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The Board of Directors has fixed April 10, 2026 as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (“Annual Meeting” or “Annual Meeting of Stockholders”) or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on that date will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for our Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on June 3, 2026. The Proxy Statement is available at www.proxyvote.com.

By Order of the Board of Directors

Peter J. (Jeff) Bennett

This document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical or current facts made in this document are forward-looking. We use words such as anticipates, believes, could, expects, future, intends, and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect management’s current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons. Risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ significantly from management’s expectations include risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to us and risks related to our ability to meet its projections; the capital-intensive nature of our business model, which will likely require us to raise additional capital in the future; our ability to effectively secure licenses for third-party post-combustion carbon capture technology and to integrate such technology in our projects; barriers we may face in our attempts to deploy and commercialize our technology; the complexity of the machinery we rely on for our operations and development, including post-combustion carbon capture technology; our ability to adequately control or accurately predict the costs associated with our projects; barriers that we may face in our attempts to deploy projects; the complexity of the machinery we rely on for our operations and development; potential changes and/or delays in site selection and construction that result from regulatory, logistical, and financing challenges; our ability to establish and maintain supply relationships; risks related to strategic investors and partners, including potential conflicts of interests between us and such investors and partners; our ability to successfully commercialize our operations; the lack of federal support for clean energy technology by the Trump administration; the availability and cost of technological components and raw materials for our projects; the impact of potential delays in discovering manufacturing and construction issues; the ability of our commercial plants to efficiently provide net power output; the impact of public perception of fossil fuel-derived energy on our business; any political or other disruptions in gas producing nations; our ability to protect our intellectual property and the intellectual property we licenses; risks relating to data privacy and cybersecurity, including the potential for cyberattacks or security incidents that could disrupt our or our service providers’ operations; current and potential litigation that has been and may be instituted against us; and other risks and uncertainties described under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and in our other filings made with the SEC from time to time, which are available via the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and we assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. We do not give any assurance that we will achieve our expectations.

The enclosed proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors (the “Board” or “Board of Directors”) of NET Power Inc. (“Net Power” or the “Company” or “we”) for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on June 3, 2026, and any adjournment or postponement thereof. We will conduct the Annual Meeting at our principal executive offices, which are located at 320 Roney Street, Suite 200, Durham, North Carolina 27701. This Proxy Statement is first being made available to our stockholders on or about April 23, 2026.

We are an “emerging growth company” under applicable federal securities laws and therefore permitted to take advantage of certain reduced public company reporting requirements. As an emerging growth company, we provide in this Proxy Statement the scaled disclosure permitted under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, including the compensation disclosures required of a “smaller reporting company,” as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act. In addition, as an emerging growth company, we are not required to conduct votes seeking approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers or the frequency with which such votes must be conducted. We will remain an “emerging growth company” until December 31, 2026.

The Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are the only classes of securities that entitle holders to vote generally at meetings of the Company’s stockholders. Holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will vote together as a single class on all matters presented at the Annual Meeting.

Only holders of record of our Common Stock at the close of business on April 10, 2026, the record date, will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. On that date, we had 224,761,681 shares of Common Stock, consisting of 88,383,801 shares of Class A Common Stock and 136,377,880 shares of Class B Common Stock, outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote for each director nominee and one vote for each other item to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. A majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote, present or represented by proxy, constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker nonvotes will be included in determining the presence of a quorum for the Annual Meeting.

Shares that are properly voted via the Internet, mobile device, or by telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board’s recommendations as follows: “FOR” the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein and “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditor. It is not expected that any additional matters will be brought before the Annual Meeting, but if other matters are properly presented, the persons named as proxies in the proxy card or their substitutes will vote in their discretion on such matters.

