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CURRENT REPORT
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance & Management
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On July 8, 2026, Copart, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has appointed Jane Pocock, the Company’s current CEO of its United Kingdom operations, as the Company’s new President to fill the previously vacant position, effective as of August 1, 2026.
Ms. Pocock, 55, joined Copart in January 2019 as Managing Director of Copart UK. Before joining Copart, Ms. Pocock was Chief Executive of Vans Direct.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Pocock and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Pocock was selected as President. There are also no family relationships between Ms. Pocock and any director or executive officer of the Company. Ms. Pocock does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Section 7 – Regulation FD
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On July 8, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Pocock as the Company’s President described in this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, and such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press release, dated July 8, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| COPART, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: July 8, 2026 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Leah Stearns | |||||
| Leah Stearns, Chief Financial Officer Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and duly Authorized Officer | ||||||