Company: KITTW
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: ARS
Source: 0001849820-25-000123
Chunk: 2

Company: Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: ARS
Chunk 2
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,439 shares of Common Stock outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant's fiscal year end pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with the registrant's 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Proxy Statement”) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) where indicated. Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by reference in this Annual Report, the Proxy Statement shall not be deemed to be filed as part hereof. Table of Contents

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS Unless otherwise stated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report” or “Form 10-K”), or the context otherwise requires, references to “we,” “us,” “our” “Nauticus” or the “Company” are to Nauticus Robotics, Inc., a Delaware corporation and references to: • “Board” are to the board of directors of CleanTech prior to the Closing, and the board of directors of the Company following the Closing. • “Business Combination” are to the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, together with any amendment, ancillary agreements and transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. • “CLAQ” and “CleanTech” are to the Company prior to the Closing. • “Chardan” are to Chardan Capital Markets, LLC, as representative of the underwriters in CLAQ’s initial public offering. • “CleanTech Investments” are to CleanTech Investments, LLC. • “CleanTech Sponsor” are to CleanTech Sponsor I LLC, an entity affiliated with certain of CLAQ’s directors and officers. • “Closing” are to the consummation of the Business Combination. • “Closing Date” are to September 9, 2022, the date of the consummation of the Business Combination. • “Code” are to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. • “Closing Share Price” are to $10.00 per share. • “Common Stock” are to the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of CLAQ prior to the Closing and the Common Stock of the Company following the Closing. • “Effective Time” are to the time at which the Business Combination became effective. • “Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,