SEC Form 4 · accession 0001144204-15-045302

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

Jul 28, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Jul 30, 2015 · 7:49 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000108385

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F1	Jul 28, 2015	P	18,909	$51.101	A	502,227	I	By Idoya Partners L.P.
Common Stock^F2	Jul 28, 2015	P	30,813	$51.101	A	1,286,864	I	By Prescott Associates L.P.
Common Stock^F3	Jul 28, 2015	P	1,541	$51.101	A	47,330	I	By Prescott International Partners L.P.
Common Stock^F4	Jul 28, 2015	P	1,821	$51.101	A	60,498	I	By Prescott Investors Profit Sharing Trust
Common Stock^F1	Jul 29, 2015	P	22,799	$53.9281	A	525,026	I	By Idoya Partners L.P.
Common Stock^F2	Jul 29, 2015	P	37,153	$53.9281	A	1,324,017	I	By Prescott Associates L.P.
Common Stock^F3	Jul 29, 2015	P	1,858	$53.9281	A	49,188	I	By Prescott International Partners L.P.
Common Stock^F4	Jul 29, 2015	P	2,195	$53.9281	A	62,693	I	By Prescott Investors Profit Sharing Trust
Common Stock^F1	Jul 30, 2015	P	48,886	$52.8714	A	573,912	I	By Idoya Partners L.P.
Common Stock^F2	Jul 30, 2015	P	79,665	$52.8714	A	1,403,682	I	By Prescott Associates L.P.
Common Stock^F3	Jul 30, 2015	P	3,983	$52.8714	A	53,171	I	By Prescott International Partners L.P.
Common Stock^F4	Jul 30, 2015	P	4,708	$52.8714	A	67,401	I	By Prescott Investors Profit Sharing Trust
Common Stock^F5	holding	—	—		—	500,000	I	By Ridgeview Smith Investments LLC
Common Stock^F6	holding	—	—		—	50,600	I	By Thomas W. Smith Family Accounts
Common Stock^F7	holding	—	—		—	10,000	I	By Thomas W. Smith Foundation
Common Stock^F8	holding	—	—		—	30,000	D
Common Stock^F9	holding	—	—		—	37,788	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 Idoya Partners L.P. ("Idoya"), a private investment limited partnership, and are beneficially owned indirectly by Prescott General Partners LLC ("PGP"), a Delaware limited liability company, as general partner of Idoya. Messrs. Thomas W. Smith and Scott J. Vassalluzzo are each a managing member of PGP. 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.
F2These shares are owned directly by Prescott Associates L.P. ("Prescott Associates"), a private investment limited partnership, and are beneficially owned indirectly by PGP 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.
F3These 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.
F4These shares are owned directly by the Prescott Investors Profit Sharing Trust (the "Trust") and are beneficially owned indirectly by Messrs. Smith and Vassalluzzo as trustees of the Trust. Messrs. Smith and Vassalluzzo each disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares in excess of his pecuniary interest under Rule 16a-8(b)(2)(ii). 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 the managing 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 Persons comprise a "group" within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Reporting Persons each disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares included in this report except to the extent of their pecuniary interest in such shares.