NASDAQ: JKHY

•Core credit union data processing solutions are provided to credit unions of all sizes, with a client base of over 700 credit unions. We offer a flagship core processing platform and integrated complementary solutions that support both on-premise and private cloud operating environments.

•Core-agnostic products and services are also provided to banks and credit unions. We offer complementary solutions that include highly specialized financial performance, imaging and payment solutions, information security and risk management, retail delivery, and online and mobile functionality. These products and services enhance the performance of banks and credit unions of all asset sizes and charters, and non-traditional diverse corporate entities. In total, we serve approximately 5,600 non-core clients.

Our products and services provide our clients with solutions that can be tailored to support their unique growth, service, operational, and performance goals. Our well-rounded solutions also enable banks and credit unions to offer the high-demand products and services required by their accountholders to compete more successfully and to capitalize on evolving trends shaping the financial services industry.

We are committed to exceeding our clients’ expectations. We measure and monitor their satisfaction using a variety of surveys, such as an annual survey on the client's anniversary date and randomly-generated online surveys initiated each day by routine support requests to ensure feedback is received throughout the year. The survey results are analyzed and provided to operational areas to ensure our service consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations. We believe this process ensures we understand the Voice of the Customer and contributes to our excellent retention rates.

We focus on building long-term client relationships and continually expanding and strengthening them. We do this through providing products and services aligned with our clients' strategies, acquiring new financial and non-financial clients, and ensuring our offerings remain highly competitive.

The majority of our support and services revenue is derived from our private and public cloud services for our hosted clients that are typically on a six-year contract, recurring electronic payment solutions that are generally on a contract term of six years, and our on-premise clients that are typically on a one-year contract. Less predictable software license fees, paid by clients implementing our software solutions on-premise, and hardware sales, including all non-software products that we re-market in order to support our software systems, complement our primary revenue sources. Information regarding the classification of our business into four separate segments is set forth in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements (see Item 8).

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We recognize that our associates and their collective contributions are ultimately responsible for Jack Henry's past, present, and future success. Recruiting and retaining high-quality associates is essential to our ongoing growth and financial performance, and we believe we have established an organizational culture that sustains high levels of associate engagement. For further discussion of our human capital considerations, see "Human Capital" below.

Our Industry

Our core banking solutions generally serve commercial banks and savings institutions from de novo banks to those with up to $55 billion in assets. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), there were approximately 4,300 commercial banks and savings institutions in the $55 billion and under asset range as of December 31, 2025, and we currently support over 900 of these banks with one of our three core information processing platforms and a significant number of complementary/payment products and services.

Our core credit union solutions serve credit unions of all asset sizes. According to America's Credit Unions ("ACU") (formerly Credit Union National Association), there were approximately 4,400 domestic credit unions as of December 31, 2025, and we currently support over 700 of these credit unions with one flagship core information processing platform and a significant number of complementary/payment products and services.

Our core agnostic solutions serve banks and credit unions of all asset sizes and charters and other diverse corporate entities. We support these organizations with specialized solutions for generating additional revenue and growth, increasing security, mitigating operational risks, and controlling operating costs.

Our products and solutions are designed to support banks and credit unions of all asset sizes. We complete annual, third-party testing to validate our scalability. Today, we support core clients with up to $55 billion in assets, payments clients with up to $200 billion and above in assets, and complementary clients with up to $500 billion and above in assets.

The FDIC reports the number of commercial banks and savings institutions declined 13% from the end of calendar year 2020 to the end of calendar year 2025, due mainly to mergers and acquisitions. Although the number of banks continued to decline at a 3% compound annual rate during this period, aggregate assets increased at a compound annual rate of 3% and totaled $25.3 trillion as of December 31, 2025. There were four new bank charters issued in calendar year 2025 and six issued in the 2024 calendar year. Comparing calendar years 2025 to 2024, the number of transactions of FDIC-insured banks acquiring or merging with other banks or credit unions increased 55%.

ACU reports the number of credit unions declined 16% from the end of calendar year 2020 to the end of calendar year 2025. Although the number of credit unions declined at a 3% compound annual rate during this period, aggregate assets increased at a compound annual rate of 6% and totaled $2.5 trillion as of December 31, 2025.

