Company: UP
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001628280-25-049230
Chunk: 19

Company: Wheels Up Experience Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 2
Chunk 19
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 of Adjusted Contribution Margin, information regarding our use of Adjusted Contribution Margin and a reconciliation of Gross profit and Adjusted Contribution to Revenue.

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Other Operating Expenses

Technology and Development 

Technology and development expenses decreased by $1.2 million, or 4%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily attributable to a $2.7 million decrease in enterprise software and other IT-related spend as a result of cost and operational efficiency actions. The decrease was partially offset by a higher mix of costs expensed in the period that were not eligible for capitalization, which resulted in a $1.6 million increase in expenses during the period. 

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $5.7 million, or 9%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily attributable to a $4.5 million increase in employee compensation and allocable costs due to increased headcount and a $2.7 million increase in advertising, media and marketing events-related spend. The increases were partially offset by the absence of a $1.6 million one-time charge to terminate a consultancy agreement during the first quarter of 2024 and a $0.6 million reduction in spend on marketing flights and partnership-related expenses.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses increased by $19.8 million, or 20%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily driven by a by a one-time $20.2 million non-cash, pre-tax right-of-use asset impairment charge associated with vacating our former New York City corporate office space during the three months ended March 31, 2025 (see Note 9) and a $1.3 million increase in equity-based compensation expense related to the Executive Performance Awards and RSUs (each as defined in Note 10). The increase was partially offset by the absence of a $1.3 million charge to bad debt expense associated with certain aged receivables related to the aircraft management business sold in the third quarter of 2023 that were recorded during first quarter of 2024, a $1.4 million reduction in consulting spend and the absence of $1.0 million in spend related to strategic planning activities in the prior year period.

Depreciation and Amortization