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AMERICAS CARMART INC

For the period ended Apr 30, 2025. Filed Aug 8, 2025.

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FY2025 · Filed Aug 8, 2025

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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a)1. Financial Statements

The financial statements required by this item are listed in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

(a)2. Financial Statement Schedules

The financial statement schedules are omitted since the required information is not present, or is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedules, or because the information required is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto.

(a)3. Exhibits

The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Exhibit NumberDescription of Exhibit
3.1Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 4.1-4.8 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on November 16, 2005 (File No. 333-129727)).
3.2Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company dated December 4, 2007. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2007, filed with the SEC on December 7, 2007).
3.3Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company dated February 18, 2014. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 19, 2014).
4.1Description of Securities (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on July 2, 2021).
4.2Indenture, dated January 31, 2023, by and between ACM Auto Trust 2023-1 and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Indenture Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 6, 2023).
4.3Indenture, dated July 6, 2023, by and between ACM Auto Trust 2023-2 and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Indenture Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2023).
4.4Indenture, dated January 31, 2024, by and between ACM Auto Trust 2024-1 and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Indenture Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 2, 2024).
4.5Indenture, dated October 9, 2024, by and between ACM Auto Trust 2024-02 and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 11, 2024).
4.6Indenture, dated January 31, 2025, by and between ACM Auto Trust 2025-1 and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 5, 2025).
4.7Indenture, dated May 29, 2025, by and between ACM Auto Trust 2025-2 and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 4, 2025).
10.1*Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on June 23, 2015).
10.1.1*Amendment to Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 4, 2018).
10.2*Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (Incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on June 23, 2015).
10.2.1*Amendment to Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 4, 2018).
10.2.2*Amendment to Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 31, 2020).
10.2.3*Amendment to Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on September 29, 2023 (File No. 333-274783)).
10.3*America’s Car-Mart, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 30, 2024).
10.4*America’s Car-Mart, Inc. Short-Term Incentive Plan, effective April 1, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 14, 2023).
10.5*Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and certain officers and directors of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 1993) (filed in paper format).
10.6*Employment Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2020, between America’s Car-Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Jeffrey A. Williams (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2020).
10.7*Retirement and Transition Agreement, dated December 21, 2023, between America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Jeffrey A. Williams (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on December 26, 2023).
10.8*Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated December 19, 2023, between America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Douglas Campbell (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on December 26, 2023).
10.8.1*Amendment No. 1, dated January 24, 2024, to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated December 19, 2023, between America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Douglas Campbell (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30, 2024).
10.9*America’s Car-Mart, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 10, 2014).
10.10*Change in Control Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2021, between America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Vickie D. Judy (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 7, 2021).
10.11*Offer Letter, dated as of September 19, 2024, between America’s Car-Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Jamie Fischer (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2024).
10.12*Offer Letter, dated May 6, 2025, between America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Jonathan Collins (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 13, 2025)
10.13Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated September 30, 2019, among America’s Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Parent; Colonial Auto Finance, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Texas Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Borrowers; and certain financial institutions, as Lenders, with BMO Harris Bank, N.A., as Agent, Lead Arranger and Book Manager (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 1, 2019).
10.13.1Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated October 27, 2020, among America’s Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Parent; Colonial Auto Finance, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Texas Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Borrowers; and certain financial institutions, as Lenders, with BMO Harris Bank, N.A., as Agent, Lead Arranger and Book Manager (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 4, 2020).
10.13.2Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated February 10, 2021, among America’s Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Parent; Colonial Auto Finance, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Texas Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Borrowers; and certain financial institutions, as Lenders, with BMO Harris Bank, N.A., as Agent, Lead Arranger and Book Manager (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 16, 2021).
10.13.3Amendment No. 3 to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated September 29, 2021, among America’s Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Parent; Colonial Auto Finance, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Texas Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Borrowers; and certain financial institutions, as Lenders, with BMO Harris Bank, N.A., as Agent, Lead Arranger and Book Manager (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 30, 2021).
