Company: KITTW
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: ARS
Source: 0001849820-25-000123
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Company: Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: ARS
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 with many suppliers that specialize in parts aimed toward subsea vehicles. A key component of the Aquanaut subsea vehicle is the energy storage system — a Li-ion battery. There are a variety of suppliers available to provide this battery subsystem. One battery that Nauticus Robotics uses is from SubCTech, a German company. The batteries are a long-lead-time item and are ordered well in advance of the time they are required to be integrated into the vehicle. Nauticus Robotics is committed to exploring the options that will lead to the most capital-efficient manufacturing process and support our sales-driven build schedule. As a consequence of our use of third party suppliers for a substantial portion of our product manufacturing process, the direct purchase of raw materials is not material to our operations. Government Regulation Our business is heavily regulated and we are subject to numerous laws and regulations that govern our operations, including but not limited to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA), the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), the International Table of Contents 4

Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Compliance with these regulations is critical to our ability to compete for and perform contracts with the U.S. Government. Specific maritime related laws and regulations include the Jones Act, Ports and Waterways Safety Act, International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), Clean Water Act (CWA), Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), Seaman’s Protection Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and the Defense Production Act (DPA). This is an example of applicable regulations but does not include all. Intellectual Property The ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection through patent and trademark filings is important to our business. Nauticus utilizes a combination of the protections afforded to the owners of patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks to secure its intellectual property. In addition, Nauticus requires employment agreements which stipulate IP protections for the company. For external relationships, non-disclosure agreements and other contractual restrictions are used to establish and protect our intellectual property. Nauticus will file for patent protection if the invention is believed to be patentable and the resulting patent will be beneficial in protecting the invention in the marketplaces. Consideration is also given, particularly with respect to software, as to the benefits of seeking a patent against the associated market risks of providing public exposure of the invention. In many cases with