UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SCHEDULE 14A

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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2024 PROXY STATEMENT

 

 

September 26, 2024

Dear Fellow Stockholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Tilray Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) to be held on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. EST. The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual format, via live webcast over the internet.

Attached to this letter are a Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement, which describe the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting.

Our Board of Directors (the “Board”) urges you to read the accompanying Proxy Statement and recommends that you vote “FOR”:

Your vote is important to us. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, we encourage you to vote your shares. Accordingly, we request that as soon as possible, you vote via the Internet or, if you have received printed proxy materials, you vote via the Internet, by telephone or by mailing your completed proxy card or voting instruction form.

If you have any questions, or need any assistance in voting your shares, please contact Morrow Sodali LLC at (800) 662-5200 toll-free in the U.S. and Canada, or (203) 658-9400 or by email at TLRY@info.morrowsodali.com.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND WILL WORK EVERYDAY TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ALL OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE LONG-TERM VALUE.

Thank you for your interest and investment in Tilray Brands, Inc.

Sincerely,

Irwin D. Simon,

Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer

 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

September 26, 2024

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Tilray Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. EST. The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual format via live webcast over the internet. You will be able to join the Annual Meeting and vote and submit your questions online during the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TLRY2024. We have designed the virtual Annual Meeting to ensure that stockholders are afforded the same opportunity to participate as they would have at an in-person meeting, including the right to vote and ask questions through the virtual meeting platform. Reference to “in person” attendance or voting in our proxy materials refers, therefore, to attending or voting at the Annual Meeting virtually.

The Annual Meeting will take place for the following purposes:

On or about September 26, 2024, we will mail to our stockholders of record at the close of business on September 26, 2024, the record date for our Annual Meeting, an Important Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) containing instructions on how to access our Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”) and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2024 (the “Annual Report”) on the Internet and also how to vote their shares via the Internet. If you received a Notice by mail, you will not receive printed proxy materials unless you specifically request them. Both the Notice and the Proxy Statement contain instructions on how you can request a paper copy of the Proxy Statement and Annual Report.

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on September 26, 2024, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements. At the Annual Meeting, you will be provided with the opportunity to ask questions.

It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person, we encourage you to submit your proxy as soon as possible. For specific instructions, please refer to your Important Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or to the question on page 3 of the accompanying Proxy Statement entitled “How do I vote?”

At the direction of the Board,

Mitchell Gendel,

Global General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

 265 Talbot Street West

Leamington, Ontario N8H 4H3, Canada

September 26, 2024

PROXY STATEMENT

Information About the Annual Meeting and Voting

The Annual Meeting – Background

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Tilray Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. EST. The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual format only, via live webcast over the internet. You will be able to join the Annual Meeting and vote and submit your questions online during the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TLRY2024. We have designed the virtual Annual Meeting to ensure that stockholders are afforded the same opportunity to participate as they would have at an in-person meeting, including the right to vote and ask questions through the virtual meeting platform. Reference to “in person” attendance or voting in our proxy materials refers, therefore, to attending or voting at the Annual Meeting virtually.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to elect the Class III nominees as directors, ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, approve the Authorized Shares Proposal and approve the Governance Proposal. Management will also respond to questions from stockholders.

Our principal executive offices are located at 265 Talbot Street West, Leamington, Ontario N8H 4H3, Canada, and our telephone number is (844) 845-7291. When used in this Proxy Statement, the terms “Tilray,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and “the Company” mean Tilray Brands, Inc. and its businesses and subsidiaries.

The Board is divided into three classes (I, II, and III) of directors.

The Annual Meeting – Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. EST.

Why am I receiving these materials?

In connection with its solicitation of proxies for use at our Annual Meeting, our Board (i) has made these materials available to you via the Internet or, upon your request, via email, or (ii) upon your request, has delivered or will deliver printed versions of these materials to you by mail. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on September 26, 2024 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. On this record date, there were 875,444,828 shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”) outstanding and entitled to vote. As a stockholder of record of our Common Stock at the close of business on the Record Date for our Annual Meeting, you are invited to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, and are entitled to and requested to vote on the items of business described in this Proxy Statement.

Why is the meeting being held virtually this year?

As was the case with our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, we believe that a virtual meeting will provide expanded stockholder access and participation, as well as improved communications. You will be able to join the Annual Meeting and vote and submit questions online during the Annual Meeting by visiting ww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TLRY2024 and using the 16-digit control number included on the Important Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (Notice), on your proxy card, or on your vote instruction form provided by your broker, bank or other nominee. Online check-in will be available at the virtual meeting site approximately 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the Annual Meeting.

Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials instead of a full set of printed proxy materials?

Pursuant to rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), we are making this Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”) and our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2024 (the “Annual Report,” and, together with this Proxy Statement, the “Proxy Materials”) available to stockholders electronically via the Internet. Stockholders will be able to access the Proxy Materials on the website referred to in the Notice or request to receive printed copies of the Proxy Materials and a proxy card. Instructions on how to access the Proxy Materials via the Internet or to request a printed copy may be found in the Notice and in this Proxy Statement. We believe that this electronic process expedites your receipt of the Proxy Materials and reduces the cost and environmental impact of printing Proxy Materials for our Annual Meeting.

On or about September 26, 2024, stockholders of record and beneficial owners of our Common Stock at the close of business on the Record Date will be sent a Notice instructing them as to how to receive their Proxy Materials via the Internet. The Proxy Materials will be available on the Internet as of September 27, 2024.

How can I electronically access the Proxy Materials?

Beginning September 27, 2024, you can access the Proxy Materials and vote your shares online at www.proxyvote.com. The Proxy Materials are also available on our own website (https:www.tilray.com).

How can I obtain a full set of printed Proxy Materials?

If you prefer to receive paper copies of the Proxy Materials and a proxy card, you may still do so. You may request printed materials by (i) calling 800-579-1639; (ii) sending an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com; or (iii) logging onto www.proxyvote.com using the credentials provided on your Notice or proxy card.

How many shares are eligible to be voted and how many shares are required to hold the Annual Meeting?

A quorum is required to hold the Annual Meeting and conduct business. The presence at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, of stockholders representing the holders of one-third of the voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting as of the close of business on the Record Date, will constitute a quorum for purposes of holding and conducting business at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, we had 875,444,828 shares of our Common Stock outstanding – each entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting – meaning that 291,814,943 shares of Common Stock must be represented in person or by proxy to have a quorum. Our Common Stock is our only outstanding class of voting securities. For purposes of determining whether a quorum exists, broker non-votes and proxies received but marked “ABSTAIN” will be counted.

What am I voting on?

You are voting on proposals to:

How does the Board recommend that I vote?

The Board recommends that you vote:

How do I vote?

You may vote “For” or “Withhold” for the nominees to the Board. For the Authorized Shares Proposal, the Governance Proposal and for the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, you may vote “For” or “Against” or abstain from voting.

The procedures for voting are as follows:

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote by “virtually” attending the Annual Meeting (via the following link: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TLRY2024), vote by proxy through the internet or vote by proxy using the enclosed proxy card. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may still attend the meeting and vote even if you have already voted by proxy.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker or Bank

If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank or other agent, these proxy materials along with a vote instruction form are being provided by that organization rather than Tilray. Follow the voting instructions in such vote instruction form to ensure that your vote is counted. To vote by “virtually”

attending the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or other agent. Follow the instructions from your broker, bank or other agent included with these proxy materials, or contact that organization to request a proxy form.

If I am a stockholder of record and I do not vote, or if I return a proxy card or otherwise vote without giving specific voting instructions, what happens?

If you are a stockholder of record and do not vote by completing your proxy card, through the internet or by “virtually” attending the Annual Meeting, your shares will not be voted at the Annual Meeting.

If you return a signed and dated proxy card or otherwise vote without marking your voting selections, your shares will be voted as recommended by the Board. Specifically, your shares will be voted, as applicable, “For” the election of the nominees for Class III director, “For” the Authorized Shares Proposal, “For” the Governance Proposal, and “For” the ratification of selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending May 31, 2025. If any other matter is properly presented at the Annual Meeting, including a proposal to postpone or adjourn the meeting, your proxy will vote your shares in accordance with his or her discretion. At present, the Board knows of no other business that is intended to be brought before or acted upon at the Annual Meeting.

How can I participate and ask questions at the Annual Meeting?

We are committed to ensuring that our stockholders have substantially the same opportunities to participate in the Annual Meeting as they would at an in-person meeting. To vote or submit a question at the Annual Meeting, you will need your 16-digit control number that is printed on the Notice or proxy card that you received in the mail, or via email if you have elected to receive material electronically. You may log in 15 minutes before the start of the Annual Meeting and submit questions online. You will also be able to submit questions during the Annual Meeting. We encourage you to submit any question that is relevant to the business of the Annual Meeting. Appropriate questions asked during the Annual Meeting will be read and addressed during the Annual Meeting, as time permits. Questions and answers may be grouped by topic, and we will group substantially similar questions together and answer them once. Questions regarding personal matters or general economic or political questions that are not directly related to the business of the Company are not pertinent to Annual Meeting matters and, therefore, will not be answered. If there are matters of individual concern to a stockholder and not of general concern to all stockholders, or if a question posed was not otherwise answered, we encourage stockholders to contact us separately after the Annual Meeting.

What if I need assistance with voting or have technical problems regarding the Annual Meeting?

If you have technical difficulties accessing or using the virtual meeting site during the Annual Meeting, you should call the technical support number on the virtual meeting site. The virtual meeting site is supported on browsers (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari) and devices (desktops, laptops, tablets and cell phones) running the most updated version of applicable software and plug-ins. Each participant should ensure strong Wi-Fi or other internet connection.

What if another matter is properly brought before the meeting?

The Board knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote on those matters in accordance with their best judgment.

How many votes are required to approve each proposal?

The table below summarizes the proposals that will be voted on, the vote required to approve each item and how votes are counted.

What happens if I don’t specify how I want my shares voted on one or all of the proposals?

If you submit a proxy but do not indicate any voting instructions, the persons named as proxies will vote in accordance with the recommendations of the Board. The Board’s recommendations are set forth above, as well as with the description of each proposal in this Proxy Statement.

Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy after I have already voted or given my proxy?

Yes. If you are a stockholder of record, you may change your vote or revoke your proxy at any time before the proxy is voted at the Annual Meeting. To change your vote, you may:

Your last dated proxy, properly completed and timely received prior to, or vote cast at, the Annual Meeting will be counted.

If you own your shares in street name, please contact your broker or other intermediary for instructions on changing your vote or revoking your proxy.

Can I vote at the virtual meeting?

Yes. If you are the stockholder of record of the shares, you will have the opportunity to vote in person when you attend the virtual Annual Meeting online by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TLRY2024. In order to vote during the Annual Meeting, you will use the 16-digit control number included on the Notice, on your proxy card, or on your vote instruction form provided by your broker, bank or other nominee. However, since a beneficial owner holding shares in street name is not the stockholder of record, if you are such a beneficial owner of shares, you may not vote your shares in person at the virtual Annual Meeting unless you obtain a legal proxy from the broker or other intermediary that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares at the Annual Meeting. Please provide the legal proxy information once you log into the Annual Meeting.

Who will count the votes?

Broadridge has been engaged as our independent agent to tabulate stockholder votes and act as Inspector of Election for the meeting.

Is voting confidential?

Proxy instructions, ballots and voting tabulations that identify individual stockholders are handled in a manner that protects your voting privacy. Your vote will not be disclosed either within the Company or to third parties, except:

Occasionally, stockholders provide written comments on their proxy cards, which may be forwarded to the Company’s management and the Board.

What happens if the Annual Meeting is adjourned or postponed?

Your proxy will still be effective and will be voted at the adjourned or postponed Annual Meeting. You will still be able to change or revoke your proxy until it is voted, provided such new proxy or revocation is properly completed and timely received.

How can I find the results of the Annual Meeting?

We will report the final voting results on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) within four business days of the Annual Meeting. The Form 8-K will be available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, as well as on our own website, https://ir.tilray.com/financial-information/sec-filings.

Who is soliciting my vote pursuant to this Proxy Statement?

Our Board is soliciting your vote.

Internet Availability of Proxy Materials

Under rules adopted by the SEC, we are furnishing Proxy Materials to our stockholders primarily via the Internet instead of mailing printed copies of those materials to each stockholder. On or about September 26, 2024, we will mail to our stockholders (other than those who previously requested electronic or paper delivery) an Important Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our Proxy Materials, including our Proxy Statement and our Annual Report. The Notice also instructs stockholders on how to vote via the Internet.