Despite continued industry consolidation, the average assets under management for our banking core clients grew from $1.29 billion to $1.42 billion, and the average assets under management for our credit union core clients grew from $1.20 billion to $1.31 billion.

Community and regional banks and credit unions are vitally important to the communities, consumers, and businesses they serve as well as to the local economies where they operate. Bank and credit union accountholders rely on these institutions to provide personalized, relationship-based service, and competitive financial products and services available through the accountholders' delivery channel of choice. Institutions are recognizing that attracting and retaining accountholders in today’s highly competitive financial industry and realizing near-term and long-term performance goals are often technology dependent. Banks and credit unions must implement technological solutions that enable them to:

•Offer digital strategies that provide the convenience-driven services required in today’s financial services industry.

•Maximize performance with accessible, accurate, and timely business intelligence information.

•Provide the high-demand products and services needed to successfully compete with traditional and non-traditional competitors created by convergence within the financial services industry.

•Foster growth and efficiency through delivering accountholders exceptional user experiences.

•Expand existing accountholder relationships and strengthen exit barriers by cross selling additional products and services.

•Capitalize on new revenue, and deposit and loan portfolio growth opportunities.

•Increase operating efficiencies and reduce operating costs.

•Protect mission-critical information assets and operational infrastructure.

•Protect accountholders with various security tools from fraud and related financial losses.

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•Maximize the day-to-day use of technology and return on technology investments.

•Ensure full regulatory compliance.

Jack Henry’s extensive product and service offerings help diverse banks and credit unions meet business challenges and capitalize on opportunities. We strive to get to know our clients, understand their strategies and challenges, and provide innovative solutions that help them achieve short- and long-term success.

Business Strategy

Our fundamental business strategy is to generate organic revenue and earnings growth augmented by strategic acquisitions. Our strategy for the next three to five years is to enable banks and credit unions to win on exceptional user experience and trust through open, innovative technology, data-driven insights, and service, resulting in greater growth and efficiency. We intend to execute this strategy by:

•Providing community and regional banks and credit unions with core processing systems that provide excellent functionality and support on-premise and private cloud delivery environments with identical functionality.

•Expanding each core client relationship by cross-selling complementary/payment products and services that enhance the functionality provided by our core processing systems.

•Delivering highly specialized core-agnostic complementary/payment products and services to banks and credit unions, including institutions not utilizing one of our core processing systems, and diverse corporate entities.

•Developing and deploying a long-term technology modernization strategy to provide public cloud-native solutions that provide clients with greater flexibility, optionality, open integration, speed to market, and other benefits.

•Upholding a company-wide commitment to service that consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations and generates high levels of retention.

•Carrying out a large client strategy that focuses on deep engagement with banks and credit unions to align objectives, optimize revenue streams, and foster collaborative growth and innovation through continuous engagement and commitment to excellence.

•Growing our market share of services to small and medium-sized businesses, offering features through banks and credit unions.

•Expanding market share and adoption of payments capabilities and digital solutions.

•Harnessing artificial intelligence ("AI") to boost internal efficiency and unlock new benefits for clients.

•Fostering an open ecosystem and access to high-grade fintechs.

•Building, maintaining, and enhancing a protected environment and tools that help our clients and Jack Henry protect accountholder data, assets, and comply with regulations.

•Maintaining a disciplined acquisition strategy.

Technology Modernization Strategy

Our public cloud-native technology modernization strategy seeks to enable our bank and credit union clients to innovate faster, differentiate themselves in the markets they serve, and meet the evolving needs of their accountholders.

The Jack Henry PlatformTM is the centerpiece of this strategy and operates as a single public cloud-native, API-first platform, which we are developing into a fully functional modern alternative for existing core functions. The platform includes services like wire transfers, a centralized data hub for reporting and analysis, exception item processing, general ledger, deposit servicing, and entitlements. These services can be combined with other Jack Henry public cloud-native solutions, such as digital banking, digital payments, and fraud detection, as well as third-party provider solutions on a single, unified platform.

