Company: NGVC
Filing Date: 2025-01-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-001800
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Company: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-24
Form: DEF 14A
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<div align='center'>UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )</div>

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| Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.                                 |                                                                                 |
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<div align='center'>NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE, INC.

12612 West Alameda Parkway

Lakewood, Colorado 80228

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held on March 5, 2025</div>

To the Stockholders of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

You are cordially invited to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time. In order to enhance investor access to the meeting, the Annual Meeting will be held virtually and a live audio webcast will be available via the Internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NGVC2025. The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:

1. To elect the Class I director