Voting via the Internet, mobile device, or by telephone helps save money by reducing postage and proxy tabulation costs. To vote by any of these methods, read this Proxy Statement, have your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, proxy card, or voting instruction form in hand, and follow the instructions below for your preferred method of voting. Each of these voting methods is available 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

We encourage you to cast your vote by one of the following methods:

The manner in which your shares may be voted depends on how your shares are held. If you own shares of record, meaning that your shares are book entries in your name so that you appear as a stockholder on the records of Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, our stock transfer agent, you may vote by proxy, meaning you authorize individuals named in the proxy card to vote your shares. You may provide this authorization by voting via the Internet, mobile device, by telephone, or (if you have received paper copies of our proxy materials) by returning a proxy card. You also may participate in and vote during the Annual Meeting. If you own Common Stock of record and you do not vote by proxy or at the Annual Meeting, your shares will not be voted.

If you own shares in street name, meaning that your shares are held by a bank, brokerage firm, or other nominee, you may instruct that institution on how to vote your shares. You may provide these instructions by voting via the Internet, mobile device, by telephone, or (if you have received paper copies of proxy materials through your bank, brokerage firm, or other nominee) by returning a voting instruction form received from that institution. You also may participate in and vote during the Annual Meeting. If you own Common Stock in street name and do not either provide voting instructions or vote during the Annual Meeting, the institution that holds your shares may nevertheless vote your shares on your behalf with respect to the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 but cannot vote your shares on any other matters being considered at the meeting.

You are entitled to participate in the Annual Meeting if you were a stockholder as of the close of business on April 10, 2026, the record date, or hold a valid proxy for the meeting. You will need your proof of identification along with either your notice of annual meeting or proof of stock ownership to enter the Annual Meeting. If your shares are held beneficially in the name of a bank, broker or other holder of record and you wish to be admitted to attend the Annual Meeting, you must present proof of your ownership of Net Power Inc. stock, such as a bank or brokerage account statement. If you are a stockholder of record and prefer to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting, you must bring proof of identification along with your notice, proxy card or proof of ownership. You may vote shares held in street name at the Annual Meeting only if you obtain a signed proxy from the record holder (broker, bank or other nominee) giving you the right to vote the shares. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to vote in advance by Internet, telephone or mail so that your vote will be counted even if you later decide not to attend the Annual Meeting. Specifically, if you own shares of record, you may vote:

If you hold your shares in street name, you may also submit voting instructions to your broker, bank or other nominee. Please refer to information from your bank, broker or other nominee on how to submit voting instructions. In most instances, you will be able to do this over the Internet, by telephone or by mail as indicated above.

A nominee for director shall be elected to the Board by a plurality standard. Practically speaking, this means that the directors who receive the highest number of votes are elected to the available seats, which, because this election is not contested, means that the nominees will be elected provided they each receive one vote for their election. However, if the votes cast for any nominee do not exceed the votes withheld from the nominee, the Board will consider that in assessing the Board’s composition going forward and in considering whether to renominate a particular individual in the future. Abstentions and broker nonvotes will have no effect on the outcome of the election. Broker nonvotes occur when a person holding shares in street name, such as through a brokerage firm, does not provide instructions as to how to vote those shares and the broker does not then vote those shares on the stockholder’s behalf.

All other matters proposed for a vote at the Annual Meeting will be determined by the vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of Common Stock present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter. For these matters, cast abstentions and broker nonvotes, if any, will have no effect on the outcome of these matters. We do not expect there to be any broker nonvotes for the ratification of our independent auditor because brokers have discretion to vote on the ratification of the appointment of the independent auditor and, therefore, if the beneficial owner of shares does not provide the broker with instructions on how to vote, the broker may still vote on this proposal.

Whether you have voted by Internet, telephone or mail, if you are a stockholder of record, you may change your vote and/or revoke your proxy by:

If you hold shares in street name, you may submit new voting instructions by contacting your bank, broker or other nominee. You may also change your vote or revoke your proxy in person at the Annual Meeting if you obtain a signed proxy from the record holder (broker, bank or other nominee) giving you the right to vote the shares.

