8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 6, 2023

________________________________________________________________________

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

________________________________________________________________________

Delaware	001-38315	90-0934597
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
200 W. Hubbard Street, 8th Floor, Chicago, Illinois		60654
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(312) 470-2000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

3615 North Ridge Road, Wichita, Kansas 67205

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

________________________________________________________________________

Check the appropriate box below if the Form8-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))

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	CURO	NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule12b-2of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2of this chapter).

    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.  ☐

ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 8, 2023, CURO Group Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) announced that each of Elizabeth Webster, Dale Williams and Karen Winterhof have tendered their resignations from the board of directors effective February 6, 2023. As a result, the size of the board of directors has been reduced from 11 directors to 8 directors.

There is no disagreement, known to an executive officer of the Company, as defined in 17 CFR 240.3b-7, between the Company and directors Webster, Williams or Winterhof on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

ITEM 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure

On February 8, 2023, the Company issued a press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information reported in this Item 7.01 (including the press release) is furnished to and not “filed” with the SEC for the purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and it shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Effective February 6, 2023, director Chad Faulkner will serve as Chairman of the board of directors and director David Kirchheimer will serve as Lead Independent Director.

ITEM 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d). Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated February 8, 2023
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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 on this 8th day of February, 2023.

                        CURO Group Holdings Corp.

                        By: /s/ Rebecca Fox

                        Rebecca Fox

                        Chief Legal Officer

EX-99.1

CURO Announces Changes in Board Composition and Leadership

CURO to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Financial Results

on Thursday, February 23, 2023

February 8, 2023

Chicago, Illinois-- CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CURO) (“CURO”), a tech-enabled, omni-channel consumer finance company serving non-prime and prime consumers in the U.S. and Canada, announced the appointments of Chad Faulkner as Chairman of the Board of Directors and David Kirchheimer as Lead Independent Director. Mr. Faulkner, one of CURO’s three founders and a significant stockholder, currently serves as a Board member and succeeds Chris Masto in this role. CURO has accepted the resignations of directors Elizabeth Webster, Dale Williams and Karen Winterhof, which will decrease the size of the Board from eleven to eight members. All changes are effective immediately.

Mr. Faulkner commented on Board changes, “We are moving forward with a smaller board to be nimbler and more efficient, and in recent months we have rotated several board and committee leadership roles to bring fresh perspectives. I want to thank our departing directors for their many contributions to CURO.”

In addition to these changes and to further align the interests of Board members and stockholders, effective January 1, 2023, Board compensation for continuing directors will be paid exclusively in equity.

Doug Clark, CURO’s CEO, added, “We are excited about the future of the Company and believe a streamlined Board will help drive long-term stockholder value. I thank the Board for its continued support as we continue to execute on our strategic transformation.”

CURO will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full-year 2022 results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 23, 2023. The live webcast of the call can be accessed at the CURO Investors website at http://ir.curo.com/ along with CURO’s earnings press release, supplemental financial information and presentation slides.

You may access the call at 1-833-953-2430 (1-412-317-5759 for international callers). Please ask to join the CURO Group Holdings call. A replay of the conference call will be available until March 2, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. An archived version of the webcast will be available on the CURO Investors website for 90 days. You may access the conference call replay at 1-877-344-7529 (1-412-317-0088 for international callers). The replay access code is 3665641.

ABOUT CURO

CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CURO) is a full-spectrum consumer credit lender serving U.S. and Canadian customers for over 25 years. Our roots in the consumer finance market run deep. We’ve worked diligently to provide customers a variety of convenient, easily accessible financial services. Our decades of alternative data power a hard-to-replicate underwriting and scoring engine, mitigating risk across the full spectrum of credit products. We operate a number of brands, including Cash Money®, LendDirect®, Flexiti®, Heights Finance, Southern Finance, Covington Credit, Quick Credit and First Heritage Credit.

Investor Relations:
CURO Group Holdings Corp.
Izzy Dawood
Chief Financial Officer

844-200-0342
IR@curo.com

(CURO-NWS)

XML

Cover Page	Feb. 06, 2023
Entity Addresses [Line Items]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Feb. 06, 2023
Entity Registrant Name	CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-38315
Entity Tax Identification Number	90-0934597
Entity Address, Address Line One	200 W. Hubbard Street, 8th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	Chicago
Entity Address, State or Province	IL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	60654
City Area Code	312
Local Phone Number	470-2000
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock
Trading Symbol	CURO
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001711291
Former Address
Entity Addresses [Line Items]
Entity Address, Address Line One	3615 North Ridge Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Wichita
Entity Address, State or Province	KS
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	67205