FCFS FORM 11-K 12-31-2008

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Mark One):

þ  

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008

 

 

o  

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

Commission file number: 0-19133

     A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

FIRST CASH 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

     B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
690 East Lamar Boulevard, Suite 400
Arlington, Texas 76011


FIRST CASH 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

 

INDEX

 

Page

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

   

Financial Statements:

 

     Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

     Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

     Notes to Financial Statements

 

   

Supplemental Schedule:

 

     Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

   

 


 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Administrative Committee
First Cash 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Arlington, Texas

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of the First Cash 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the First Cash 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statement of changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2008, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets held for investment purposes at December 31, 2008, is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ STOVALL GRANDEY & ALLEN LLP

Fort Worth, Texas
June 19, 2009

 


FIRST CASH 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

December 31,


2008

2007

ASSETS:

Investments, at fair value:

Money market funds

$

518,428

$

427,176

Mutual funds

1,683,206

2,121,877

Common collective trust funds

3,369,617

3,564,438

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. common stock

4,065,746

3,423,772

Participant loans

609,754

743,546



Total investments

10,246,751

10,280,809

Contributions receivable:

Participant

373

8,111

Employer

3,876

2,522



Total contributions receivable

4,249

10,633



Total assets

10,251,000

10,291,442

LIABILITIES:

Refundable contributions

25,369

30,553

Other liabilities

2

721



Total liabilities

25,371

31,274

Net assets available for benefits

$

10,225,629

$

10,260,168

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.


FIRST CASH 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

Year Ended December 31, 2008

ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

Investment income:

Net depreciation in fair value of investments

$

(1,171,629)

Interest and dividends

143,794


Net investment loss

(1,027,835)


Contributions:

Employer

419,239

Participant, including rollovers

1,739,407


2,158,646


Other

21,405


Total net additions

1,152,216


DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS ATTIBUTABLE TO:

Benefits paid directly to participants

1,112,987

Loans paid off as part of a distribution

2,162

Other

71,606


Total deductions

1,186,755


DECREASE IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

(34,539)

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:

Beginning of year

10,260,168


End of year

$

10,225,629

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.


FIRST CASH 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

1.     DESCRIPTION OF PLAN

The following brief description of the First Cash 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan") provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for complete information regarding the Plan's definitions, benefits, eligibility and other matters.

Certain amounts in prior year comparative presentations have been reclassified in order to conform to the 2008 presentation.

General
The Plan is a salary deferral plan covering substantially all U.S.-based employees of First Cash Financial Services, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the "Company" or the "Employer") who have completed six months of service with the Company. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The trustee and custodian of the Plan is TD Ameritrade Trust Company (formerly known as Fiserv Trust Company).

In a resolution dated June 1, 2007, the Company terminated Frontier Trust Company as the trustee and Bisys as recordkeeper of the Plan and appointed Rogers & Associates as the new recordkeeper and Fiserv Trust Company as the new trustee of the Plan, which became effective October 1, 2007. Additional modifications to the Plan enacted in 2007 included changing the employer match from 50% of the first 3% of the participant's annual compensation contributed to the Plan to 40% of the first 6% of the participant's annual compensation contributed to the Plan, reducing the waiting period to enter the Plan from twelve months to six months, increasing the automatic enrollment deferral rate from 2% to 3% and accelerating the vesting schedule from 20% per year to 25% per year.

Plan Merger
On August 25, 2006, First Cash Financial Services, Inc. acquired Auto Master, the plan sponsor of the Starr Hickman Enterprises 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan. Effective October 3, 2007, the Starr Hickman Enterprises 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan was merged into the Plan. Participant account balances in the Starr Hickman Enterprises 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan totaling $1,319,397 were transferred into the Plan.

Contributions
Each year, participants may contribute to the Plan an amount up to 100% of their annual compensation. However, each participant's annual contribution shall not exceed the maximum amount allowed for deferral for U.S. federal income taxes, which was $15,500 for 2008. In addition, participants over age 50 are allowed to contribute an additional $5,000. The amount of a participant's annual compensation that may be taken into account for purposes of determining the Company's matching contribution for any purpose under the Plan shall not exceed an amount prescribed annually by the IRS. Unless they elect otherwise, employees are automatically enrolled and contribute 3% of their compensation beginning six months after their date of hire. The Company contributes to the Plan a matching amount equal to 40% of the first 6% of the participant's annual compensation that is contributed to the Plan. Participants are eligible to receive Company match contributions after twelve months of service with the Company . The Plan had a Company match true-up provision from January 1, 2007 through September 30, 2007, none for October 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 and again effective January 1, 2008. In addition, a special discretionary contribution, as determined by the Company, may be contributed, pro rata, based upon each participating employee's compensation to the total compensation of all participating employees. No such contribution was made in 2008.

