Company: CHUC
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: DEFR14A
Source: 0001437749-25-022145
Chunk: 14

Company: Charlie's Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: DEFR14A
Chunk 14
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 through 1998, Mr. King worked for the Ford Motor Company in the Finance Department as an analyst and eventually supervisor. Mr. King graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1991.

The Board of Directors believes that Mr. King’s experience (i) sourcing, purchasing, and shipping products in China and other Asian countries; (ii) reducing costs of goods and improving quality; and (iii) operating a high growth company is valuable to the Board as it manages the Company’s anticipated continued growth.

There have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal proceedings and no judgments or injunctions material to the evaluation of the ability and integrity of any director or nominee set forth above during the past ten years.

<div align='center'>RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD:

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each of the above director nominees.

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Board Composition

The Company’s business affairs are managed under the direction of the Board. Our Bylaws provide that the authorized number of directors shall be fixed by the Board from time to time. The number of directors as of the date of this proxy statement is set at five.

When considering whether directors and director nominees have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, taken as a whole, to enable the Company’s Board to satisfy its oversight responsibilities effectively in light of its business and structure, the Company’s Board expects to focus primarily on each person’s background and experience as reflected in the information discussed in each of the directors’ individual biographies set forth above in order to provide an appropriate mix of experience and skills relevant to the size and nature of its business.

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

The Board is responsible for overseeing the Company’s risk management process. The Board focuses on the Company’s general risk management strategy, the most significant risks facing us, and oversees the implementation of risk mitigation strategies by management. The Company’s Audit Committee is also responsible for discussing the Company’s policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. The Board believes its administration of its risk oversight function has not negatively affected the Company Board’s leadership structure.

The Board does not currently have a Chair. The Board believes it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to be flexible on the composition of the Board, including whether or not to have a Chair. Our Board regularly has meetings solely of independent directors without the presence of management.

Number of Meetings of the Board of Directors

The Board