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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                  FORM 10-K/A

[X]ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
   ACT OF 1934
                   For the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000

                                      OR

[_]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
   EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                   For the transition period from     to

                       Commission File Number: 01-13409

                                  Midas, Inc.
            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

               Delaware                                 36-4180556
     (State or Other Jurisdiction              (Employer Identification No.)
   of Incorporation or Organization)


                                                           60143
     1300 Arlington Heights Road,                       (Zip Code)
           Itasca, Illinois
    (Address of Principal Executive
               Offices)

                                (630) 438-3000
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

          Title of Each Class                   Name of Each Exchange
     Common Stock, par value $.001               on Which Registered
    Preferred Stock Purchase Rights            New York Stock Exchange
                                               New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                                            None

  Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X]   NO [_]

  Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K ((S) 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein,
and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant's knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part
III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [_]

  As of March 10, 2000, the aggregate market value of the Registrant's voting
common equity held by non-affiliates was $368,165,264 (based on closing sale
price of $23.94 on March 10, 2000, as reported for the New York Stock
Exchange-Composite Transactions).

  The number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, $.001 par value per
share, outstanding as of March 10, 2000 was 15,724,762.

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  Item 14 of the report is amended to read as set forth below and Exhibit 99
referred to in amended Item 14(c) is filed herewith.

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K

  (a) 1. Financial Statements

      See Index to Financial Statements on Page F-1.

    2. Financial Statement Schedules

      See Index to Financial Statements on Page F-1.

  (b) Reports on Form 8-K

    No Report on Form 8-K was filed by the Registrant during the quarter
  ended January 1, 2000.

  (c) Exhibits

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   Exhibit No.                            Description
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    3(i).1     Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 3(i).1 to Midas, Inc. Registration Statement on Form
               10/A No. 3 (Post-Effective Amendment No. 1) (Commission File No.
               1-13409) (the "Form 10")).
    3(i).2     Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation,
               dated December 30, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
               3(i).2 to the Form 10).
    3(ii)      By-Laws (as amended December 31, 1997) (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Midas, Inc. Registration Statement
               on Form S-8 relating to its Retirement Savings Plans
               (Registration No. 333-44625) (the "RSP Form S-8")).
    4.1        Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating
               Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the
               RSP Form S-8).
    4.2        Rights Agreement, dated as of December 31, 1997, between Midas,
               Inc. and First Chicago Trust Company of New York (incorporated
               by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the RSP Form S-8).
    4.3        Midas' Canadian operations revolving credit agreement, dated
               June 29, 1998 with the ABN-AMRO Bank.
   10.1        Distribution and Indemnity Agreement dated as of December 31,
               1997 among Midas, Inc., Midas International Corporation and
               Whitman Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to
               Midas, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 30, 1998
               (the "Form
               8-K")).
   10.2        Tax Sharing Agreement dated as of December 31, 1997 among Midas,
               Inc., Midas International Corporation and Whitman Corporation
               (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Form 8-K).
   10.3**      Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4
               to Midas, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to
               its Stock Incentive Plan (Registration No. 333-44797)).
   10.4**      Form of Option Agreement
   10.5**      Form of Restricted Stock Award (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 10.5 to the Midas, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for
               the year ended December 20, 1997 (File No. 01-13409)).
   10.6**      Form of Change in Control Agreement (incorporated by reference
               to Exhibit 10.5 to the Midas, Inc.'s Registration Statement on
               Form 10/A No.1 (Commission File No. 01-13409)).
   10.7**      Agreement with former Chief Executive Officer (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Midas, Inc. Annual Report on
               Form 10-K for the year ended December 20, 1997 (File No.
               01-13409)).
   10.8**      Form of Restricted Stock Agreement and promissory note.
   21          Subsidiaries of Midas, Inc.
   23*         Consent of KPMG LLP.
   27*         Financial Data Schedule.
   99*         Company Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders
               held May 11, 2000 (the "2000 Proxy Statement").
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*  Filed herewith
** Management Compensatory Plan or Contract

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                                   SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, this      day of
September 2000.

                                          Midas, Inc.

                                                   /s/ R. Lee Barclay
                                          By: _________________________________
                                                       R. Lee Barclay
                                                Executive Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer


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