If a participant makes a contribution during any year in an amount which exceeds the maximum amount allowed under IRS rules pertaining to highly compensated employees, the contribution is refunded and the matching Company contribution on such additional participant contribution may be forfeited by the participant and applied to reduce the employer's matching contribution to the Plan for the following year. Management believes that the Plan is in compliance with the funding requirements of ERISA.

Participant Accounts
Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution, allocations of the Company's matching contributions and profit sharing contributions, if applicable. Forfeitures of the non-vested portion of terminated participants' accounts may be applied first to payment of plan administrative expenses and any remaining forfeitures will be used to reduce future Company contributions to the Plan. The various participant allocations are based on a percentage of the participant's elective deferral or compensation in relation to total compensation of participants, as defined in the Plan agreement.

Vesting
Participants are immediately vested in their contributions (including rollovers) plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the remainder of their accounts is generally based on years of continuous service with the Company, which is determined as a twelve consecutive month period ending on each anniversary of a participant's date of hire. Participants become 25% vested in employer contributions after two years, and an additional 25% each year thereafter until 100% vested upon five years of credited service. A participant is also 100% vested upon reaching retirement age or if employment is terminated by reason of total and permanent disability or death.

Investment Options
Upon enrollment into the Plan, a participant may direct his or her employee contributions in any increment to the Company's common stock or any of the mutual fund investment options offered by TD Ameritrade Trust Company, the trustee of the Plan. Effective October 1, 2007, participant contributions directed to purchase the Company's common stock are limited to 20% of the participant's total contributions. Participants may change the allocation of their existing funds and future contributions at any time.

Payment of Benefits
Participants whose employment terminates for any reason (except death) are generally entitled to receive the vested portion of their account in the form of a lump sum distribution payable in cash. There were $18,527 of benefits payable to participants at December 31, 2008 and $45,606 payable to participants at December 31, 2007.

Participant Loans
A participant may apply to the plan administrator for a loan under the Plan. All loans made by the trustees shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan Document and Trust Agreement. Participants may borrow up to one-half of their vested account balance or $50,000, whichever is less. The loans will bear a reasonable rate of interest based upon prevailing commercial rates for loans of similar types. Repayments of the loan balance, plus interest, are made bi-weekly through after-tax payroll deductions, not to exceed five years, unless the loan was obtained to acquire a home, then over a reasonable period of time as determined by the trustee, but not to exceed 15 years. Prior to October 1, 2007, participants were allowed to have up to two loans outstanding at any one time. Effective October 1, 2007, a participant may have only one loan outstanding at any one time. Participant loans are collateralized by their respective participant accounts.

Forfeitures
Participants who terminate employment prior to being fully vested in the Company's matching contributions forfeit the non-vested contributions and related earnings. At December 31, 2008, there was approximately $69,061 of forfeited non-vested accounts. Forfeitures of Company matching contributions may be used to reduce either plan administrative expenses or future Company contributions to the Plan. In 2008, Company matching contributions were reduced by approximately $87,542 from forfeited, non-vested accounts. Forfeitures of discretionary Company contributions are reallocated among all remaining participants.

Administrative Fees
The Company has paid, at its discretion, certain of the administrative expenses of the Plan. Administrative expenses paid by the Company in 2008 were approximately $148,000.

Tax Status
The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated September 18, 2001, that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. Although the Plan has subsequently been amended, the Administrative Committee believes the Plan is still in compliance with IRS regulations.

2.     SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting
The financial statements and supplemental schedules are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

Valuation of Investments
Shares of registered investment companies are valued at quoted market prices which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end. Equity securities are valued at fair value using quoted market prices. Participant loans and investments in money market funds are stated at cost, which approximates fair value. Reinvested income, accrued interest and dividends are reflected as additions to the cost basis of the investments. Investment transactions are recorded on a trade-date basis.

Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid. Benefits due to participants who have elected to withdraw from the Plan, but have not been paid, are deducted from net assets available for benefits.

Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles, as applied to defined contribution employee benefit plans, requires the Plan's management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

3.      INVESTMENTS

Investments, at fair value, consisted of the following as of December 31:

2008

2007



Money Market Fund:

TD Bank USA Institutional MMDA

$

416,247

$

-

TD Bank USA MMDA

102,181

-

Fiserv Trust Money Market

-

126,958

Fiserv Federated Prime Cash

-

49,155

Fiserv Trust Institutional Money Market

-

251,063



518,428

427,176

Mutual Funds:

Dreyfus Small Cap Index Fund

209,796

276,108

Dreyfus Basic S&P 500 Stock Index Fund

145,978

165,632

T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund

277,572

357,261

T. Rowe Price Value Fund

214,258

288,146

American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund

457,124

(a)

651,983

Vanguard Short Term Bond Index

125,065

58,368

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

253,413

324,379



1,683,206

2,121,877

Common Collective Trust Funds:

StarCore I Fund

155,743

157,934

StarCore II Fund

(a)

1,844,608

(a)

1,834,642

StarCore III Fund

388,827

377,416

StarCore IV Fund

297,503

349,440

StarCore Global Value Fund

126,064

183,902

StarCore International Fund

84,741

121,100

StarCore US Fund

54,447

55,493

StarTrack 2010 Fund

98,317

154,919

StarTrack 2020 Fund

142,388

137,411

StarTrack 2030 Fund

90,921

97,987

StarTrack 2040 Fund

86,058

94,194



3,369,617

3,564,438

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. common stock

(a)

4,065,746

(a)

3,423,772

Participant loans

(a)

609,754

(a)

743,546



$

10,246,751

$

10,280,809

(a) Represents 5% or more of the Plan's net assets.

During 2008, the Plan's investments (including gains and losses on investments, bought and sold, as well as held during the year) depreciated in value by $1,171,629 as follows:

Mutual Funds

$

(954,227)

Common Collective Trust Funds

(1,182,723)

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. Common Stock

965,321


$

(1,171,629)

4.      PLAN TERMINATION

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan agreement to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants become 100% vested in their accounts.

5.      PARTIES - IN - INTEREST

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. common stock and loans to participants are considered parties-in-interest to the Plan. The investment in First Cash Financial Services, Inc. common stock was $4,065,746 and $3,423,772 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and appreciated in value by $965,321 during 2008. The balance of loans to participants was $609,754 and $743,546 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and interest income was $48,357 during 2008.

The trustee of the Plan, TD Ameritrade Trust Company, is a party-in-interest as defined by ERISA. The trustee invests certain Plan assets in common collective trust funds and such transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions permitted by the Department of Labor.

6.      CONCENTRATION OF MARKET RISK

At December 31, 2008 and 2007, approximately 40% and 33%, respectively, of the Plan's assets were invested in the common stock of the Company. The underlying value of the Company's common stock is entirely dependent upon the performance of the Company and the market's evaluation of such performance. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of the investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the participant's account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of assets available for benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits. Effective October 1, 2007, participant contributions directed to purchase the Company's common stock are limited to 20% of the participant's total contributions.

7.     RECONCILIATION TO FORM 5500

Form 5500 requires that all earnings, expenses, gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation be included in computing net investment gain or loss on common/collective trusts, registered investment companies (mutual funds) and pooled separate accounts.

The reconciliation of investment income per the Schedule H of the Form 5500 to the financial statements is as follows:

2008


As reported on 2008 Form 5500-Schedule H:

Part II, Line 2(b)(1)(G) Total interest

$

55,655

Part II, Line 2(b)(4)(C) Net gain/(loss) on sale of assets

(11,851)

Part II, Line 2(b)(5)(C) Total unrealized appreciation of assets

940,131

Part II, Line 2(b)(6) Net investment gain/(loss) from common/collective trusts

(1,168,629)

Part II, Line 2(b)(10) Net investment gain/(loss) from registered companies

(843,141)


$

(1,027,835)

As reported on audit report:

Net appreciation/(depreciation) in fair value of investments

$

(1,171,629)

Interest and dividends

143,794


$

(1,027,835)

Benefit claims payable are reported as a liability on Form 5500 but are not recorded as a liability on the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Excess contributions are recorded as a liability on the financial statements in accordance with GAAP, but not recorded as a liability on Form 5500.

The reconciliation of net assets per Schedule H of the Form 5500 to the financial statements is as follows:

2008

2007



Net Assets per Form 5500 - Schedule H

$

10,232,471

$

10,245,115

Amounts due to participants who have withdrawn but not paid

18,527

45,606

Liability for excess contributions at December 31

(25,369)

(30,553)



Net Assets per financial statements

$

10,225,629

$

10,260,168

The reconciliation of change in net assets per Schedule H of the Form 5500 to the financial statements is as follows:

2008

2007



Change in Net Assets per Form 5500 - Schedule H

$

(12,644)

$

(1,842,822)

Benefits to participants paid in 2009

18,527

-

Excess contributions to be refunded in 2009

(25,369)

-

Benefits to participants paid in 2008

(45,606)

45,606

Excess contributions to be refunded in 2008

30,553

(30,553)



Change in Net Assets per financial statements

$

(34,539)

$

(1,827,769)

8.      FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under current accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurement and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. Effective January 1, 2008, the Plan adopted SFAS 157. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs when measuring fair value. Adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a material impact on the Plan's financial statements. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices available in active markets for identical investments as of the reporting date;

Level 2 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date, and fair value can be determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies; and

Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs in situations where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability and the reporting entity makes estimates and assumptions related to the pricing of the asset or liability including assumptions regarding risk.

