Company: GAME
Filing Date: 2025-01-16
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001493152-25-002546
Chunk: 34

Company: GameSquare Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-16
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 34
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 | attract,                                                                                      
 retain and motivate executives critical to our success;                                       |
| ● | link                                                                                          
 the interests of management with those of our stockholders; and                               |
| ● | provide                                                                                       
 rewards, through discretionary bonuses, for outstanding corporate and individual performance. |

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The following principles guide our overall compensation philosophy:

| ● | compensation                                                                                                         
 is determined on an individual basis by the need to attract and retain talented, entrepreneurial, high achievers;    |
| ● | an                                                                                                                   
 appropriate portion of total compensation is variable and linked to achievements, both individual and corporate; and |
| ● | all                                                                                                                  
 compensation and compensation objectives shall be fully and plainly disclosed.                                       |

The Board is responsible for ensuring the application of the compensation policy is appropriately aligned to support its stated objectives and encourage the appropriate management behaviors, while avoiding excessive risk-taking by executive officers. The Board believes that the compensation paid to each NEO during the last financial year was commensurate with each NEO’s position, experience and performance.

Compensation Risk Oversight and Assessment

In light of our size and the balance between long-term objectives and short-term financial goals with respect to the our executive compensation program, the Board does not presently deem it necessary to consider the implications of the risks associated with its compensation policies and practices.

Financial Instruments

All employees, including NEOs and Directors, are prohibited from purchasing financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, or units of exchange funds) that are designed to hedge or offset a decrease in market value of equity securities granted as compensation or held, directly or indirectly, by the NEO or Director.

Components of Compensation

Base Fees

Base fees form an essential component of our compensation mix as they are the first base measure to remain competitive relative to industry compensation practices, are fixed and therefore not subject to uncertainty, and can be used as the base to determine other elements of compensation and benefits. In determining the base fees of executive officers, the Board considers the following:

| ● | the                                                                                                                                       
 recommendations of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (other than with respect to the compensation of the President 
 and Chief Executive Officer);                                                                                                             |
| ● | the                                                                                                                                       
 particular responsibilities related to the position;                                                                                      |
| ● | the                                                                                                                                       
 experience, expertise and level of the executive officer;                                                                                 |
| ● | what                                                                                                                                      
 the Board members believe is industry practice;                                                                                           |
| ● | the                                                                                                                                       
 executive officer’s length of service to