Company: BOF
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001641172-25-004712
Chunk: 177

Company: BranchOut Food Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 9
Chunk 177
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 the SEC. The Compensation Committee consists of Mr. Israel and Mr. Somerville.
Mr. Israel serves as chair of the Compensation Committee.

Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee

The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for, among other things:

    ●
    assisting
    the board of directors in identifying candidates qualified to serve as directors, consistent with selection criteria approved by
    the board of directors and the nominating and corporate governance committee;

    ●
    recommending
    to the board of directors the appointment of director nominees that meet the selection criteria;

    ●
    recommending
    to the board of directors the appointment of directors to serve on each committee of the board of directors;

    ●
    developing
    and recommending to the board of directors such corporate governance policies and procedures as the nominating and corporate governance
    committee determines is appropriate from time to time;

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    ●
    overseeing
    the performance and evaluation of the board of directors, and of each committee of the board of directors; and

    ●
    performing
    such other duties and responsibilities as are consistent with the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter.

Our
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates under a written charter, which satisfies the requirements of applicable Nasdaq
listing standards, which is available on our principal corporate website located at www.branchoutfood.com.

The
Board has determined that each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is independent within the meaning of the independent
director guidelines of Nasdaq listing rules. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Mr. Israel and Mr. Somerville
and. Mr. Somerville serves as chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics

We
have adopted a written Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our directors, officers, and employees, including our Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operational Officer or persons performing similar functions, in accordance with
U.S. federal securities laws and the corporate governance rules of Nasdaq. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on the
investor relations portion of our website at www.branchoutfood.com. Any substantive amendments or waivers of the Code of Conduct
or any similar code(s) subsequently adopted for senior financial officers may be made only by our Board and will be promptly disclosed
as required by applicable U.S. federal securities laws and the corporate governance rules of Nasdaq.

Delinquent
Section