The Board is currently staggered, which means that only one class is up for election in any given year. At the Annual Meeting, our Class III directors, Joseph Kelliher, Brad Pollack, and Daniel J. Rice IV, who currently serve as directors on the Board, are up for election. The Board, based on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, proposed that Joseph Kelliher, Brad Pollack, and Daniel J. Rice IV be elected at the Annual Meeting, each of whom will hold office until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successor shall have been elected and qualified. Biographical information about each of the nominees and a discussion of the qualifications, attributes and skills of each nominee is contained in the following section.

The Board expects that the three nominees will be available to serve as directors. However, if any of them should be unwilling or unable to serve, the Board may decrease the size of the Board or may designate substitute nominees, and the proxies will be voted in favor of any such substitute nominees.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” each nominee.

The following chart reflects areas of qualifications and experience that the Board views as important when evaluating directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board believe that each director brings to our Board their own unique background and range of expertise, knowledge, and experience, including as a result of their valued service on the Board and its committees, that provide the Board with an appropriate and diverse mix of qualifications, skills, and attributes necessary for our Board to fulfill its oversight responsibility to stockholders. The qualifications and experience set forth in the chart below, together with other important skills, expertise, experience, and personal attributes contributed by individual directors, led to the Board’s conclusion that each of our directors should serve as a director of the Company.

Information provided below regarding our directors is as of April 20, 2026.

The business and affairs of Net Power are organized under the direction of the Board. The Chairman of the Board is selected by the Board and currently is Jeff Bennett. The Board meets on a regular basis and additionally as required. In addition, the directors regularly hold executive sessions without the Chief Executive Officer or management present. The Chairman of the Board presides over all executive sessions.

The Board held nine meetings in 2025. Each director attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and each committee on which they served in 2025 (held during the period in which the director served). Pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, directors are expected to attempt to arrange their schedules to allow them to attend all scheduled Board and Board committee meetings and to attend the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders unless unusual circumstances make attendance impractical. Five of our directors who were serving at the time of the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders attended the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.

The Board is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III, with members of each class serving staggered three-year terms. The Board is divided into the following classes:

At each annual meeting of stockholders, the successors to directors whose terms then expire will be elected to serve from the time of election and qualification until the third annual meeting following their election and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

The roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer are currently separated. Mr. Bennett serves as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Rice serves as our Chief Executive Officer. We believe that separating these positions allows Mr. Rice to focus on our day-to-day business and operations and allows Mr. Bennett to focus his energies on the Company’s strategic initiatives and leading the Board in its fundamental role of providing advice to and oversight of management.

Although the Chairman of the Board is currently independent, and the Board believes that there are advantages to having an independent Chairman, the Board has no policy regarding the separation of the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and considers the duties of these roles, and whether they should be combined or separated, during succession planning. In the event the Board elects as its Chairman a director who is not independent, the Board has also designated Joseph Kelliher as lead director.

The Board consists of a majority of independent directors, as defined under the rules of the SEC and NYSE listing standards relating to director independence requirements. The Board has determined that the following directors are independent as defined by the NYSE rules: Messrs. Alexander, Bennett, Derham, Forthuber, Kelliher, and Pollack and Mses. Peterson and Veltmann. Mr. Rice is not independent because of his service as Net Power’s CEO. In assessing directors’ independence, the Board took into account certain transactions, relationships, and arrangements involving some of the directors and concluded that such transactions, relationships, and arrangements did not impair the independence of the independent directors.

As part of regular Board and committee meetings, the directors oversee executives’ management of risks relevant to the Company. While the full Board has overall responsibility for risk oversight, the Board has delegated responsibility related to certain risks to various committees. In particular, the Audit Committee has the responsibility to review and discuss our major financial risk exposures and cybersecurity risks and the steps our management will take to monitor and control such exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken. Our Audit Committee also monitors compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Our Compensation Committee assesses and monitors whether our compensation plans, policies and programs comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The full Board regularly reviews reports from management on various aspects of our business, including related risks and tactics and strategies for addressing them.