10.13.4Amendment No. 4 to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated April 22, 2022, among America’s Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Parent; Colonial Auto Finance, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Texas Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Borrowers; and certain financial institutions, as Lenders, with BMO Harris Bank, N.A., as Agent, Lead Arranger and Book Manager (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 27, 2022).
10.13.5Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement and Limited Waiver dated February 22, 2023, among America’s Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Parent; Colonial Auto Finance, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Texas Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Borrowers; and certain financial institutions, as Lenders, with BMO Harris Bank, N.A., as Agent, Lead Arranger, and Book Manager. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2023).
10.13.6Amendment No. 6 to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement and Limited Waiver dated February 28, 2024, among America’s Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Parent; Colonial Auto Finance, Inc., a Arkansas corporation, America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and Texas Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Borrowers; and certain financial institutions, as Lenders, with BMO Harris Bank, N.A., as Agent, Lead Arranger, and Book Manager (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 5, 2024).
10.13.7Amendment No. 7 to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement and Limited Waiver dated July 12, 2024, among America’s Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Parent; Colonial Auto Finance, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, Texas Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Borrowers; and certain financial institutions, as Lenders, with BMO Bank N.A., as Agent, Lead Arranger, and Book Manager (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 18, 2024).
10.13.8Amendment No. 8 to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement and Joinder dated September 16, 2024, among America’s Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Parent; Colonial Auto Finance, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, Texas Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Borrowers; and certain financial institutions, as Lenders, with BMO Bank N.A., as Agent, Lead Arranger, and Book Manager ( Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 18, 2024).
10.13.9Amendment No. 9 to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated February 28, 2025, among Colonial Auto Finance, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, Texas Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation, as Borrowers; and certain financial institutions, as Lenders, with BMO Bank N.A., as Agent, Lead Arranger, and Book Manager ( Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2025).
10.14Purchase Agreement, dated January 31, 2023, by and between Colonial Auto Finance, Inc. and ACM Funding, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 6, 2023).
10.15Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated January 31, 2023, by and between ACM Auto Trust 2023-1, ACM Funding, LLC, America’s Car Mart, Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, Backup Servicer, Calculation Agent, and Paying Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 6, 2023).
10.16Purchase Agreement, dated July 6, 2023, by and between Colonial Auto Finance, Inc. and ACM Funding, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2023).
10.17Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated July 6, 2023, by and between ACM Auto Trust 2023-2, ACM Funding, LLC, America’s Car Mart, Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, Backup Servicer, Calculation Agent, and Paying Agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2023).
10.18Purchase Agreement, dated January 31, 2024, by and between Colonial Auto Finance, Inc. and ACM Funding, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 2, 2024).
10.19Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated January 31, 2024, by and between ACM Auto Trust 2024-1, ACM Funding, LLC, America’s Car Mart, Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, Backup Servicer, Calculation Agent, and Paying Agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed with SEC on February 2, 2024).
10.20Purchase Agreement, dated October 9, 2024, between Colonial Auto Finance, Inc. and ACM Funding, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 11, 2024).
10.21Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated October 9, 2024, by and among ACM Auto Trust 2024-02, ACM Funding, LLC, America’s Car-Mart, Inc., Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent and Paying Agent, and Systems & Services Technologies, Inc. as Backup Servicer (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 11, 2024).
10.22Purchase Agreement, dated January 31, 2025, by and between Colonial Auto Finance, Inc. and ACM Funding, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 5, 2025).
10.23Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated January 31, 2025, by and among ACM Auto Trust 2025-1, ACM Funding, LLC, America’s Car Mart, Inc., and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, and Paying Agent, and Systems & Services Technologies, Inc. as Backup Servicer (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 5, 2025).
10.24Purchase Agreement, dated May 29, 2025, by and between Colonial Auto Finance, Inc. and ACM Funding, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 4, 2025).
10.25Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated May 29, 2025, by and among ACM Auto Trust 2025-2, ACM Funding, LLC, America’s Car Mart, Inc., and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, and Paying Agent, and Systems & Services Technologies, Inc. as Backup Servicer (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 4, 2025).
14.1Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 27, 2024)
19.1America’s Car-Mart, Inc. Insider Trading Policy (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on July 15, 2024)
21.1Subsidiaries of America’s Car-Mart, Inc.
23.1Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)
31.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act
32.1Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
97.1America’s Car-Mart, Inc. Clawback Policy
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