Company: KITTW
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001849820-25-000115
Chunk: 95

Company: Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 95
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 Common Stock (in the case of any other Award), and such amount shall be delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following the cancellation of such Award or portion thereof, or (ii) in the case of Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units or Other Share-Based Awards, provide the Participant with a cash payment or equity subject to deferred vesting and delivery consistent with the vesting restrictions applicable to such Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units or Other Share- Based Awards, or the underlying shares of Common Stock in respect thereof.

#### Section 25. Clawback/Recovery.
The Plan and all Awards issued hereunder shall be subject to any compensation recovery and/or recoupment policy adopted by the Company to comply with applicable law, including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or to comport with good corporate governance practices, as such policies may be amended from time to time. No recovery of compensation under such a clawback policy will be an event giving rise to a right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary.

#### Section 26. Governing Law.
The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law of such state.

#### Section 27. Plan Document Controls.
The Plan and each Award Agreement together constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof; provided , that in the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and such Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall control.

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#### Annex B
<div align='center'>Form of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation</div>

#### CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

### TO THE

### SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

### CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

#### OF NAUTICUS ROBOTICS, INC.
Nauticus Robotics, Inc., (the “ Corporation ”), a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”), hereby files this Certificate of Amendment (this “ Certificate of Amendment ”) to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, and certifies as follows:

1. The original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 18