The Board has established an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, each of which is comprised entirely of directors who meet the applicable independence requirements of the NYSE rules. The Committees keep the Board informed of their actions and provide assistance to the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibility to stockholders. The table below provides current membership information as well as meeting information for the last fiscal year.

The functions performed by these Committees, which are set forth in more detail in their charters, available on our corporate website at https://ir.netpower.com/governance/leadership, are summarized below.

Our Audit Committee consists of Ralph Alexander, Carol Peterson, and Alejandra Veltmann. The Board has determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee satisfies the independence requirements of the NYSE and Rule 10A-3

under the Exchange Act. Alejandra Veltmann serves as chair of the committee. Each member of the committee is financially literate, and our Board has determined that Alejandra Veltmann qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules. In making this determination, the Board considered each such director’s formal education and previous experience in financial roles.

Both our independent registered public accounting firm and management periodically meet privately with our Audit Committee. The Audit Committee held four meetings during the 2025 fiscal year.

The functions of this committee include, among other things:

Our Compensation Committee consists of Ralph Alexander, Joseph T. Kelliher, and Alejandra Veltmann. Ralph Alexander serves as the chair of the Compensation Committee. The Board has determined that each of the members of the Compensation Committee is a non-employee director, as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and satisfies the independence requirements of the NYSE. The Compensation Committee held three meetings during the 2025 fiscal year.

The functions of the committee include, among other things:

Pursuant to its charter, the Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, form subcommittees and delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee, an individual member of the Board or executive officers of the Company, except as otherwise provided in our Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws and subject to applicable rules and regulations.

None of our executive officers currently serve, or has served during the last completed fiscal year, on the compensation committee or board of directors of any other entity that has one or more executive officers that has served or currently serves as a member of the Board or the Compensation Committee.

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of J. Kyle Derham, Joseph T. Kelliher, Carol Peterson, and Brad Pollack. Joseph T. Kelliher serves as the chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board has determined that each of the members of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee satisfies the independence requirements of the NYSE. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held three meetings during the 2025 fiscal year.

The functions of this committee include, among other things:

We have a code of ethics that applies to all of our executive officers, directors and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions. The code of ethics is available on our corporate website at https://ir.netpower.com/governance/leadership. Any required disclosures regarding amendments to, or waivers of, provisions of our code of ethics will be disclosed on our website at https://ir.netpower.com/governance/leadership.

We have adopted corporate governance guidelines in accordance with the corporate governance rules of the NYSE that serve as a flexible framework within which the Board and its committees operate. These guidelines cover a number of areas including board membership criteria and director qualifications, director responsibilities, board agenda, roles of the chairman of the board, chief executive officer and presiding director, meetings of independent directors, committee responsibilities and assignments, board member access to management and independent advisors, director communications with third parties, director compensation, director orientation and continuing education, evaluation of senior management and management succession planning. A copy of our corporate governance guidelines is available on our corporate website at https://ir.netpower.com/governance/leadership.

We have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess. In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for director, our Board considers educational

background, diversity of professional experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom and the ability to represent the best interests of our stockholders. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has no specific policy on diversity. However, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment and a Board with a variety of skill sets, experiences and personal backgrounds that will provide the diversity of thought that is critical for the Board’s decision-making and oversight process. When evaluating re-nomination of existing directors, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also considers the nominees’ past and ongoing effectiveness on the Board and, with the exception of Mr. Rice, who is an employee, their independence.

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommends to the Board candidates for nomination for election at the annual meeting of the stockholders. The Board also considers director candidates recommended for nomination by our stockholders during such times as they are seeking proposed nominees to stand for election at the next annual meeting of stockholders (or, if applicable, a special meeting of stockholders). Our stockholders that wish to nominate a director for election to our Board should follow the procedures set forth in our Bylaws. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers recommendations for Board candidates submitted by stockholders using substantially the same criteria it applies to recommendations from the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, directors, and members of management. Stockholders may submit informal recommendations by providing the person’s name and appropriate background and biographical information in writing to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at 320 Roney Street, Suite 200, Durham, North Carolina 27701.

