Company: NOTV
Filing Date: 2025-01-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-002250
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Company: Inotiv, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-23
Form: DEF 14A
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; and is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of the independent auditor.

The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements of the Company with management and the independent auditors. The Audit Committee has discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC.

In addition, the Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent auditor’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and has discussed with the independent auditors their independence.

The members of the Audit Committee are not engaged in the practice of auditing or accounting. In performing its functions, the Audit Committee necessarily relies on the work and assurances of the Company’s management and independent auditors.

Based on the review and discussions referred to in this report, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements of the Company be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, for filing with the SEC.

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<div align='center'>Terry Coelho (Chair)

Nigel Brown, Ph.D.

Michael J. Harrington

R. Matthew Neff</div>

PROPOSAL 3 – ADVISORY VOTE ON COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

In accordance with Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), our shareholders are being asked to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as reported in this proxy statement. This proposal, commonly known as a “Say on Pay” proposal, gives shareholders the opportunity to endorse or not endorse our executive compensation program for our named executive officers for 2024.

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The Company’s executive compensation programs are designed to attract, motivate and retain talented executives. In addition, the programs are structured to create an alignment of interests between the Company’s executives and shareholders so that a material portion of each executive’s compensation is linked to maximizing shareholder value. Please read the “Compensation of Executive Officers” section of the Proxy Statement for additional details about the Company’s executive compensation philosophy and programs, including information about fiscal 2024 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors continually reviews the Company