		85		—		85
Other^(c)		101		—		101		118		—		118

Total retail services		891		195		1,086		900		184		1,084

^(a)	Except as described in (c) below, includes locations that operate in 23 states in the United States as of both June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and 21 jurisdictions in Mexico, as of both June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

^(b)	Includes unconsolidated franchised locations as follows: one location operating under the name “Cash America Pawn” as of June 30, 2012 and nine locations operating under the names “Cash America Pawn” and “SuperPawn” as of June 30, 2011.

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Includes six consolidated Cash America-owned check cashing locations as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and 95 and 112 unconsolidated franchised check cashing locations as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, includes locations that operate in 16 and 18 states in the United States, respectively.

E-Commerce Segment

As of June 30, 2012, our e-commerce operating segment offered consumer loans to customers over the Internet:

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in the United States at http://www.cashnetusa.com and http://www.netcredit.com,

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in the United Kingdom at http://www.quickquid.co.uk and http://www.poundstopocket.co.uk,

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in Australia at http://www.dollarsdirect.com.au, and

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in Canada at http://www.dollarsdirect.ca.

The following table includes, as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, the number of states in the United States and other foreign countries where our e-commerce segment operates.


	June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011
United States		32		30
United Kingdom		Y		Y
Australia		Y		Y
Canada		Y		Y

We are a Texas corporation with executive offices located at 1600 West 7^thStreet, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. Our telephone number is (817) 335-1100.

RISK FACTORS

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described in our periodic reports filed with the SEC, which are incorporated herein by reference, the risk factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in any applicable prospectus supplement and any risk factors set forth in our other filings with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act before making an investment decision. See “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information By Reference.”

USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise specified in an applicable prospectus supplement, we will use the proceeds we receive from the offered securities for general corporate purposes, which could include working capital expenditures, acquisitions, refinancing other debt or other capital transactions. Net proceeds of any offering may be temporarily invested prior to use. The application of proceeds will depend upon our funding requirements at the time and the availability of other funds.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The following table contains our consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated.

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2012

Year Ended December 31,

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

5.5x

5.6x

5.4x

5.0x

5.3x

In computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, “earnings” represent income attributable to Cash America from continuing operations before noncontrolling interest and income taxes plus fixed charges and amortization of capitalized interest, less capitalized interest. “Fixed charges” consist of interest expense, including capitalized interest, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and one-third (the portion deemed representative of the interest factor) of rental expense on operating leases. Fixed charges also include interest expense related to uncertain tax positions.

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

As used in this prospectus, debt securities means the debentures, notes, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness that we may issue separately, upon exercise of a debt warrant, in connection with a stock purchase contract or as part of a stock purchase unit from time to time. The debt securities will either be senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities. Senior debt securities may be issued under a “senior indenture” and subordinated debt securities may be issued under a “subordinated indenture,” in each case between us and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. This prospectus sometimes refers to the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture collectively as the “indentures.”

The terms of the debt securities will include those stated in the indentures and those made part of the indentures by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in effect on the date of the indenture. We have filed copies of the forms of indentures as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The indentures will be subject to and governed by the terms of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of our debt securities that we may offer by this prospectus. We will describe the particular terms of debt securities, and provisions that vary from those described below, in one or more prospectus supplements. This summary is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of the indentures.

General

The debt securities will be our direct unsecured obligations. The senior debt securities will rank equally with all of our other senior and unsubordinated debt. The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all of our present and future senior indebtedness to the extent and in the manner set forth in the subordinated indenture.

Since our operations are conducted through our subsidiaries, the cash flow and the consequent ability to service our indebtedness, including the debt securities, is dependent upon the earnings of our subsidiaries and the distribution of those earnings or upon the payments of funds by those subsidiaries to us. Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay any amounts due pursuant to the debt securities or to make funds available to us, whether by dividends, loans or other payments. In addition, the payment of dividends and the making of loans and advances to us by our subsidiaries are or may be subject to contractual or statutory restrictions, are contingent upon the earnings of those subsidiaries and are subject to various business considerations. Any right we may have to receive assets of any of our subsidiaries upon their liquidation or reorganization (and the consequent right of the holders of our debt securities to participate in those assets) will be effectively subordinated to the claims of such subsidiary’s creditors, including trade creditors.

Creditors of each of our subsidiaries, including trade creditors and creditors that have the benefit of guarantees issued by our subsidiaries, generally will have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of the subsidiary over the claims of our creditors, including holders of the notes. The notes, therefore, will be effectively subordinated to the claims of creditors, including trade creditors, of our subsidiaries. If we become insolvent or are liquidated, or if payment of any secured indebtedness is accelerated, the holders of the secured indebtedness will be entitled to exercise the remedies available to secured creditors under applicable law, including the ability to foreclose on and sell the assets securing such indebtedness in order to satisfy such indebtedness. In addition, our rights and the rights of our creditors, including the holders of the notes, to participate in the assets of a subsidiary during its liquidation or reorganization will be effectively subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of that subsidiary. Furthermore, the indentures do not restrict our subsidiaries’ ability to incur secured or other indebtedness in the future. In any case, any remaining assets may be insufficient to repay the notes.

The indentures do not limit the aggregate principal amount of debt securities that we may issue and provide that we may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series, in each case with the same or various

maturities, at par or at a discount. We may issue additional debt securities of a particular series without the consent of the holders of the debt securities of such series outstanding at the time of the issuance. Any such additional debt securities, together with all other outstanding debt securities of that series, will constitute a single series of debt securities under the applicable indenture. The indentures also do not limit our ability to incur other debt.

