Company: WRBY
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-040245
Chunk: 17

Company: Warby Parker Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 17
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 appointment of Ernst & Young LLP is not required, we value the opinions of our stockholders and believe that stockholder ratification of our appointment is a good corporate governance practice. Ernst & Young LLP has served as our independent registered public accounting firm since 2014. Neither the accounting firm nor any of its members has any direct or indirect financial interest in or any connection with us in any capacity other than as our auditors, providing audit and non-audit related services. A representative of Ernst & Young LLP is expected to attend the Annual Meeting via live webcast, to have an opportunity to make a statement if desired, and to be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders. In the event that the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP is not ratified by the stockholders, the Audit Committee may reconsider its selection. Even if the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP is ratified, the Audit Committee retains the discretion to appoint a different independent auditor at any time if it determines that such a change is in the interests of the Company. RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Audit Committee has reviewed the audited consolidated financial statements of Warby Parker Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and has discussed these financial statements with management and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee has also received from, and discussed with, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm various communications that such independent registered public accounting firm is required to provide to the Audit Committee, including the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm also provided the Audit Committee with a formal written statement required by PCAOB Rule 3526 (Communications with Audit Committees Concerning Independence) describing all relationships between the independent registered public accounting firm and the Company, including the disclosures required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence. In addition, the Audit Committee discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm its independence from the Company. Based on its discussions with management and the independent registered public accounting firm, and its review of the representations and information provided by management and the independent