CUSIP No. 6573J20 Page 1 of 8 Pages UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Nicholas Financial, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, no par value (Title of Class of Securities) 65373J20 (CUSIP Number) March 13, 1996 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) |X| Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) CUSIP No. 6573J20 Page 2 of 8 Pages ================================================================================ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Marvin H. Mahan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)[ ] (b)[ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 34,000 BENEFICIALLY ---------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 203,666 EACH ---------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 34,000 ---------------------------------------------------- WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 203,666 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 724,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 14.3% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ================================================================================ CUSIP No. 6573J20 Page 3 of 8 Pages ================================================================================ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Ingrid T. Mahan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)[ ] (b)[ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 13,334 BENEFICIALLY ---------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 677,486 EACH ---------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 13,334 ---------------------------------------------------- WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 677,486 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 724,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 14.3% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ================================================================================ CUSIP No. 6573J20 Page 4 of 8 Pages Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Nicholas Financial, Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Office: 2454 McMullen Booth Road Building C Clearwater, Florida 33759 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Marvin H. Mahan and Ingrid T. Mahan, husband and wife. Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: The residential address of each person filing is 6268 Palma Del Mar #110E, St. Petersburg, Florida 33715. Item 2(c) Citizenship: Marvin H. Mahan and Ingrid T. Mahan are each United States citizens and residents of the State of Florida. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, no par value Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 65373J20 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss. 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). (b) [ ] Bank as defined section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1) (ii)(E); CUSIP No. 6573J20 Page 5 of 8 Pages (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) [ ] A savings associations as defined Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); (j) [ ] Group, in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Ingrid T. Mahan owns directly 13,334 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. Ingrid T. Mahan, as the majority equityholder in Mahan Family, LLC, is deemed to beneficially own the 473,820 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock owned by Mahan Family, LLC. (Ingrid T. Mahan is also one of five managers of Mahan Family, LLC and in such capacity has a 47% voting interest with respect to any matter submitted to a vote of its managers.) Ingrid T. Mahan, as the sole shareholder of Grenma, Inc., is deemed to own the 203,666 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock owned by Grenma, Inc. Ingrid T. Mahan is also deemed to beneficially own the 34,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock owned directly by her husband, Marvin H. Mahan. Marvin H. Mahan owns directly 34,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. Marvin H. Mahan, as Ingrid T. Mahan's husband, is deemed to beneficially own the 473,820 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock owned by Mahan Family, LLC. (Marvin H. Mahan is also one of five managers of Mahan Family, LLC and in such capacity has a 47% voting interest with respect to any matter submitted to a vote of its managers. In addition, he owns a less than 1% equity interest in Mahan Family LLC.) Marvin H. Mahan, as Ingrid T. Mahan's husband and as the sole director of Grenma, Inc., is deemed to beneficially own the 203,666 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock owned by Grenma, Inc. Marvin H. Mahan is also deemed to beneficially own the 13,334 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock owned directly by his wife Ingrid T. Mahan. All references to number of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock set forth in this statement reflect the Issuer's 2 for 1 Common Stock split effective September 11, 2001. CUSIP No. 6573J20 Page 6 of 8 Pages (b) Percent of Class: Each of Marvin H. Mahan and Ingrid T. Mahan beneficially owns the same 724,820 shares of the Issuers Common Stock, which shares represent 14.3% of the total outstanding shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. (c) Number of shares as to which each of Marvin H. Mahan and Ingrid T. Mahan has: (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: Marvin H. Mahan 34,000 Ingrid T. Mahan 13,334 (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: Marvin H. Mahan 203,666 Ingrid T. Mahan 677,486 (iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: Marvin H. Mahan 34,000 Ingrid T. Mahan 13,334 (iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: Marvin H. Mahan 203,666 Ingrid T. Mahan 677,486 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ]. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Not Applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company Not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Not applicable. CUSIP No. 6573J20 Page 7 of 8 Pages Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Not applicable. Item 10. 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. SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: October 10, 2001 By: /s/ Marvin H. Mahan -------------------------------- Marvin H. Mahan By: /s/ Ingrid T. Mahan -------------------------------- Ingrid T. Mahan