Each prospectus supplement will describe the terms relating to the specific series of debt securities being offered. These terms will include some or all of the following:

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the title of debt securities and whether they are subordinated debt securities or senior debt securities;

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any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;

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the price or prices at which we will sell the debt securities;

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the maturity date or dates of the debt securities;

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the rate or rates of interest, if any, which may be fixed or variable, at which the debt securities will bear interest, or the method of determining such rate or rates, if any;

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the date or dates from which any interest will accrue or the method by which such date or dates will be determined;

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the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of any such extension;

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whether the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the debt securities may be determined with reference to any index, formula or other method, such as one or more currencies, commodities, equity securities, equity indices or other indices, and the conditions upon and the manner of determining the amount of such payments;

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the dates on which we will pay interest on the debt securities and the regular record date for determining who is entitled to the interest payable on any interest payment date;

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the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the debt securities will be payable;

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if we possess the option to do so, the periods within which and the prices at which we may redeem the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to optional redemption provisions, and the other terms and conditions of any such provisions;

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our obligation, if any, to redeem, repay or purchase debt securities by making periodic payments to a sinking fund or through an analogous provision or at the option of holders of the debt securities, and the period or periods within which and the price or prices at which we will redeem, repay or purchase the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and the other terms and conditions of such obligation;

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the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000;

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the portion, or methods of determining the portion, of the principal amount of the debt securities which we must pay upon the acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities in connection with an event of default (as described below), if other than the full principal amount;

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the currency, currencies or currency unit in which we will pay the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the debt securities, if not United States dollars;

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provisions, if any, granting special rights to holders of the debt securities upon the occurrence of specified events;

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any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the events of default or our covenants with respect to the applicable series of debt securities, and whether or not such events of default or covenants are consistent with those contained in the applicable indenture;

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the application, if any, of the terms of the indenture relating to defeasance and covenant defeasance (which terms are described below) to the debt securities;

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whether the subordination provisions summarized below or different subordination provisions will apply to the debt securities;

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the terms, if any, upon which the holders may convert or exchange the debt securities into or for our common stock or other securities or property;

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whether any of the debt securities are to be issuable upon the exercise of warrants, and the time, manner and place for such debt securities to the authenticated and delivered;

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whether any of the debt securities will be issued in global form and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which global debt securities may be exchanged for certificated debt securities;

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any change in the right of the trustee or the requisite holders of debt securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable because of an event of default;

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the depositary for global or certificated debt securities;

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any special tax implications of the debt securities;

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any trustees, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars or other agents with respect to the debt securities; and

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any other terms of the debt securities.

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.

Debt securities may be sold at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount, bearing no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of issuance is below market rates. The applicable prospectus supplement will generally describe federal income tax consequences and special considerations applicable to any such debt securities. The debt securities may also be issued as indexed securities or securities denominated in foreign currencies, currency units or composite currencies, as described in more detail in the prospectus supplement relating to any of the particular debt securities. The prospectus supplement relating to specific debt securities will also describe any special considerations and certain additional tax considerations applicable to such debt securities.

Subordination

The prospectus supplement relating to any offering of subordinated debt securities will describe the specific subordination provisions, including the extent of subordination of payment by us of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such subordinated debt securities.

The subordinated indenture does not limit the issuance of additional senior indebtedness.

Certain Covenants

Except as set forth below or in any indenture supplemental to the indentures or in a board resolution of ours establishing a series of securities under the indentures, the indentures will not:

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limit the amount of indebtedness or lease obligations that may be incurred by us and our subsidiaries; or

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contain provisions which would give holders of the notes the right to require us to repurchase their notes in the event of a decline in the credit rating of our debt securities resulting from a change in control, recapitalization or similar restructuring or in the case of any other event.

Amalgamation, Merger, Consolidation or Transfer of Assets

Under the terms of the indentures, we may amalgamate, consolidate or merge with another entity, or sell, lease, convey or otherwise transfer all or substantially all our assets to another entity, if we are either the continuing entity or, if we are not the continuing entity, under the following conditions:

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the successor entity is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and expressly assumes all payments on all of the debt securities and the performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of the applicable indenture;

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the transaction must not cause a default on the debt securities and we must not already be in default on the debt securities; and

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any additional conditions with respect to any particular debt securities are met.

Events of Default

Unless otherwise provided for in the prospectus supplement, the term “event of default”, when used in the indentures means any of the following:

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failure to pay interest for 30 days after the date payment is due and payable; however, if we extend an interest payment period under the terms of the debt securities, the extension will not be a failure to pay interest;

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failure to pay principal or premium, if any, on any debt security when due, either at maturity, with such failure continuing for five days, upon any redemption, by declaration or otherwise;

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failure to perform other covenants for 60 days after notice that performance was required;

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events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of our company; or

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any other event of default provided in the applicable resolution of our board of directors or the supplemental indenture under which we issue a series of debt securities.

If an event of default shall occur and be continuing with respect to a series of debt securities, either the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities (or such lesser amount as may be provided for in the securities of such series) of such series may declare the entire principal amount of all the debt securities of such series to be due and payable.

The indentures provide that the trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of default with respect to a particular series of debt securities, give the holders of the debt securities of such series notice of such default known to it (the term default to mean the events specified above without grace periods); provided that, except in the case of default in the payment of principal or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any of the debt securities of such series, the trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if it in good faith determines the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the holders of the debt securities of such series.

Upon issuance of debt pursuant to the indentures, we will be required to furnish the trustee annually a statement by certain of our officers to the effect that to the best of their knowledge we are not in default in the fulfillment of any of our obligations under the indentures or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default. No holder of any debt securities of any particular series shall have any right to institute any judicial or other proceeding with respect to the indentures or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy unless:

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an event of default shall have occurred and be continuing and such holder shall have given the trustee prior written notice of such continuing event of default;

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the holders of not less than 25% of the outstanding principal amount of debt securities of a particular series shall have requested the trustee for such series institute proceedings in respect of such event of default;

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the trustee shall have been offered reasonable indemnity against its costs, expenses and liabilities in complying with such request;

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the trustee shall have failed to institute proceedings 60 days after the receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity; and

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no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given for 60 days by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of a particular series of debt securities outstanding will have the right, subject to certain limitations, to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee with respect to such series or exercising any trust or power conferred to the trustee, and to waive certain defaults. The indentures will provide that in case an event of default shall occur and be continuing, the trustee shall exercise such of its rights and powers under the indentures, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of their own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indentures at the request of any of the holders of debt securities of a particular series unless they shall have offered to the trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request.

Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

If indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may discharge or defease our obligations under each indenture as set forth below.

We may discharge certain obligations to holders of any series of debt securities issued under either the senior indenture or the subordinated indenture which have not already been delivered to the trustee for cancellation and which have either become due and payable or are by their terms due and payable within one year (or scheduled for redemption within one year) by irrevocably depositing with the trustee funds in U.S. dollars or in the foreign currency in which debt securities of such series are payable in an amount sufficient to pay the entire indebtedness on debt securities of such series with respect to principal (and premium and additional amounts, if any) and interest to the date of such deposit (if debt securities of such series have become due and payable) or to the maturity thereof or the date of redemption of debt securities of such series, as the case may be.

If indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may elect either (a) to defease and be discharged from any and all obligations with respect to the debt securities of or within any series (except for, among other things, the obligation to pay additional amounts, if any, upon the occurrence of certain events of taxation, assessment or governmental charge with respect to payments on debt securities of such series and other obligations to register the transfer or exchange of debt securities of such series, to replace temporary or mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities, to maintain an office or agency with respect to the debt securities and to hold moneys for payment in trust) (“defeasance”) or (b) to be released from our obligations with respect to certain covenants applicable to the debt securities of or within any series of debt securities and any omission to comply with such obligations shall not constitute an event of default with respect to such series of debt securities (“covenant defeasance”), upon the deposit with the relevant indenture trustee, in trust for such purpose, of money and/or government obligations which through the payment of principal and interest in accordance with their terms will provide money in an amount sufficient, without reinvestment, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on such debt securities to maturity.

As a condition to defeasance or covenant defeasance, we must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders of such debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance or covenant defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance or

covenant defeasance had not occurred. Such opinion of counsel, in the case of defeasance under clause (a) above, must refer to and be based upon a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service or a change in applicable federal income tax law occurring after the date of the relevant indenture. In addition, in the case of either defeasance or covenant defeasance, we must deliver to the trustee (x) an opinion of counsel stating that the money and government obligations or other property deposited with the trustee to be held in trust will not be subject to any case or proceeding under any Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or any decree or order for relief, and (y) an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such defeasance or covenant defeasance have been complied with.

We may exercise our defeasance option with respect to such debt securities notwithstanding our prior exercise of our covenant defeasance option.

Modification and Waiver

Without the consent of any holders of debt securities, we and the trustee may enter into one or more supplemental indentures for any of the following purposes:

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to evidence the succession of another entity to our company and the assumption of our covenants by the successor;

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to add one or more covenants for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of debt securities, or to surrender any right or power conferred upon us;

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to add any additional events of default for all or any series of debt securities;

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to add or change any provisions to such extent as necessary to facilitate the issuance of debt securities in bearer or in global form;

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to add a guarantor or permit any entity to guarantee the obligations under any series of debt securities or to transfer property or assets to the trustee as security for any series of debt securities;

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to establish the form or terms of debt securities of any series;

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to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment of a separate or successor trustee;

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to add to, change or eliminate any provision affecting debt securities not yet issued;

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to make provisions with respect to conversion or exchange rights of holders of any series of debt securities;

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to cure any ambiguity or to correct any mistake or inconsistency;

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to facilitate the defeasance or discharge of any series of debt securities;

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to amend or supplement any provision so long as it does not affect the interests of the holders of any series of debt securities then outstanding;

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to make any change that does not materially adversely affect the rights of the holder of the any series of debt securities; or

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to comply with the requirements of the SEC to maintain the qualification of the indentures under the Trust Indenture Act.

Except as provided above, the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture is generally required for the purpose of adding to, or changing or eliminating any of the provisions of, the indentures or debt securities pursuant to a supplemental indenture. However, no amendment may, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security directly affected thereby:

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change the stated maturity of the principal or interest on any debt security, or reduce the principal amount, interest rate or premium payable with respect to any debt security or change the currency in which any debt security is payable, or impair the right to bring suit to enforce any such payment;

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reduce principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of an original issue discount debt security;

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reduce the percentages of holders whose consent is required to amend the indentures or to waive compliance with certain provisions of the indentures or certain defaults;

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change our obligation to maintain an office or agency in the places and for the purposes specified in the indentures; or make any change that adversely affects the conversion or exchange rights of any series of debt securities; or

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modify any of the preceding provisions or provisions in the indentures regarding waiver of past defaults.

A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any provision of the indenture expressly included solely for the benefit of holders of debt securities of one or more particular series of debt securities will be deemed not to affect the rights under the indenture of the holders of debt securities of any other series.

The holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of such series, waive our compliance with certain restrictive provisions of the applicable indenture. The holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of such series, waive any past default and its consequences under the indenture with respect to the debt securities of such series, except a default:

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in the payment of principal of (or premium, if any), any interest on or any additional amounts with respect to debt securities of such series; or

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in respect of a covenant or provision of the indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each debt security of any series.

Payment and Paying Agents

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, payment of interest on a debt security on any interest payment date will be made to the person in whose name a debt security is registered at the close of business on the record date for the interest.

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, principal, interest and premium on the debt securities of a particular series will be payable at the office of such paying agent or paying agents as we may designate for such purpose from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at our option, payment of any interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address appears in the security register.

A paying agent designated by us will act as paying agent for payments with respect to debt securities of each series. All paying agents initially designated by us for the debt securities of a particular series will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. We may at any time designate additional paying agents or rescind the designation of any paying agent or approve a change in the office through which any paying agent acts, except that we will be required to maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of a particular series.

All moneys paid by us to a paying agent for the payment of the principal, interest or premium on any debt security which remain unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, interest or premium has become due and payable will be repaid to us upon request, and the holder of such debt security thereafter may look only to us for payment thereof.

Global Debt Securities

The debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in global form that will be deposited with a depositary or with a nominee for the depositary identified in a prospectus supplement. In such case, one or more

registered global securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the total principal amount of outstanding debt securities of the series to be represented by such registered global security or securities. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities in definitive form, a registered global security may not be registered for transfer or exchange except as a whole by the depositary, the depositary’s nominee or their respective successors as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any portion of a series of debt securities to be represented by a registered global security will be described in a prospectus supplement. We expect that the following provisions will apply to depositary arrangements.

Upon the issuance of any registered global security, and the deposit of such security with or on behalf of the appropriate depositary, the depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the debt securities represented by such registered global security to the accounts of institutions or participants that have accounts with the depositary or its nominee. The accounts to be credited will be designated by the underwriters or agents engaging in the distribution of the debt securities or by us, if we offer and sell such debt securities directly.

Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be limited to participants of the depositary (which are usually large investment banks, retail brokerage firms, banks and other large financial institutions) and persons that hold interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial interests by participants in a registered global security will be shown on, and the transfer of those ownership interests will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary for that security or its nominee. Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security by persons who hold through participants will be shown on, and the transfer of those ownership interests within that participant will be effected only through, records maintained by that participant. The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of securities in certificated form. The preceding limitations and such laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in registered global securities.