Our relationship and ongoing dialogue with our stockholders are an important part of our Board’s and our executive team’s corporate governance commitment. The Board welcomes communications from our stockholders and other interested parties. We actively seek input from our stockholders because we value the contribution stockholder engagement gives to overall business success. Our executives and investor relations team meet with the investment community regularly to discuss a variety of matters that are of interest to our stockholders, including financial and operating performance, macro and industry themes, and future growth expectations, and to actively seek investor feedback.

Stockholders and other interested parties may communicate with our executive team or the Board (including the Chairman of the Board, the chair of any committee, the independent directors as a group, and/or any Board member) via mail to 320 Roney Street, Suite 200, Durham, North Carolina 27701 or via email to investors@netpower.com. Stockholders and any other interested parties should mark each communication as “Stockholder Communication with Directors” and clearly identify the intended recipient(s) of the communication.

We have adopted an insider trading policy (the “Insider Trading Policy”) that governs the purchase, sale and other dispositions of the Company’s securities by all directors, officers and other employees, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 19.1 to the 2025 Annual Report and which we believe is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations as well as the applicable rules and regulations of the NYSE. In addition, with regard to the Company’s trading in its own securities, it is our policy to comply with the federal securities laws as well as the applicable rules and regulations of the NYSE.

In addition to addressing other customary topics, the Insider Trading Policy prohibits all directors, officers and other employees from engaging in certain transactions involving the Company’s securities, including: short-term trades, short sales, transactions in publicly-traded options, hedging or monetization transactions (including transactions involving prepaid variable forwards, equity swaps, collars and exchange funds), and holding securities in a margin account or otherwise pledging securities as collateral for a loan.

Please visit the “Leadership” page of our investor relations website at https://ir.netpower.com/governance/leadership for additional information regarding our corporate governance documents, including:

member access to management and independent advisors, director communications with third parties, director compensation, director orientation and continuing education, evaluation of senior management and management succession planning;

Website references throughout this document are inactive textual references, and the content on the referenced websites does not constitute a part of this Proxy Statement and is not incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement.

The following sets forth certain information concerning each of our executive officers, including their ages, as of April 20, 2026:

Daniel J. Rice IV’s biographical information is set forth under “Corporate Governance: The Board” above.

Marc Horstman was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the Company on April 15, 2025 and as President of the Company on March 4, 2026. Mr. Horstman previously served as Net Power’s Head of Product Development beginning in May 2023. Prior to joining Net Power, he held senior leadership roles at Vertiv Holdings Co., a provider of critical digital infrastructure for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments, including Vice President of North America Service Operations from October 2021 to November 2022 and Senior Director of Project Execution from June 2019 to September 2021. Prior to that, at Siemens, Mr. Horstman served as Senior Executive Vice President Americas from April 2017 to December 2018, as Vice President of Global Customer Operations from April 2016 to April 2017, and as Vice President of Global Manufacturing & Test from December 2014 to April 2016. Earlier in his career, he held various project and product leadership roles at Rolls-Royce from 2011 to 2014 and General Electric from 1999 to 2011. Mr. Horstman began his career as an Engineer Officer in the U.S. Army. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton.

Lee Shuman was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company on April 10, 2026. Mr. Shuman is a power-sector finance and strategy executive with more than 25 years of experience in acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, project development, and financings. Mr. Shuman most recently served as Head of Power Finance at Javelin Global Commodities from April 2024 to April 2026, where he led underwriting and diligence for strategic power investments and originated and evaluated thermal and renewable opportunities. From 2020 to April 2024, Mr. Shuman served as Chief Financial Officer of WattBridge Energy, where he led more than $1.6 billion of senior secured financings and raised $425 million of mezzanine and HoldCo capital for a 2.4 GW ERCOT gas portfolio. Earlier in his career, he held senior roles at GenOn Holdings, SolAmerica Energy, Stellar Energy, MAS Energy and Arthur Andersen. Mr. Shuman received a J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law, an M.Tax and an M.B.A. in Finance from Georgia State University, and a B.A. from Emory University.

