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 Dear Stockholder:

      We cordially invite  you to attend  our Annual Meeting,  which will  be
 held on Thursday, July 10, 2003, at  10:00 a.m. at the First Cash  Financial
 Services, Inc. corporate offices located at 690 East Lamar Boulevard,  Suite
 400, Arlington, Texas, 76011.  At this meeting you will be asked to act upon
 the proposals as contained herein.

      Your board of directors  recommends that you vote  in favor of each  of
 these proposals.  You  should read with care  the attached Proxy  Statement,
 which contains detailed information about these proposals.

      Your vote is important, and accordingly, we urge you to complete, sign,
 date and  return  your Proxy  card  promptly in  the  enclosed  postage-paid
 envelope.  The fact that you have returned your Proxy in advance will in  no
 way affect  your right  to vote  in person  should you  attend the  meeting.
 However, by signing and returning the Proxy, you have assured representation
 of your shares.

      We hope that you will be able to join us on July 10.

                               Very truly yours,


                               /s/ Rick Powell
                               -------------------------
                               Rick Powell
                               Chairman of the Board and
                               Chief Executive Officer



                     First Cash Financial Services, Inc.
                     690 East Lamar Boulevard, Suite 400
                            Arlington, Texas 76011

                               _______________

                   NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
                           To Be Held July 10, 2003
                               _______________

      Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of First
 Cash Financial Services, Inc. (the "Company") will be held at the First Cash
 Financial Services,  Inc.  corporate  offices  located  at  690  East  Lamar
 Boulevard, Suite  400, Arlington,  Texas 76011  at 10:00  a.m.,  Dallas/Fort
 Worth time, on Thursday, July 10, 2003, for the following purposes:

      1. To elect three Directors;

      2. To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent
         auditors of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2003;

      3. To approve the adoption of the First Cash Financial Services, Inc.
         Executive Performance Incentive Plan; and

      4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
         meeting.

      Common stockholders of record at the close of business on May 22, 2003
 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.


                               By Order of the Board of Directors,


                               /s/ Rick L. Wessel
                               ----------------------------------
 Arlington, Texas              Rick L. Wessel
 June 3, 2003                  President, Secretary
                               and Treasurer



                     First Cash Financial Services, Inc.
                     690 East Lamar Boulevard, Suite 400
                            Arlington, Texas 76011
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                               PROXY STATEMENT
                        Annual Meeting of Stockholders
                               _______________

      This Proxy Statement is being  furnished to stockholders in  connection
 with the solicitation  of proxies by  the board of  directors of First  Cash
 Financial Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), for use at
 the Annual Meeting of Stockholders  of the Company to  be held at the  First
 Cash Financial Services, Inc.  corporate offices located  at 690 East  Lamar
 Boulevard, Suite 400,  Arlington, Texas 76011  at 10:00  a.m., on  Thursday,
 July  10,  2003,  and  at  any  adjournments  thereof  for  the  purpose  of
 considering  and voting  upon  the  matters set  forth in  the  accompanying
 Notice of  Annual  Meeting  of Stockholders.  This  Proxy Statement  and the
 accompanying form of  proxy are  first being  mailed to  stockholders on  or
 about June 3, 2003.

      The close of business on May 22, 2003 has been fixed as the record date
 for the determination of stockholders entitled  to notice of and to vote  at
 the Annual Meeting  and any  adjournment thereof.   As of  the record  date,
 there were 8,887,187 shares  of the Company's common  stock, par value  $.01
 per share ("Common Stock"), issued and outstanding.  The presence, in person
 or by proxy, of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on  the
 record date  is necessary  to constitute  a quorum  at the  Annual  Meeting.
 Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as present for the purposes
 of determining the  presence of a  quorum.  Each  share of  Common Stock  is
 entitled to one vote  on all questions requiring  a stockholder vote at  the
 Annual Meeting.   A plurality of  the votes of  the shares  of Common  Stock
 present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting is  required
 for the approval of  Item 1 as set  forth in the  accompanying Notice.   The
 affirmative vote of  a majority  of the shares  of Common  Stock present  or
 represented by proxy at the Annual  Meeting is required for the approval  of
 Items 2 and 3 as set forth in the accompanying Notice.  Stockholders may not
 cumulate their votes in the election  of directors.  Abstentions and  broker
 non-votes will not be counted as having been voted on the proposal and  will
 have no effect on the vote.

      All shares  represented  by  properly  executed  proxies,  unless  such
 proxies previously have been revoked, will be voted at the Annual Meeting in
 accordance  with  the  directions  on  the  proxies.   If  no  direction  is
 indicated, the shares will  be voted (i) TO  ELECT THREE DIRECTORS; (ii)  TO
 RATIFY THE SELECTION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE
 COMPANY FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2003; (iii) TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION
 OF THE FIRST CASH FINANCIAL  SERVICES, INC. EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE  INCENTIVE
 PLAN; AND (iv) TO TRANSACT SUCH  OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME  BEFORE
 THE MEETING.  The enclosed proxy, even though executed and returned, may  be
 revoked at any time prior to  the voting of the  proxy (a) by the  execution
 and submission of a revised proxy, (b) by written notice to the Secretary of
 the Company or (c) by voting in person at the Annual Meeting.


                                ANNUAL REPORT

      The Annual  Report to  Stockholders, covering  the fiscal  year of  the
 Company, dated December 31, 2002, including audited financial statements, is
 enclosed herewith.  The Annual Report to Stockholders does not form any part
 of the material for solicitation of proxies.

      The Company will provide, without charge,  a copy of its Annual  Report
 on Form  10-K  upon  written  request to  Rick  L.  Wessel,  the  President,
 Secretary and Treasurer at 690 East  Lamar Boulevard, Suite 400,  Arlington,
 Texas 76011.  The Company will provide exhibits to its Annual Report on Form
 10-K, upon payment  of the reasonable  expenses incurred by  the Company  in
 furnishing such exhibits.


                                    ITEM 1

                           TO ELECT THREE DIRECTORS

      The Bylaws of  the Company  provide that  the board  of directors  will
 determine the  number  of directors,  but  shall  consist of  at  least  one
 director and no  more than 15  directors.  The  stockholders of the  Company
 elect the directors.  At each annual meeting of stockholders of the  Company
 successors of  the class  of  directors whose  term  expires at  the  annual
 meeting will be elected for a three-year term.  Any director elected to fill
 a vacancy or newly  created directorship resulting from  an increase in  the
 authorized number  of directors  shall hold  office for  a term  that  shall
 coincide with the remaining term of that class.  In no case will a  decrease
 in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director.   Any
 vacancy on the board howsoever resulting may be filled by a majority of  the
 directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining
 director.  The stockholders will elect three directors for the coming  year;
 each nominee  presently serves  as a  director of  the Company  and will  be
 appointed for a term of three years.

      Unless otherwise instructed  or unless authority  to vote is  withheld,
 the enclosed proxy  will be voted  for the election  of the nominees  listed
 herein.  Although the board of directors of the Company does not contemplate
 that the nominee will be unable to  serve, if such a situation arises  prior
 to the Annual Meeting, the person named in the enclosed proxy will vote  for
 the election  of such  other person  as may  be nominated  by the  board  of
 directors.

      The  board  of directors  of  the  Company consists  of five  directors
 divided into three  classes.  At  each annual meeting  of stockholders,  one
 class is  elected to  hold office  for a  term of  three  years.   Directors
 serving until the  earlier of (i)  resignation or (ii)  expiration of  their
 terms at the annual  meeting of stockholders in  the years indicated are  as
 follows: 2003 - Messrs. Wessel, Burke  and Love; 2004 - Ms. Schuchmann;  and
 2005 - Mr. Powell.  All  officers serve  at the discretion  of the board  of
 directors.  No family relationships exist between any director and executive
 officer, except  that Mr.  John C.  Powell,  vice president  of  information
 technology, is the  brother of Mr.  Phillip E. Powell,  the chairman of  the
 board and chief executive  officer of the  Company.  The Directors  standing
 for election at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders are as follows:

      Rick L. Wessel, age  44, has served as  secretary and treasurer of  the
 Company since May  1992, as president  since May 1998,  as a director  since
 November 1992 and as chief financial officer from May 1992 to December 2002.
 Prior to  February  1992,  Price Waterhouse  LLP  employed  Mr.  Wessel  for
 approximately nine  years.   Mr. Wessel  is  a certified  public  accountant
 licensed in Texas.