So long as the depositary for a registered global security, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a registered global security, that depositary or nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by that registered global security. Unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement and except as specified below, owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security will not:

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be entitled to have the debt securities of the series represented by the registered global security registered in their names;

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receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the debt securities of such series in certificated form; or

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be considered the holders of the debt securities for any purposes under the indentures.

Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a registered global security must rely on the procedures of the depositary and, if such person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which such person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the indentures.

The depositary may grant proxies and otherwise authorize participants to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which a holder is entitled to give or take under the indentures. Unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement, payments with respect to principal, premium and/or interest, if any, on debt securities represented by a registered global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to such depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of such registered global security.

We expect that the depositary for any debt securities represented by a registered global security, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium or interest, will immediately credit participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of the registered global security as shown on the records of such depositary. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security held through participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices in the securities industry, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers registered in “street names,” and will be the responsibility of such participants. Neither we nor the trustee or any agent of ours will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a registered global security, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

Unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement, if the depositary for any debt securities represented by a registered global security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary and a successor depositary is not appointed by us within 90 days, we will issue debt securities in certificated form in exchange for the registered global security. In addition, the indentures provide that we may at any time and in our sole discretion determine not to have any of the debt securities of a series represented by one or more registered global securities and, in such event, will issue debt securities of such series in certificated form in exchange for all of the registered global securities representing such debt securities. Further, if we so specify with respect to the debt securities of a series, an owner of a beneficial interest in a registered global security representing such series of debt securities may receive, on terms acceptable to us and the depositary for such registered global security, debt securities of such series in certificated form registered in the name of such beneficial owner or its designee.

Denominations, Registrations and Transfer

The debt securities will be issued only in fully registered form, without interest coupons and, unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, in denominations that are even multiples of $1,000. A direct holder may have his or her debt securities broken into, or “exchanged” for, more debt securities of smaller denominations or combined into fewer debt securities of larger denominations, as long as the total principal amount is not changed.

A direct holder may exchange or transfer debt securities at the office of the trustee. The trustee acts as our agent for registering debt securities in the names of holders and transferring debt securities. We may change this appointment to another entity or perform the service ourselves. The entity performing the role of maintaining the list of registered direct holders is called the security registrar. It will also register transfers of the debt securities.

A direct holder will not be required to pay a service charge to transfer or exchange debt securities, but may be required to pay for any tax or other governmental charge associated with the exchange or transfer. The transfer or exchange will only be made if the security registrar is satisfied with the holder’s proof of ownership.

If we designate additional transfer agents, they will be named in the prospectus supplement. We may cancel the designation of any particular transfer agent. We may also approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts.

If the debt securities are redeemable and we redeem less than all of the debt securities of a particular series, we may block the transfer or exchange of debt securities during the period beginning 15 days before the selection of securities for redemption and ending on the earliest date of notice of such redemption, in order to freeze the list of holders to prepare the mailing. We may also refuse to register transfers or exchanges of debt securities selected for redemption, except that we will continue to permit transfers and exchanges of the unredeemed portion of any debt security being partially redeemed.

Governing Law

The indentures are and debt securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.

Regarding the Trustee

The trustee under the indentures will be named in the prospectus supplement. The trustee is permitted to engage in other transactions with us and our subsidiaries from time to time, provided that if the trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict upon the occurrence of an event of default, or else resign.

Conversion or Exchange Rights

The prospectus supplement will describe the terms, if any, on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock or other debt securities. These terms will include provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option. The terms will include, among others, the following:

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the conversion or exchange price;

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the conversion or exchange period;

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provisions regarding the convertibility or exchangeability of the debt securities, including who may convert or exchange;

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events requiring adjustment to the conversion or exchange price;

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provisions affecting conversion or exchange in the event of our redemption of the debt securities; and

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any anti-dilution provisions, if applicable.

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

The following summarizes the material terms of our common stock but does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable provisions of Texas law and our articles of incorporation and bylaws.

Common Stock

Under our articles of incorporation, we may issue up to 80,000,000 shares of common stock. The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as, when and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities. Our common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. The outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable. As of August 20, 2012, there were 29,242,610 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

Certain Anti-Takeover Matters

We have shares of common stock available for future issuance without shareholder approval. These additional shares may be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, facilitating corporate acquisitions or paying a dividend on the capital stock. The existence of unissued and unreserved common stock may enable our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management thereby protecting the continuity of our management.

We are subject to Section 21.606 of the Texas Business Organizations Code. That section prohibits Texas corporations from engaging in a wide range of specified transactions with any affiliated shareholder during the three-year period immediately following the affiliated shareholder’s acquisition of shares in the absence of certain board of director or shareholder approvals. An affiliated shareholder of a corporation is any person, other than the corporation and any of its wholly owned subsidiaries, that is or was within the preceding three-year period the beneficial owner of 20% or more of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. Section 21.606 may deter any potential unfriendly offers or other efforts to obtain control of us that are not approved by our board. This may deprive our shareholders of opportunities to sell shares of our common stock at a premium to the prevailing market price.

The above provisions may deter a hostile takeover or delay a change in control of management or us.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

Our common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CSH.” Our transfer agent and registrar of the common stock is Computershare Shareowner Services LLC.

DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES

The following description of the depositary shares and the terms of the deposit agreement is a summary. It summarizes only those aspects of the depositary shares and those portions of the deposit agreement that we believe will be most important to your decision to invest in our depositary shares. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any deposit agreement. This summary is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of any specific deposit agreement, which we will file with the SEC as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K or a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which

this prospectus is a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information” above for information on how to obtain a copy of a deposit document when it is filed. You should read the deposit agreement for a full description of the terms of the depositary shares.

General

We may choose to offer fractional interests in debt securities or fractional shares of our common stock. If we decide to do so, we will issue fractional interests in debt securities or common stock, as the case may be, in the form of depositary shares. Each depositary share would represent a fractional interest in a security of a particular series of debt securities or a fraction of a share of common stock, as the case may be, and would be evidenced by a depositary receipt.

We will deposit the debt securities or shares of common stock represented by depositary shares under a deposit agreement between us and a depositary which we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement. Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, as an owner of a depositary share you will be entitled, in proportion to the applicable fraction of a debt security or share of common stock represented by the depositary share, to all the rights and preferences of the debt security or common stock, as the case may be, represented by the depositary share, including, as the case may be, interest, dividend, voting, conversion, redemption, sinking fund, repayment at maturity, subscription and liquidation rights.

The depositary will distribute all payments of interest, cash dividends or other cash distributions received on the debt securities to you in proportion to the number of depositary shares that you own.

In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the depositary will distribute property received by it to you in an equitable manner, unless the depositary determines that it is not feasible to make a distribution. In that case the depositary may sell the property and distribute the net proceeds from the sale to you.

Redemption of Depositary Shares

If we redeem a debt security or common stock represented by depositary shares, the depositary will redeem your depositary shares from the proceeds received by the depositary resulting from the redemption. The redemption price per depositary share will be equal to the applicable fraction of the redemption price per debt security or share of common stock payable in relation to the redeemed series of debt securities or common stock. Whenever we redeem debt securities or shares of common stock held by the depositary, the depositary will redeem as of the same redemption date the number of depositary shares representing, as the case may be, fractional interests in the debt securities or shares of common stock redeemed. If fewer than all the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot, proportionately or by any other equitable method as the depositary may determine.

Exercise of Rights under the Indentures or Voting the Common Stock

Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which you are entitled to vote, or of any request for instructions or directions from you as holder of fractional interests in debt securities or common stock, the depositary will mail to you the information contained in that notice. Each record holder of the depositary shares on the record date will be entitled to instruct the depositary how to give instructions or directions with respect to the debt securities represented by that holder’s depositary shares or how to vote the amount of the common stock represented by that holder’s depositary shares. The record date for the depositary shares will be the same date as the record date for the debt securities or common stock, as the case may be. The depositary will endeavor, to the extent practicable, to give instructions or directions with respect to the debt securities or to vote the amount of the common stock represented by the depositary shares in accordance with those instructions. We will agree to take all reasonable action which the depositary may deem necessary to enable the depositary to do so. The depositary will abstain from giving instructions or directions with respect to your fractional interests in the debt securities or voting shares of the common stock if it does not receive specific instructions from you.

Amendment and Termination of the Deposit Agreement

We and the depositary may amend the form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any provision of the deposit agreement at any time. However, any amendment which materially and adversely alters the rights of the holders of the depositary shares will not be effective unless the amendment has been approved by the holders of at least a majority of the depositary shares then outstanding.

The deposit agreement will terminate if:

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all outstanding depositary shares have been redeemed;

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if applicable, the debt securities represented by depository shares have been converted into or exchanged for our common stock; or

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there has been a complete repayment or redemption of the debt securities or a final distribution in respect of the common stock, including in connection with our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, and the repayment, redemption or distribution of proceeds, as the case may be, have been distributed to you.

Resignation and Removal of Depositary

The depositary may resign at any time by delivering to us notice of its election to do so. We also may, at any time, remove the depositary. Any resignation or removal will take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment. We must appoint the successor depositary within 60 days after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal. The successor depositary must be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000.

Charges of Depositary

We will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. We will pay charges of the depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the debt securities or common stock, as the case may be, and issuance of depositary receipts, all withdrawals of depositary shares of debt securities by you and any repayment or redemption of the debt securities. You will pay other transfer and other taxes and governmental charges, as well as the other charges that are expressly provided in the deposit agreement for your account.

Miscellaneous

The depositary will forward all reports and communications from us which are delivered to the depositary and which we are required or otherwise determine to furnish to holders of debt securities.

Neither we nor the depositary will be liable under the deposit agreement to you other than for gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. Neither we nor the depositary will be obligated to prosecute or defend any legal proceedings relating to any depositary shares, debt securities or common stock unless satisfactory indemnity is furnished. We and the depositary may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or upon information provided by persons presenting debt securities or shares of common stock for deposit, you or other persons believed to be competent and on documents which we and the depositary believe to be genuine.

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

General

We may issue warrants to purchase debt securities or common stock, or any combination of these securities. We may issue the warrants independently or together with any underlying securities, and the warrants may be

attached or separate from the underlying securities. We may also issue a series of warrants under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants of such series and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency for or with holders or beneficial owners of warrants.

The description of the specific terms of warrants, whether issued in a series or not, will be in a prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus. The specific terms of the warrants as described in a prospectus supplement will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace the general terms described in this section. If there are differences between a prospectus supplement and this prospectus, the prospectus supplement will control.

This summary also is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of any specific warrant document or agreement, which we will file with the SEC as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K or a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information” above for information on how to obtain a copy of a warrant document when it is filed.

When we refer to a series of warrants, we mean all warrants issued as part of the same series under the applicable warrant agreement.

Terms

The applicable prospectus supplement may describe the terms of any warrants that we may offer, including the following:

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the title of the warrants;

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the total number of warrants;

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the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued;

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the currency or currencies that investors may use to pay for the warrants;

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the designation and terms of the underlying securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants;

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the price at which and the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which investors may purchase the underlying securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants;

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the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire;

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whether the warrants will be issued in registered form or bearer form;

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information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;

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if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

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if applicable, the designation and terms of the underlying securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each underlying security;

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if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related underlying securities will be separately transferable;

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if applicable, a discussion of material United States federal income tax considerations;

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the identity of the warrant agent, if any;

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the procedures and conditions relating to the exercise of the warrants; and

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any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.

Warrant Agreements

We may issue the warrants in one or more series under one or more warrant agreements, each to be entered into between us and a bank, trust company, or other financial institution as warrant agent. We may add, replace, or terminate warrant agents from time to time. We may also choose to act as our own warrant agent or may choose one of our subsidiaries to do so.

We will not qualify any warrant agreement as an indenture, and no warrant agent will be required to qualify as a trustee, under the Trust Indenture Act. As a result, holders of warrants issued under a warrant agreement will not have the protection of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to their warrants.

The warrant agent under a warrant agreement will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants issued under that agreement. The warrant agent will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of those warrants. Any holder of warrants may, without the consent of any other person, enforce by appropriate legal action, on its own behalf, its right to exercise those warrants in accordance with their terms. Until the warrant is properly exercised, no holder of any warrant will be entitled to any rights of a holder of the warrant property purchasable upon exercise of the warrant.

