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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report:
(Date of earliest event reported)
May 1, 2025
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UPBOUND GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware |  | 001-38047 |  | 45-0491516
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

5501 Headquarters Drive
Plano, Texas 75024
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(972) 801-1100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

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☐ | 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, $.01 Par Value | UPBD | The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 1, 2025, Upbound Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Copies of the press release and earnings release are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this paragraph, as well as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 referenced herein, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 1, 2025, Upbound Group, Inc. issued an investor presentation announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. A copy of the investor presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.3 referenced herein, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press release, dated May 1, 2025
99.2 |  | Earnings release, dated May 1, 2025
99.3 |  | Investor Presentation, dated May 1, 2025
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.

|  |  | UPBOUND GROUP, INC.
Date: | May 1, 2025 |  | By: | /s/ Fahmi W. Karam
|  |  |  | Fahmi W. Karam
|  |  |  | EVP, Chief Financial Officer