      Richard T. Burke, age 59, has served as a director of the Company since
 December 1993. Mr. Burke is the  founder and former chief executive  officer
 and  chairman  of  UnitedHealth Group.  Mr.  Burke  remains  a  director  of
 UnitedHealth Group, a company engaged in  the managed health care  industry,
 and  is  a  board  member  of  several  private,  nonprofit  and  charitable
 organizations.  From 1977 to 1987, Mr. Burke also served as chief  executive
 officer of Physicians  Health Plan of  Minnesota (now  MEDICA), the  largest
 client of  UnitedHealth  Group.  The  securities of  UnitedHealth Group  are
 registered pursuant to the Exchange Act.  Mr. Burke was the former owner and
 chief executive  officer  of  the Phoenix  Coyotes,  a  professional  sports
 franchise of the National Hockey League.

      Joe R. Love,  age 64, has  served as a  director of  the Company  since
 December 1991.  Mr. Love has served as chairman of CCDC, Inc., a real estate
 development firm, since October 1976.  Mr. Love is the owner of Surrey, LLC,
 a golf and residential community in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

 Directors Not Standing For Election

      Tara Schuchmann, age 45, has served as a director of the Company  since
 June 2001. Ms.  Schuchmann is the  founder and managing  general partner  of
 Tara Capital Management LP, an investment management and advisory firm.  Ms.
 Schuchmann has 23 years experience in the financial services industry.   Ms.
 Schuchmann holds  an MBA  from the  Harvard  University Graduate  School  of
 Business Administration.

      Phillip E. Powell,  age 52,  has served as  a director  of the  Company
 since March 1990, served  as president from March  1990 until May 1992,  and
 has served as chief executive officer since  May 1992.  Mr. Powell has  been
 engaged in the financial services industry for over 27 years.

 Board of Directors, Committees and Meetings

      The board of directors held two meetings during the year ended December
 31, 2002.  Each director attended, either telephonically or in person,  100%
 of the board meetings during  the year ended December  31, 2002.  The  Audit
 and Compensation Committees  consist of Richard  T. Burke, Joe  R. Love  and
 Tara Schuchmann.  The  Audit Committee  held four meetings  during the  year
 ended December 31,  2002 and the  Compensation Committee  held two  meetings
 during the year ended December 31, 2002.  Each member attended at least  75%
 of the committee meetings, either in person or telephonically.

      Audit Committee.    The  Audit  Committee  is  responsible  for  making
 recommendations to  the  board of  directors  concerning the  selection  and
 engagement of the Company's  independent auditors and  reviews the scope  of
 the annual audit, audit fees and results of the audit.  The Audit  Committee
 also reviews and discusses with management  and the board of directors  such
 matters as accounting policies, internal accounting controls, procedures for
 preparation of financial statements, scope of the audit, the audit plan  and
 the independence of such accountants.

      Compensation  Committee.    The  Compensation  Committee  approves  the
 standards  for  salary  ranges  for  executive,  managerial  and   technical
 personnel of the  Company and  establishes, subject  to existing  employment
 contracts, the  specific  compensation  and  bonus  plan  of  all  corporate
 officers.  In  addition, the Compensation  Committee oversees the  Company's
 stock option plans.

      The Company  has no  nominating committee  or any  committee serving  a
 similar function.

 Directors' Fees

      For the  year ended  December 31,  2002, Messrs.  Burke and  Love  each
 received $25,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 as compensation
 for attending in person the 2002 meetings  of the board of directors or  any
 committee meetings thereof.   Ms. Schuchmann received  no director fees  for
 fiscal 2002.  In addition, the directors are reimbursed for their reasonable
 expenses incurred  for  each  board  and  committee  meeting  attended.  See
 "Compensation - Stock Options and Warrants" for a discussion of options  and
 warrants issued to directors.

 Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

      Based solely on the reports furnished  pursuant to Section 16a-3(e)  of
 the Exchange  Act,  all reports  as  required  under Section  16(a)  of  the
 Exchange Act were filed  on a timely basis  during the year ending  December
 31, 2002.

 Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation in Compensation
 Decisions

      Our Compensation Committee reviews compensation paid to management  and
 recommends to  the board  of directors  appropriate executive  compensation.
 Ms.  Schuchmann  and  Messrs.  Burke  and  Love  serve  as  members  of  the
 Compensation Committee and are not employed by the Company.

      THE BOARD HAS NOMINATED THE ABOVE-REFERENCED DIRECTORS FOR ELECTION  BY
 THE STOCKHOLDERS AND RECOMMENDS A VOTE  FOR SUCH ELECTION.  THE ELECTION  OF
 THESE DIRECTORS REQUIRES A  PLURALITY OF THE VOTES  OF THE SHARES OF  COMMON
 STOCK PRESENT IN PERSON OR REPRESENTED BY PROXY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.

                                    ITEM 2

 RATIFY THE SELECTION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE
                COMPANY FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2003

      The board  of directors  and  the Audit  Committee  of the  board  have
 approved engagement of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for the
 year ending December 31, 2003 consolidated financial statements.  The  board
 of directors wishes to  obtain from the stockholders  a ratification of  the
 board's action in appointing Deloitte &  Touche LLP as independent  auditors
 of the  Company for  the year  ending December  31, 2003.   Both  the  Audit
 Committee of the board  of directors and the  board itself has approved  the
 engagement of Deloitte & Touche LLP for audit services.

 Audit Fees

      The aggregate fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of
 Deloitte Touche  Tohmatsu,  and their  respective  affiliates  (collectively
 "Deloitte")  for  professional  services  rendered  for  the  audit  of  the
 Company's annual financial statements for the  year ended December 31,  2002
 and for the reviews  of the financial statements  included in the  Company's
 Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal year were $135,000.

 Financial Information Systems Design and Implementation Fees

      Deloitte  rendered  no  professional   services  to  the  Company   for
 information technology services  relating to  financial information  systems
 design and implementation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.

 All Other Fees

      The aggregate fees billed by Deloitte for other professional  services,
 primarily tax and accounting related consultations, rendered to the Company,
 other than the services described above, for the fiscal year ended  December
 31, 2002 were $8,800.  The Company's Audit Committee has considered that the
 provision of the services described in the preceding sentence is  compatible
 with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.

      In the event the stockholders do not ratify the appointment of Deloitte
 & Touche LLP as independent auditors for the year ending December 31,  2003,
 the adverse vote will be considered as a direction to the board of directors
 to select other auditors  for the following year.   However, because of  the
 difficulty in  making  any  substitution  of  auditors  so  long  after  the
 beginning of the year ending December 31, 2003, it is contemplated that  the
 appointment for the year ending December 31, 2003 will be permitted to stand
 unless the board finds other good reason for making a change.

      Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP are expected to be present  at
 the meeting, with the opportunity to make  a statement if desired to do  so.
 Such representatives  are  also  expected to  be  available  to  respond  to
 appropriate questions.

      THE BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED THE RATIFICATION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP  AS
 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.   SUCH RATIFICATION REQUIRES  THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE  OF
 THE MAJORITY OF OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK PRESENT OR REPRESENTED BY
 PROXY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.

