Company: FCFS
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000840489-25-000055
Chunk: 72

Company: FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 72
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&P MidCap 400 – Consumer Discretionary Index were $179.62, $164.16, $132.09, $167.26 and 130.99 for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(5) Non-GAAP financial measure. See detailed reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures provided in Appendix A.

The following are the most important financial performance measures used by the Compensation Committee to link compensation actually paid to the Company’s NEOs with the Company’s performance. The role of each of these performance measures on the NEO compensation is further described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section above:

• Adjusted diluted earnings per share

• Adjusted net income

• Adjusted EBITDA

• Net revenue (gross profit)

• TSR relative to compensation peers

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The following charts reflect that the CAP over the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 aligns to trends in the Company’s financial results over the same period:

(1) Non-GAAP financial measure. See detailed reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures provided in Appendix A.

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#### Pension Benefits
The Company does not have a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The only retirement plan available to the NEOs is the Company’s qualified 401(k) savings plan, which is generally available to all full-time U.S.-based employees.

Nonqualified Defined Contribution and Other Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

The Company does not have nonqualified defined contribution or other nonqualified deferred compensation plans for its employees or directors.

Employment Agreements and Change-in-Control Provisions

The Company and the Compensation Committee believe employment agreements are necessary in order to attract and retain key senior executives and, accordingly, the Company has entered into employment agreements with certain current NEOs. The Compensation Committee believes the employment agreements (and the change-in-control provisions included therein) entered into with the NEOs were merited in light of all relevant circumstances, including each individual’s past employment experience, desired terms and conditions of employment and the strategic importance of their respective positions. The Compensation Committee reviews the agreements at the time they are entered into in order to determine current market terms for the particular executive and agreement.

The Compensation Committee believes that the change-in-control provisions are necessary in order to retain and maintain stability among the executive group and that the terms of the change-in-control provisions are reasonable based on its review of the change-in