This process is designed to expedite stockholders’ receipt of proxy materials, lower the cost of the Annual Meeting and help conserve natural resources; however, if you would prefer to receive printed proxy materials and a proxy card, please follow the instructions included in the Notice and in this Proxy Statement. If you have previously elected to receive our proxy materials electronically, these materials will continue to be made available to you via email until you elect otherwise. If you have previously elected to receive printed proxy materials, you will continue to receive these materials and a proxy card in paper format until you elect otherwise.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking and Other Statements

This Proxy Statement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words like “anticipate,” “expect,” “project,” “believe,” “plan,” “may,” “estimate,” “intend” and other similar words. These forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and estimates using information available to us at the time and are not intended to be guarantees of future events or performance. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements in this Proxy Statement can be found in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC and in the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q that we have filed or will file hereafter under the heading “Risk Factors” and “Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements.” The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Proxy Statement and undue reliance should not be placed on these statements. We disclaim any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. This cautionary statement is applicable to all forward-looking statements contained in this document.

This Proxy Statement contains statements regarding individual and Company performance objectives and targets. These objectives and targets are disclosed in the limited context of our compensation plans and programs and should not be understood to be statements of management’s future expectations or estimates of future results or other guidance. We specifically caution investors not to apply these statements to other contexts.

PROPOSAL 1

 

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Summary

Tilray’s Board is divided into three classes. Each class has a three-year term. Vacancies on the Board may be filled only by persons elected by a majority of the remaining directors. A director elected by the Board to fill a vacancy in a class, including vacancies created by an increase in the number of directors, shall serve for the remainder of the full term of that class and until the director’s successor is duly elected and qualified.

The Board presently has seven members and is divided into three classes (I, II, and III) of directors. Each of our directors currently serves until either the 2024 (current), 2025 or 2026 annual meeting of our stockholders and until her or his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal. It is the Company’s policy to invite directors and nominees for director to attend the Annual Meeting. All of our Board members, who were then-current members of Tilray’s Board, attended our 2023 Annual Meeting of stockholders.

David Hopkinson and Thomas Looney are Class III directors and each of them is willing and able to stand for election at the Annual Meeting. Jodi Butts has determined not to stand for re-election as a Class III director, but will continue to serve as a Board member through the end of her current term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting. Any vacancies not filled at the Annual Meeting may be filled by the Board.

David Hopkinson and Thomas Looney, the Class III Director Nominees for Election for a Three-Year Term Expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting

The biography of each of Mr. Hopkinson and Mr. Looney as Class III director nominees is listed below and contains information regarding the person’s service as a director, business experience, public company director positions currently held or held at any time during the last five years, information regarding involvement in certain legal or administrative proceedings (if applicable), and the experiences, qualifications, attributes or skills that caused the Nominating Committee and the Board to determine that the person should serve as a director in light of our business and structure. Each Class III director nominee listed below exemplifies how our Board values professional experience in business, education, policy and governmental fields as well as strong moral character and diversity in terms of viewpoint as well as age, ethnicity and gender. Our Board believes that each of these director nominee’s strong background and sets of skills provide the Board, as a whole, with a strong foundation of technical expertise and diverse experience in a variety of areas.

OUR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE

“FOR” THE ELECTION OF THESE TWO (2) NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR.

Class I and Class II Directors Continuing in Office Until the 2025 and 2026 Annual Meetings, Respectively

Class III Director, Continuing in Office Until the End of Current Term on November 21, 2024

Overview of Board Skills and Qualifications

The following table highlights our current director’s primary qualifications and tenure. This table is intended as a high-level summary and not an exhaustive list of each director’s skills or contributions to the Board.

INFORMATION REGARDING THE BOARD AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Overview

To guide the operation and direction of the Board and its committees, our Board has established charters for its standing committees and our Code of Conduct to reflect our commitment to good corporate governance and to comply with Delaware law, the rules and listing standards of the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the rules and regulations of the SEC and other legal requirements. These materials are available on our website – https://ir.tilray.com/corporate-governance/governance-overview.

These materials are also available in print free of charge to stockholders, upon written request to Tilray Brands, Inc., Investor Relations, 265 Talbot Street West, Leamington, Ontario N8H 4H3, Canada. Our Board believes that good corporate governance is fundamental to the overall success of our business. To that end, our Board evaluates our corporate governance practices in light of applicable changes in Delaware law, the rules and listing standards of the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the rules and regulations of the SEC, and the rules and regulations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), as well as best practices suggested by recognized governance authorities, and makes modifications to our corporate governance practices that it determines are warranted.

Board Diversity

The Board Diversity Matrix below provides the diversity statistics for our Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is committed to enhancing the Board’s diversity profile at such time as it evaluates any newly nominated directors.

Independence of The Board of Directors

As required under the Nasdaq Global Select Market listing standards, a majority of the members of a listed company’s board of directors must qualify as “independent”, as affirmatively determined by the board of directors. Our Board consults with the Company’s counsel to ensure that the Board’s determinations are consistent with relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the definition of “independent”, including those set forth in the applicable Nasdaq Global Select Market listing standards (including as independent is currently defined in Rule 4505(d)(2) of those listing standards).

Consistent with these considerations, after review of all identified relevant transactions or relationships between each director, or any of his or her family members, and Company, its senior managements and its independent registered public accounting firm, our Board has determined that each of Ms. Renah Persofsky, Ms. Jodi Butts, Mr. David Clanachan, Mr. John M. Herhalt, Mr. David Hopkinson and Mr. Tom Looney is independent under the listing rules of the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

Our Board has also determined that Mr. Simon is not independent under the listing rules of the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

Board Leadership Structure

Our Board is currently chaired by our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Simon.

The Company believes that combining the positions of Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair helps to ensure that the Board and management act with a common purpose. In the Company’s view, separating the positions of Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair has the potential to give rise to divided leadership, which could interfere with good decision-making or weaken the Company’s ability to develop and implement strategy. Instead, the Company believes that combining the positions of Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair provides a single, clear chain of command to execute the Company’s strategic initiatives and business plans. In addition, the Company believes that a combined Chief Executive Officer/Board Chair is better positioned to act as a bridge between management and the Board, facilitating the regular flow of information. In addition, the Board believes that it is best served by having a separate independent director (currently Ms. Persofsky) serve as the Company’s Vice Chair to facilitate strong communication and coordination between management and the independent members of the Board.

Role of the Board in Risk Oversight

One of the Board’s key functions is informed oversight of the Company’s risk management process. The Board does not have a standing risk management committee, but rather administers this oversight function directly through the Board as a whole, as well as through various Board standing committees that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. In particular, our Board is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk exposure, including a determination of the nature and level of risk appropriate for the Company. Our Audit Committee has the responsibility to consider and discuss our major financial risk exposures and the steps our management has taken to monitor and control these exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken, and to consider and oversee emerging areas of risk, such as environmental risk exposures. The Audit Committee also monitors compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, in addition to oversight of the performance of our internal audit function. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee monitors the effectiveness of our corporate governance guidelines, including whether they are successful in preventing illegal or improper liability-creating conduct. Our Compensation Committee assesses and monitors whether any of our compensation policies and programs has the potential to encourage excessive risk-taking.