The Jack Henry Platform leverages public cloud advantages, including high system availability, rapid processing, modern security standards, easily deployable upgrades, and scalability.

The Jack Henry Platform also serves as a connective layer across our existing core systems, linking foundational core capabilities with newer, rapidly evolving innovations. By providing a unified integration framework, the platform enables solutions such as stablecoin capabilities, Rapid Transfers, and Tap2LocalTM to seamlessly extend across our core environments — allowing clients to adopt new functionality without disrupting their core operations.

Small and Medium-Sized Business (SMB) Strategy

We are focused on helping banks and credit unions grow and better serve their SMB customers by delivering innovative, easy-to-adopt capabilities that enhance payment experiences and improve cash flow management.

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A key component of this strategy is expanding access to modern, embedded payment capabilities that are purpose-built for how SMBs and their customers transact today.

Tap2LocalTM enables secure, in-person payments by allowing businesses to accept transactions directly through compatible mobile devices, reducing the need for dedicated hardware and simplifying the payment experience. This functionality helps small businesses more easily accept payments in a variety of settings while maintaining a seamless and secure connection to their financial institution.

Rapid Transfers complements this capability by enabling faster movement of funds for both SMBs and consumers. By accelerating the availability of funds, Rapid Transfers helps improve liquidity, support more efficient cash flow management, and meet growing expectations for instant access to money. Together, these capabilities allow banks and credit unions to offer modern payment experiences that strengthen relationships with both business and retail accountholders.

Acquisition Strategy

We have a disciplined approach to acquisitions and have been successful in supplementing our organic growth with 36 strategic acquisitions since the end of fiscal year 1999. We continue to explore acquisitions that have the potential to:

•Expand our suite of complementary/payment products and services.

•Provide products and services that can be sold to both existing core and non-core clients as well as outside our core base to new clients.

•Accelerate our internal development efforts for technology modernization.

•Provide selective opportunities to sell outside our traditional markets in the financial services industry.

After 50 years in business, we have very few gaps in our product line, so it is increasingly difficult to find proven products or services that would enable our clients and prospects to better optimize their business opportunities or solve specific operational issues. In addition, we see few acquisition opportunities that would expand our market or enable our entry into adjacent markets within the financial services industry that are fairly priced or that we could assimilate into our Company without material distractions.

We have a solid track record of executing acquisitions from both a financial and operational standpoint, and we will continue to pursue acquisition opportunities that support our strategic direction, complement and accelerate our organic growth, and generate long-term profitable growth for our stockholders. While we seek to identify appropriate acquisition opportunities, we will continue to explore alternative ways to leverage our cash position and balance sheet to the benefit of our stockholders, such as continued investment in new products and services for our clients, repurchases of our stock, and continued payment of dividends.

Our most recent acquisition was:

Fiscal Year Company or Product Name Products and Services

2026
Victor Technologies, Inc. ("Victor")

Provider of cloud-native, API-first direct-to-core embedded payments solutions.

Solutions

•Our core banking solutions support commercial banks with information and transaction processing platforms that provide enterprise-wide automation. We have three functionally distinct core bank processing systems and many fully integrated complementary/payment solutions, including business intelligence and bank management, retail and business banking, digital and mobile internet banking and electronic payment solutions, fraud and risk management and protection, account origination, and item and document imaging solutions. Our core banking solutions have state-of-the-art functional capabilities, and we can re-market the hardware required by on-premise use of each software system. Our banking solutions can be delivered on-premise or through our private cloud delivery model and are backed by a company-wide commitment to provide exceptional client support.

•Our core credit union solutions support credit unions of all sizes with an information and transaction processing platform that provides enterprise-wide automation. Our solution includes one flagship core processing system and many fully integrated complementary/payment solutions, including business intelligence and credit union management, accountholder and accountholder business services, digital and mobile internet banking and electronic payment solutions, fraud and risk management and protection, account origination, and item and document imaging solutions. Our credit union solution also has state-of-the-art functional capabilities. We also re-market the hardware required by on-premise use of the software system. Our credit union solution can be

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delivered on-premise, through our private cloud, or through our partner private cloud delivery models. Each is backed by our company-wide commitment to provide exceptional client support.