                                    ITEM 3

             ADOPTION OF THE FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
                     EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN

      On January 29,  2003, the  board of  directors adopted  the First  Cash
 Financial Services, Inc.  Executive Performance  Incentive Plan  ("Incentive
 Plan"), subject to approval of the shareholders. The Incentive Plan provides
 for the payment of annual incentive compensation to participants based  upon
 the  achievement   of  performance   goals  established   annually  by   the
 Compensation Committee based on one or more specified performance criteria.

      If the shareholders at the Annual  Meeting approve the Incentive  Plan,
 it will become effective as of January  1, 2003 and will continue from  year
 to year until terminated by the  board of directors. If the shareholders  at
 the Annual Meeting do  not approve the Incentive  Plan, certain payments  of
 annual incentive compensation to the Company's executive officers may not be
 fully deductible by the Company as a compensation expense under Code Section
 162(m), as discussed further below.

 Summary of the Incentive Plan

      The following  summary  of  the Incentive  Plan  is  qualified  in  its
 entirety by the full text of the Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached
 hereto as  Exhibit A.  You are  encouraged  to read  the  full text  of  the
 Incentive Plan if you need more information.

      Consistent with the information regarding Code Section 162(m) presented
 in  the  Compensation  Committee  Report  herein,  this  Incentive  Plan  is
 presented for  approval  by  the  shareholders  in  order  to  preserve  the
 Company's deduction under Code Section 162(m) for certain  performance-based
 compensation that may be paid to its executive officers. Another purpose  of
 the Incentive Plan is to further the Company's ability to attract and retain
 qualified executives  by  providing  performance-based  compensation  as  an
 incentive for their efforts to achieve financial and strategic objectives.

      The  Incentive  Plan  authorizes   the  payment  of  annual   incentive
 compensation to  eligible employees  of the  Company. Participation  in  the
 Incentive Plan is limited to the  executive officers of the Company and  any
 other employees of the  Company or its  subsidiaries which the  Compensation
 Committee, at the  time it  sets performance  goals for  a particular  year,
 reasonably believes may  be deemed  to be  covered employees  for such  year
 under Code Section 162(m), as the same  may be amended  from time  to  time.
 Under Code Section 162(m),  a covered employee currently  is defined as  any
 individual who, on the last day of the taxable year,  is the Chief Executive
 Officer of  the Company  or acting  in that  capacity, or  one of  the  four
 highest compensated officers of the Company (other than the Chief  Executive
 Officer) determined pursuant to the  executive compensation rules under  the
 Exchange Act.

      The Incentive Plan will be administered by a committee of the board  of
 directors consisting solely of two or more outside directors, as defined  in
 the regulations under  Code Section 162(m).  Until specified otherwise,  the
 Compensation Committee will administer the Incentive Plan.

      At the beginning of each fiscal  year, the Compensation Committee  will
 select the participants  in the Incentive  Plan for that  year. An  employee
 hired  or  promoted  during  the  year  may  subsequently  be  named  as   a
 participant. No later  than 90  days after the  beginning of  the year,  the
 Compensation Committee will  specify in  writing the  performance goals  and
 annual performance  incentive payments  that are  to  apply for  that  year.
 Performance incentive payments may vary among participants and from year  to
 year, but the  maximum incentive  payment to any  participant in  a year  is
 $5,000,000.

      The performance goals established by the Compensation Committee will be
 stated in terms of  objective standards or formulae  and must be based  upon
 one or more of the following factors: (i) earnings before interest  expense,
 taxes, depreciation  and amortization,  or  "EBITDA;" (ii)  earnings  before
 interest expense and taxes "EBIT;" (iii) net earnings; (iv) net income;  (v)
 operating income;  (vi) earnings  per share;  (vii)  book value  per  share;
 (viii) return  on  shareholders'  equity;  (ix)  capital  expenditures;  (x)
 expenses and  expense ratio  management; (xi)  return on  investment;  (xii)
 improvements in capital structure;  (xiii) profitability of an  identifiable
 business unit  or  product;  (xiv)  maintenance  or  improvement  of  profit
 margins; (xv) stock  price; (xvi) market  share; (xvii)  revenues or  sales;
 (xviii) costs;  (xix)  cash flow;  (xx)  working capital;  (xxi)  return  on
 assets; (xxii) economic value  added; (xxiii) expansion  of the store  base;
 and (xxiv) gross  or net profit.  The foregoing criteria  may relate to  the
 company as a  whole, one or  more of our  subsidiaries, one or  more of  our
 divisions or units, or any combination of the foregoing, and may be  applied
 on an absolute basis or be relative to  one or more peer group companies  or
 indices, or  any  combination thereof,  all  as the  Compensation  Committee
 determines.  At  the time the  performance goals are  determined, or at  any
 time prior  to  the  final determination  of  annual  performance  incentive
 compensation, the Compensation Committee may, to the extent permitted  under
 Section 162(m) of  the  Code  and the  regulations  promulgated  thereunder,
 adjust the performance goals  to reflect the  impact of specified  corporate
 transactions (such as  a stock-split  or stock  dividend), special  charges,
 foreign  currency  effects,  accounting  or   tax  law  changes  and   other
 extraordinary  or  nonrecurring  events.   In  addition,  the   Compensation
 Committee retains the  sole discretion to  decrease, but  not increase,  the
 amount of any Performance Award that would otherwise be payable pursuant  to
 the terms of the Plan.

      As soon  as possible  after  the end  of  each year,  the  Compensation
 Committee will certify  for each participant  whether the performance  goals
 for that year have been met. If  such goals have been met, the  Compensation
 Committee  may  authorize  payment  of  the  annual  performance   incentive
 compensation to the participant.  The Compensation Committee has  discretion
 to  reduce,  but  not  to   increase,  the  previously  established   annual
 performance incentive compensation if the  performance goals have been  met.
 Annual performance incentive compensation awards will be paid in cash (or as
 otherwise determined by the Compensation  Committee) as soon as  practicable
 following the close of  the performance year. However,  such payment may  be
 subject to deferral pursuant  to the provisions  of any applicable  deferred
 compensation Incentive Plan maintained by the Company or its subsidiaries.

      If  a  participant's  employment  is  terminated  for  cause  during  a
 performance year,  he  or  she  will  not  receive  any  annual  performance
 incentive compensation  for that  year. To  the extent  not governed  by  an
 applicable contractual arrangement between the Company and the  participant,
 upon a change in control (as defined in the Incentive Plan) the Company will
 pay to each individual who was  a participant in the Plan immediately  prior
 to the change in control a pro-rated performance award based on  performance
 results achieved through the date of the change in control.

      The board of directors may amend or terminate the Incentive Plan at any
 time, but no such amendment or termination will affect the payment of annual
 performance incentive compensation  for a year  already ended,  and no  such
 amendment may, without the approval of the shareholders, change the material
 terms of a performance goal or effect any other change that would cause  the
 loss of a  tax deduction  to the Company  under Code  Section 162(m)  absent
 shareholder approval.

 Federal Income Tax Consequences.

      A participant will recognize ordinary income,  and the Company will  be
 allowed  a  tax  deduction,  at   the  time  annual  performance   incentive
 compensation is  paid  or payable.  Code  Section 162(m)  provides  that  no
 federal income tax deduction is allowed  for compensation paid to a  covered
 employee in any taxable  year to the extent  that such compensation  exceeds
 $1,000,000. This deduction limitation does not apply to compensation that is
 performance-based compensation within the meaning of the Code Section 162(m)
 regulations. The  Incentive  Plan  is intended  to  preserve  the  Company's
 federal income tax deduction  for annual performance incentive  compensation
 payments  under  the  Incentive  Plan   by  meeting  the  requirements   for
 performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m).

 Benefits to Named Executive Officers and Others

      Only the executive  officers are currently  eligible to participate  in
 the Incentive  Plan. It  is not  possible  at this  time to  determine  with
 respect to the named executive officers or the executive officers as a group
 the benefits or  amounts that  will be received  by such  persons under  the
 Incentive Plan.

