Company: ANY
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-018222
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Company: Sphere 3D Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
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 own name), then you may vote electronically via the Internet by following the instructions included in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. If your shares are registered in the name of a broker or other nominee, your nominee may be participating in a program that allows you to vote by telephone or via the Internet. If so, the voting instruction form that your nominee sends you will provide voting instructions.

Thank you for your ongoing support of Sphere 3D Corp.

Sincerely,

KURT L. KALBFLEISCH

Acting Chief Executive Officer and CFO

### TABLE OF CONTENTS
|                                                                                                      |     | Page |
| Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders                                                             |     |    1 |
| General Information                                                                                  |     |    3 |
| Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors                                                               |     |    9 |
| Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm          |     |   18 |
| Proposal No. 3 –  Approval of the 2025 Performance Incentive Plan                                    |     |   20 |
| Proposal No. 4 – Amendment to the Articles of the Company to Consolidate the Company’s Common Shares |     |   25 |
| Executive Officers                                                                                   |     |   29 |
| Executive Compensation                                                                               |     |   29 |
| Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management                                       |     |   38 |
| Indebtedness of Directors and Executive Officers                                                     |     |   40 |
| Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance                                                         |     |   40 |
| Interest of Certain Persons in Matters to be Acted Upon                                              |     |   40 |
| Interest of Informed Persons in Material Transactions                                                |     |   40 |
| Other Matters to be Acted Upon                                                                       |     |   40 |
| Additional Information                                                                               |     |   41 |

#### SPHERE 3D CORP.

### NOTICE OF SPECIAL AND ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

#### TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2025
The special and annual meeting of shareholders of Sphere 3D Corp. will be held by virtual electronic means only, on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time (the “ Meeting ”).

The Meeting will be a virtual meeting via a live webcast on the Internet. You will be able to attend the Meeting, vote and