•Our core agnostic solutions for banks, credit unions, and diverse corporate entities are specialized products and services assembled primarily through our focused diversification acquisition strategy. These core-agnostic solutions are compatible with a wide variety of information technology platforms and operating environments and offer a large number of complementary/payment solutions, including proven solutions for generating additional revenue and growth, increasing security and mitigating operational risks, and/or controlling operating costs. Our core agnostic products and services enhance the performance of banks and credit unions of all asset sizes and charters, and diverse corporate entities. These distinct products and services can be implemented individually or as solution suites to address specific business problems or needs and enable effective responses to dynamic industry trends.

We are committed to developing and maintaining modern and integrated solutions supported by high service levels. We continuously update and improve these solutions through an interactive client enhancement process, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, and incorporating proven advances in technology. Our goal is to uphold our Company's reputation as a premium solution and service provider.

Core Software Systems

Core software systems primarily consist of the integrated applications required to process deposit, loan, and general ledger transactions, and to maintain centralized accountholder information.

Our core banking solutions consist of three software systems marketed to banks, and our core credit union solution consists of one software system marketed to credit unions. These core systems are available for on-premise installation at client sites, or banks and credit unions can choose to leverage our private cloud environment for ongoing information processing.

Core banking platforms are:

•SilverLake System®, a robust system primarily designed for commercial-focused banks that currently serves banks with assets ranging from $1 billion to up to $55 billion. Some progressive smaller banks and de novo (start-up) banks also select SilverLake. This system is in use by over 500 banks, and now serves approximately 13% of the domestic banks in the $55 billion and under asset range.

•CIF 20/20®, a parameter-driven, easy-to-use system that now supports over 200 banks ranging from de novo institutions to those with assets of over $1 billion.

•Core Director®, a cost-efficient system with point-and-click operation that now supports approximately 200 banks ranging from de novo institutions to those with assets of over $2 billion.

Core credit union platform is:

•Symitar® (formerly known as Episys®), a robust system designed specifically for credit unions. It has been implemented by over 700 credit unions with assets ranging from $21 million to over $36 billion, and according to National Credit Union Administration ("NCUA") data, is the system implemented by more credit unions with assets exceeding $100 million than any other credit union core system.

Clients electing to install our solutions on-premise license the proprietary software systems. The majority of these clients pay ongoing annual software maintenance fees. We re-market the hardware, hardware maintenance, and peripheral equipment that is required by on-premise use of our software solutions; and we perform software implementation, data conversion, training, ongoing support, and other related services. On-premise clients generally license our core software systems under a standard license agreement that provides a fully paid, nonexclusive, nontransferable right to use the software on a single computer at a single location.

Clients can eliminate the significant up-front capital expenditures required by on-premise installations and the responsibility for operating information and transaction processing infrastructures by leveraging our private cloud environment for those functions. Our core private cloud services are provided through a highly resilient data center configuration across multiple physical locations. We also provide image item processing services from two host/archive sites and several key entry and balancing locations throughout the country. We print and mail accountholder statements for banks and credit unions from three regional printing and rendering centers. Clients electing to outsource their core processing typically sign contracts for six years that include "per account" fees and minimum guaranteed payments during the contract period.

We are dedicated to meeting the evolving business needs of our core bank and credit union clients by continuously enhancing each core system, introducing new integrated complementary products regularly, integrating practical new technologies, and adhering to regulatory compliance initiatives. Additionally, we serve as a single point of contact for each core client for support and accountability.

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Complementary Products and Services

We have a large number of complementary products and services that are targeted to our core banks and credit unions. Many of these are selectively sold to banks and credit unions that use other core processing systems.

These complementary solutions enable core bank and credit union clients to respond to evolving accountholder demands, expedite speed-to-market with competitive offerings, increase efficiency, address specific operational needs, and generate new revenue streams. The highly specialized solutions enable diverse banks, credit unions, and corporate entities to generate additional revenue and growth opportunities, increase security, mitigate operational risks, and control operating costs.