      THE BOARD OF  DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS  A VOTE  "FOR" THE  APPROVAL OF  THE
 EXECUTIVE  PERFORMANCE  INCENTIVE  PLAN.   SUCH  RATIFICATION  REQUIRES  THE
 AFFIRMATIVE VOTE  OF THE  MAJORITY OF  OUTSTANDING  SHARES OF  COMMON  STOCK
 PRESENT OR REPRESENTED BY PROXY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.

                     Equity Compensation Plan Information

      The following table gives information about the Company's common  stock
 that may be issued upon the exercise of options under its 1990 Stock  Option
 Plan (approved by the shareholders) and 1999 Stock Option Plan (approved  by
 the shareholders), together, the  "Option Plans", as  of December 31,  2002.
 Additionally, the Company issues warrants to purchase shares of common stock
 to certain key members of management, members of the board of directors that
 are not employees or officers, and to other third parties.  The issuance  of
 warrants is not  approved by shareholders,  and each  issuance is  generally
 negotiated between the Company and such recipients.


                                 Number of      Weighted          Number of
                               securities to    average     securities remaining
                               be issued upon   exercise        available for
                                exercise of     price of       future issuance
                                outstanding    outstanding       under equity
                                options and    options and       compensation
                                  warrants      warrants            plans
                                  --------      --------          ---------
 Plan Category
 -------------
  Equity compensation plans
    approved by security holders  1,110,750       $5.24           1,639,250
  Equity compensation plans not
   approved by security holders   1,389,661       $6.92                   -
                                  ---------                       ---------
      Total                       2,500,411       $6.18           1,639,250

 ________________

      From time  to time,  the  board of  directors  will issue  warrants  to
 purchase shares of common  stock in the Company at a predetermined price per
 share and a scheduled expiration date.   During the year ended December  31,
 2002, the board of directors approved  the issuance of warrants to  purchase
 522,000 shares  of common  stock in  the Company,  with a  weighted  average
 exercise price of $8.00.

                              EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

      The following table lists the executive  officers of the Company as  of
 the date hereof and the capacities in which they serve.

            Name               Age     Position
            -----------------  ---     ----------------------------------
            Phillip E. Powell   52     Chairman of the Board and
                                         Chief Executive Officer
            Rick L. Wessel      44     President, Secretary, Treasurer
                                         and Director
            J. Alan Barron      42     Chief Operating Officer
            R. Douglas Orr      42     Chief Financial Officer
            John C. Powell      48     Vice President of Information
                                         Technology

      J. Alan  Barron  joined  the  Company in  January  1994  as  its  chief
 operating officer.  Mr.  Barron served as the  chief operating officer  from
 January 1994 to  May 1998 and  from January 2003  to the present.   For  the
 period from May 1998 to  January 2003 Mr. Barron  served  as the president -
 pawn operations.  Prior to joining  the Company, Mr. Barron spent two  years
 as chief financial officer for a  nine-store privately held pawnshop  chain.
 Prior to his employment  as chief financial officer  of this privately  held
 pawnshop chain, Mr.  Barron spent  five years in  the Fort  Worth office  of
 Price Waterhouse LLP.

      R. Douglas Orr joined the Company in July 2002 as the vice president of
 finance.  In January 2003, Mr. Orr was promoted to chief financial  officer.
 Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Orr spent  14 years at Ray & Berndtson,  a
 global executive search firm, where he served in a variety of management and
 financial roles including vice president of financial planning and analysis,
 vice president and controller and vice president of knowledge.  Prior to his
 employment at Ray &  Berndtson, Mr. Orr  spent four years in the Fort  Worth
 office of Price Waterhouse LLP.

      John C.  Powell served  as a  systems consultant  to the  Company  from
 February 2002 through July 2002 and joined the Company on a full-time  basis
 in August 2002.  In January 2003, Mr. Powell was promoted to vice  president
 of information technology.  Prior to  joining the Company, Mr. Powell  spent
 18 years with AMR/American Airlines as a senior system engineer and software
 architect and an additional  two years in the  same capacity with  Sabre/EDS
 after its spin-off from AMR in March of 2000.

     Biographical information with respect  to Messrs. Phillip E. Powell  and
 Rick L. Wessel was previously provided under Item 1.


                               STOCK OWNERSHIP

      The table below  sets forth information  to the best  of the  Company's
 knowledge with respect to the total number of shares of the Company's Common
 Stock beneficially owned by each person known to the Company to beneficially
 own more than 5%  of its Common Stock,  each director, each named  executive
 officer, and  the total  number  of shares  of  the Company's  Common  Stock
 beneficially owned by all directors and officers as a group, as reported  by
 each such person, as of May  22, 2003.  On  that date, there were  8,887,187
 shares of voting Common Stock issued and outstanding.

                                                  Shares Beneficially
                Officers, Directors                     Owned (2)
              and 5% Stockholders (1)          Number              Percent
          -------------------------------    ---------              -----
          Richard T. Burke (3)               1,588,000              17.50%
          Phillip E. Powell (4)              1,187,537              11.97
          Delta Partners LLC                   903,480              10.17
          Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.      584,200               6.57
          Rick L. Wessel (5)                   605,378               6.54
          Joe R. Love (6)                      441,500               4.80
          J. Alan Barron (7)                   333,886               3.69
          Tara Schuchmann (8)                  101,000               1.13
          R. Douglas Orr                             -                  -
          John C. Powell                             -                  -
          All officers and directors
           as a group (8 persons)            4,257,301              38.68

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 (1)  The addresses of the persons shown in the table above who are directors
 or 5% stockholders are as follows: (i) Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc., 1299
 Ocean Avenue, 11th Floor,  Santa Monica, CA  90401-1038; (ii) Delta  Partner
 LLC, One Financial Center, Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02111; and (iii) all other
 persons and/or  entities  listed,  690  East  Lamar  Boulevard,  Suite  400,
 Arlington, Texas 76011.

 (2)  Unless  otherwise  noted,  each  person has sole  voting and investment
 power over  the  shares  listed opposite  his  name,  subject  to  community
 property  laws  where  applicable.   Beneficial   ownership  includes   both
 outstanding shares of Common  Stock and shares of  Common Stock such  person
 has the right to acquire within  60 days of May  22, 2003, upon exercise  of
 outstanding warrants and options.

 (3)   Includes a warrant to purchase 100,000 shares at a price of $8.00  per
 share to expire in February 2013, a  warrant to purchase 25,000 shares at  a
 price of $8.00 per share to expire in April 2012, a stock option to purchase
 50,000 shares at a price of $2.00 per share to expire in December 2010,  and
 a stock option to purchase 10,000 shares at  a price of $10.00 per share  to
 expire in January 2013.  Excludes 10,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr.
 Burke's wife, which Mr. Burke disclaims beneficial ownership.

 (4)   Includes  a warrant to purchase 60,000 shares at a price of $8.00  per
 share to expire in February 2013, a warrant to purchase 225,000 shares at  a
 price of $4.625 per share to expire  in January 2011, a warrant to  purchase
 150,000 shares at  a price of  $8.00 per share  to expire in  April 2012,  a
 warrant to purchase 100,000 shares at a price of $10.10 per share to  expire
 in April 2013,  a stock  option to  purchase 125,000  shares at  a price  of
 $10.00 per share to expire in April 2009, a stock option to purchase 150,000
 shares at a price  of $2.00 per share  to expire in  December 2010, a  stock
 option to purchase 125,000 shares at a price of $4.00 per share to expire in
 February 2011, and a stock option to  purchase 100,000 shares at a price  of
 $4.625 per share to expire in January 2011.

 (5)   Includes  a warrant to purchase 50,000 shares at a price of $8.00  per
 share to expire in February 2013, a warrant to purchase 100,000 shares at  a
 price of $8.00 per share to expire in April 2012, a stock option to purchase
 50,000 shares at  a price of  $10.00 per share  to expire in  April 2009,  a
 stock option to purchase  100,000 shares at  a price of  $2.00 per share  to
 expire in December 2010, and a stock  option to purchase 65,000 shares at  a
 price of $4.00 per share to expire in February 2011.

 (6)  Includes a warrant to purchase 100,000  shares at a price of $8.00  per
 share to expire in February 2013, a warrant to purchase 125,000 shares at  a
 price of $4.625 per share to expire  in January 2011, a warrant to  purchase
 50,000 shares at a price of $8.00 per share to expire in April 2012, a stock
 option to purchase 25,000 shares at a price of $10.00 per share to expire in
 April 2009, a stock option  to purchase 10,000 shares  at a price of  $10.00
 per share to expire in January 2013, and 131,500 shares of common stock  all
 of which are beneficially owned by an affiliate of Mr. Love.

 (7)  Includes a warrant to  purchase 40,000 shares at  a price of $8.00  per
 share to expire in February 2013, a  warrant to purchase 25,000 shares at  a
 price of $8.00 per share to expire in April 2012, a stock option to purchase
 25,000 shares at  a price of  $10.00 per share  to expire in  April 2009,  a
 stock option to  purchase 25,000 shares  at a price  of $2.00  per share  to
 expire in December 2010, a stock option to purchase 25,000 shares at a price
 of $4.00  per share  to expire  in  February 2011,  and  a stock  option  to
 purchase 25,000 shares at a  price of $8.00 per  share to expire in  October
 2012.

 (8)  Includes a warrant to  purchase 25,000 shares at  a price of $8.00  per
 share to expire in April 2012, a stock option to purchase 25,000 shares at a
 price of $2.00  per share  to expire  in December  2010, a  stock option  to
 purchase 10,000 shares at a price of  $10.00 per share to expire in  January
 2013, and 41,000 shares of common stock all of which are beneficially  owned
 by an affiliate of Ms. Schuchmann.


                                 COMPENSATION

 Executive Compensation

      The following table sets forth compensation  with respect to the  chief
 executive officer and other executive officers  of the Company who  received
 total annual salary and bonus for the year ended December 31, 2002 in excess
 of $100,000.  Also included in  the following table is compensation for  the
 year ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000:


                            Summary Compensation Table
                            --------------------------
                                                     Long-Term
                                                    Compensation
                               Annual Compensation   - Awards
                               -------------------  -----------
                                                    Securities
                                                    Underlying
 Name & Principal     Fiscal                         Options/     All Other
 Position              Year    Salary     Bonus    Warrants (1) Compensation (2)
 --------              ----    ------     -----    ------------ ------------
 Phillip E. Powell     2002 $ 500,000   $ 500,000     150,000          -
   Chairman of the     2001   385,234     300,000     125,000          -
   Board and Chief     2000   314,340      60,000     200,000          -
   Executive Officer

 Rick L. Wessel        2002 $ 350,000   $ 387,500     100,000          -
   President,          2001   259,890     150,000      65,000          -
   Secretary           2000   223,750      30,000     100,000          -
   and Treasurer

 J. Alan Barron        2002  $285,000   $ 250,000      50,000          -
   Chief Operating     2001   219,781      50,000      25,000          -
   Officer             2000   191,250           -      25,000          -

 R. Douglas Orr        2002  $ 65,591   $  25,000      10,000          -
   Chief Financial     2001         -           -           -          -
   Officer             2000         -           -           -          -

 John C. Powell        2002  $ 95,010   $  10,000      10,000          -
   Vice President of   2001         -           -           -          -
   Information         2000         -           -           -          -
   Technology

 --------------------
 (1)  See "- Employment Agreements" and "- Stock Options and Warrants"
      for a discussion of the terms of long-term compensation awards.
 (2)  The aggregate amount of other compensation is less than the lesser of
      $50,000 or 10% of the sum of such executive officer's annual salary
      and bonus.

 Employment Agreements

      Mr. Powell has entered  into an employment  agreement with the  Company
 through December 31,  2007 to serve  as the chief  executive officer of  the
 Company; at the discretion of the  board this agreement may be extended  for
 additional  successive  periods  of  one  year   each  on  each  January   1
 anniversary.  The agreement provides for: (i) a 2003 base salary of $600,000
 with annual minimum increases of 10%  or higher increases at the  discretion
 of the Compensation Committee; (ii) an annual bonus at the discretion of the
 Compensation Committee; (iii) certain stock incentives at the discretion  of
 the Compensation  Committee; (iv)  certain  fringe benefits  including  club
 membership, car, vacation, a term life  insurance policy with a  beneficiary
 designated  by  Mr.  Powell  in  the  amount  of  $4  million  dollars;  (v)
 continuation of existing loans  from the Company which  bear interest at  3%
 and are  secured by  shares of  common stock  of the  Company owned  by  Mr.
 Powell;  (vi)  a  lump-sum  severance  payment  of  $1,125,000;  and   (vii)
 reimbursement of business related  expenses.  Mr. Powell  has agreed not  to
 compete with the Company, not to  solicit employees of the Company, and  not
 to solicit customers of the Company for a period of two years following  his
 termination.

      Mr. Wessel has entered  into an employment  agreement with the  Company
 through December 31, 2007 to serve as  the president of the Company; at  the
 discretion of  the  board this  agreement  may be  extended  for  additional
 successive periods of  one year  each on each  January 1  anniversary.   The
 agreement provides  for: (i)  a 2003  base salary  of $450,000  with  annual
 minimum increases  of 10%  or  higher increases  at  the discretion  of  the
 Compensation Committee;  (ii)  an annual  bonus  at the  discretion  of  the
 Compensation Committee; (iii) certain stock incentives at the discretion  of
 the Compensation  Committee; (iv)  certain  fringe benefits  including  club
 membership, car, vacation, a term life  insurance policy with a  beneficiary
 designated  by  Mr.  Wessel  in  the  amount  of  $2  million  dollars;  (v)
 continuation of existing loans  from the company which  bear interest at  3%
 and are  secured by  shares of  common stock  of the  Company owned  by  Mr.
 Wessel; and (vi) reimbursement of business related expenses.  Mr. Wessel has
 agreed not to  compete with  the Company, not  to solicit  employees of  the
 Company, and not to  solicit customers of  the Company for  a period of  two
 years following his termination.

      Mr. Barron has entered  into an employment  agreement with the  Company
 through December 31,  2005 to serve  as the chief  operating officer of  the
 Company; at the discretion of the  board this agreement may be extended  for
 additional  successive  periods  of  one  year   each  on  each  January   1
 anniversary.  The agreement provides for: (i) a 2003 base salary of $350,000
 with annual minimum increases of 10%  or higher increases at the  discretion
 of the Compensation Committee; (ii) an annual bonus at the discretion of the
 Compensation Committee; (iii) certain stock incentives at the discretion  of
 the Compensation  Committee; (iv)  certain  fringe benefits  including  club
 membership, car,  vacation;  (v) continuation  of  existing loans  from  the
 company which bear interest at 3% and are secured by shares of common  stock
 of the  Company owned  by Mr.  Barron; and  (vi) reimbursement  of  business
 related expenses.  Mr.  Barron has agreed not  to compete with the  Company,
 not to solicit employees of the Company, and not to solicit customers of the
 Company for a period of two years following his termination.

