First Cash Reports 35% Increase In Fourth Quarter Earnings Per Share To $0.93; Pawn Revenue Growth In Both The U.S. And Mexico Drives Record Earnings; Company Announces New Share Buyback Authorization

(2)     The small format locations typically have limited retail operations and primarily accept jewelry and small electronic items as pawn collateral. At December 31, 2012, all of the Texas and Mexico small format pawn stores also offered consumer loans or credit services products.

(3)     The Company's U.S. free-standing, small format consumer loan locations offer a credit services product and are all located in Texas. The Mexico locations offer small, short-term consumer loans. In addition to stores shown on this chart, First Cash is also an equal partner in Cash & Go, Ltd., a joint venture, which owns and operates 38 check cashing and financial services kiosks located inside convenience stores in the state of Texas.

The following table details store openings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012:

	Pawn Locations		Consumer
	Large	Small	Loan	Total
	Format (1)	Format (2)	Locations (3)	Locations
Domestic:
Total locations, beginning of period	132	25	74	231
New locations opened	6	—	—	6
Locations acquired	46	—	—	46
Store format conversions	—	2	(2)	—
Discontinued consumer loan operations	—	—	(7)	(7)
Total locations, end of period	184	27	65	276
International:
Total locations, beginning of period	394	19	34	447
New locations opened	62	—	—	62
Locations acquired	29	—	—	29
Total locations, end of period	485	19	34	538
Total:
Total locations, beginning of period	526	44	108	678
New locations opened	68	—	—	68
Locations acquired	75	—	—	75
Store format conversions	—	2	(2)	—
Discontinued consumer loan operations	—	—	(7)	(7)
Total locations, end of period	669	46	99	814

(1)     The large format locations include retail showrooms and accept a broad array of pawn collateral including electronics, appliances, tools, jewelry and other consumer hard goods. At December 31, 2012, 112 of the U.S. large format pawn stores also offered consumer loans or credit services products.

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