With respect to cybersecurity risk oversight, our Board and our Audit Committee receive periodic reports from the appropriate managers on the primary cybersecurity risks facing the Company and the measures the Company is taking to mitigate such risks. In addition to these periodic reports, our Board and our Audit Committee receive updates from management as to changes to the Company’s cybersecurity risk profile or significant newly identified risks.

Director Independence

The Nasdaq Global Select Market listing standards require that a majority of our Board be independent. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which in the opinion of our Board, would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Our Board conducts an annual assessment of the independence of each member of our Board, taking into consideration all relationships between the Company and/or our officers, on the one hand, and each director on the other, including the director’s commercial, economic, charitable and family relationships, and such other criteria as our Board may determine from time to time.

Our Board has determined that each of Renah Persofsky, Jodi Butts, David Clanachan, John Herhalt, David Hopkinson and Tom Looney qualifies as “independent” as defined under the applicable Nasdaq Global Select Market rules.

The Board monitors its compliance with Nasdaq Global Select Market requirements for director independence on an ongoing basis, including through an annual review of director questionnaires and consideration of transactions and relationships between each director or any member of his or her immediate family and the Company as well as other relevant facts and circumstances. The Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considered the directors’ responses to a questionnaire asking about their

relationships with the Company (and their immediate family members’ relationships with the Company) and other potential conflicts of interest, as well as material provided by management related to transactions, relationships or arrangements between the Company and the directors or parties related to the directors.

Communications with the Board

Stockholders and other interested parties who wish to communicate directly with any member of our Board, or our non-management directors as a group, may do so by writing to the Board or Non-Management Directors. Historically, the Company has not provided a formal process related to stockholder communications with the Board. Nevertheless, every effort has been made to ensure that the views of stockholders are heard by the Board or individual directors, as applicable, and that appropriate responses are provided to stockholders in a timely manner. The Company believes its responsiveness to stockholder communications to the Board has been very good. The Board has authorized the office of our Legal Department to address any shareholder inquiries and respond to any complaints. For any complaints, the Legal Department will collect the applicable information and investigate the matter as appropriate based on the nature of the matter. The Legal Department is required to promptly forward a copy of each complaint to the Audit Committee. Pursuant to the Code of Conduct, the Legal Department also has the ability to bring the complaint to the attention of the Company’s full Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or any other party that the Legal Department deems necessary or appropriate. The Legal Department has the ability to investigate any such complaints and can hire outside advisors such as lawyers, accountants and auditors to conduct procedures under the direction of the Audit Committee.

The Board values the input of the stockholders who engaged with us on these important matters, and believes that the changes enhance stockholder rights, provide increased accountability of the Company and our Board to our stockholders, and give us an opportunity to further demonstrate our values and commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion.

No Related Party Transactions

There were no transactions for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2024, in which Tilray was a participant, in which:

Related-Person Transactions Policy

In July 2018, Tilray adopted a formal written policy that Tilray’s executive officers, directors, key employees, holders of more than 5% of any class of Tilray’s voting securities, and any member of the immediate family of and any entity affiliated with any of the foregoing persons, are not permitted to enter into a related-party transaction with Tilray without the prior consent of Tilray’s Audit Committee, or other independent body of Tilray’s Board in the event it is inappropriate for Tilray’s Audit Committee to review such transaction due to a conflict of interest. Any request for Tilray to enter into a transaction with an executive officer, director, principal stockholder or any of their immediate family members or affiliates in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 will be required to first be presented to Tilray’s Audit Committee for review, consideration and approval. In approving or rejecting any such proposal, Tilray’s Audit Committee will consider the relevant facts and circumstances available and deemed relevant to Tilray’s Audit Committee, including, but not limited to, whether the transaction will be on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the related-party’s interest in the transaction.

Code of Conduct

We maintain a Code of Conduct, which has been approved by our Board, to ensure that our directors, employees and officers, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, understand the basic principles that govern our corporate conduct. The Code of Conduct is available on our website - https://ir.tilray.com/corporate-governance/governance-overview.

A stockholder may request a copy of the Code of Conduct by contacting our Corporate Secretary at 265 Talbot Street West, Leamington, Ontario N8H 4H3, Canada.

Any waivers or substantive amendments of the Code of Conduct will be publicly disclosed in an appropriate filing.

MEETINGS AND BOARD COMMITTEES

Board Meetings and Director Attendance

The Board met 8 times in the 12-months ended May 31, 2024. In 2024, each incumbent director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of (1) the total number of meetings of our Board (held during the period for which he or she has been a director) and (2) the total number of meetings of all committees of our Board on which the director served (during the periods that he or she served).

Directors are expected to prepare for and use reasonable efforts to participate in all Board meetings and meetings of the committees on which they serve. The Board and each committee will meet as frequently as necessary to properly discharge their responsibilities, provided that the full Board will meet at least four times per year. In addition, directors are expected to use reasonable efforts to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

In addition, non-employee directors frequently meet in executive sessions without management in conjunction with each regularly scheduled Board meeting. The Company’s Vice Chair has the primary responsibility to preside over these sessions of the Board. The current Vice Chair is Renah Persofsky.

Committees of the Board

Our Board currently has standing Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. All of the members of these committee meet the applicable independence requirements of the Nasdaq Global Select Market and the SEC. Our Board has the ability to establish special committees, if necessary.

Each of our standing committees is governed by a written charter, which is subject to annual review by each respective committee and approval by the Board. Committee charters are available on our website https://ir.tilray.com/corporate-governance/governance-overview.

Board Committee Membership

As of May 31, 2024, our committee membership was as follows:

Audit Committee

Our Audit Committee met 4 times in the 12 months ended May 31, 2024. Our Audit Committee currently consists of Messrs. Clanachan, Herhalt, Hopkinson and Looney, with Mr. Herhalt serving as the Chair. Our Board has determined each member of our Audit Committee to be independent under the listing standards and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act. Our Board has determined that each of David Clanachan, John Herhalt, David Hopkinson and Tom Looney is an “Audit Committee financial expert” within the meaning of SEC regulations and has the requisite financial expertise required under the applicable requirements of the Nasdaq Global Select Market. In arriving at this determination, the Board has examined each Audit Committee member’s scope of experience and the nature of their current and prior employment. The Board has adopted a written Audit Committee charter that is available to stockholders on the Company’s website at https://ir.tilray.com/.

