Company: ORBS
Filing Date: 2025-11-21
Form Type: PRER14A
Source: 0001493152-25-024506
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Company: Eightco Holdings Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-11-21
Form: PRER14A
Chunk 40
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 Foreman nor Mr. Caiano has been subject to:

(a) any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory authority; or

(b) any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable securityholder in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director.

Vote Required

Our Bylaws provide for a plurality voting standard for the election of directors. This means that the director nominee with the most votes for a particular seat is elected for that seat. As a result, an abstention or a broker non-vote on this proposal will not have any effect on the elections of the Class III director nominees.

Board Recommendation

| THE                                                                                                                                         
 BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF LOUIS FOREMAN AND “FOR” THE ELECTION OF NICOLA                                    
 CAIANO TO SERVE AS CLASS III MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE AT THE 2028 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OR UNTIL the appointment, 
 election, and qualification of THEIR RESPECTIVE successorS. PROPERLY AUTHORIZED PROXIES SOLICITED BY THE BOARD WILL BE VOTED “FOR”          
 THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE FOREGOING INDIVIDUALS UNLESS A STOCKHOLDER INDICATES OTHERWISE ON THE PROXY.                                    |

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<div align='center'>PROPOSAL 3: RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF AUDITORS</div>

Introduction

The Audit Committee has selected the independent registered public accounting firm Stephano Slack LLC to serve as our auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. It is expected that a representative of Stephano Slack LLC will not be present at the Annual Meeting.

Stephano Slack LLC was appointed as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm on September 30, 2024. On such date, Morson Cogen LLP, the Company’s former auditor, resigned from its role as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company. Such resignation was made by Morison Cogen in conjunction with its exit from providing audit services to publicly traded companies. In connection with the foregoing exit, the audit partner and audit manager at Morison Cogen who were in charge of the Company’s audit left such firm to join Stephano Slack LLC, which firm was engaged by the Company as described above.