SEC Form 4 · accession 0001104659-26-098329
WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP · WRLD
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owners
Thomas W Smith
10% Owner · Other
Scott J Vassalluzzo
Director · 10% Owner · Other
Prescott General Partners LLC
10% Owner · Other
Period of report
Aug 14, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Aug 18, 2026 · 4:01 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
box not checked
Issuer CIK
0000108385
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | Aug 14, 2026 | S | 72,460 | $187.69 | D | 823,336 | I | By Prescott Associates L.P. |
| Common StockF2 | Aug 14, 2026 | S | 10,656 | $187.69 | D | 31,148 | I | By Prescott International Partners L.P. |
| Common StockF3 | Aug 14, 2026 | S | 42,091 | $187.69 | D | 476,459 | I | By Idoya Partners L.P. |
| Common StockF4 | Aug 14, 2026 | S | 7,992 | $187.69 | D | 42,294 | I | By Prescott Investors Profit Sharing Trust |
| Common StockF5 | holding | — | — | — | 483,000 | I | By Ridgeview Smith Investments LLC | |
| Common StockF6 | holding | — | — | — | 61,150 | I | By Thomas W. Smith Family Accounts | |
| Common StockF7 | holding | — | — | — | 10,000 | I | By Thomas W. Smith Foundation | |
| Common StockF8 | holding | — | — | — | 30,000 | D | ||
| Common StockF9 | holding | — | — | — | 1,788 | I | By Scott J. Vassalluzzo Family Accounts |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1These shares are owned directly by Prescott Associates L.P. ("Prescott Associates") and are beneficially owned indirectly by Prescott General Partners LLC ("PGP"), a Delaware limited liability company, as general partner of Prescott Associates. PGP disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares in excess of its pecuniary interest under Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B). The address for Prescott Associates is 2200 Butts Road, Suite 320, Boca Raton, FL 33431.
- F2These shares are owned directly by Prescott International Partners L.P. ("PIP"), a private investment limited partnership, and are beneficially owned indirectly by PGP, as general partner of PIP. PGP disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares in excess of its pecuniary interest under Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B). The address for PIP is 2200 Butts Road, Suite 320, Boca Raton, FL 33431.
- F3These shares are owned directly by Idoya Partners L.P. ("Idoya"), a private investment limited partnership, and are beneficially owned indirectly by PGP, as general partner of Idoya. PGP disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares in excess of its pecuniary interest under Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B). The address for Idoya is 2200 Butts Road, Suite 320, Boca Raton, FL 33431.
- F4These shares are owned directly by the Prescott Investors Profit Sharing Trust (the "Trust"), an employee profit-sharing plan for which each of Mr. Smith and Mr. Vassalluzzo serves as a trustee. The inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose and Mr. Smith and Mr. Vassalluzzo each disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares under Rule 16a-8(b)(1). The address of the Trust is 2200 Butts Road, Suite 320, Boca Raton, FL 33431.
- F5These shares are owned directly by Ridgeview Smith Investments LLC ("Ridgeview"), a limited liability company established by Mr. Smith for the benefit of his family and are beneficially owned indirectly by Mr. Smith as trustee of a revocable trust he established for the benefit of his family and which is the sole member of Ridgeview. Mr. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares in excess of his pecuniary interest under Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(iii). The address of Ridgeview is 2200 Butts Road, Suite 320, Boca Raton, FL 33431.
- F6These shares are owned directly by investment accounts established for the benefit of certain family members of Thomas W. Smith. The inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose and Mr. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
- F7These shares are owned directly by the Thomas W. Smith Foundation (the "Foundation") and are beneficially owned indirectly by Mr. Smith as trustee of the Foundation. Mr. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares in excess of his pecuniary interest under 16a-8(b)(2)(ii). The address for the Foundation is 2200 Butts Road, Suite 320, Boca Raton, FL 33431.
- F8These shares are owned directly by Scott J. Vassalluzzo.
- F9These shares are owned directly by investment accounts established for the benefit of certain family members of Scott J. Vassalluzzo. The inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose and Mr. Vassalluzzo disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks
The filing of this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Person is a member of a "group" within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares included in this report except to the extent of its pecuniary interest in such shares.