SEC Filing Document

Company: Synergy CHC Corp.
Ticker: SNYR
CIK: 1562733
Filing Type: PRE 14A
Document Type: PRE 14A
Date Filed: 2025-04-17
Accession Number: 0001213900-25-032976
Exchange: Nasdaq
SIC Code: 2833
SIC Description: Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products
URL: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1562733/000121390025032976/ea0238236-01.htm

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does have discretionary voting authority. Table of Contents What Vote is Required to Approve Each Proposal and How are Votes Counted? Proposal 1: Elect Directors The nominees for director who receive the most votes (also known as a “plurality” of the votes cast) will be elected. You may vote either FOR all of the nominees, WITHHOLD your vote from all of the nominees or WITHHOLD your vote from any one or more of the nominees. Votes that are withheld will not be included in the vote tally for the election of the directors. Brokerage firms do not have authority to vote customers’ unvoted shares held by the firms in street name for the election of the directors. As a result, any shares not voted by a customer will be treated as a broker non -vote . Such broker non -votes will have no effect on the results of this vote.

Proposal 2: Ratify Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares cast affirmatively or negatively for this proposal is required to ratify the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm. Abstentions will have no effect on the results of this vote. Brokerage firms have authority to vote customers’ unvoted shares held by the firms in street name on this proposal. If a broker does not exercise this authority, such broker non -votes will have no effect on the results of this vote. We are not required to obtain the approval of our stockholders to select our independent registered public accounting firm. However, if our stockholders do not ratify the appointment of RBSM LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025, the Audit Committee of our board of directors will reconsider its selection.

Proposal 3: Approve the Proposed Amendment to the 2024 Plan to Increase the Aggregate Number of Shares of Common Stock Available for Issuance under the 2024 Plan to 2,252,102 Shares of Common Stock The affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast affirmatively or negatively for this proposal is required for approval of the proposed amendment to the 2024 Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the 2024 Plan. Abstentions will have no effect on the results of this vote. Brokerage firms do not have authority to vote customers’ unvoted shares held by the firms in street name on this proposal. As a result, any shares not voted by a customer will be treated as a broker non -vote . Such broker non -votes will have no effect on the vote of this proposal.

Proposal 4: Approve the Proposed Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to Authorize the Issuance of up to 1,000,000 Shares of Preferred Stock The affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the Record Date is required to approve the proposal to approve a proposed amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to authorize the issuance of up to 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Votes that are withheld will not be included in the vote tally for this proposal. Brokerage firms do not have authority to vote customers’ unvoted shares held by the firms in street name for this proposal. As a result, any shares not voted by a customer will be treated as a broker non -vote . Such broker non -votes will have no effect on the results of this vote.

Where Can I Find the Voting Results of the Annual Meeting?

The preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting, and we will publish preliminary, or final results if available, in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days of the Annual Meeting. If final results are unavailable at the time we file the Form 8-K, then we will file an amended Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose the final voting results within four business days after the final voting results are known.

What Are the Costs of Soliciting these Proxies?

We will pay all of the costs of soliciting these proxies. Our directors and employees may solicit proxies in person or by telephone, fax or email. We will not pay these directors and employees any additional compensation for these services. We will ask banks, brokers and other institutions, nominees and fiduciaries to forward these proxy materials to their principals and to obtain authority to execute proxies. We will then reimburse them for their expenses.

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What Constitutes a Quorum for the Annual Meeting?

The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of at least 50.01% of all the votes entitled to be cast at the Annual Meeting is necessary to constitute a quorum for the Annual Meeting. Votes of stockholders of record who are present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, abstentions, and broker non-votes are counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists.

Attending the Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., E.T., on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, solely by means of remote communication via a live webcast accessible at https://meeting.vstocktransfer.com/SYNERGYJUNE25.

All stockholders may attend the Annual Meeting. For stockholders who plan to attend the Annual Meeting, you must register at https://meeting.vstocktransfer.com/SYNERGYJUNE25 by 11:59 p.m., E.T., on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 (the “Registration Deadline”), as described in your Notice, proxy card, or voting instruction form. As part of the registration process, you must enter the 12-digit control number shown on your Notice, proxy card, or voting instruction form. After completion of your registration by the Registration Deadline, a confirmation email with information on how to attend the Annual Meeting will be emailed to you.

You need not attend the Annual Meeting in order to vote.

Householding of Annual Disclosure Documents

SEC rules concerning the delivery of annual disclosure documents allow us or your broker to send a single Notice or, if applicable, a single set of our proxy materials to any household at which two or more of our stockholders reside, if we or your broker believe that the stockholders are members of the same family. This practice, referred to as “householding,” benefits both you and us. It reduces the volume of duplicate information received at your household and helps to reduce our expenses. The rule applies to our Notices, annual reports, proxy statements and information statements. Once you receive notice from your broker or from us that communications to your address will be “householded,” the practice will continue until you are otherwise notified or until you revoke your consent to the practice. Stockholders who participate in householding will continue to have access to and utilize separate proxy voting instructions.

If your household received a single Notice or, if applicable, a single set of proxy materials this year, but you would prefer to receive your own copy, please contact our transfer agent, VStock Transfer LLC, by calling their toll-free number, 1-855-987-8625.

If you do not wish to participate in “householding” and would like to receive your own Notice or, if applicable, set of the Company’s proxy materials in future years, follow the instructions described below. Conversely, if you share an address with another Company stockholder and together both of you would like to receive only a single Notice or, if applicable, set of proxy materials, follow these instructions:

If your Company shares are registered in your own name, please contact our transfer agent, VStock Transfer LLC, and inform them of your request by calling them at 1-855-987-8625 or writing them at VStock Transfer LLC, 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, NY 11598. If a broker or other nominee holds your Company shares, please contact the broker or other nominee directly and inform them of your request.

Electronic Delivery of Company Stockholder Communications

Most stockholders can elect to view or receive copies of future proxy materials over the Internet instead of receiving paper copies in the mail.

You can choose this option and save the Company the cost of producing and mailing these documents by:

•        following the instructions provided on your Notice or proxy card; or

•        following the instructions provided when you vote over the Internet at http://www.vstocktransfer.com/proxy.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table shows the beneficial ownership of shares of our Common Stock as of April 21, 2025, known by us through our transfer agent and other records, held by: (i) each person who beneficially owns 5% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding; (ii) each of our directors; (iii) each of our named executive officers; and (iv) all of our current directors and executive officers as a group.