Form, Exchange, and Transfer

We may issue the warrants in registered form or bearer form. Warrants issued in registered form, i.e. , book-entry, will be represented by a global security registered in the name of a depository, which will be the holder of all the warrants represented by the global security. Those investors who own beneficial interests in a global warrant will do so through participants in the depository’s system, and the rights of these indirect owners will be governed solely by the applicable procedures of the depository and its participants. In addition, we may issue warrants in non-global form, i.e. , bearer form. If any warrants are issued in non-global form, warrant certificates may be exchanged for new warrant certificates of different denominations, and holders may exchange, transfer, or exercise their warrants at the warrant agent’s office or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Prior to the exercise of their warrants, holders of warrants exercisable for debt securities will not have any of the rights of holders of the debt securities purchasable upon such exercise and will not be entitled to payments of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the debt securities purchasable upon such exercise. Prior to the exercise of their warrants, holders of warrants exercisable for shares or common stock will not have any rights of holders of the common stock purchasable upon such exercise and will not be entitled to dividend payments, if any, or voting rights of the common stock purchasable upon such exercise.

Exercise and Redemption of Warrants

A warrant will entitle the holder to purchase for cash an amount of securities at an exercise price that will be stated in, or that will be determinable as described in, the applicable prospectus supplement. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be redeemed as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Warrants may be exercised as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Upon receipt of payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will forward, as soon as practicable, the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the warrants represented by such warrant certificate are exercised, a new warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining warrants.

We may redeem your warrant before it is exercised unless the applicable prospectus supplement specifies otherwise. The prospectus supplement will specify one or more redemption prices. It may also specify one or more redemption periods during which the redemption prices relating to the redemption of warrants during those periods will apply. The warrant will be redeemable at our option at any time on or after a date specified in the prospectus supplement or at any other specified time or times. If we redeem the warrant, we will do so at the specified redemption price. If different prices are specified for different redemption periods, the price that we pay will be the price that applies to the redemption period during which the warrant is redeemed.

DESCRIPTION OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS

We may issue stock purchase contracts. Stock purchase contracts represent contracts obligating holders to purchase from or sell to us, and obligating us to sell to or purchase from the holders, a specified or variable number of shares of our common stock at a future date or dates. The price per share of common stock may be fixed at the time that the stock purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula contained in the stock purchase contracts. Any such formula may include anti-dilution provisions to adjust the number of shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the stock purchase contracts upon certain events. We may issue stock purchase contracts in distinct series.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any stock purchase contracts. The following description and any description of stock purchase contracts in the applicable prospectus supplement is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the stock purchase contract agreement and, if applicable, collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements relating to such stock purchase contracts. We will file these documents with the SEC as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K or a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information” above for information on how to obtain a copy of a document when it is filed.

We may issue stock purchase contracts separately or as part of units, which we describe below. Units may consist of a stock purchase contract and beneficial interests in other securities described in this prospectus or of third parties securing the holders’ obligations to purchase from or sell shares to us under the stock purchase contracts. These other securities may consist of our debt securities or common stock or debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. treasury securities.

The stock purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the stock purchase contracts or require the holders to make payments to us, and these payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis. The stock purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations under those contracts in a specified manner, and, in certain circumstances, we may deliver newly issued prepaid stock purchase contracts upon release to a holder of any collateral securing such holder’s obligations under the original stock purchase contract.

The applicable prospectus supplement may contain, where applicable, the following information about the stock purchase contracts issued under it:

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whether the stock purchase contracts obligate the holder to purchase or sell, or both purchase and sell, our common stock and the nature and amount of each of those securities, or the method of determining those amounts;

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whether the stock purchase contracts are to be prepaid or not;

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whether the stock purchase contracts are to be settled by delivery, or by reference or linkage to the value, performance, or outstanding amount of our common stock;

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any acceleration, cancellation, termination, or other provisions relating to the settlement of the stock purchase contracts;

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whether the stock purchase contracts will be issued in fully registered or global form; and

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any other terms of the stock purchase contracts.

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

We may issue units composed of any combination of our debt securities, common stock, warrants, and stock purchase contracts. We will issue each unit so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. As a result, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date.

We will describe the financial and other specific terms of specific units in the prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus. The following description and any description of units in the applicable prospectus supplement is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the unit agreement and, if applicable, collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements relating to such units. We will file these documents with the SEC as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K or a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information” above for information on how to obtain a copy of a document when it is filed.

The applicable prospectus supplement may describe:

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the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;

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any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer, or exchange of the units or of the securities composing the units; and

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whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form.

The applicable provisions described in this section, as well as those described under “Description of Debt Securities,” “Description of Common Stock,” “Description of Warrants” and “Description of Stock Purchase Contracts,” will apply to each unit and to each security included in each unit, respectively.

DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

General

We may issue subscription rights to purchase debt securities, common stock or warrants to purchase common stock. Subscription rights may be issued independently or together with any other offered security and may or may not be transferable by the person purchasing or receiving the subscription rights. In connection with any subscription rights offering to our shareholders, we may enter into a standby underwriting arrangement with one or more underwriters pursuant to which such underwriters will purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such subscription rights offering. In connection with a subscription rights offering to our shareholders, we will distribute certificates evidencing the subscription rights and a prospectus supplement to our shareholders on the record date that we set for receiving subscription rights in such subscription rights offering.

The description of the specific terms of the subscription rights will be in a prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus. The specific terms of the subscription rights as described in a prospectus supplement will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace the general terms described in this section. If there are differences between a prospectus supplement and this prospectus, the prospectus supplement will control.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the following terms of subscription rights in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered:

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the title of such subscription rights;

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the securities for which such subscription rights are exercisable;

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the exercise price for such subscription rights;

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the number of such subscription rights issued to each shareholder;

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the extent to which such subscription rights are transferable;

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if applicable, a discussion of the material United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the issuance or exercise of such subscription rights;

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the date on which the right to exercise such subscription rights shall commence, and the date on which such rights shall expire (subject to any extension);

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the extent to which such subscription rights include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities;

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if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting or other purchase arrangement that we may enter into in connection with the subscription rights offering; and

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any other terms of such subscription rights, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of such subscription rights.

Exercise of Subscription Rights

Each subscription right will entitle the holder of the subscription right to purchase for cash such amount of debt securities, shares of common stock, warrants or any combination thereof, at such exercise price as shall in each case be set forth in, or be determinable as set forth in, the prospectus supplement relating to the subscription rights offered thereby. Subscription rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for such subscription rights set forth in the prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised subscription rights will become void.

