Company: MGLD
Filing Date: 2025-09-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001493152-25-014569
Chunk: 8

Company: Marygold Companies, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-23
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 8
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 stockholders for a vote. Accordingly, an aggregate of 43,083,727 votes may be cast at the Annual Meeting by our stockholders. There is no cumulative voting.

What are broker non-votes and how are they treated for voting purposes?

Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), brokers who have transmitted proxy materials to customers may vote the shares of customers who fail to provide voting instructions on “routine matters,” but not on “non-routine matters.” When a broker’s customer does not provide the broker with voting instructions on non-routine matters, the broker cannot vote on those matters and instead reports the number of such shares as broker “non-votes.” Broker non-votes are counted as present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum for the transaction of business, but they are not counted as shares voting for non-routine matters. Thus, broker non-votes can have the effect of preventing approval of certain proposals where the number of affirmative votes, although a majority of the votes cast, does not constitute a majority of the voting power present. Non-routine matters include the election of directors (Proposal 1). Therefore, if you hold your shares in street name through a broker or nominee, you must cast your vote if you want it to count in respect of the election of directors.

If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” through a bank, broker or other agent, in order to ensure your shares are voted in the way you would prefer, you must provide voting instructions to your broker, bank or other agent by the deadline provided in the materials you receive from your broker, bank or other agent.

Are you “householding” for stockholders sharing the same address?

Yes. The SEC’s rules regarding the delivery of proxy materials to stockholders permit us to deliver a single copy of these documents to an address shared by two or more of our stockholders. This method of delivery is called “householding,” and it can significantly reduce our printing and mailing costs. It also reduces the volume of mail you receive. This year, we are delivering a single copy of the Notice and, if applicable, the proxy materials to multiple stockholders sharing an address, unless we receive instructions to the contrary from one or more of the stockholders. To receive a separate copy of the Notice and, if applicable, this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2025, stockholders may write to: The Marygold Companies, Inc., Attn: David Ne