We regularly introduce new products and services based on demand for integrated complementary solutions from our existing core clients and based on the growing demand among banks, credit unions, and corporate entities for specialized solutions capable of increasing revenue and growth opportunities, mitigating and controlling operational risks, and/or containing costs. Our Industry Research department solicits client guidance on the business solutions they need, evaluates available solutions and competitive offerings, and manages the introduction of new product offerings. Our new complementary products and services are developed internally, acquired, or provided through strategic alliances.

Implementation and Training

Most of our bank and credit union clients contract with us for implementation and training services in connection with their core systems and additional complementary products.

A complete core system implementation typically includes detailed planning, project management, data conversion, and testing. Our experienced implementation teams travel to client facilities or work remotely with clients to help manage the implementation process and ensure that all data is transferred from the legacy system to the Jack Henry system. Our implementation fees are fixed or hourly based on the core system being installed.

We also provide extensive initial and ongoing education to our clients. We have a comprehensive training program that supports new clients with basic training and longtime clients with continuing education. The training enables banks and credit unions to maximize the use of our core and complementary solutions, learn about ongoing system enhancements, and understand evolving legislative and regulatory requirements.

Support and Services

We serve our core clients as a single point of contact and support for the solutions we provide. Our comprehensive support infrastructure incorporates:

•High service standards.

•Trained support staff available up to 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

•Assigned account team.

•Sophisticated support tools, resources, and technology.

•Broad experience converting diverse banks and credit unions to our core platforms from competitive platforms.

•Industry experts to offer best practice technology and operational consulting services.

•Highly effective change management and control processes.

•Best practices methodology developed and refined through the company-wide, day-to-day experience.

Most on-premise clients contract for annual software support services, and this represents a significant source of recurring revenue for Jack Henry. These support services are typically priced at approximately 20% of the respective product’s software license fee. The subsequent years' service fees generally increase as client assets increase and as additional complementary products are purchased. Annual software support fees typically are billed during June and are paid in advance for the entire fiscal year, with proration for new product implementations that occur during the fiscal year. Hardware support fees also are usually paid in advance for entire contract periods which typically range from one to five years. Most support contracts automatically renew unless the client or Jack Henry gives notice of termination at least 30 days prior to contract expiration.

High levels of support are provided to our private cloud clients by the same support infrastructure utilized for on-premise clients. However, these support fees are included as part of monthly private cloud fees.

Hardware Systems

Our software systems operate on a variety of hardware platforms. We have established remarketing agreements with IBM Corporation, and many other hardware providers that allow Jack Henry to purchase hardware and related maintenance services at a discount and resell them directly to our clients. We currently sell IBM Power Systems™;

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Lenovo®, Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Cisco servers and workstations; Canon®, Digital Check, Epson®, and Panini® check scanners; and other devices that complement our software solutions.

Digital Products and Services

Jack Henry Digital provides a unified platform of digital products and services, anchored by the Banno Digital Platform™. This native and browser-based banking solution empowers community and regional banks and credit unions to strategically enhance their digital offerings and compete effectively with larger banks and tech companies. It's a comprehensive business and retail open platform delivering attractive, fast, cloud-native applications for accountholders and cloud-based, core-connected back-office tools for employees. Our treasury platform is a separate digital product that services the needs of banks' larger commercial customers.

Payment Solutions

Electronic payment solutions provide our clients with the tools necessary to be at the forefront of payment innovation with secure payment processing designed to simplify complex payment processing, attract profitable retail and commercial accounts, increase operating efficiencies, comply with regulatory mandates, and proactively mitigate and manage payment-related risk.

•JHA Card Processing Solutions™ ("CPS") supports full-service and in-house debit and credit card programs, as well as an agent credit option, backed by a comprehensive suite of tools for 24/7 fraud mitigation, digital payments, full-service dispute management, plastics manufacturing and personalization, loyalty programs, data analytics, and ATM terminal driving. In addition, advisory services are offered to support a variety of needs including card portfolio growth, start-up program consultation, as well as customized fraud management; all tailored to individual bank and credit union goals and concerns.