Subscription rights may be exercised as set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the subscription rights offered thereby. Upon receipt of payment and the subscription rights certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the subscription rights agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will forward, as soon as practicable, the debt securities, shares of common stock or warrants purchasable upon such exercise. We may determine to offer any unsubscribed offered securities directly to persons other than shareholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby underwriting arrangements, as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Any of the securities being offered hereby and any accompanying prospectus supplement may be sold in any one or more of the following ways from time to time by us or any selling securityholders:

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directly to purchasers;

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through agents;

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to or through underwriters;

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through dealers;

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directly to our shareholders; or

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through a combination of any such methods of sale.

In addition, we may issue the securities as a dividend or distribution to our shareholders.

The distribution of the securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.

We may solicit offers to purchase directly. Offers to purchase securities also may be solicited by agents designated by us from time to time. Any such agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by us to such agent will be set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in such prospectus supplement, any such agent will be acting on a reasonable best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. Any such agent may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Act, of the securities so offered and sold.

If securities are sold by means of an underwritten offering, we will execute an underwriting agreement with an underwriter or underwriters at the time an agreement for such sale is reached, and the names of the specific managing underwriter or underwriters, as well as any other underwriters, the respective amounts underwritten and the terms of the transaction, including commissions, discounts and any other compensation of the underwriters and dealers, if any, will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement which will be used by the underwriters to make resales of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered to the public. If underwriters are utilized in the sale of any securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, such securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at fixed public offering prices or at varying prices determined by the underwriters at the time of sale. Securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by one or more underwriters. If any underwriter or underwriters are utilized in the sale of securities, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the underwriting agreement will provide that the obligations of the underwriters are subject to certain conditions precedent and that the underwriters with respect to a sale of such securities will be obligated to purchase all such securities if any are purchased.

We may grant to the underwriters options to purchase additional securities to cover over-allotments, if any, at the initial public offering price (with additional underwriting commissions or discounts), as may be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating thereto. If we grant any over-allotment option, the terms of such over-allotment option will be set forth in the prospectus supplement for such securities.

If a dealer is used in the sale of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered, we will sell such securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell such securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by such dealer at the time of resale. Any such dealer may be deemed to be an underwriter, as such term is defined in the Securities Act, of the securities so offered and sold. The name of the dealer and the terms of the transaction will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating thereto.

Offers to purchase securities may be solicited directly by us and the sale thereof may be made by us directly to institutional investors or others, who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any resale thereof. We may also offer securities through agents in connection with a distribution to our shareholders of rights to purchase such securities. The terms of any such sales will be described in the prospectus supplement relating thereto.

We may offer our equity securities into an existing trading market on the terms described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Underwriters and dealers who may participate in any at-the-market offerings will be described in the prospectus supplement relating thereto.

Pursuant to any standby underwriting agreement entered into in connection with a subscription rights offering to our shareholders, persons acting as standby underwriters may receive a commitment fee for all securities underlying the subscription rights that the underwriter commits to purchase on a standby basis. Additionally, prior to the expiration date with respect to any subscription rights, any standby underwriters in a subscription rights offering to our shareholders may offer such securities on a when-issued basis, including securities to be acquired through the purchase and exercise of subscription rights, at prices set from time to time by the standby underwriters. After the expiration date with respect to such subscription rights, the underwriters

may offer securities of the type underlying the subscription rights, whether acquired pursuant to a standby underwriting agreement, the exercise of the subscription rights or the purchase of such securities in the market, to the public at a price or prices to be determined by the underwriters. The standby underwriters may thus realize profits or losses independent of the underwriting discounts or commissions paid by us. If we do not enter into a standby underwriting arrangement in connection with a subscription rights offering to our shareholders, we may elect to retain a dealer-manager to manage such a subscription rights offering for us. Any such dealer-manager may offer securities of the type underlying the subscription rights acquired or to be acquired pursuant to the purchase and exercise of subscription rights and may thus realize profits or losses independent of any dealer-manager fee paid by us.

Securities may also be offered and sold, if so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise, by one or more firms (“remarketing firms”) acting as principals for their own accounts or as agents for us. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreement, if any, with us and its compensation will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters, as that term is defined in the Securities Act, in connection with the securities remarketed thereby.

If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may authorize agents, dealers or underwriters to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on the date or dates stated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such delayed delivery contracts will be subject to only those conditions set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. A commission indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement will be paid to underwriters and agents soliciting purchases of securities pursuant to delayed delivery contracts accepted by us.

Agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms may be entitled under relevant agreements with us to indemnification by us against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments which such agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms may be required to make in respect thereof.

Any underwriter may engage in stabilizing and syndicate covering transactions in accordance with Regulation M, which permits stabilizing bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. The underwriters may over-allot shares of the securities in connection with an offering of securities, thereby creating a short position in the underwriters’ account. Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. Stabilizing and syndicate covering transactions may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be in the absence of such transactions. These transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

If this prospectus is used to sell securities for the account of any selling securityholders, any additional terms of the offering will be described in a prospectus supplement, including the title and amount of any securities to be offered, the name each selling securityholder, the nature of any position, office, or other material relationship which the selling securityholder has had within the past three years with us and the amount of our securities owned by the selling securityholders prior to the offering, the amount to be offered for the accounts of the selling securityholders and the amounts of the class to be owned by the selling securityholders after completion of the offering.

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, each series of securities will be a new issue and will have no established trading market. We may elect to list any series of securities on an exchange but, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we shall not be obligated to do so. No

assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for any of the securities. Any common stock sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance. We may elect to list any of the other securities on an exchange, but are not obligated to do so.

Agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us and our subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.

The anticipated date of delivery of securities will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to each offer.

EXPERTS

The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in the Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

LEGAL MATTERS

In connection with particular offerings of the securities in the future, and if stated in the applicable prospectus supplements, the validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Hunton & Williams LLP, Dallas, Texas. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the underwriters by counsel named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Debt Securities

Common Stock

Depositary Shares

Warrants

Stock Purchase Contracts

Units

Subscription Rights

PROSPECTUS

August 24, 2012

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14.

Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.


Securities and Exchange Commission filing fee*		$
Accounting fees and expenses**
Legal fees and expenses**
Printing and engraving fees**
Trustee’s Fees and Expenses**
Other**
Total expenses		$

*	Deferred in accordance with Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933.