 Stock Options and Warrants


      The following table shows stock option and warrant grants made to named
 executive officers during the year ended December 31, 2002:

                     Individual Grants of Stock Option/Warrant Grants
                       Made During the Year Ended December 31, 2002
                       --------------------------------------------
                              Percentage                              Potential Realizable
                               of Total                                     Value at
                               Options/                                  Assumed Annual
                   Options/    Warrants                                  Rates of Stock
                   Warrants   Granted to     Exercise                  Price Appreciation
                   Granted   Employees in     Price      Expiration      for Option and
       Name        (Shares)  Each Period   (Per Share)      Date        Warrant Terms (1)
 ----------------- --------  ------------  ----------- -------------  ---------------------
                                                                           5%         10%
                                                                       ---------   ---------
                                                                
 Phillip E. Powell  150,000     23.0%         $8.00        April 2012  $ 754,700  $1,912,500
 Rick L. Wessel     100,000     15.3           8.00        April 2012    503,100   1,275,000
 J. Alan Barron      50,000      7.7           8.00        April 2012    251,600     637,500
 R. Douglas Orr      10,000      1.5           8.00    September 2012     50,300     127,500
 John C. Powell      10,000      1.5           8.00        April 2012     50,300     127,500

 -----------------
 (1)   The actual value,  if any, will  depend upon the  excess of the  stock
 price over the exercise price on the date  of exercise, so that there is  no
 assurance the value realized would be at or near the present value.