•Enterprise Payment Solutions ("EPS") is a comprehensive payments engine, offering an integrated suite of Automated Clearing House ("ACH"), instant payments, credit card, and remote deposit capture processing that includes supporting tools for accounts receivable posting, risk management, reporting, and application interfaces ("APIs") for banks, credit unions, businesses, and fintechs of all sizes. EPS helps clients succeed in today’s competitive market to increase revenue, improve efficiencies, better manage compliance, and enhance accountholder relationships.

•PayrailzTM Payments Platform provides consumers and businesses with money movement options through their bank's or credit union's digital platforms. It supports our technology modernization strategy by providing next-generation, cloud-native digital payment capabilities to our payment ecosystem. This money movement payments platform incorporates AI to make predictive and proactive recommendations, a flexible modern user experience, a layered security model, an automated fraud feature powered by machine learning, and a contemporary, adaptable administrative portal. In addition to bill payment capabilities, we provide a 'pay a loan' feature, an 'open looped' real-time person-to-person ("P2P") solution, and account-to-account ("A2A") transfer features. The array of money movement options maintains consumer and business engagement with the bank or credit union.

•JHA PayCenterTM provides banks and credit unions with a single entry point to both Zelle® and Real Time Payments ("RTP") networks, and the Federal Reserve's FedNow® network. PayCenter manages the certification process and mandatory updates from the payment networks, simplifies integration with toolkits, and provides fraud monitoring. Banks and credit unions can send and receive transactions instantly 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, through our core and complementary solutions.

•Payments Orchestrator ("PO") is a modern API-first, direct-to-core embedded payments platform, for large corporate and bank-fintech partnerships that accelerate growth. It supports multiple payment rails to deliver instant payments, ACH processing, and wire transfers on a single API platform. PO embeds highly scalable Virtual Accounts with real-time reconciliation of inbound and outbound payments, and built agnostically to directly integrate with a core (currently today, integrates directly with Jack Henry SilverLake System®) for streamlined efficiency and a single source of truth.

Research and Development

We invest significant resources in ongoing research and development to build new software solutions and services and enhance existing solutions with additional functionality and features required to ensure regulatory compliance. We enhance our core and complementary systems a minimum of once each year. Product-specific enhancements are largely client-driven with recommended opportunities formally gathered through focus groups, change control boards, strategic initiatives meetings, annual user group meetings, and ongoing client contact. We also continually evaluate and implement process improvements that expedite the delivery of new products and enhancements to our clients and reduce related costs.

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Research and development expenses (in thousands) for fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024 were $176,445, $162,771, and $148,256, respectively. We recorded capitalized software (in thousands) in fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024 of $184,243, $172,445, and $167,175, respectively.

Sales and Marketing

We serve established, well-defined markets that provide ongoing sales and cross-sell opportunities.

The marketing and sales initiatives within the core business lines are primarily focused on identifying banks and credit unions evaluating alternative core information and transaction processing solutions. Our specialized core-agnostic niche solutions are sold to complement existing technology platforms to banks and credit unions of all asset sizes and charters.

Sales executives are responsible for the activities required to earn new clients in assigned territories, and regional account executives are responsible for nurturing client relationships and cross selling additional products and services. Our sales professionals receive base salaries and performance-based commission compensation. Sales support staff provide a variety of services, including product and service demonstrations, responses to prospect-issued requests-for-proposals, and proposal and contract generation. Our marketing department supports sales with lead generation, product adoption, and brand-building activities, including participation in state-specific, regional, and national trade shows; print and online advertising; client newsletters; ongoing promotional campaigns; and media relations. We also host an annual national education conference, which provides opportunities to network with existing clients and demonstrate new products and services.

Jack Henry has sold select products and services outside the United States, primarily in Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada. International sales accounted for less than 1% of Jack Henry’s total revenue in each of fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024.

Competition

The market for companies providing technology solutions to financial services organizations is competitive, and we expect that competition from both existing competitors and companies entering our existing or future markets will remain strong. Some of our current competitors have longer operating histories, larger client bases, and greater financial resources. The principal competitive factors affecting the market for technology solutions include culture, service, innovation, strategy, and execution, along with product/service functionality, price, operating flexibility, and ease-of-use. For more than a decade, there has been significant consolidation among providers of products and services designed for banks and credit unions, and this consolidation is expected to continue in the future.

