NOTE B - SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements of the Plan have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). A summary of the significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements follows.

NOTE C - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Plan uses a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:

An asset or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to its fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used aim to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy. The Plan did not change its valuation techniques associated with fair value measurements from the prior period, and there were no transfers between levels during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

When quoted market prices are available in an active market, investments in securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. These securities include the Plan’s mutual funds and Upbound Group, Inc. common stock, which are valued at the closing price reported by the exchanges on which they are traded. In addition, the money market deposit account is classified within the level 1 valuation hierarchy.

The stable value fund is a collective trust and is valued at the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of units of the bank collective trust. NAV is a readily determinable fair value and is the basis for current transactions. Participant transactions (purchases and sales) may occur daily. If the Plan initiates a full redemption of the collective trust, the issuer reserves the right to temporarily delay withdrawal from the trust in order to ensure that securities liquidations will be carried out in an orderly business manner. The NAV is provided by the administrator of the fund, which is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund minus applicable liabilities and then divided by the number of shares outstanding. There are no redemption restrictions on the stable value fund.

NOTE D - INCOME TAX STATUS

The Plan obtained its latest determination letter effective January 1, 2016, in which the Puerto Rico taxing authority, Departamento de Hacienda, stated that the Plan, as then designed, was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) Section 1165(a). The Plan administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code, and therefore believe that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

US GAAP requires Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the organization has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Departamento de Hacienda. The Plan has concluded that it has no material uncertain tax liabilities to be recognized as of December 31, 2025. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.

NOTE E - PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

Certain Plan investments include shares of Upbound Group, Inc.’s common stock. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. In addition, loans made to participants in the Plan are also considered party-in-interest transactions.

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Plan incurred approximately $7,000 and $2,000 of fees associated with services provided by NestEgg and INTRUST, respectively, both of which qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

NOTE F - RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The Plan invests in various types of investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Market risks include global events, which could impact the value of investment securities, such as a pandemic or international conflict. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the participants’ account balances and amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits. Please reference “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which is incorporated by reference herein, for additional discussion of material risks related to the Company which may adversely impact the Company’s operations, financial position, results of operations, cash flows and the value of the Company’s common stock.

NOTE G - RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

NOTE H - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Plan has evaluated subsequent events through June 18, 2026, the date the financial statements were issued. No adjustments were made to the financial statements as a result of this evaluation.