Company: KITTW
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001849820-25-000115
Chunk: 24

Company: Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 24
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 Standard No. 1301.

The Audit Committee reviewed the Company’s audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, and discussed them with management and the independent auditors. Based on such review and discussions described in this report, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board, and the Board subsequently approved the recommendation, that the Company’s audited financial statements be included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, for filing with the SEC.

William H. Flores (Chair)

Adam Sharkawy

Eli Spiro

April [29], 2025

This report of the Audit Committee shall not be deemed “soliciting material,” or to be “filed” with the SEC or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), except to the extent that we specifically request that the information be treated as soliciting material or specifically incorporate it by reference into a document filed under the Securities Act

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of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act. Further, this report will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this report by reference.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” ITEM 2 TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF WHITLEY PENN LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025.

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ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE NAUTICUS ROBOTICS, INC. 2022 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE SHARES TO 2,750,000

On April 14, 2025, our Board adopted an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Nauticus Robotics, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan” or the “Long-Term Incentive Plan”), subject to shareholder approval. Our common stock is listed on Nasdaq and we are subject to Nasdaq rules and regulations. Nasdaq rules require stockholder approval for any material revision to an equity compensation plan. We are seeking stockholder approval of the Amendment because