This section provides an overview of Net Power’s executive compensation programs, including a narrative description of the material factors necessary to understand the information disclosed in the summary compensation table below. As an emerging growth company, we have opted to comply with the executive compensation disclosure rules applicable to “smaller reporting companies” as such term is defined in the rules promulgated under the Securities Act, which generally require compensation disclosure for a smaller reporting company’s principal executive officer and its two other most highly compensated executive officers.

This section covers the compensation of those individuals who served as Net Power’s principal executive officer and our two other most highly compensated executive officers as of December 31, 2025, collectively referred to as our “Named Executive Officers” or “NEOs.”

The following table shows information concerning the annual compensation for services provided to Net Power by our NEOs for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Mr. Allen’s annualized base salary in 2025 prior to his termination was $425,000. Mr. Patel’s annualized base salary in 2025 prior to his termination was $420,000. Mr. Horstman’s annualized base salary in 2025 after his appointment as Chief Operating Officer was $400,000. Mr. Rice did not receive a base salary for 2025.

We maintain an annual short-term incentive plan pursuant to which Mr. Horstman was eligible to receive a performance-based cash bonus based on company-level and individual performance in 2025. Given Mr. Horstman’s efforts related to the change in our business plan during the course of 2025, the Compensation Committee approved the payment to Mr. Horstman of 100% of his target bonus for 2025 pursuant to the annual short-term incentive plan.

On March 31, 2022, NET Power, LLC entered into a Service Provider Agreement with Brian Allen, and such agreement was amended on May 2, 2022 (as amended, the “Allen Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the Allen Employment Agreement, Mr. Allen was entitled to an annual base salary of $380,000, which was subject to adjustment at the sole discretion of the board of managers. Mr. Allen was also eligible to receive an annual bonus based on a target of 56% of his then-effective base salary, with the amount of such bonus determined at the sole discretion of the board of managers. The term of Mr. Allen’s employment was indefinite, provided that either NET Power, LLC or Mr. Allen could have terminated his employment upon 30 days’ written notice. Effective April 1, 2024, Mr. Allen agreed to terminate the Allen Employment Agreement in exchange for his participation as an Eligible Executive in the Executive Severance Plan (as defined below).

On October 4, 2021, NET Power, LLC entered into a Service Provider Agreement with Akash Patel, and such agreement was amended on April 27, 2022 (as amended, the “Patel Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the Patel Employment Agreement, Mr. Patel was entitled to an annual base salary of $380,000, which was subject to adjustment at the sole discretion of the board of managers. Mr. Patel was also eligible to receive an annual bonus based on a target of 43% of his then-effective base salary, with the amount of such bonus determined at the sole discretion of the board of managers. The term of Mr. Patel’s employment was indefinite, provided that either Net Power or Mr. Patel could have terminated his employment upon 30 days’ written notice. Effective April 1, 2024, Mr. Patel agreed to terminate the Patel Employment Agreement in exchange for his participation as an Eligible Executive in the Executive Severance Plan.

On April 18, 2022, NET Power, LLC entered into a Profits Interest Share Award Agreement with Mr. Allen, and such agreement was amended on May 2, 2022 (as amended, the “Allen Profits Interest Agreement”). Pursuant to the Allen Profits Interest Agreement, Mr. Allen was granted a total of 52,500 profits interest shares in NET Power, LLC with various award dates and threshold amounts.

The profits interest shares granted pursuant to the Allen Profits Interest Agreement were subject to either time-based vesting or performance-based vesting provisions which were established from time to time by the NET Power, LLC board of managers and/or the Chief Executive Officer. Vesting of all profits interest shares was subject to Mr. Allen’s continued service with Net Power.

