Company: FCFS
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000840489-25-000055
Chunk: 21

Company: FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 21
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 as the lead independent director, serving as a liaison between the independent directors and management, chairing executive sessions of the non-management and independent directors and consulting with the chairman and CEO on board agendas and meeting materials.

The Board of Directors recognizes the leadership structure and combination or separation of the chairman, lead independent director and CEO roles is driven by the needs of the Company at any point in time. The Board of Directors does not believe there should be a fixed rule as to whether the offices of chairman and CEO should be vested in the same person or two different people, or whether the chairman should be an employee of the Company or should be elected from among the non-employee directors. The needs of the Company and the individuals available to fulfill these roles may dictate different outcomes at different times, and the Board of Directors believes that retaining flexibility in these decisions is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders.

#### Director Qualifications
At a minimum, candidates for election or appointment to the Board of Directors must have integrity, be committed to act in the best interest of all the Company’s stockholders and be able and willing to devote the required amount of time to the Company’s affairs, including attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee seeks to ensure that the Board of Directors is composed of individuals who have experience relevant to the needs of the Company and who have the highest professional and personal ethics, consistent with the Company’s values and standards. Candidates should be committed to enhancing stockholder value and should have sufficient time to carry out their duties and to provide insight and practical wisdom based on experience. Each director must represent the interests of all stockholders.

In recommending candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee takes into consideration any criteria approved by the Board of Directors and such other factors as it deems appropriate, including the following:

• The extent of the candidate’s educational, business, non-profit or professional acumen and experience;

• Whether the candidate’s presence on the Board of Directors would contribute to the Company’s mission to achieve a mix of board members representing diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, including with respect to age, gender, race, place of residence and specialized experience;

• Whether the candidate meets the independence requirements established by Nasdaq, the SEC and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines;

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• Whether the candidate has the financial acumen or other professional, educational or business experience relevant to an understanding of the Company’s business;

• Whether the candidate would be considered a “