America's Car‑Mart (CRMT) CFO Marie Persichetti Receives Option Award

What Happened
Marie E. Persichetti, Chief Financial Officer of America's Car‑Mart, Inc. (CRMT), received an award of 10,329 stock options reported as a derivative acquisition on September 23, 2026. The filing shows an acquisition price of $0.00 (i.e., a grant of options rather than an open‑market purchase or sale). This is a grant/award, not a sale—no shares were sold or purchased on the open market in this transaction.

Key Details

• Transaction type: Grant / award of stock options (derivative).
• Date of grant (reporting): September 23, 2026; Form 4 filed September 25, 2026.
• Amount: 10,329 option awards reported at $0.00 acquisition price.
• Vesting: Options vest in four equal annual installments beginning June 3, 2027 (per footnote).
• Approvals: Board approved the grant June 3, 2026, subject to increasing the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan; shareholders approved the plan amendment on September 23, 2026 (footnote).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• No 10b5‑1 plan, tax‑withholding, or cashless exercise noted in the filing.
• Filing timeliness: Filed two days after the transaction date; filing does not indicate lateness.

Context
This filing documents a standard equity incentive award (options) to an executive. Because these are options, they do not represent immediate ownership of common stock until exercised (which may require payment of an exercise price and could trigger tax events). Grants are common for executive compensation and do not by themselves indicate buying or selling sentiment.