SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Investors of Class Action Against World Acceptance Corp. and Its Board of Directors and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of June 23, 2014 -- WRLD

NEW YORK, May 20, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina on behalf of investors who purchased World Acceptance Corp. ("World Acceptance" or the "Company") WRLD common stock between April 25, 2013 and March 12, 2014.

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The complaint alleges that during the Class Period defendants issued materially false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose material adverse facts regarding the Company's business, operations, and prospects.

On March 13, 2014, World Acceptance Corp. disclosed that it had received a subpoena from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as part of an investigation into potential violations of consumer protection laws. Upon this news, shares of World Acceptance Corp. fell nearly 20 percent.

If you suffered a loss in World Acceptance you have until June 23, 2014 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff. To obtain additional information, contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972, or visit http://zlk.9nl.com/worldacceptance.

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