Company: COOT
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001641172-25-000118
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Company: Australian Oilseeds Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: DEF 14A
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 directors elected at the Annual Meeting
will serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Directors are elected by a plurality, with the two nominees obtaining the most
votes being elected. Because there is no minimum vote required, abstentions and broker non-votes will be entirely excluded from the vote
and will have no effect on its outcome. Under the plurality vote standard, any shares that are not voted, whether by abstention, broker
non-votes or otherwise, will not affect the election of directors. Cumulative voting is not permitted in the election of directors.

Our nominees for the Class I directorship are Phaneesh
Murthy and Kevin Chen. Only Mr. Chen is a current director. The Board nominated Mr. Murthy and renominated Mr.
Chen based on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In considering the nominees for the Class I directorship
vacancies, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee assessed the qualifications of each nominee, among other candidates,
before making a recommendation regarding their nomination of Phaneesh Murthy and Kevin Chen to serve on the Board.
Each nominee has consented to serve as a director if elected.

Information about our directors, including our Class
I director nominees, is set forth below. This information includes an overview of the director’s specific experience, qualifications,
and skills that assisted our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Board to conclude that the individual should serve as
a director. Each nominee and continuing director’s age is as of March 21, 2025.

Class I Director Nominees

| Nominee         |     | Age |     | Director   
 Since      |     | Principal                                               
 Occupation                                              |
| Phaneesh Murthy |     |  61 |     | N/A        |     | Chief Executive Officer of Primentor, Inc,              |
| Kevin Chen      |     |  48 |     | March 2024 |     | Chief Investment Officer and Chief Economist of Horizon 
 Financial                                               |

Phaneesh Murth y,Director (Independent), Nomination Committee Chair—Mr. Murthy is a distinguished global technology and business services leader spanning more than 35 years. He is renowned for his expertise in devising disruptive strategies and creating competitive advantages and has significantly contributed to the growth and success of numerous global enterprises. Mr. Murthy is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Primentor, Inc, since 2013, a global consulting firm where he guides top executives at major