Company: ORBS
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001641172-25-004802
Chunk: 256

Company: Eightco Holdings Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 256
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 directors;

    ●
    reviewing
    developments in corporate governance practices;

    ●
    evaluating
    the adequacy of corporate governance practices and reporting;

    ●
    reviewing
    management succession plans; and

    ●
    developing
    and making recommendations to the board of directors regarding corporate governance guidelines and matters.

Compensation
Committee

The
Compensation Committee has overall responsibility for determining and approving the compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer and reviewing and approving the annual base salaries and annual incentive opportunities of the Company’s executive officers.
The Company may utilize the services of independent consultants to perform analyses and to make recommendations relative to executive
compensation matters. These analyses and recommendations will be conveyed to the Compensation Committee, and the Compensation Committee
takes such information into consideration in making its compensation decisions.

Executive
Sessions

Independent
directors are expected to regularly meet in executive session at board of directors meetings without any members of management being
present. The Lead Independent Director will preside over the executive sessions, and may, as applicable, call executive sessions as appropriate.

Board
and Board Committee Meetings and Attendance

Our
Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that directors are expected to prepare themselves for and attend all board of directors meetings,
the annual meeting of stockholders and the meetings of the board of directors’ standing committees on which they serve.

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Corporate
Code of Conduct and Ethics and Whistleblower Policy

The
board of directors adopted a Corporate Code of Conduct and Ethics and Whistleblower Policy that applies to all of the Company’s
directors, officers, and employees. The Corporate Code of Conduct and Ethics and Whistleblower Policy covers areas such as conflicts
of interest, insider trading and compliance with laws and regulations. The Code of Conduct and Ethics is available on our website at
www.8co.holdings. We intend to post any amendments to or waivers from our Code of Conduct and Ethics and Whistleblower Policy at this
location on our website.

Stockholder
Communications

Stockholders
who wish to communicate with the board of directors may do so by writing the Company’s Office of the Secretary by mail at 101 Larry
Holmes Dr., Suite 313, Easton, PA 18042, Attention: Office of the Secretary or by email at investors@8co.holdings. All communications
that relate to matters within the scope of the responsibilities of the board of directors and its standing committees will be forwarded
to the Chairman of the board of