Company: KITTW
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001849820-25-000115
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Company: Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 1
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. A proposal authorizing the Board of Directors of the Company to enact a reverse split of its shares at a ratio between one to two and one to nine in the Board’s discretion; and

5. A proposal to adjourn the Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, one or more of the other proposals to be voted on at the Meeting

These items are more fully described in the following pages, which are made part of this notice. Shareholders of record at the close of business on April [•], 2025 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournments, postponements or continuation thereof.

We intend to mail a Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Notice”), proxy materials and our 2024 Annual Report (which includes our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K). We expect our 2024 Annual Report and proxy materials to be available on or about April [29], 2025. You will need the control number printed on your Notice, proxy card or voting instruction card in order to vote. A list of shareholders of record will be available during the Meeting for inspection by shareholders for any legally valid purpose relating to the Meeting. In addition, for the ten days prior to the Annual Meeting, the list will be available for examination by any shareholder of record for a legally valid purpose by contacting our Corporate Secretary at our corporate headquarters.

Your vote is very important . We urge you to review the proxy materials and vote as soon as possible, whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting. Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials: This Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Proxy Statement and the 2024 Annual Report are available free of charge at the “Investor Relations” section of our website at www.nauticusrobotics.com.

On behalf of the Board and the executive team of the Company, I thank you for your support and participation.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

John Symington

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

April [29], 2025

### TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Proxy Statement Summary                                        |     |   1 |
| General Information about theAnnual Meeting                    |     |   3 |
| Corporate Governance                                           |     |   6 |
| Board and Board Committees                                     |     |  11 |
| Item 1: Election of Directors                                  |