Company: KITTW
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001849820-25-000120
Chunk: 8

Company: Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 8
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. Under the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules, subject to

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certain exceptions, we are required to have three members of the Audit Committee, all of whom must be independent. Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Flores, Dr. Sharkawy and Mr. Spiro are each independent under applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules.

Each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate, and our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Flores qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules.

We have adopted an Audit Committee charter, which details the principal functions of the Audit Committee, including:

• Selecting, retaining, compensating, overseeing and terminating our independent public accounting firm;

• Reviewing and approving the scope and plans for the audits and the audit fees, and approving all non-audit and tax services to be performed by the independent auditor;

• Evaluating the independence and qualifications of the independent auditor;

• Reviewing our financial statements, and discussing with management and our independent auditor the results of the annual audit and quarterly reviews;

• Discussing with management the presentation of financial information and reviewing earnings releases and guidance;

• Overseeing the design, implementation and performance of the internal audit function; and

• Reviewing, approving and monitoring related party transactions.

#### Compensation Committee
We have established a Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee oversees and reviews various compensation matters and reports to the Board on such compensation matters. The current members of our Compensation Committee are Dr. Sharkawy, Dr. Bellingham, and Mr. Spiro, with Dr. Sharkawy serving as the chairman of the Compensation Committee. Our Board of Directors has determined that Dr. Sharkawy, Dr. Bellingham, and Mr. Spiro are each independent under applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules.

We have adopted a Compensation Committee charter, which details the principal functions of the Compensation Committee, including:

• Reviewing, approving or making recommendations to the Board regarding the compensation for our executive officers;

• Reviewing, approving and administering our employee benefit and equity incentive plans;

• Establishing and reviewing the compensation plans and programs of our employees, and ensuring they are consistent with our general compensation strategy;

• Approving or making recommendations to the Board regarding the creation or revision of any clawback policy;

• Making recommendations to the Board regarding non-employee director compensation; and

• Overseeing regulatory compliance for compensation matters.

The charter also provides that the Compensation Committee may, in