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America's Car-Mart lender relief extended to Nov. 9, 2026

The latest deadline follows earlier lender extensions that had kept the scheduled date and temporary covenant relief in place through November 4, 2026.

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America's Car-Mart, Inc. (CRMT) said its lenders and Silver Point Finance, LLC, as administrative and collateral agent, agreed on November 4, 2026, to extend the Scheduled Termination Date and temporary relief through November 9, 2026. The relief concerns the company's obligations to maintain minimum liquidity thresholds and a minimum Collateral Coverage Ratio under its Credit and Guaranty Agreement.

Under the First Amendment, the lenders also agreed to waive certain anticipated or existing events of default for a period running through September 7, 2026. The company described that waiver period as beginning on the amendment's effective date.

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Business
The company signed a significant contract such as a merger agreement, credit facility, or major partnership.
First Amendment Scheduled Termination Date September 7, 2026 Date specified for the waiver period in the First Amendment
Previous extension end date November 4, 2026 Scheduled Termination Date and temporary relief had previously been extended through this date
Latest extension end date November 9, 2026 New end date for the Scheduled Termination Date and temporary relief
Credit and Guaranty Agreement financial
"under the Credit and Guaranty Agreement"
A credit and guaranty agreement is a contract that sets out the terms of a loan or credit line and names one or more parties who promise to back the borrower’s obligations, like a co-signer on a car loan. It spells out repayment rules, interest, collateral, and remedies if payments stop, so investors use it to judge how risky a company’s debt is and who would be on the hook if the borrower defaults.
Scheduled Termination Date financial
"extend the Scheduled Termination Date"
Collateral Coverage Ratio financial
"a minimum Collateral Coverage Ratio"
Collateral coverage ratio measures how much value of pledged assets (collateral) exists relative to the outstanding debt they secure, usually expressed as a multiple or percentage (collateral value ÷ loan amount). It matters to investors because it signals how protected a lender or creditor is if a borrower defaults — like seeing whether the house fully covers a mortgage — and influences credit risk, loan terms, margin calls and recovery prospects.
events of default technical
"certain anticipated or existing events of default"
Events of default are specific breaches or failures listed in a loan, bond, or credit agreement that give lenders the right to act, such as demanding immediate repayment, raising interest rates, or taking secured assets. They matter to investors because triggering one is like setting off a financial alarm: it raises the chance of foreclosure, restructuring, or bankruptcy and can sharply reduce the value of a company’s stock or bonds and increase borrowing costs.

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What did CRMT's lenders extend through November 9, 2026?

CRMT's lenders extended the Scheduled Termination Date and temporary relief through November 9, 2026. The relief concerns the company's obligations to maintain minimum liquidity thresholds and a minimum Collateral Coverage Ratio under its Credit and Guaranty Agreement.

What did the First Amendment to CRMT's credit agreement waive?

The lenders agreed to waive certain anticipated or existing events of default for a period running from the First Amendment's effective date through September 7, 2026.

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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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 4, 2026

 

America's Car-Mart, Inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-14939

(Commission File Number)

63-0851141

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

1805 North 2nd Street, Suite 401, Rogers, Arkansas 72756

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(479) 464-9944

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share CRMT NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

As disclosed in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 25, 2026 (the “June 25th Current Report”), and other recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, America's Car-Mart, Inc. (the "Company") entered into the First Amendment and Limited Waiver to Credit and Guaranty Agreement (the "First Amendment") with Silver Point Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (the "Agent"), and the lenders party thereto (collectively, the "Lenders"), amending and providing certain limited waivers under the Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of October 30, 2025 (the "Credit Agreement").

 

Pursuant to the First Amendment, the Lenders agreed to waive, for the period from the effective date of the First Amendment to September 7, 2026 (the "Scheduled Termination Date"), certain anticipated or existing events of default under the Credit Agreement. As previously disclosed, since September 4, 2026, the Agent and Lenders have agreed to a series of extensions of the Scheduled Termination Date through November 4, 2026, and have provided temporary relief through November 4, 2026, with respect to the Company’s obligations to maintain certain minimum liquidity thresholds and a minimum Collateral Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), each as described in the June 25th Current Report. On November 4, 2026, the Agent and Lenders agreed to further extend the Scheduled Termination Date and the temporary relief with respect to the minimum liquidity thresholds and minimum Collateral Coverage Ratio through November 9, 2026.

 

 

 

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.

 

  AMERICA'S CAR-MART, INC.
   
Date: November 5, 2026

/s/ Marie Persichetti

Marie Persichetti

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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