In connection with the Business Combination, the outstanding profits interests in Net Power, LLC held by Mr. Allen pursuant to the Allen Profits Interest Agreement were converted in Class A Units of Net Power Operations LLC and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock (the “Converted Awards”). The Converted Awards are subject to the time-based vesting conditions that applied to the original profits interest award.

In connection with the Closing, the stockholders of RONI approved the NET Power Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”), which became effective on June 8, 2023. Our Named Executive Officers, employees, consultants, and non-employee directors, and employees, consultants, and non-employee directors of our affiliates are eligible to participate in the Omnibus Plan. The Omnibus Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, other share-based awards, performance awards, dividend equivalents, cash awards and substitute awards.

The awards made to our NEOs in 2025 under the Omnibus Plan are discussed below.

On June 2, 2025, Net Power granted to Mr. Horstman 240,000 options to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock with an exercise price of $2.13 per share and an expiration date of June 2, 2030. The stock options vest and become exercisable on June 2, 2026.

On April 2, 2025, Net Power granted to Messrs. Patel, Allen, and Horstman 132,399 RSUs, 117,757 RSUs, and 46,729 RSUs, respectively, which RSUs vest in three equal installments on each anniversary of April 2, 2025, subject to continued employment (the “2025 Time-Based RSUs”). Additionally, on April 2, 2025, Net Power granted to Mr. Horstman 93,458 RSUs that vest on April 2, 2028 (together with the 2025 Time-Based RSUs, the “Time-Based RSUs”). On April 15, 2025, Messrs. Patel and Allen ceased their employment relationship with the Company (the “Effective Date”). As of the Effective Date, 50,403 and 56,671 outstanding RSUs subject to time-based vesting conditions held by Messrs. Patel and Allen, respectively, vested.

On April 2, 2025, Net Power granted to Messrs. Patel and Allen 132,399 PSUs and 117,757 PSUs, respectively. Additionally, on June 2, 2025, Net Power granted to Mr. Horstman 74,766 PSUs. Messrs. Patel, Allen, and Horstman are entitled to receive a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 50% of the respective number of PSUs upon attainment of a 10% compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) of the 30-day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of a share of Class A Common Stock on April 2, 2028 as compared to the VWAP of a share of Class A Common Stock on April 2, 2025. Messrs. Patel, Allen, and Horstman are entitled to receive a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 100% of the respective number of PSUs upon attainment of a 12% CAGR of the VWAP of a share of Class A Common Stock on April 2, 2028 as compared to the VWAP of a share of Class A Common Stock on April 2, 2025. Messrs. Patel, Allen, and Horstman are entitled to receive a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 200% of the respective number of PSUs upon attainment of a 15% CAGR of the VWAP of a share of Class A Common Stock on April 2, 2028 as compared to the VWAP of a share of Class A Common Stock on April 2, 2025. Messrs. Patel, Allen, and Horstman will be ineligible to receive any shares of Class A Common Stock if the CAGR of the 30-day VWAP of a share of Class A Common Stock on April 2, 2028, as compared to the VWAP of a share of Class A Common Stock on April 2, 2025, is less than 10%.

We do not have a defined benefit pension plan or nonqualified deferred compensation plan. We currently maintain a retirement plan intended to provide benefits under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,

pursuant to which employees, including the NEOs, can make voluntary pre-tax contributions. We contribute 3% of base salary for all eligible employees up to the IRS maximum permitted. These contributions are immediately vested. All contributions under the plan are subject to certain annual dollar limitations, which are periodically adjusted for changes in the cost of living.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, Net Power provided enhanced life insurance benefits to Messrs. Allen and Patel for which Net Power paid $660 and $720, respectively. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, Net Power provided enhanced life insurance benefits to Messrs. Allen, Patel, and Horstman for which Net Power paid approximately $328, $328, and $262, respectively

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, Net Power provided additional disability insurance benefits to Messrs. Allen and Patel for which Net Power paid $1,150 and $923, respectively. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, Net Power provided additional disability insurance benefits to Messrs. Allen, Patel, and Horstman for which Net Power paid approximately $927, $832 and $1,329, respectively

On March 7, 2024, the Board initially adopted the NET Power Inc. Amended and Restated Severance Plan, and on March 4, 2026 the Board adopted the NET Power Inc. Second Amended and Restated Severance Plan (collectively, the “Executive Severance Plan”). The Executive Severance Plan provides severance payments to eligible officers and management employees who are designated as Eligible Executives, including Messrs. Allen and Patel, and whose employment is terminated on or after March 7, 2024.