**	Since an indeterminate amount of securities is covered by this registration statement, the expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities are therefore not currently determinable.

Item 15.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Texas Business Organizations Code

The Texas Business Organizations Code provides that a corporation may indemnify a governing person, a former governing person or delegate, who was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding if it is determined that the person: (i) conducted himself in good faith; (ii) reasonably believed that (a) in the case of conduct in his official capacity that his conduct was in the corporation’s best interest and (b) in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to the corporation’s best interest; and (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. However, if the person is found liable to the corporation, or if the person is found liable on the basis that he received an improper personal benefit, indemnification under Texas law is limited to the reimbursement of reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with the proceedings and does not include a judgment, a penalty, a fine, and an excise or similar tax, and no indemnification will be available if the person is found liable for willful or intentional misconduct, breach of the person’s duty of loyalty, or an act or omission not committed in good faith that constitutes a breach of a duty owed by the person to the corporation. Under Texas law, indemnification by the corporation is mandatory for a governing person, a former governing person or delegate if the person is wholly successful on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of the proceeding.

Our Bylaws

Our Bylaws provide for indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Texas Business Organizations Code. Indemnification under our Bylaws permits us to advance litigation expenses in the case of shareholder derivative actions or other actions. Our Bylaws permit us to purchase and maintain liability, indemnification and/or other similar insurance. Our directors and officers are covered by insurance indemnifying them against certain liabilities which might be incurred by them in their capacities as such, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act.

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Item 16.

Exhibits.


Exhibit		Description
1.1*		Form of Underwriting Agreement (Equity)

1.2*		Form of Underwriting Agreement (Debt)

1.3*		Form of Underwriting Agreement (Warrants)

1.4*		Form of Underwriting Agreement (Units)

4.1		Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on October 4, 1984 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Cash America International, Inc. (the “Corporation”) Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-10752)

4.2		Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on October 26, 1984 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-10752)

4.3		Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on September 24, 1986 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-10752)

4.4		Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on September 30, 1987 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Corporation’s Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 33-17275)

4.5		Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on April 23, 1992 to change the Corporation’s name to “Cash America International, Inc.” (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.5 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992, File No. 001-09733)

4.6		Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America International, Inc. filed in Office of the Secretary of State of Texas on May 21, 1993 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 001-09733)

4.7		Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company effective January 1, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-09733)

4.8		Form of Senior Indenture

4.9		Form of Subordinated Indenture

4.10		Form of Senior Debt Securities (included in Exhibit 4.8)

4.11		Form of Subordinated Debt Securities (included in Exhibit 4.9)

4.12*		Form of Deposit Agreement

4.13*		Form of Warrant Certificate

4.14*		Form of Warrant Agreement

4.15*		Form of Stock Purchase Contract

4.16*		Form of Unit Agreement

4.17*		Form of Collateral Agreement

4.18*		Form of Subscription Certificate

4.19		Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992, File No. 001-09733)

5.1		Opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP

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Exhibit		Description
12.1		Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

23.1		Consent of Hunton & Williams LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

23.2		Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

24.1		Powers of Attorney (included on signature page hereto)

25.1		Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of the Trustee under the Senior Indenture

25.2		Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of the Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture

*	To be filed, if necessary, by amendment or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 17.

Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided however, that Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

4. That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

(i) If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:

(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

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(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or

(ii) If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

5. That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:

The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.

(d) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(e) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

1. For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

2. For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(f) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (“Act”) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)2 of the Act.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Fort Worth, Texas on August 24, 2012.


CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By:		/s/ Thomas A. Bessant, Jr.
		Thomas A. Bessant, Jr Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Thomas A. Bessant, Jr. and J. Curtis Linscott, or each of them individually, such person’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in such person’s name, place and stead, in the capacities indicated below, to sign this registration statement on Form S-3 of Cash America International, Inc. and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might, or could, do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature	Title	Date

/s/ Jack R. Daugherty Jack R. Daugherty	Chairman of the Board of Directors	August 24, 2012

/s/ Daniel R. Feehan Daniel R. Feehan	Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	August 24, 2012

/s/ Thomas A. Bessant, Jr. Thomas A. Bessant, Jr.	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	August 24, 2012

/s/ Daniel E. Berce Daniel E. Berce	Director	August 24, 2012

/s/ Albert Goldstein Albert Goldstein	Director	August 24, 2012

/s/ James H. Graves James H. Graves	Director	August 24, 2012

/s/ B. D. Hunter B. D. Hunter	Director	August 24, 2012

/s/ Timothy J. McKibben Timothy J. McKibben	Director	August 24, 2012

/s/ Alfred M. Micallef Alfred M. Micallef	Director	August 24, 2012

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit		Description
1.1*		Form of Underwriting Agreement (Equity)

1.2*		Form of Underwriting Agreement (Debt)

1.3*		Form of Underwriting Agreement (Warrants)

1.4*		Form of Underwriting Agreement (Units)

4.1		Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on October 4, 1984 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Cash America International, Inc. (the “Corporation”) Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-10752)

4.2		Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on October 26, 1984 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-10752)

4.3		Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on September 24, 1986 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-10752)

4.4		Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on September 30, 1987 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Corporation’s Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 33-17275)

4.5		Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on April 23, 1992 to change the Corporation’s name to “Cash America International, Inc.” (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.5 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992, File No. 001-09733)

4.6		Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America International, Inc. filed in Office of the Secretary of State of Texas on May 21, 1993 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 001-09733)

4.7		Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company effective January 1, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-09733)

4.8		Form of Senior Indenture

4.9		Form of Subordinated Indenture

4.10		Form of Senior Debt Securities (included in Exhibit 4.8)

4.11		Form of Subordinated Debt Securities (included in Exhibit 4.9)

4.12*		Form of Deposit Agreement

4.13*		Form of Warrant Certificate

4.14*		Form of Warrant Agreement

4.15*		Form of Stock Purchase Contract

4.16*		Form of Unit Agreement

4.17*		Form of Collateral Agreement

4.18*		Form of Subscription Certificate


Exhibit		Description
4.19		Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992, File No. 001-09733)

5.1		Opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP

12.1		Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

23.1		Consent of Hunton & Williams LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

23.2		Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

24.1		Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)

25.1		Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of the Trustee under the Senior Indenture

25.2		Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of the Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture

*	To be filed, if necessary, by amendment or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

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