Company: KITTW
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001849820-25-000120
Chunk: 40

Company: Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 40
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 acquisition transactions, strategic collaborations and partnerships and/or licensing arrangements involving the issuance of our securities; (3) the provision of equity incentives to employees, officers, directors or consultants; and (4) other corporate purposes.

The increased proportion of unissued authorized shares to issued shares could, under certain circumstances, have an anti-takeover effect (for example, by permitting issuances that would dilute the stock ownership of a person seeking to effect a change in the composition of our Board or contemplating a tender offer or other transaction for our combination with another company). However, the Reverse Stock Split Proposal is not being proposed in response to any effort of which we are aware to accumulate shares of our common stock or obtain control of our Company, nor is it part of a plan by management to recommend a series of similar amendments to our Board of Directors and stockholders. We do not have any plans or proposals to adopt provisions or enter into agreements that may have material anti-takeover consequences.

#### Interests of Certain Persons in the Proposal
Certain of our officers and directors have an interest in this proposed reverse stock split as a result of their ownership of shares of our Common Stock, as set forth in the section entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners, Executive Officers and Directors.” However, we do not believe that our officers or directors have interests in this proposed reverse stock split that are different from or greater than those of any of our other shareholders.

Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reverse Stock Split

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The following is a summary of material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the proposed reverse stock split to holders of our common stock that are U.S. holders (as defined below) that hold our common stock as a capital asset (generally, property held for investment). This summary is based on the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, U.S. Treasury regulations, administrative rulings and judicial decisions, all as in effect on the date hereof, and all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations, possibly with retroactive effect. Any such change or differing interpretation could affect the tax consequences described below. We have not sought and will not seek an opinion of counsel or ruling from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the statements made and the conclusions reached in the following summary, and there can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service or a court will agree with such statements and conclusions.

This summary is for general information only and does not address all U.S. federal income tax