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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer, management of the Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and
operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-
15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of December 31, 2008 (“Evaluation Date”). Based
upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the
Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective (i) to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and
Exchange Commission rules and forms; and (ii) to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the
reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to
management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosures.
The Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting is included in Item 8 of
this annual report on Form 10-K. There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2008, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
The Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
does not expect that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls will prevent all
possible error and fraud. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are, however, designed to
provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s financial controls and procedures are effective
at that reasonable assurance level.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Information required by this Item 10 with respect to directors, the Audit Committee of the Board of
Directors and Audit Committee financial experts is incorporated into this report by reference to the
Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Proxy Statement”), and in
particular to the information in the Proxy Statement under the captions “Election of Directors” and
“Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors.” Information concerning executive officers is
contained in Item 1 of this report under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant.” Information
regarding Section 16(a) compliance is incorporated into this report by reference to the information contained
under the caption “Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934” in the Proxy
Statement.
The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of its directors,
officers, and employees. This Code is publicly available on the Company’s website at
www.cashamerica.com. Amendments to this Code and any grant of a waiver from a provision of the Code
requiring disclosure under applicable SEC rules will be disclosed on the Company’s website. These