A financial instrument's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value.

Mutual Funds
These investments are valued at the net asset value ("NAV") of shares held by the Plan at year end. The mutual funds are classified within level 1 and level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

Collective Investment Trust
These investments are public investment vehicles valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund. The NAV is classified within level 1 of the valuation hierarchy because the NAV's unit price is quoted on a private market that is not active; however, the unit price is based on underlying investments which are traded on an active market.

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. common stock
First Cash Financial Services, Inc. common stock is valued at the closing price reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and is classified within level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

Money Market Funds
These investments are public investment vehicles valued using $1 for the NAV. The money market funds are classified within level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

Participant Loans
Loans to plan participants are valued at cost, which approximates fair value and are classified within level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan's assets at fair value as of December 31, 2008:

Fair Value Measurements Using


Description

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total






Common stock

$

4,065,746

$

-

$

-

$

4,065,746

Common collective trusts

3,369,617

-

-

3,369,617

Mutual funds

1,548,773

134,433

-

1,683,206

Money market funds

518,428

-

-

518,428

Participant loans

-

-

609,754

609,754





Total investments

$

9,502,564

$

134,433

$

609,754

$

10,246,751

The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Plan's level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2008:

Level 3 Assets

Participant Loans


Balance as of January 1, 2008

$

743,546

Issuances, repayments and settlements, net

(133,792)


Balance as of December 31, 2008

$

609,754


SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

FIRST CASH 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

EIN: 75-2237318     Plan Number: 001

DECEMBER 31, 2008

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT

IDENTITY OF ISSUER,

INCLUDING MATURITY DATE,

BORROWER, LESSOR

RATE OF INTEREST, COLLATERAL

CURRENT

OR SIMILAR PARTY

PAR OR MATURITY VALUE

COST

VALUE






Money Market Funds:

*

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

TD Bank USA Institutional MMDA

**

$

416,247

*

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

TD Bank USA MMDA

**

102,181


518,428

Mutual Funds:

Dreyfus

Small Cap Index Fund

**

209,796

Dreyfus

Basic S&P 500 Stock Index Fund

**

145,978

T. Rowe Price

Equity Income Fund

**

277,572

T. Rowe Price

Value Fund

**

214,258

American Funds

EuroPacific Growth Fund

**

457,124

Vanguard

Short Term Bond Index

**

125,065

Vanguard

Growth Index Fund

**

253,413


1,683,206

Common Collective Trust Funds:

*

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

StarCore I Fund

**

155,743

*

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

StarCore II Fund

**

1,844,608

*

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

StarCore III Fund

**

388,827

*

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

StarCore IV Fund

**

297,503

*

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

StarCore Global Value Fund

**

126,064

*

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

StarCore International Fund

**

84,741

*

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

StarCore US Fund

**

54,447

*

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

StarTrack 2010 Fund

**

98,317

*

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

StarTrack 2020 Fund

**

142,388

*

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

StarTrack 2030 Fund

**

90,921

*

TD Ameritrade Trust Company

StarTrack 2040 Fund

**

86,058


3,369,617

*

First Cash Financial Services, Inc.

Common Stock

**

4,065,746

*

Participant loans

4.5% - 9.5% interest and varying

0

609,754

maturities through 11/30/2034


Total Investments

$

10,246,751

*

Party-In-Interest

**

Historical cost information not required for participant directed accounts

See Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.


REQUIRED INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1 Not Applicable.

ITEM 2 Not Applicable.

ITEM 3 Not Applicable.

ITEM 4 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)     Financial Statements

Financial statements and supplemental schedule prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA filed hereunder are listed on page 2 hereof in the Table of Contents, in lieu of the requirements of Items 1 to 3 above.

b)      Exhibits:

23.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

32.1     Certification of Plan Administrator


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan Administrative Committee that administers the Plan has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 19, 2009

 

FIRST CASH 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

   
   
 

By: 

/s/ Rick Wessel


   

Plan Administrator

Consent

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-106881) pertaining to the First Cash 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan of our report dated June 19, 2009, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of the First Cash 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2008.

/s/ Stovall Grandey & Allen LLP

Fort Worth, Texas
June 19, 2009

CERTIFICATION

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of the First Cash 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan") on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Rick Wessel, Plan Administrator of the Plan, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. S 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

A.

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

   

B.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Plan as of and for the period covered by the Report.

/s/ Rick Wessel

Plan Administrator
June 19, 2009