December 31, 2002 Stock Option and Warrant Values ------------------------------------------------- Number of Unexercised Value of Unexercised Stock Options and Warrants In-The-Money Shares at December 31, 2002 Stock Options and Warrants Acquired on Value (Shares) December 31, 2002 (l) Name Exercise Realized Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable ----------------- -------- -------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- Phillip E. Powell 50,000 $411,000 935,000 (2) - $ 4,313,000 - Rick L. Wessel - - 365,000 (3) - 1,567,000 - J. Alan Barron - - 165,000 (4) - 565,000 - R. Douglas Orr - - - 10,000 (5) - $ 22,000 John C. Powell - - - 10,000 (5) - 22,000 ----------------- (1) Computed based upon the differences between aggregate fair market value and aggregate exercise price. (2) Includes warrants to purchase 435,000 shares at prices ranging from $4.625 to $8.00 per share and options to purchase 500,000 shares at prices ranging from $2.00 to $10.00 per share. (3) Includes warrants to purchase 150,000 shares at a price of $8.00 per share and options to purchase 215,000 shares at prices ranging from $2.00 to $10.00 per share. (4) Includes warrants to purchase 65,000 shares at a price of $8.00 per share and options to purchase 100,000 shares at prices ranging from $2.00 to $10.00 per share. (5) Includes options to purchase 10,000 shares at a price of $8.00 per share.
Warrants and options held by other directors: On May 22, 2003, other directors held warrants to purchase 425,000 shares at prices ranging from $4.625 to $8.00 per share, expiring between January 2011 and February 2013 and options to purchase 130,000 shares at prices ranging from $2.00 to $10.00 per share, expiring between April 2009 and January 2013. Warrants and options held by other employees and third parties: On May 22, 2003, other employees and third parties held warrants to purchase 304,661 shares at prices ranging from $2.00 to $12.00 per share, expiring between April 2005 and February 2013 and options to purchase 169,750 shares at prices ranging from $2.00 to $10.00 per share, expiring between April 2005 and April 2012. Warrants and options issued to named executive officers in 2003: During 2003, the Company has issued to a named executive officer warrants to purchase 100,000 shares at a price of $10.10 per share, expiring April 2013 and has issued to named executive officers and directors options to purchase 50,000 shares at a price of $10.00 per share, expiring January 2013. The Company has not established, nor does it provide for, long-term incentive plans or defined benefit or actuarial plans. The Company does not grant any stock appreciation rights. Certain Transactions As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company had notes receivable outstanding from certain of its officers totaling $4,228,000 and $5,051,000, respectively. These notes are secured by a total of 554,000 shares of common stock of the Company owned by these individuals, term life insurance policies, and bear interest at three percent. These notes are due upon the sale of the underlying shares of common stock. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, the outstanding notes receivable from officers had repayments of $823,000 and $775,000, respectively. In April 2002, Mr. Joe R. Love was issued a warrant to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share expiring in April 2012. In April 2002, Mr. Richard T. Burke was issued a warrant to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share expiring in April 2012. In April 2002, Ms. Tara Schuchmann was issued a warrant to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share expiring in April 2012. In April 1991, the Company adopted a policy prohibiting transactions with its officers, directors or affiliates, unless approved by a majority of the disinterested directors and on terms no less favorable to the Company than could be obtained from an independent third party. The Company believes that all prior related party transactions were on terms as favorable as could be obtained from independent third parties. Report of the Audit Committee The Audit Committee is composed of three directors who are independent, as defined in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the National Association of Securities Dealers' listing standards. In accordance with its written charter adopted by the board, the committee reviews the Company's financial reporting process on behalf of the board of directors and is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the financial information reported by the Company. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process, including the system of internal controls. In this context, the committee has met and held discussions with management and Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte"), the Company's independent public accountants. Management represented to the committee that the Company's consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the committee has reviewed and discussed the consolidated financial statements with management and Deloitte. The committee discussed with Deloitte the matters required to be discussed by Statement of Auditing Standard No. 61, under which Deloitte must provide us with additional information regarding the scope and results of its audit of the Company's financial statements. In addition, the committee has discussed with Deloitte its independence from the Company and its management, including matters in the written disclosures required by the Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees). The committee discussed with the Company's independent public accountants the overall scope and plans for their respective audits. The committee meets with Deloitte, with and without management present, to discuss the results of its examinations, the evaluations of the Company's internal controls, and the overall quality of the Company's financial reporting. In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the committee recommended to the board of directors, and the board has approved, that the audited financial statements be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee: Richard T. Burke, Joe R. Love and Tara Schuchmann Report of the Compensation Committee Overview The Compensation Committee of the board of directors supervises the Company's executive compensation. The Company seeks to provide executive compensation that will support the achievement of the Company's financial goals while attracting and retaining talented executives and rewarding superior performance. In performing this function, the Compensation Committee reviews executive compensation surveys and other available information and may from time to time consult with independent compensation consultants. The Company seeks to provide an overall level of compensation to the Company's executives that are competitive within the pawnshop industry and other companies of comparable size and complexity. Compensation in any particular case may vary from any industry average on the basis of annual and long-term Company performance as well as individual performance. The Compensation Committee will exercise its discretion to set compensation where in its judgment external, internal or individual circumstances warrant it. In general, the Company compensates its executive officers through a combination of base salary, annual incentive compensation in the form of cash bonuses and long-term incentive compensation in the form of stock options and warrants. Base Salary Base salary levels for the Company's executive officers are set generally to be competitive in relation to the salary levels of executive officers in other companies within the pawn shop industry or other companies of comparable size, taking into consideration the position's complexity, responsibility and need for special expertise. In reviewing salaries in individual cases the Compensation Committee also takes into account individual experience and performance. Annual Incentive Compensation The Compensation Committee has historically structured employment arrangements with incentive compensation. Payment of bonuses has generally depended upon the Company's achievement of pre-tax income targets established at the beginning of each fiscal year or other significant corporate objectives. Individual performance is also considered in determining bonuses. In addition to incentive bonus compensation, the Company has adopted, subject to shareholder approval, an executive performance incentive plan that provides for the payment of annual incentive compensation to participants based upon the achievement of performance goals established annually by the Compensation Committee based on one or more specified performance criteria. If approved, the plan will administered by the Compensation Committee. Long-Term Incentive Compensation The Company provides long-term incentive compensation through its stock option plan and the issuance of warrants, which is described elsewhere in this proxy statement. The number of shares covered by any grant is generally determined by the then current stock price, subject in certain circumstances, to vesting requirements. In special cases, however, grants may be made to reflect increased responsibilities or reward extraordinary performance. Chief Executive Officer Compensation Mr. Powell was elected to the position of chief executive officer in May 1992. Mr. Powell's salary was increased from $500,000 to $600,000 effective January 1, 2003. Mr. Powell received a bonus in the amount of $500,000 during the year ended December 31, 2002. Mr. Powell received common stock option grants based upon the overall performance of the Company during the year ended December 31, 2002. The overall goal of the Compensation Committee is to insure that compensation policies are established that are consistent with the Company's strategic business objectives and that provide incentives for the attainment of those objectives. This is affected in the context of a compensation program that includes base pay, annual incentive compensation and stock ownership. The Compensation Committee: Richard T. Burke, Joe R. Love and Tara Schuchmann Stock Price Performance Graph The Stock Price Performance Graph set forth below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on the Common Stock of the Company for the period from July 31, 1997 through December 31, 2002, with the cumulative total return on the Nasdaq Composite Index and a peer group index over the same period (assuming the investment of $100 in the Company's Common Stock, the Nasdaq Composite Index and the peer group). The peer group selected by the Company includes the Company, Cash America International, Inc., EZCORP, Inc., and ACE Cash Express, Inc. [ PERFORMANCE GRAPH APPEARS HERE ] First Peer Nasdaq Date Cash Group Composite -------- ------ ------- --------- 7/31/97 100.00 100.00 100.00 7/31/98 227.08 153.86 117.69 12/31/98 238.55 154.15 139.62 12/31/99 137.50 116.52 258.94 12/31/00 37.50 52.43 155.88 12/31/01 113.33 77.20 123.67 12/31/02 170.18 96.92 85.49 OTHER MATTERS Management is not aware of any other matters to be presented for action at the meeting. However, if any other matter is properly presented, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy to vote in accordance with their best judgment on such matter. COST OF SOLICITATION The Company will bear the costs of the solicitation of proxies from its stockholders. In addition to the use of mail, directors, officers and regular employees of the Company in person or may solicit proxies by telephone or other means of communication. The directors, officers and employees of the Company will not be compensated additionally for the solicitation but may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the solicitation. Arrangements are also being made with brokerage houses and any other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries of the forwarding of solicitation material to the beneficial owners of the Company, and the Company will reimburse the brokers, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS Proposals by stockholders intended to be presented at this Annual Meeting of Stockholders must have been received by the Company for inclusion in the Company's proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting no later than March 30, 2003. Moreover, with respect to any proposal by a shareholder not seeking to have the proposal included in the proxy statement but seeking to have the proposal considered at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2004, such stockholder must provide written notice of such proposal to the Secretary of the Company at the principal executive offices of the Company by February 3, 2004. In addition, stockholders must comply in all respects with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission then in effect and the procedural requirements of the Company's Bylaws. By Order of the Board of Directors, /s/ Rick L. Wessel -------------------------------- Arlington, Texas Rick L. Wessel June 3, 2003 President, Secretary and Treasurer Exhibit A FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN Section 1. Purpose and Scope. The purpose of the First Cash Financial Services, Inc. Executive Performance Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is as follows: (i) to attract and retain qualified executives by providing performance-based compensation as an incentive for their efforts to achieve First Cash Financial Services Inc.'s (the "Company") financial and strategic objectives; and (ii) to qualify compensation paid under the Plan as "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, in order to preserve the Company's tax deduction for compensation paid under the Plan to Eligible Employees. Section 2. Definitions. The following words and phrases as used in this Plan shall have the meanings set forth in this Section unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context. 2.1 "Board" means the board of directors of the Company. 2.2 "Change in Control" means that: (a) any "person" as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), and as used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a "group" as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act but excluding the Company and any subsidiary and any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary (including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee), directly or indirectly, becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), of securities of the Company representing 40% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities (unless the event causing the 40% threshold to be crossed is an acquisition of securities directly from the Company); or (b) the shareholders of the Company approve any merger or other business combination of the Company, sale of 50% or more of the Company's assets or combination of the foregoing transactions (the "Transactions") other than a Transaction immediately following which the shareholders of the Company and any trustee or fiduciary of any Company employee benefit plan immediately prior to the Transaction owns at least 80% of the voting power, directly or indirectly, of (i) the surviving corporation in any such merger or other business combination; (ii) the purchaser of the Company's assets; (iii) both the surviving corporation and the purchaser in the event of any combination of Transactions; or (iv) the parent company owning 100% of such surviving corporation; purchaser or both the surviving corporation, purchaser or both the surviving corporation and the purchaser, as the case may be; or (c) within any twenty-four month period, the persons who were directors immediately before the beginning of such period (the "Incumbent Directors") shall cease (for any reason other than death) to constitute at least a majority of the Board or the board of directors of a successor to the Company. For this purpose, any director who was not a director at the beginning of such period shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director if such director was elected to the Board by, or on the recommendation of or with the approval of, at least two-thirds of the directors who then qualified as Incumbent Directors (so long as such director was not nominated by a person who has entered into an agreement to effect a Change in Control or expressed an interest to cause such a Change in Control). 