The primary purpose of the Audit Committee is to discharge the responsibilities of our Board with respect to our accounting, financial and other reporting and internal control practices and to oversee our independent registered accounting firm. Specific responsibilities of our Audit Committee include:

The Audit Committee Report can be found on page 56 of this Proxy Statement.

Compensation Committee

Our Compensation Committee met 5 times in the 12-months ended May 31, 2024. Our Compensation Committee is comprised of Mr. Hopkinson, Ms. Persofsky and Mr. Looney, with Mr. Looney, serving as chair. We have affirmatively determined that each member of the Compensation Committee qualifies as independent under the Nasdaq Global Select Market rules, including the additional independence standards for members of a Compensation Committee, and that each qualifies as a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act and “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

The Board has adopted a written Compensation Committee charter that is available to stockholders on the Company’s website at https://ir.tilray.com/.

The primary purpose of our Compensation Committee is to discharge the responsibilities of our Board to oversee our compensation policies, plans and programs and to review and determine the level of compensation to be paid to our executive officers and other senior management, as appropriate. Specific responsibilities of our Compensation Committee include:

Compensation Committee Process and Procedures

Typically, the Compensation Committee meets at least semiannually and with greater frequency if necessary and appropriate. The agenda for each meeting is usually developed by the Chair of the Compensation Committee, in consultation with management.

From time to time, various members of management and other employees as well as external advisors or consultants may be invited by the Compensation Committee to make presentations, to provide financial or other background information or advice or to otherwise participate in Compensation Committee meetings. The Chief Executive Officer may not participate in-camera, or be present during, any deliberations or determinations of the Compensation Committee regarding his compensation or individual performance objectives. The charter of the Compensation Committee grants the Compensation Committee full access to all books, records, facilities and personnel of the Company.

In addition, under the charter, the Compensation Committee has the authority to obtain, at the expense of the Company, advice and assistance from compensation advisors and internal and external legal, accounting or other advisors and other external resources that the Compensation Committee considers necessary or appropriate in the performance of its duties, including the authority to approve the compensation and other terms and conditions of retention for the Company’s executives. The Compensation Committee engaged Korn Ferry to provide current benchmarking analysis and to advise it on proposed compensation arrangements.

The Compensation Committee Report can be found on page 37 of this Proxy Statement.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met 3 times in the 12 months ended May 31, 2024. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is comprised of Ms. Butts, Ms. Persofsky and Mr. Herhalt, with Ms. Persofsky serving as Chair. We have affirmatively determined that each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee qualifies as independent under the Nasdaq Global Select Market rules. The Board has adopted a written Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter that is available to stockholders on the Company’s website at https://ir.tilray.com/.

Specific responsibilities of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee include:

The Board believes that candidates for director should have certain minimum qualifications, including the ability to read and understand basic financial statements, being over 21 years of age and having the highest personal integrity and ethics. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also intends to consider such factors as possessing relevant expertise upon which to be able to offer advice and guidance to management, having sufficient time to devote to the affairs of the Company, demonstrated excellence in his or her field, having the ability to exercise sound business judgment and having the commitment to rigorously represent the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders. However, the Board retains the right to modify these qualifications from time to time. Candidates for director nominees are reviewed in the context of the current composition of the

Board, the operating requirements of the Company and the long-term interests of stockholders. In conducting this assessment, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee typically considers diversity, age, skills and such other factors as it deems appropriate, given the current needs of the Board and the Company, to maintain a balance of knowledge, experience and capability.

In the case of incumbent directors whose terms of office are set to expire, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, if it deems appropriate, will use a professional search firm to compile a list of potential candidates. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews these directors’ overall service to the Company during their terms, including the number of meetings attended, level of participation, quality of performance and any other relationships and transactions that might impair the directors’ independence. In the case of new director candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also determines whether the nominee is independent for Nasdaq purposes, which determination is based upon applicable Nasdaq Global Select Market listing standards, applicable SEC rules and regulations and the advice of counsel, if necessary. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee conducts any appropriate and necessary inquiries into the backgrounds and qualifications of possible candidates after considering the function and needs of the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meets to discuss and consider the candidates’ qualifications and then selects a nominee for recommendation to the Board.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not intend to alter the manner in which it evaluates candidates, including the minimum criteria set forth above, based on whether or not the candidate was recommended by a stockholder. Stockholders who wish to recommend individuals for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to become nominees for election to the Board may do so by delivering a written recommendation to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at the following address: 265 Talbot Street West, Leamington, Ontario N8H 4H3, Canada. Submissions must include the full name of the proposed nominee, a description of the proposed nominee’s business experience for at least the previous five years, complete biographical information, a description of the proposed nominee’s qualifications as a director and a representation that the nominating stockholder is a beneficial or record holder of the Company’s stock. Any such submission must be accompanied by the written consent of the proposed nominee to be named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

There were no Compensation Committee interlocks in respect of the fiscal year ended May 31, 2024.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY

Our non-employee directors are entitled to receive compensation for their service consisting of annual cash retainers and equity awards, as described below. Our Board may revise the policy as it deems necessary or appropriate.

Cash Compensation. All non-employee directors are entitled to receive the following annual cash compensation:

Equity Compensation. On an annual basis, each director is granted an annual RSU grant for Common Stock with a total value of $250,000, subject to 100% “cliff” vesting on the earlier of the (i) one (1) year anniversary of such grant date or (ii) next annual stockholder meeting, assuming continued Board service for such period. The Fiscal Year 2024 annual award was granted to each non-employee director on July 26, 2023.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024

The following table sets forth information regarding compensation earned by or paid to our non-employee directors during fiscal year 2024.

CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP MATTERS

Security Ownership of Principal Stockholders

The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our capital stock as of September 14, 2024, by:

The percentage of shares beneficially owned shown in the table is based on shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 14, 2024. Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC and generally means that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power of that security, including stock options or warrants that are exercisable within 60 days of September 14, 2024 or restricted stock units that will vest within 60 days of September 14, 2024. Our shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to stock options, warrants or restricted stock units are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such options and the percentage of any group of which the person is a member but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock shown that they beneficially own, subject to community property laws where applicable. The information does not necessarily indicate beneficial ownership for any other purpose, including for purposes of Section 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Act.

Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner listed in the table below is c/o Tilray Brands, Inc., 265 Talbot Street West, Leamington, Ontario N8H 4H3, Canada.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers and persons beneficially holding more than 10% of our Common Stock to file with the SEC reports of their ownership of our Common Stock and any changes in that ownership. To our knowledge, all of these filing requirements were timely satisfied in Fiscal Year 2024. In making this statement, we have relied upon the written representations of our directors and executive officers and copies of reports that have been filed with the SEC.

