Company: ATLN
Filing Date: 2025-05-13
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001605888-25-000017
Chunk: 4

Company: ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Filing Date: 2025-05-13
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 4
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| CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS                                                                                     |     |                                                                        |     |       19 |
| AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT                                                                                                             |     |                                                                        |     |       20 |
| PROPOSAL 2 - THE NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS                             |     |                                                                        |     |       21 |
| PROPOSAL 3 – THE NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF HOLDING FUTURE VOTES REGARDING NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION |     |                                                                        |     |       22 |
| PROPOSAL 4 - THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM                    |     |                                                                        |     |       23 |
| PROPOSAL 5 - THE APPROVAL THE COMPANY’S 2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN                                                                 |     |                                                                        |     |       24 |
| PROPOSAL 6 - THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPANY’S AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS                           |     |                                                                        |     |       28 |
| OTHER INFORMATION                                                                                                                  |     |                                                                        |     |       33 |

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#### ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP.

### PROXY STATEMENT

#### FOR THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

#### TO BE HELD ON JULY 15, 2025

### GENERAL INFORMATION
Our Board of Directors (the “Board”) solicits your proxy on our behalf for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Atlantic International Corp. and at any postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting for the purposes set forth in this Proxy Statement and the accompanying Notice of 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Notice”). The Annual Meeting will be held at 10:00 A.M. (Eastern Time) on July 15, 2025. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting, vote your shares of common stock and submit your questions during the Annual Meeting in a live webcast available at https://meeting.vstocktransfer.com/ATLANTICJULY25. The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders which