UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

June 6, 2006
(Date of earliest event reported)

ACE CASH EXPRESS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas	0-20774	75-2142963
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification
incorporation)		No.)


Texas (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		0-20774 (Commission File Number)		75-2142963 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1231 Greenway Drive, Suite 600
Irving, Texas				75038
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)


1231 Greenway Drive, Suite 600
Irving, Texas (Address of principal executive offices)		75038 (Zip Code)

(972) 550-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address,
if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits SIGNATURES EXHIBIT INDEX Lease Agreement ~~and~~Lease ~~Plan~~Termination ~~of Merger Press Release~~Agreement

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement;.

OnLease ~~June 6, 2006, Ace Cash Express, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), entered into an~~ Agreement ~~and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”)~~ with ~~Ace~~Greenway ~~Holdings~~Tower I,Joint ~~LLC, a Delaware limited~~Venture ~~liability company formed by JLL Partners Fund V, L.P. (“Ace Holdings”), and Ranger Merger Sub,~~ Inc., a Texas corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ace Holdings (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”).

~~Under~~On ~~the~~June 7, ~~terms~~2006, ofAce ~~the~~Cash ~~Merger~~Express, ~~Agreement~~Inc. (“ACE”) and Greenway Tower Joint Venture (“Greenway Tower”), atentered into a Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) effective ~~time~~as of ~~the~~June 1, ~~Merger~~2006 under which Greenway Tower will lease approximately 59,720 ~~each~~square ~~outstanding~~feet of office space to ACE. Effective July ~~share~~1, 2006, Greenway Tower will lease an additional 13,132 square feet of ~~common~~office ~~stock~~space to ACE. The monthly base rent for the month of June 2006 is approximately $93,500 per month. Effective July 1, 2006, the ~~Company~~monthly base rent pursuant to the Lease will be ~~converted~~approximately ~~into~~$49,500 ~~the~~per ~~right~~month tothrough June 30, ~~receive~~2007; approximately $80,500 per month through June 30, 2010; approximately $96,000 per month through June 30, 2014; and approximately $105,000 per month through June 30, 2016.00 inThe ~~cash~~Lease will expire on June 30, 2016 (the “~~Merger~~Initial ~~Consideration~~Term”)., ~~Following~~unless ~~consummation~~terminated earlier by Greenway Tower due to an event of ~~the~~default ~~Merger~~by ACE as described below, ~~the~~by ~~Company~~Greenway ~~will~~Tower bebecause aof substantial damage ~~wholly-owned~~to ~~subsidiary~~the leased premises or by the taking of ~~Ace~~the ~~Holdings~~leased premises by public use.

~~Completion~~Pursuant ofto the ~~Merger~~Lease, isan ~~subject~~event toof ~~the~~default ~~satisfaction~~includes, ofamong ~~closing~~other ~~conditions~~things: ~~set~~the ~~forth~~failure into pay the ~~Merger~~monthly ~~Agreement,~~rent ~~including~~by ~~approval~~ACE bywithin ~~the~~10 days ~~affirmative~~after ~~vote~~written notice of adefault; ~~majority~~the breach by ACE of ~~the~~any ~~outstanding~~other ~~shares~~term of ~~Company~~the ~~common~~Lease ~~stock~~ and the ~~receipt~~failure to cure such default within 30 days after written notice of ~~certain~~the default; ~~regulatory~~the failure by ACE to pay its debt obligations; and ~~other~~the ~~approvals.~~petition ~~The~~by ACE for bankruptcy ~~Merger~~relief. isUpon ~~anticipated~~the tooccurrence ~~close~~and incontinuance of an event of a default, Greenway Tower may terminate the ~~fourth~~Lease ~~quarter~~and may retake possession of ~~2006~~the leased premises.

~~The~~ACE ~~foregoing~~will ~~description~~have of the ~~Merger,~~option ~~the~~to ~~Merger~~renew ~~Agreement~~the ~~and~~Lease ~~related~~for ~~transactions~~two ~~and agreements~~additional ~~is qualified in its entirety by the~~ terms of ~~the Merger Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit~~36 ~~2.1,~~months and ~~the~~to ~~press~~expand ~~release issued by the Company related thereto, which is~~its ~~attached~~leased ~~hereto~~premises as ~~Exhibit 99.1,~~provided ~~each~~in ofthe ~~which is incorporated by reference herein~~Lease.

~~Item~~On June 97, 2006, ACE and Greenway Tower terminated effective as of June 1, 2006 the Office Lease dated as of October 1, 1987, as amended, between ACE, as tenant, and Greenway Tower, as landlord, pursuant to a Lease Termination Agreement, between ACE and Greenway Tower (the “Termination Agreement”).01 ~~Financial~~Pursuant ~~Statements~~to the Termination Agreement, ACE agrees to indemnify Greenway Tower, among other things, from liabilities, damages, costs and ~~Exhibits~~expenses arising out of the presence, removal or production of any hazardous materials and other substances on the leased premises prior to June 1, 2006, the violation by ACE of any laws or regulations prior to June 1, 2006 and any liens or encumbrances placed by ACE on the leased premises.

~~(d)~~Item ~~Exhibits~~1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

	2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 6, 2006, by and among Ace Holdings I, LLC, Ranger Merger Sub, Inc. and the Registrant.
	99.1		Press release issued by the Registrant, dated June 7, 2006.

On June 7, 2006, ACE and Greenway Tower terminated effective as of June 1, 2006 the Office Lease dated as of October 1, 1987, as amended, between ACE, as tenant, and Greenway Tower, as landlord, pursuant to the Lease Termination Agreement described in Item 1.01 above.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

	10.1		Lease Agreement dated as of June 1, 2006 between ACE and Greenway Tower Joint Venture.

	10.2		Lease Termination Agreement dated as of June 1, 2006 between ACE and Greenway Tower Joint Venture.

[Signature Page Follows]

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ACE CASH EXPRESS, INC.	~~ACE CASH EXPRESS, INC.~~
Dated: June 7, 2006	By:	/s/ WALTER E. EVANS
Dated: June 9, 2006	By:	/s/ WALTER E. EVANS
		~~Walter E. Evans~~	Walter E. Evans
		~~Senior Vice President and~~	Senior Vice President and
		~~General Counsel~~	General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 6, 2006, by and among Ace Holdings I, LLC, Ranger Merger Sub, Inc. and the Registrant.
10.1		Lease Agreement dated as of June 1, 2006 between ACE and Greenway Tower Joint Venture.
99.1		Press release issued by the Registrant, dated June 7, 2006.
10.2		Lease Termination Agreement dated as of June 1, 2006 between ACE and Greenway Tower Joint Venture.

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