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8-K filed December 23, 2025, 6:59 PM ET ticker CRMT CIK 0000799850
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Car-Mart completes $161.3M ABS securitization with new residual structure improving capital efficiency

AMERICAS CARMART INC

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AMERICAS CARMART INC incurred debt of $161,264,000 aggregate principal amount at 5.87% for Class A Notes and 8.42% for Class B Notes maturing Class A Notes mature on May 20, 2030, and the Class B Notes mature on August 20, 2032.

On December 17, 2025, affiliates of America’s Car-Mart, Inc. (the “Company”) completed a securitization transaction involving the issuance of $161,264,000 aggregate principal amount of asset-backed, non-recourse notes (the “Securitization Transaction”).

SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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