Company: ATLN
Filing Date: 2025-09-05
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001213900-25-085074
Chunk: 23

Company: ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Filing Date: 2025-09-05
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 23
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M required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent accountant’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and discussed with RBSM its independence from the Company. Based upon the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10 -Kfor the year ended December 31, 2024 which was filed with the SEC on March 28, 2025. The Audit Committee— David Pfeffer (chair of the committee), Jeff Kurtz and David Solimine APPROVAL REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDATION THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE NOMINEES TO THE BOARD. THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR WHO RECEIVE THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A PLURALITY OF THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND WERE VOTED WILL BE ELECTED. 21 PROPOSAL 2 NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION As a matter of corporate governance and as required by Section 14A(a)(1) of the Exchange Act, we are asking our stockholders to approve a non -bindingadvisory resolution on our named executive officer compensation as reported in this Proxy Statement. The following proposal, commonly known as a “say on pay” proposal, gives our stockholders the opportunity to vote to approve, on a non -binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (NEOs). This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation or the compensation of any particular officer, but rather the overall compensation of our named executive officers and our compensation philosophy, policies and practices, as discussed in this Proxy Statement. Accordingly, we are asking our stockholders to vote for the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the stockholders of Atlantic International Corp. (the “Company”) hereby approve, on a non -bindingadvisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S -K, including the narrative discussion in the section entitled “Executive Compensation”, the summary compensation table and the related compensation tables, notes and narrative in the Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Before you vote, we recommend that you read the Executive Compensation section of