On June 7, 2023, Conn's, Inc. announced the appointment of Ms. Ann B. Gugino to its Board of Directors, effective as of June 6, 2023. Ms. Gugino is expected to stand for re-election at the annual stockholder meeting in May 2024. The Board determined that Ms. Gugino qualifies as independent under the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market.

There are no related party transactions between the Company and Ms. Gugino that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no arrangements, agreements or understandings between the Company and Ms. Gugino pursuant to which Ms. Gugino was selected as a director. Ms. Gugino served as Chief Financial Officer of Papa John's International, Inc., which operates and franchises pizza delivery and carryout restaurants and, in certain international markets, dine-in and delivery restaurants, from October 2020 through March 2023. Ms. Gugino joined Papa John's from Target Corporation where she served as Senior Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis, from 2018 through October 2020, providing overall strategy, guidance, and direction in the development and execution of Target's planning, analysis and capital investment portfolios.

Prior to Target, Ms. Gugino spent 18 years at Patterson Companies Inc., including four years as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Gugino has a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin and was a certified public accountant.