Our core solutions compete with large vendors that provide information and transaction processing solutions to banks and credit unions, including Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.; Fiserv, Inc.; Corelation, Inc.; and Finastra. Our core agnostic solutions compete with an array of disparate fintech vendors that provide niche solutions to financial services organizations and corporate entities.

Intellectual Property, Patents, and Trademarks

Although we believe our success depends upon our technical expertise more than our proprietary rights, our future success and ability to compete depend in part upon our proprietary technology. We have registered or filed applications for our primary trademarks. Most of our technology is not patented. Instead, we rely on a combination of contractual rights, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets to establish and protect our proprietary technology. We generally enter into confidentiality agreements with our associates, consultants, resellers, clients, and prospects. Access to and distribution of our Company’s source code is restricted, and the disclosure and use of other proprietary information is further limited. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties can attempt to copy or otherwise obtain, or use our products or technology.

Regulatory Compliance

Jack Henry maintains a corporate commitment to address compliance issues and implement requirements imposed by federal regulators prior to the effective date of such requirements when adequate prior notice is given. Our compliance program is coordinated by a team of qualified compliance professionals with extensive regulatory agency and financial institution experience, knowledge and understanding of Federal consumer protection regulations, and a thorough working knowledge of Jack Henry and our solutions. These compliance professionals leverage multiple channels to remain informed about potential and recently enacted regulatory requirements, including discussions on emerging topics with the Federal Banking Agencies (“FBA”), and training sessions sponsored by various professional associations.

We have processes in place to inform internal stakeholders of new and revised regulatory requirements. Upcoming regulatory changes also are presented to the Company’s development teams through periodic regulatory

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compliance meetings and the necessary product changes are included in the ongoing product development cycle. We publish newsletters to keep our clients informed of regulatory changes that could impact their operations. Periodically, client advisory groups are assembled to discuss significant regulatory changes.

Internal audits of our systems, networks, operations, business recovery plans, and applications are conducted and specialized outside firms are periodically engaged to perform testing and validation of our systems, processes, plans, and security. The FBA conducts ongoing examinations of the Company and issues Reports of Examination. The Board of Directors provides oversight of these activities through the Risk and Compliance Committee and the Audit Committee.

Government Regulation

The financial services industry is subject to extensive and complex federal and state regulation. All financial institutions are subject to substantial regulatory oversight and supervision. Our products and services must comply with the extensive and evolving regulatory requirements applicable to our clients, including but not limited to those mandated by federal truth-in-lending and truth-in-savings rules, the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information regulations, usury laws, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA Patriot Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Community Reinvestment Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The compliance of Jack Henry’s products and services with these requirements depends on a variety of factors, including the parameters set through the interactive design, the classification of clients, and the manner in which the client utilizes the products and services. Our clients are contractually responsible for assessing and determining what is required of them under these regulations and then we provide solutions that assist them in meeting their regulatory needs through our products and services. We cannot predict the impact these regulations, any future amendments to these regulations or any newly implemented regulations will have on our business in the future.

Jack Henry is not chartered by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC"), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC, the NCUA or other federal or state agencies that regulate or supervise depository institutions. However, operating as a service provider to banks and credit unions, Jack Henry’s operations are governed by the same regulatory requirements as those imposed on financial institutions, and subject to periodic reviews by FBA regulators who have broad supervisory authority to remedy any shortcomings identified in such reviews. Jack Henry is also subject to periodic examinations by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), which provides supervision and enforcement related to federal consumer financial laws applicable to some products and services offered by our clients.

We provide private cloud services through Jack Henry Processing Services™ for banks and EASE Processing Services™ for credit unions. We provide data centers and electronic transaction processing through JHA Card Processing Solutions™, internet banking through NetTeller® and BannoTM online solutions, bill payment through our PayrailzTM Payments Platform, network security monitoring and Hosted Network Solutions ("HNS") through our Gladiator® unit, cloud services through Hosted Partner Services and Enterprise Integration Services, and business recovery services through Centurion Disaster Recovery®.