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS

This compensation discussion and analysis (“CD&A”) describes our executive compensation philosophy and objectives and the decisions of the Compensation Committee from June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024 (the “Fiscal Year 2024”). The purpose of the CD&A is to provide stockholders with an understanding of the Company’s compensation philosophy and objectives as well as an overview of the analysis that the Compensation Committee performed in setting Tilray’s executive compensation.

Executive Summary: Compensation Program and FY 2024 Awards

The Compensation Committee of our Board has primary responsibility for establishing our executive compensation philosophy and determining the specific components and levels of each NEO’s compensation. Our compensation program is designed to provide our NEOs with meaningful incentives and rewards, while effectively balancing the short-term and long-term interests of our stockholders with our ability to attract and retain talented executives.

Our compensation approach is tied to our key strategic initiatives. In particular, performance goals are set with the objectives of increasing our revenues and adjusted EBITDA; diversifying our revenue base with accretive and strategic acquisitions; strengthening the balance sheet through ongoing debt reductions; and advancing our product innovation and development. We have created a compensation program that combines short-term and long-term components, cash, equity, fixed compensation and performance-based contingent payments that we believe achieve the following four guiding principles:

An important element of our compensation philosophy is to provide our NEOs with compensation packages that are competitive with the compensation offered to executives in comparable positions in cannabis, biotech/pharmaceuticals, and consumer-packaged goods companies of similar size and operating in similar geographies in order to attract dynamic and innovative executives to lead our strategic initiatives. As such, the Compensation Committee utilizes and relies significantly on a competitive market analysis when determining the size, components and mix of our NEOs’ compensation packages. The Company’s annual compensation package consists of the following principal components: (a) base salary, (b) eligibility for an annual cash incentive payment and (c) long-term equity incentive compensation.

The Compensation Committee reviews and approves all compensation decisions relating to our executives, including our NEOs, and oversees and administers our executive compensation programs and initiatives. Our compensation program is designed to attract and retain talented employees, to motivate them to achieve our key financial, operational, and strategic goals, and to reward them for superior performance.

Objectives of Fiscal Year 2024 Compensation Program

Partial Achievement of Fiscal Year 2024 Performance Targets; Transaction Bonus Payments

In making incentive award determinations, the Committee also considered other impactful initiatives implemented by management, including operational improvements and improved facility utilization levels; expanded distribution opportunities; product innovations and improved production efficiencies; and successful resolution of litigation claims for significantly less than projected amounts. As a result of the Company’s partial achievement of the Company’s financial and operational targets, together with these other significant accomplishments, the Compensation Committee determined to pay annual cash bonus awards in an amount equal to 20-30% of the applicable bonus targets to the NEOs in respect of the Fiscal Year 2024.

In addition to the annual bonus payments for partial achievement of financial performance targets in respect of Fiscal Year 2024, our NEOs received transaction bonus payments in August 2023 in recognition of their successful efforts in structuring and completing the acquisition of HEXO Corp., which closed in June 2023. This acquisition resulted in meaningful financial and operational benefits to Tilray. These HEXO transaction bonus payments are disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table in respect of Fiscal Year 2024.

Summary of Executive Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

Identification of Named Executive Officers

Our named executive officers (“NEOs”), consist of all persons who served as (i) our Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer during Fiscal Year 2024; and (ii) the next three most highly compensated executive officers who were serving as of May 31, 2024:

Mr. Simon is Chairman, President and Chief Executive officer at Tilray. Mr. Simon is an executive with over 30 years of experience building industry-leading, disruptive consumer packaged goods companies from organic and natural foods, dietary supplements, personal care, and cannabis. Before Tilray, Mr. Simon transformed Aphria Inc. into a successful global cannabis company with leading market share brands. Mr. Simon founded The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading organic and natural products company, in 1993. As Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman, he led Hain Celestial for more than 25 years and grew the business to $3 billion in net sales with operations in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, providing consumers with A Healthier Way of Life™. Mr. Simon was previously the Executive Chairman of Whole Earth Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: FREE), a global industry-leading platform focused on the “better for you” consumer packaged goods and ingredients space, until August 2024. Mr. Simon continues to serve as the Presiding Director at Stagwell Inc., a provider of marketing, activation and communications solutions and services.

Mr. Merton joined Tilray in May 2021, and currently serves as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Tilray, Mr. Merton served as Chief Financial Officer of Aphria Inc., from December 2015 until April 2021, where he led in transforming the company into a global cannabis leader. Prior to serving as Aphria Inc’s Chief Financial Officer, Carl served as Vice-President, Special Projects at Atlas Tube Canada ULC and Chief Financial Officer of Reko International Group Inc., a publicly-held company.

Ms. Faltischek joined Tilray in May 2021, and currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer and Head of International. Prior to joining Tilray, Ms. Faltischek served as Chief Strategy Officer of Aphria Inc., from September 2019 until May 2021, where she led the Company’s global strategy and played a pivotal role in establishing Aphria as a global cannabis leader and oversaw the medical and international businesses. From July 2005 until August 2019, Ms. Faltischek served in numerous roles of increasing responsibility within The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. From April 2018 until August 2019, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Corporate Secretary and prior to that as General Counsel from October 2009 until April 2018.

Mr. Gendel joined Tilray in July 2021, as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Tilray, Mr. Gendel served as General Counsel of Emerald Holding, Inc, from April 2020 until July 2021. At Emerald, he was responsible for all legal affairs including corporate governance, securities and compliance and litigation matters. Mitch also served as Chief Restructuring Officer of Steel Partners LLP, from November 2019 until June 2020. From 2004 through August 2019, Mr. Gendel was General Counsel of MDC Partners, Inc., a global, publicly-held advertising and communications company.

Mr. Savell joined Tilray in March 2022 as Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to joining Tilray, Mr. Savell was employed by Ernst & Young for thirty-nine years in multiple executive roles. He most recently served as an Audit Partner managing corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley, accounting, and auditing issues, for a variety of public and private companies on behalf of Ernst & Young.

Engagement of Independent Compensation Consultant

In respect of compensation amounts for Fiscal Year 2023, the Compensation Committee consulted with an independent compensation consultant, Korn Ferry that provided advisory services.

During the Fiscal Year 2023 engagement, Korn Ferry conducted a peer group review along with a subsequent analysis of executive base salaries, bonuses, and equity awards. This comprehensive market review also included relevant compensation survey data. Director pay levels were among the items reviewed by Korn Ferry. The Compensation Committee assessed the independence of Korn Ferry prior to its engagement and determined that its work for the Compensation Committee would not raise any conflict of interest.