2.3 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 2.4 "Committee" means the committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan pursuant to Section 9.2. 2.5 "Company" means First Cash Financial Services, Inc. 2.6 "Eligible Employee" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and any other employee of the Company (or of any Subsidiary) who, in the opinion of the Committee, (i) will have compensation for the Plan Year sufficient to result in the employee being listed in the Summary Compensation Table appearing in the Company's proxy statement distributed to shareholders in the calendar year following the Plan Year, as required by Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or (ii) otherwise qualifies as a key executive of the Company or a senior executive officer of a Subsidiary. 2.7 "Maximum Performance Award" means an amount not greater than $5 million with respect to an award of a bonus. 2.8 "Outside Directors" means members of the Board who qualify as outside directors, as that term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations proposed or adopted thereunder. 2.9 "Participant" means an Eligible Employee designated by the Committee under Section 3 to participate in the Plan. 2.10 "Performance Award" means the bonus awarded to a Participant under the terms of the Plan. 2.11 "Performance Measures" means the specified objectives and measurements established by the Committee which, if satisfied, will result in a Performance Award. 2.12 "Plan" means this First Cash Financial Services, Inc. Executive Performance Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time. 2.13 "Plan Year" means the twelve-month period which is the same as the Company's fiscal year. 2.14 "Subsidiary" means any corporation, joint venture or partnership in which the Company owns directly or indirectly (i) with respect to a corporation, stock possessing at least ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in the corporation, or (ii) in the case of a joint venture or partnership, a ten percent (10%) or more interest in the capital or profits of such joint venture or partnership. Section 3. Participation. As soon as possible following the commencement of each Plan Year, the Committee shall specify by name or position the Participants. The Committee shall retain discretion to name as a Participant an employee hired or promoted after the commencement of the Plan Year. Section 4. Establishment of Performance Measures and Performance Awards. 4.1 Time of Establishment. No later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the Plan Year, the Committee shall specify in writing the Performance Measures and Performance Awards which are to apply for that Plan Year, subject to the provisions of Sections 4.2 and 4.3. 4.2 Performance Awards. Performance Awards may vary among Participants and from Plan Year to Plan Year; however, no Performance Award shall exceed the Maximum Performance Award. 4.3 Performance Measures. Performance Measures will be stated in terms of objective standards or formulae and may include the following: (i) earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"); (ii) earnings before interest expense and taxes ("EBIT"); (iii) net earnings; (iv) net income; (v) operating income; (vi) earnings per share; (vii) book value per share; (viii) return on shareholders' equity; (ix) capital expenditures; (x) expenses and expense ratio management; (xi) return on investment; (xii) improvements in capital structure; (xiii) profitability of an identifiable business unit or product; (xiv) maintenance or improvement of profit margins; (xv) stock price; (xvi) market share; (xvii) revenues or sales; (xviii) costs; (xix) cash flow; (xx) working capital; (xxi) return on assets; (xxii) economic value added; (xxiii) expansion of the store base; and (xxiv) gross or net profit. Performance measures may relate to the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, one or more of its divisions or units or any combination of the foregoing, on a consolidated or nonconsolidated basis, and may be applied on an absolute basis or be relative to one or more peer group companies or indices, or any combination thereof, all as the Committee determines. These factors will not be altered or replaced by any other criteria without ratification by the shareholders of the Company if failure to obtain such approval would result in jeopardizing the tax deductibility of Performance Awards to Participants. 4.4 Permissible Adjustments. At the time the Performance Measures are determined for a Plan Year, or at any time prior to the final determination of Performance Awards in respect of that Plan Year, the Committee may, to the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, adjust the Performance Measures to reflect the impact of specified corporate transactions (such as a stock-split or stock dividend), special charges, foreign currency effects, accounting or tax law changes and other extraordinary or nonrecurring events. In addition, the Committee retains the sole discretion to decrease, but not increase, the amount of any Performance Award that would otherwise be payable pursuant to the terms of the Plan. Section 5. Determination of Amount of Performance Awards. 5.1 Committee Certification Regarding Performance Measures. As soon as possible following the end of each Plan Year, the Committee shall certify for each Participant whether the Performance Measures for that Plan Year have been met. If such Measures have been met, the Committee will award such Participant the Performance Award established under Section 4 hereof, subject to the discretion reserved in Section 5.3 to reduce such awards, but with no discretion to increase the Performance Award. 5.2 Maximum Award. No Performance Award to a Participant for a Plan Year may exceed the Maximum Performance Award. 5.3 Reduction of Award Amount. The Committee in its sole discretion may award to a Participant less than the Performance Award regardless of the fact that the Performance Measures for the Plan Year have been met. However, the Committee's decision to award a lesser Performance Award to an individual Participant cannot result in an increase to a Performance Award otherwise earned by any other Participant. Section 6. Payment of Awards. Performance Awards for a given Plan Year shall be paid in cash (or as otherwise determined by the Committee) as soon as practicable following the close of that Plan Year. However, such payment may be subject to deferral pursuant to the provisions of any applicable deferred compensation plan maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary. Section 7. Termination of Employment. Except as provided in Section 8 of the Plan or as otherwise provided in a Participant's employment agreement if applicable, if a Participant's employment with the Company (and its Subsidiaries, if applicable) terminates prior to the end of a Plan Year for Cause, such Participant shall not receive any Performance Award for such Plan Year. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if a Participant's employment is terminated as result of death, disability or retirement with the consent of the Company prior to the end of the Plan Year, such Participant shall receive a pro rata portion of his or her Performance Award that he or she would have received with respect to the applicable Plan Year, which shall be payable at such time that Performance Awards are payable to other Participants. Section 8. Change in Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, (i) the effect of such Change in Control on any Participant's Performance Award for the Plan Year shall first be determined by any applicable contractual arrangements, including but not limited to any continuity agreement, between the Company and the Participant; and (ii) to the extent not governed by any applicable contractual arrangements between the Company and the Participant, the Company shall, within 10 days thereafter, pay to each individual who was a Participant in the Plan immediately prior to the Change in Control (regardless of whether the Participant remains employed after the Change in Control) a pro-rated Performance Award (based on the number of days that have elapsed during the Plan Year though the date of the Change in Control) which is calculated based on the Performance Measures achieved through the date of the Change in Control, and interpolated over the entire Plan Year, provided, however, that in no event shall such Performance Award be less than the amount that would have been paid had the Performance Measures achieved the "target level" as such term is defined in the applicable Plan Year. Section 9. Plan Administration. 9.1 Administration by Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have the authority in its sole discretion, subject to the provisions of the Plan, to administer the Plan and to exercise all the powers either specifically granted to it under the Plan or necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan. 9.2 Appointment of Committee. The Board shall appoint the Committee from among its members to serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Board from time to time may remove members from, or add members to, the Committee and shall fill all vacancies thereon. The Committee shall at all times consist solely of two or more Outside Directors and initially shall be the Compensation Committee. 9.3 Interpretation of Plan Provisions. The Committee shall have complete discretion to construe and interpret the Plan and may adopt rules and regulations governing administration of the Plan. The Committee may consult with the management of the Company but shall retain responsibility for administration of the Plan. The Committee's decisions, actions and interpretations regarding the Plan shall be final and binding upon all Participants. Section 10. Compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code. The Company intends that Performance Awards under this Plan satisfy the applicable requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code so that such Code section does not deny the Company a tax deduction for such Performance Awards. It is intended that the Plan shall be operated and interpreted such that Performance Awards remain tax deductible by the Company, except to the extent set forth in Section 11. Section 11. Nonassignability. No Performance Award granted to a Participant under the Plan shall be assignable or transferable, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Section 12. Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan shall be effective as of January 1, 2003, subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company. The Plan shall continue from year to year until terminated by the Board. The Company is under no obligation to continue the Plan. Section 13. Amendment of the Plan. The Board may amend, modify or terminate the Plan at any time and from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment, modification or termination shall affect the payment of a Performance Award for a Plan Year already ended. In addition, any material amendment or modification of the Plan shall be subject to shareholder approval if necessary for purposes of qualifying compensation paid under the Plan as "performance-based compensation" under Code section 162(m). Section 14. General Provisions. 14.1 Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be an unfunded incentive compensation arrangement for a select group of key management employees of the Company and its participating Subsidiaries. Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant to the Plan, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind. A Participant's right to receive a Performance Award shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. All Performance Awards shall be paid from the general funds of the Company, and no segregation of assets shall be made to ensure payment of Performance Awards. 14.2 Governing Law. The Plan shall be interpreted, construed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. 14.3 Section Headings. The section headings contained in the Plan are for purposes of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the contents of the Plan's sections. 14.4 Effect on Employment. Nothing contained in the Plan shall affect or be construed as affecting the terms of employment of any Eligible Employee except as expressly provided in the Plan. Nothing in the Plan shall affect or be construed as affecting the right of the Company or a Subsidiary to terminate the employment of an Eligible Employee at any time for any reason, with or without cause. 14.5 Successors. All obligations of the Company with respect to Performance Awards granted under the Plan shall be binding upon any successor to the Company, whether such successor is the result of an acquisition of stock or assets of the Company, a merger, a consolidation or otherwise. 14.6 Withholding of Taxes. The Company shall deduct from each Performance Award the amount of any taxes required to be withheld by any governmental authority. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, First Cash Financial Services, Inc. has caused this Plan to be executed the twenty-ninth day of January 2003. FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. By: ------------------ Rick L. Wessel President REVOCABLE PROXY FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS JULY 10, 2003 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHOICES SPECIFIED BELOW. The undersigned stockholder of First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (the "Company") hereby appoints Rick Powell and Rick L. Wessel the true and lawful attorneys, agents and proxies of the undersigned with full power of substitution for and in the name of the undersigned, to vote all the shares of Common Stock of First Cash Financial Services, Inc. which the undersigned may be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of First Cash Financial Services, Inc. to be held at the First Cash Financial Services, Inc. corporate offices located at 690 East Lamar Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, Texas on Thursday, July 10, 2003 at 10:00 a.m., and any and all adjournments thereof, with all of the powers which the undersigned would posses if personally present, for the following purposes. Please indicate for, withhold, against, or abstain with respect to each of the following matters: 1. Election of Messrs. Wessel, Burke and Love as directors (the Board of Directors recommends For Withhold a vote FOR) [ ] [ ] 2. Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2003 For Against Abstain (the Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR) [ ] [ ] [ ] 3. Approve the adoption of the First Cash Financial Services, Inc. Executive Performance Incentive Plan (the Board of Directors recommends a For Against Abstain vote FOR) [ ] [ ] [ ] 4. Other Matters: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting. This proxy will be voted for the choice specified. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement dated June 3, 2003 as well as the Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. PLEASE MARK, SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. DATED:________________ ___________________________________________________ (Signature) ___________________________________________________ (Signature if jointly held) ___________________________________________________ (Printed Name) Please sign exactly as name appears on stock certificate(s). Joint owners should each sign. Trustees and others acting in a representative capacity should indicate the capacity in which they sign.