Our private cloud services are subject to examination by FBA regulators under the Bank Service Company Act. These examinations cover a wide variety of subjects, including system development, functionality, reliability, and security, as well as disaster preparedness and business recovery planning. Our private cloud services are also subject to examination by state banking authorities on occasion.

Human Capital

Our Associates

As of June 30, 2026, Jack Henry had approximately 7,300 full-time and part-time associates. Our associates are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement and there have been no labor-related work stoppages.

Talent Attraction and Engagement

Our people and culture strategy is focused on attracting, engaging, and retaining associates that are qualified and innovative with future-ready technical skills. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to considering all qualified candidates for employment.

We seek non-traditional talent streams to help identify candidates from underrepresented groups. Our internship attracts college and university students, and our apprenticeship program offers paid training and work for candidates with little to no traditional experience, such as computer coding. Both programs can lead to full-time employment.

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We are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we focus on ensuring all associates feel they belong at Jack Henry.

Business Innovation Groups ("BIGs"), which are open to all associates, help us to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging. These groups provide input and suggestions to address business problems and offer education and training to foster inclusion and belonging. As of June 30, 2026, we had over 1,800 unique associates and nearly 3,100 combined associates participating in six active BIGs. A significant portion of the Company’s associates work remotely on either a full-time or hybrid remote/office basis. The Company remains focused on equipping all associates with the tools necessary to effectively communicate, collaborate, and build connections in a remote environment, including ensuring leaders have the skills needed to effectively lead dispersed teams.

We seek to actively listen to our associates throughout the year using a defined and continuous listening strategy designed to gather regular feedback on well-being, engagement, leadership, ethics, culture and values, satisfaction, and sense of belonging, through channels such as our annual engagement survey, pulse surveys, skip-a-level interviews, and town halls. This comprehensive strategy allows us to respond to associate concerns, benefit from associate perspectives, and better design and develop processes to support our Company culture. Associates can learn about changes through our internal online news center, regular email communications, monthly Manager Forum events, quarterly associate update videos, or all-associate town hall meetings delivered by senior management.

Learning and Development

Our success depends not only on attracting and retaining talented associates, but also in developing our current associates and providing new opportunities for their growth. We offer our associates numerous live and on-demand courses, resources, and training programs to help them build knowledge, improve skills, and develop their career at Jack Henry. Learning opportunities include mandatory courses, as well as recommended content in areas such as leadership development, technical skills, business acumen, innovation, and change management. Jack Tracks, an annual, company-wide virtual learning event, offers associates a large selection of curated topics such as technical and operational readiness, technology trends, company solutions, and industry trends.

Recognizing the importance of mentoring in career development, we host an internal mentorship marketplace, which allows prospective mentors and mentees to connect and self-initiate a mentoring relationship. Career mobility and personal development resources are available to all associates through dedicated intranet sites including an internal career website where associates can explore new opportunities, register their skills, and view salary ranges. We continue to strengthen our leadership capacity by providing training on effective coaching practices to leaders of the Company.

We recognize and value the contribution of our associates who develop, improve, and support our technology solutions. Access to on-demand technical training libraries, customized learning plans, certification programs, and classes facilitated by external experts are available to advance their technical expertise. When there is a critical skill need or where the technology landscape is rapidly changing, we provide unique learning solutions to align associates' development with our strategic initiatives.

Wellness and Safety

We emphasize the safety and well-being of our associates as a top priority. We define wellness holistically and include mental, physical, emotional, financial, psychological, and environmental considerations. Our benefit plan offerings include supportive and dedicated campaigns that communicate directly to associates about financial wellness, mental health, healthful nutrition and exercise, and other wellness topics. Associate well-being is further supported through policies such as remote work, paid parental leave, military service leave, educational assistance, and bereavement leave policies, as well as paid time off, adoption assistance, an employee assistance program, paid community volunteer hours, and a wellness day.

Available Information

Jack Henry’s website is easily accessible to the public at jackhenry.com. The “Investor Relations" portion of the website provides key corporate governance documents, the code of conduct, an archive of press releases, and other relevant Company information. Our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and other filings and amendments thereto that are made with the SEC also are available free of charge on our website as soon as reasonably practical after these reports have been filed with or furnished to the SEC. The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at https://www.sec.gov.

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