Peer Group Composition

The Compensation Committee’s review and determination of the applicable peer group appropriately balanced the following four relevant spectrums:

It was important to the Compensation Committee that the peer group reflect high revenue growth companies.

In March 2021, the ultimate outcome of this peer group review was the creation of the following 18-company peer group for Fiscal Year 2022 and subsequent years, for purposes of determining the compensation arrangements for Tilray’s senior executive officers:

Based on Korn Ferry’s guidance, no changes were made to this peer group for purposes of Fiscal Year 2024 compensation. As the cannabis industry and our business evolves and diversifies, the Compensation Committee will continue to evaluate the appropriateness of each peer annually and make any necessary changes for Fiscal Year 2025.

Elements of Compensation for Fiscal Year 2024 Compensation

Our executive compensation program has historically consisted of three principal components: base salary, annual cash incentive payments (together with base salary, “total cash compensation”), and long-term equity incentive compensation. The long-term equity incentive compensation has consisted primarily of restricted stock units, and historically stock options, which vest over time if the executive remains employed with the Company. We also provide our NEOs with certain other benefits including severance and change-of-control benefits, the ability to participate in our 401(k) plan and other employee benefit plans that are generally available to all other eligible employees.

In reviewing our senior executive compensation, the Compensation Committee considers data regarding the competitive market for senior executive talent. Relevant comparisons among executives at these companies are identified and are then compared to the comparable executive at Tilray.

The Compensation Committee does not evaluate total compensation amounts for any senior executive based on a specific benchmark or percentile positioning. Rather, the Compensation Committee considers the compensation levels from the competitive assessment as one factor in determining the total compensation amount for each senior executive. The assessment considered multiple reference points of relevant market data; and for Mr. Simon, the Committee considered the full range of market data from our industry and similarly sized peers. In addition to market data, the Compensation Committee considered numerous other factors when making pay decisions, including individual and Company performance, the scope of each individual’s responsibility and his or her length of time in the role.

Key Components of Tilray Compensation Plan

Shareholder Engagement in Response to Say-on-Pay Vote: Improvements to Compensation Practices and Governance Initiatives

In the Company’s most recent “say-on-pay” advisory vote under the Company’s 2023 Proxy Statement, approximately 75% of the shareholder votes cast were voted in favor of our executive compensation program. In response to these disappointing voting results, management and the Board engaged in shareholder outreach and solicitation of feedback, including through multiple “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) forums on Reddit. Following these discussions, and to ensure we understood shareholder concerns, management and the Board undertook the following initiatives to improve our compensation practices and corporate governance.

First, the Compensation Committee engaged Korn Ferry as an independent consultant to provide an extensive competitive analysis and to advise it on new potential compensation arrangements that were implemented in July 2023.

Second, the Compensation Committee structured at-risk equity incentive awards based on the achievement of specific financial performance metrics and targets. These equity awards included both time and performance-based vesting conditions to ensure alignment with shareholder interests and the retention of key employees.

Third, the Board adopted and implemented a “clawback policy” in 2023, pursuant to which the Company will be entitled to recover erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation from its executive officers in the event the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement to correct previously-issued financial statements.

As a Large Accelerated Filer, the Nasdaq Global Select Market requires the Company to periodically hold a nonbinding advisory vote on our NEO compensation. Pursuant to an advisory vote at the Fiscal Year 2021 annual meeting, the Company adopted a frequency of every two years for solicitation of an advisory vote on our NEO compensation. Accordingly, the most recent vote occurred at the 2023 annual meeting, and the next such vote is expected to be solicited at our 2025 annual meeting. The Compensation Committee considers the results of our annual Say-on-Pay votes in determining our subsequent compensation policies and decisions and engages with our stockholders to obtain additional feedback on our executive compensation program and related pay decisions.

Risk Management Considerations

The Compensation Committee believes that the following features of performance-based bonus and equity programs appropriately incentivize the creation of long-term stockholder value while discouraging behavior that could lead to excessive risk:

On September 13, 2023, the Board adopted a Policy for Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Incentive Compensation (the “Clawback Policy”) in accordance with the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”). The Clawback Policy became effective September 13, 2023, will be administered by the Compensation Committee, and will apply to current and former executive officers of the Company as defined in Rule 10D 1(d) (each an “Affected Officer”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). Pursuant to the Clawback Policy, in the event the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement to correct the Company’s material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under securities laws, including restatements that correct an error in previously issued financial statements that is material to the previously issued financial statements or that would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period (collectively, a “Restatement”), the Company will recover erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation from its Affected Officers. Incentive-based compensation includes any compensation that is granted, earned or vested based in whole or in part on the attainment of a financial reporting measure. Erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation is the amount of incentive-based compensation received that exceeds the amount of incentive-based compensation that otherwise would have been received had it been determined based on an applicable Restatement.

Total Cash Compensation of NEOs

Overview

The total cash compensation of our executive compensation program has served a two-fold purpose. Base salaries are intended to provide financial stability, and predictability and security of compensation for our NEOs for fulfilling their core job responsibilities, while the annual cash performance bonus is intended to incentivize and reward the achievement of predetermined corporate objectives that are aligned with our strategic plan as well as individual performance.

Adjustments in total cash compensation targets may then be made based on factors such as an executive’s duties and responsibilities and his or her position in the Company, an executive’s individual contributions, as well as management’s financial forecasts for the upcoming year.

Fiscal Year 2024 Base Salary and Total Cash Compensation Determinations

The Compensation Committee generally establishes annual base salaries for our NEOs commensurate with the level of experience that the executive brings to the position, the nature of the responsibilities required of the executive, such as whether the executive is performing in multiple roles, how successful the executive is in achieving goals established by the Compensation Committee and the executive’s contributions to the Company and internal pay equity considerations, but does not assign any specific weights to these factors. As discussed in other parts of this CD&A, the Compensation Committee also gives significant consideration to the size of the Company and our budgeted operating expenses in setting annual base salaries and has not historically targeted base salaries for our NEOs to any specific level within the range of base salaries paid by our peer group. Base salaries are reviewed annually and may be adjusted to better match competitive market levels or to recognize an executive’s professional growth and development, increased responsibility or other discretionary factors.

In determining the base salary levels for each of Mr. Simon, Mr. Merton and Ms. Faltischek in connection with their continued employment, the Compensation Committee considered the significant increase in responsibility of these executives post-business combination with Aphria Inc., their respective relevant experience and achievements and the level of compensation of our peer group companies and other survey data and individual negotiations with each executive. For each of Mr. Gendel and Mr. Savell, as a new NEO upon joining the Company, their respective base salaries were determined primarily based on market and competitive conditions applicable to their specific position.

