Company: CRWS
Filing Date: 2025-06-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-021381
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Company: CROWN CRAFTS INC
Filing Date: 2025-06-27
Form: DEF 14A
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All Board members attended our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held in 2024 (the “2024 Annual Meeting”), and all members of the Board have been requested to attend the Annual Meeting. Although the Company has no formal policy with respect to Board members’ attendance at our annual meeting of stockholders, it is customary for all Board members to attend.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During the fiscal year 2025, Messrs. Nie and Benstock and Ms. Stensrud served as members of the Compensation Committee. None of them is, or has been, an officer or employee of the Company.

Director Nomination Process

Pursuant to our Principles of Corporate Governance, the Nominating, Governance and Ethics Committee is responsible for reviewing and recommending to the Board qualified individuals to be director nominees. The Nominating, Governance and Ethics Committee reviews the composition and size of the Board to ensure that it has the proper expertise and independence; determines the criteria for the selection of Board members and Board committee members; establishes criteria for qualifications as independent directors, consistent with applicable laws and listing standards; maintains a file of suitable candidates for consideration as nominees to the Board; reviews Board candidates recommended by stockholders in compliance with all director nomination procedures for stockholders; and recommends to the Board the slate of nominees of directors to be elected by the stockholders and any directors to be elected by the Board to fill vacancies.

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The Nominating, Governance and Ethics Committee has not established specific minimum age, education, experience or skill requirements for directors, but, in general, directors will have ample experience and a proven record of success and leadership. Pursuant to our Principles of Corporate Governance, director candidates are evaluated based on such factors as the Nominating, Governance and Ethics Committee determines including their financial literacy, business acumen and experience, independence, and willingness, ability and availability for service. This may include consideration of factors such as the following:

| • | Whether the potential nominee has leadership, strategic or policy-setting experience in a complex organization, including not only a corporate organization but also any governmental, educational or other non-profit organization; |

| • | Whether the potential nominee has experience and expertise that is relevant to the Company’s business, including any specialized business experience, technical expertise or industry expertise, and whether the potential nominee has knowledge regarding issues affecting the Company; |

| • | Whether the potential nominee is highly accomplished in his or her respective field; |

| • | Whether the potential nominee has