CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC
SC 13G, 2000-09-14
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                       SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549
                           ----------------------

                                 SCHEDULE 13G*
                                (Rule 13d-102)

            INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                              PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)

                       Cash America International, Inc.
                               (Name of Issuer)

                                 Common Stock
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  14754D100
                                (CUSIP Number)

                                April 18, 2000
            (Date of event which requires filing of this statement)


     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule 13G is filed:
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
     [X]  Rule 13d-1(c)
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)





                           (Page 1 of 10 Pages)
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     *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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CUSIP No. 14754D100                 13G                    Page 2 of 10 Pages

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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Teleos Fund, L.P.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         --------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 110,750
OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 110,750
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     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                 110,750
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     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
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     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                0.4%
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     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 PN
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                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 14754D100                 13G                    Page 3 of 10 Pages

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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Teleos GP, L.L.C.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         --------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 110,750
OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 110,750
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     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                 110,750
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     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
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     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                0.4%
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     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 OO
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                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 14754D100                 13G                    Page 4 of 10 Pages

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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                                  Teleos Management, L.L.C.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         --------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 1,158,050
OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 1,158,050
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     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                 1,158,050
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     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
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     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                4.6%
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     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 IA
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                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 14754D100                 13G                    Page 5 of 10 Pages

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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                                  Daniel Gressel
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            United States
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         --------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 1,268,800
OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 1,268,800
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     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                 1,268,800
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                5.0%
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     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 IN
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                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 14754D100                 13G                    Page 6 of 10 Pages

Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

     The name of the issuer is Cash America International, Inc. (the
"Company").

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

     The Company's principal executive offices are located at 1600 West 7th
Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76102.

Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing:

     This statement is filed by:
         (i)    Teleos Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
                ("TF") with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly
                owned by it;
         (ii)   Teleos GP, L.L.C., a limited liability company
                organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TGP"),
                which serves as the general partner to TF, with respect to
                the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TF;
         (iii)  Teleos Management, L.L.C., a limited liability company
                organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TM"), which
                serves as investment manager to Teleos International, Ltd.
                ("TI") and Teleos Strategies, Ltd. ("TS"), with respect to the
                shares of Common Stock directly owned by TI and TS; and
         (iv)   Daniel Gressel ("Mr. Gressel"), who is the managing member
                of TGP and TM, with respect to the shares of Common
                Stock directly owned by TF, TI and TS.

              The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes
         collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons."  Any
         disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the
         Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after
         making inquiry to the appropriate party.

Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

     The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 55
Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut, 06830.

Item 2(c).     Citizenship:

     TF is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware.  TGP is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware.  TM is a limited liability company organized under the laws
of the State of Delaware.  Mr. Gressel is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:
     Common Stock, $0.10 par value (the "Common Stock")

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CUSIP No. 14754D100                 13G                    Page 7 of 10 Pages

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:  14754D100

Item 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:

          (a) [ ]   Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                    Act,

          (b) [ ]   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,

          (c) [ ]   Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
                    the Act,

          (d) [ ]   Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                    Investment Company Act of 1940,

          (e) [ ]   Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule
                    13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E),

          (f) [ ]   Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
                    13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),

          (g) [ ]   Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
                    with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),

          (h) [ ]   Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                    Federal Deposit Insurance Act,

          (i) [ ]   Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                    investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
                    Investment Company Act of 1940,

          (j) [ ]   Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

     If this statement is filed pursuant to 13d-1(c), check this box:  [x]


Item 4.   Ownership.

      A. Teleos Fund, L.P.
           (a) Amount beneficially owned: 110,750
           (b) Percent of class: 0.4%  The percentages used herein and in the
rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the 25,259,601 shares of Common Stock
issued and outstanding as of March 8, 2000, as set forth in the Company's
Form 10-K, the Annual Report filed on April 14, 2000 for the period ending
December 31, 1999.
           (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
             (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:  110,750
            (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-

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CUSIP No. 14754D100                 13G                    Page 8 of 10 Pages

             (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 110,750

      B. Teleos GP, L.L.C.
           (a) Amount beneficially owned:  110,750
           (b) Percent of class: 0.4%
           (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
             (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:  110,750
            (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
             (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:  110,750

      C. Teleos Management, L.L.C.
           (a) Amount beneficially owned:  1,158,050
           (b) Percent of class:  4.6%
           (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
             (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:  1,158,050
            (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
             (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:  1,158,050

      D. Daniel Gressel
           (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,268,800
           (b) Percent of class: 5.0%
           (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
             (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:  1,268,800
            (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
             (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:  1,268,800


Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

     Not applicable.


Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

     TGP, the general partner of TF, has the power to direct the affairs of TF,
including decisions respecting the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of
the shares.  Mr. Gressel is the Managing Member of TGP, and in that capacity
directs its operations.

     TM, the investment manager of TI and the trading manager of TS, has the
power to direct the affairs of TI and TS, including decisions respecting the
disposition of the proceeds from the sale of the shares.  Mr. Gressel is the
managing member of TM and in that capacity directs its operations.


Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

     Not applicable.

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CUSIP No. 14754D100                 13G                    Page 9 of 10 Pages


Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

     Not applicable.


Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

     Not applicable.


Item 10.  Certification.

     Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:

          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control
of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.

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CUSIP No. 14754D100                 13G                    Page 10 of 10 Pages

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


DATED:  September 14, 2000


                                    /s/ DANIEL GRESSEL
                                    Daniel Gressel,
                                    individually, and as
                                    managing member of
                                    Teleos GP, L.L.C.,
                                    general partner of
                                    Teleos Fund, L.P.
                                    and as managing member
                                    of Teleos Management, L.L.C.








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