The following table sets forth, for each NEO, the annualized base salary for the 2024 Fiscal Year:

Annual Performance Bonus Plan

We offer our NEOs the opportunity to earn annual cash bonuses that are intended to compensate them for achieving short-term company and individual performance goals. Our Compensation Committee establishes the target bonuses of our NEOs, which are evaluated from time to time.

The Company’s compensation program is designed to reward performance relative to corporate financial performance criteria and individual performance. Specifically, the Company’s senior executives are eligible to receive an annual bonus each year in a target amount equal to a percentage of their base salary if the Company fully achieves the financial performance targets established by the Compensation Committee and the CEO and each NEO is determined to have satisfied his or her individual performance criteria. The Company does not apply a formula or use a pre-determined weighting when comparing overall performance against the various individual objectives, and no single objective is material in determining individual awards.

In Fiscal Year 2024, management partially achieved the Company’s financial and operating performance targets. Specifically, management:

In making incentive award determinations, the Committee also considered other impactful initiatives implemented by management, including operational improvements and improved facility utilization levels; expanded distribution opportunities; product innovations and improved production efficiencies; and successful resolution of litigation claims for significantly less than projected amounts. As a result of the Company’s partial achievement of the Company’s financial and operational targets, together with these other significant accomplishments, the Compensation Committee determined to pay annual cash bonus awards in an amount equal to 20-30% of the applicable bonus targets to the NEOs in respect of the Fiscal Year 2024.

Equity Incentive Compensation

The Company grants long-term incentive awards to our NEOs in the form of restricted share units that may be subject to time-based and performance-based vesting requirements. We use long-term equity-based compensation to incentivize and retain our executive officers by linking their awards to our long-term financial performance. We believe that these long-term incentives motivate our executive officers to grow revenues and earnings, enhance stockholder value and align their interests with those of our stockholders. We award long-term equity-based compensation with restricted stock units that vest over time so long as the executive remains employed with the Company. Thus, the units are designed both to link executives’ interests with those of our stockholders (as the units’ value is based on the value of Tilray Brands, Inc. Common Stock) and to provide a long-term retention incentive for the vesting period, as they generally have value regardless of share price volatility.

Awards of performance-based restricted share units cover multiple years, with a percentage of the units subject to the award becoming eligible to vest each year based on the Company’s and the individual’s performance during that year relative to performance goals reviewed by the Compensation Committee. Before any performance-based restricted share unit is paid, the Compensation Committee must certify that the performance target(s) were satisfied. The Compensation Committee has discretion to determine the performance target(s) and any other restrictions or other limitations of performance-based restricted share units and may reserve discretion to reduce payments below maximum award limits. Thus, the performance units are designed both to motivate executives to maximize the Company’s performance each year and provide a long-term retention incentive for the period covered by the award.

The Compensation Committee determines the size of equity award grants after considering the following factors:

The Compensation Committee does not take into consideration an executive’s aggregate equity holdings or equity carrying value in determining annual long-term equity incentive awards.

2024 EBITDA PSU Awards

In July 2023 and April 2024, the Compensation Committee approved certain terms and conditions of performance-based grants to the NEOs and other key employees under the 2018 Equity Plan (the “2024 EBITDA PSU Awards”).

A portion of the 2024 EBITDA PSU Awards were made in 2023 equal to 50% of these performance-based awards, and represent a contingent right to receive a fixed number of shares of Common Stock upon satisfaction of the underlying performance goals. The remaining 50% of the 2024 EBITDA PSU Awards were made in April 2024 and represent a contingent right to receive a cash payment or its equivalent in shares of Common Stock (as determined by the Compensation Committee). The 2024 EBITDA PSU Awards are subject to all the terms and conditions as set forth in the 2018 Equity Plan and the 2024 EBITDA PSU Award Agreement.

The percentage of these 2024 EBITDA PSU Awards earned will be based on the Company’s financial performance as measured against target goals for annual and cumulative Adjusted EBITDA (the “Performance Goals”), as determined by the Compensation Committee for the period beginning on June 1, 2023, and ending on May 31, 2026 (the “Performance Period”). The annual goals will be determined at the start of each of the three (3) fiscal years during the three-year Performance Period and will be subject to cumulative goals. The 2024 EBITDA PSU Awards will vest as of the end of the Performance Period (May 31, 2026) subject to the NEO’s continuous service. However, the awards will not settle and payout until the percentage of the 2024 EBITDA PSU Awards earned is determined by the Compensation Committee in July 2026 based on satisfaction of the cumulative Performance Goals. The NEO may earn between 0% and 100% of the target award value based on the Company’s achievement of the Performance Goals.

If the NEO’s Continuous Service terminates for any reason other than: (i) without Cause (as defined in the 2018 Plan) within 3 months of the end of the Performance Period; (ii) death; (iii) Disability (as defined in the 2018 Plan); or (iv) in connection with a Change in Control (as defined in the 2018 Plan), unless the Committee determines otherwise, the 2024 EBITDA PSU Award shall be forfeited and canceled immediately without consideration. If the executive officer’s Continuous Service terminates without Cause within 3 months before the end of the Performance Period, a pro rata portion of the 2024 EBITDA PSU Awards (calculated based on the days elapsed in a Performance Period prior to the termination of Continuous Service divided by the total days in the Performance Period) shall vest and become payable. If the executive officer’s Continuous Service terminates due to death or Disability prior to the end of the Performance Period, the 2024 EBITDA PSU Awards will vest at 100% of the target award value. If the executive officer’s Continuous Service is terminated without Cause following a Change in Control, the 2024 EBITDA PSU Awards will vest at 100% of the target award value.

Mr. Simon, Mr. Merton, Ms. Faltischek, Mr. Savell, and Mr. Gendel were granted 2024 EBITDA PSU Awards in the following amounts, respectively.

Annual LTIP RSU Grants

In addition to the 2024 EBITDA PSU Awards, the Compensation Committee awarded annual LTIP RSU grants to most of the Tilray senior executive officers in July 2023. These LTIP RSU awards, as well as new hire and annual RSU awards, vest in tranches over two years with 50% of the shares subject to the awards generally vesting one year from the vesting commencement date and the remaining 50% of shares vesting on the second anniversary of the vesting commencement date. Restricted stock units provide long-term incentive compensation that has greater retention value as compared to stock options in a flat or down market while minimizing earnings dilution.