Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Willyard Jackie C
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP [WRLD]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
108 FREDERICK STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Southeastern Division
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GREENVILLE, SC 29607		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/08/2015 11/08/2020 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 700 $ 43.04 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/07/2013 11/07/2021 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 600 $ 67.7 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/07/2014 11/07/2021 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 600 $ 67.7 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/07/2015 11/07/2021 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 600 $ 67.7 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/07/2016 11/07/2021 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 600 $ 67.7 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/06/2013 11/06/2022 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 600 $ 67.12 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/06/2014 11/06/2022 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 600 $ 67.12 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/06/2015 11/06/2022 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 600 $ 67.12 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/06/2016 11/06/2022 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 600 $ 67.12 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/06/2017 11/06/2022 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 600 $ 67.12 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/05/2014 11/05/2023 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 450 $ 89.21 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/05/2015 11/05/2023 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 450 $ 89.21 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/05/2016 11/05/2023 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 450 $ 89.21 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/05/2017 11/05/2023 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 450 $ 89.21 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/05/2018 11/05/2023 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 450 $ 89.21 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/24/2015 11/24/2024 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 500 $ 76.51 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/24/2016 11/24/2024 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 500 $ 76.51 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/24/2017 11/24/2024 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 500 $ 76.51 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/24/2018 11/24/2024 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 500 $ 76.51 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 11/24/2019 11/24/2024 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 500 $ 76.51 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 10/01/2016 10/01/2025 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 680 $ 26.94 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 10/01/2017 10/01/2025 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 660 $ 26.94 D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, RIGHT TO BUY 10/01/2018 10/01/2025 COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 660 $ 26.94 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Willyard Jackie C
108 FREDERICK STREET
GREENVILLE, SC 29607		       SVP, Southeastern Division  

Signatures

/S/ Scott McIntyre as attorney-in-fact 09/06/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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