Credit Acceptance Corp 8-K, filed Oct 28, 2025
Credit Acceptance Corp (CACC)
8-K
2025-10-28
For: 2025-10-25
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About this 8-K
Credit Acceptance Corp filed this 8-K on October 28, 2025, reporting on events of October 25, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 25, 2025
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 25, 2025, Kenneth S. Booth, Chief Executive Officer and President of Credit Acceptance Corporation (referred to as the “Company,” “Credit Acceptance,” “we,” “our” or “us”) and a member of our board of directors (the “Board”), informed us of his decision to retire as an officer of the Company. Mr. Booth will transition to the role of Executive Board Member for a transition period commencing November 13, 2025 and ending at the close of business on January 31, 2026 (the “Transition Period”). Following the Transition Period, Mr. Booth’s employment with the Company will cease.
On October 25, 2025, the Board elected and appointed Vinayak R. Hegde, currently a member of the Board, to succeed Mr. Booth as Chief Executive Officer and President effective November 13, 2025. Upon becoming Chief Executive Officer and President, Mr. Hegde will be our principal executive officer. Effective October 25, 2025, Mr. Hegde will no longer serve as a member of the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board and the Nominating Committee of the Board given his new role.
Mr. Hegde, age 56, served as the Consumer Chief Marketing Officer of T-Mobile US, Inc., a telecommunications company, from January 2023 to October 2025. Mr. Hegde served as President of Wheels Up Experience, Inc., a leading private aviation platform, from October 2021 to November 2022, after serving as its Chief Marketplace Officer and that of its predecessor, Wheels Up Partners Holdings LLC, from May 2021 to October 2021. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer at Blink Health LLC, a digital health company, from July 2020 to March 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Hegde served as Vice President of Growth and Chief Marketing Officer of Airbnb Homes at Airbnb, Inc. and as Senior Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer at Groupon, Inc. Earlier in his career, he spent over 12 years at Amazon, contributing significantly to the company’s growth in e-commerce and the Prime ecosystem. Mr. Hegde became a member of the Board in May 2021.
In connection with his election and appointment as Chief Executive Officer and President, Mr. Hegde’s compensation, effective November 13, 2025, has been approved as follows:
•an annual base salary of $1,100,000;
•a one-time signing bonus of $500,000 for make whole purposes;
•a one-time grant of 140,000 Restricted Stock Units (comprising 110,000 Base Restricted Stock Units and 30,000 Retirement Restricted Stock Units (as such terms are defined in the award agreement)) that will vest in ten equal annual installments from the date of the grant subject to continuous employment through the relevant vesting date. The grant will be made effective November 13, 2025, pursuant to the Credit Acceptance Corporation Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended; and
•eligibility for severance in the amount of one-times annual base salary, payable in a lump sum, upon a termination of employment by the Company without cause or by Mr. Hegde for good reason (as such terms are defined in the Executive Severance Agreement), subject to Mr. Hegde’s execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims and compliance with the terms and conditions of such agreement.
The Company expects that Mr. Booth and Mr. Hegde will continue to serve as directors of the Company following Mr. Hegde’s succeeding Mr. Booth as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President. During his service as a director after the Transition Period, Mr. Booth will receive compensation in accordance with the Company’s director compensation program.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 28, 2025, the Company issued a press release relating to Mr. Hegde’s election and appointment to succeed Mr. Booth as our Chief Executive Officer and President. A copy of the press release is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information furnished in this report pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Forward-Looking Statements
We claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for all of our forward-looking statements. Statements in this report that are not historical facts, such as those using terms like “may,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “target,” or similar expressions, and those regarding our future results, plans, and objectives, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements represent our outlook only as of the date of this report. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements since the statements are based on our current expectations, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the factors set forth in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 12, 2025, and Item 1A in Part II of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on July 31, 2025, and other risk factors discussed or listed from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC.
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.
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| Date: October 28, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jay D. Martin | |||||||||
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Exhibit 99.1
Credit Acceptance
25505 West Twelve Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48034-8339
(248) 353-2700
creditacceptance.com
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: October 28, 2025
Investor Relations: Jay Brinkley
Senior Vice President & Treasurer
(248) 353-2700 Ext. 6739
IR@creditacceptance.com
Nasdaq Symbol: CACC
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE ANNOUNCES CEO TRANSITION:
KENNETH S. BOOTH TO RETIRE AS CEO; VINAYAK R. HEGDE APPOINTED AS NEXT CEO
Southfield, Michigan – October 28, 2025 – Credit Acceptance Corporation (Nasdaq: CACC) (referred to as the “Company”, “Credit Acceptance”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) today announced that Kenneth S. Booth, Chief Executive Officer and President and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, will retire as of January 31, 2026. Mr. Booth will remain a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has unanimously elected and appointed Vinayak R. Hegde as the Company’s next Chief Executive Officer and President, effective November 13, 2025. As of this date, Mr. Booth will transition to Executive Board Member.
Mr. Hegde currently serves on the Company’s Board of Directors, where he has been an active strategic partner to the leadership team for the past four years. He brings a strong history of innovation, digital transformation, and customer-focused growth across multiple industries, including technology, e-commerce, and consumer services. Most recently, Mr. Hegde served as Consumer Chief Marketing Officer at T-Mobile US, Inc., where he led marketing, revenue, and digital transformation for the company’s consumer business.
“Serving as CEO of Credit Acceptance has been the honor of my career,” said Ken Booth. “My decision to retire wasn’t easy, and I’m incredibly proud of everything we’ve accomplished together. We’ve built a company grounded in purpose, performance, and care for our people. As I prepare for the next chapter in my life, I’m confident that the company is in great hands with Vinayak, and I look forward to continuing to support our mission as a member of the Board.”
During his tenure, Mr. Booth led Credit Acceptance through significant periods of change, growth, and modernization, strengthening the organization’s culture of excellence and setting a solid foundation for its future.
“On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Ken for his exceptional leadership and deep commitment to our people and our mission,” said Tom Tryforos, Chair of the Board of Directors. “Under Ken’s leadership we have made great strides in technology, product, marketing, customer obsession, and process improvements that position Credit Acceptance for continued success. We are grateful for his many contributions and pleased he will continue to support the Company as a member of our Board.”
Mr. Hegde brings an outstanding mix of experience in marketing, engineering, and product leadership. Prior to T-Mobile, he served as President of Wheels Up Experience Inc., a leading private aviation platform, and held senior leadership roles at Airbnb and Groupon. Earlier in his career, he spent more than 12 years at Amazon, contributing significantly to the company’s growth in e-commerce and the Prime ecosystem.
“I’m honored to step into the CEO role and build on the strong foundation Ken and the team have created,” said Vinayak Hegde. “I’ve seen firsthand the passion, talent, and resilience of this organization. Together, we’ll continue to innovate, deliver for our customers and partners, and create long-term value for our stakeholders.”
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About Credit Acceptance
We make vehicle ownership possible by providing innovative financing solutions that enable automobile dealers to sell vehicles to consumers regardless of their credit history. Our financing programs are offered through a nationwide network of automobile dealers who benefit from sales of vehicles to consumers who otherwise could not obtain financing; from repeat and referral sales generated by these same customers; and from sales to customers responding to advertisements for our financing programs, but who actually end up qualifying for traditional financing.
Without our financing programs, consumers are often unable to purchase vehicles, or they purchase unreliable ones. Further, as we report to the three national credit reporting agencies, an important ancillary benefit of our programs is that we provide consumers with an opportunity to improve their lives by improving their credit score and move on to more traditional sources of financing. Credit Acceptance is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol CACC. For more information, visit creditacceptance.com.
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