Upon the termination of an eligible executive’s employment due to a Qualifying Termination (as defined below) that occurs outside of a Change in Control Protection Period (as defined below), and so long as the eligible executive satisfies the conditions to payment described below, the eligible executive will be entitled to receive a cash severance payment equal to the sum of the following amounts, payable in a lump sum generally within 30 days after satisfaction of the Release Requirement (as defined below): (i) an amount equal to the sum of the eligible executive’s (A) base salary and (B) average annual bonus paid in respect of the preceding two years (the “Base Cash Severance Amount”), (ii) a pro-rated portion of the eligible executive’s target annual bonus (the “Pro-Rata Bonus Amount”), and (iii) an amount equal to the product of (x) 12 and (y) the monthly premium amount for the eligible executive’s group health plan coverage (including coverage for the eligible executive’s eligible dependents) under Net Power’s group health plans as in effect immediately prior to the eligible executive’s date of termination (the “Group Health Plan Amount”).

Upon the termination of an eligible executive’s employment due to a Qualifying Termination that occurs during a Change of Control Protection Period, and so long as such eligible executive satisfies the conditions to payment described below, such eligible executive will be entitled to receive a cash severance payment equal to the sum of the following amounts, payable in a lump sum within 30 days after satisfaction of the Release Requirement: (i) an amount equal to the product of (A) 1.5 and (B) the Base Cash Severance Amount, (ii) the Pro-Rata Bonus Amount, and (iii) an amount equal to the product of (x) 1.5 and (y) the Group Health Plan Amount.

Severance payments under the Executive Severance Plan to an Eligible Executive are conditioned on the eligible executive’s execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims (the “Release Requirement”) and the eligible executive’s continued compliance with the terms of the Executive Severance Plan, including the restrictive covenant obligations under the Executive Severance Plan. The Executive Severance Plan supersedes all prior agreements, practices, policies, procedures and plans relating to severance benefits, including but not limited to the Allen Employment Agreement and the Patel Employment Agreement.

The definitions applicable to the Executive Severance Plan are included below.

“Change in Control Period” means the period beginning three months prior to a Change in Control (as defined in the Omnibus Plan) and ending on the second anniversary of such Change in Control.

“Good Reason” means, with respect to an eligible executive, the occurrence, subject to certain notice and cure rights, of any of the following without the eligible executive’s written consent: (i) a greater than 20% reduction in base salary

or annual target bonus, other than a general reduction that affects all similarly situated executives or service providers in substantially the same proportions; (ii) a relocation of such eligible executive’s principal place of employment by more than 50 miles; (iii) any material breach by the Company of any material provision of the Executive Severance Plan; or (iv) a material and adverse change in such eligible executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities (other than temporarily while such eligible executive is physically or mentally incapacitated or as required by applicable law) taking into account the Company’s size, status as a public company, and capitalization.

“Qualifying Termination” means the termination of an eligible executive’s employment (i) by Net Power or any of its affiliates without Cause (as defined in the Omnibus Plan) (which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include a termination due to death or disability); or (ii) due to an eligible executive’s resignation for Good Reason.

The following table shows information regarding outstanding equity awards held by Messrs. Rice, Allen, and Patel as of December 31, 2025.

Net Power’s current non-employee director compensation policy is designed to provide competitive compensation necessary to attract and retain high quality non-employee directors and to encourage ownership of Net Power stock to further align their interests with those of Net Power’s stockholders. Non-employee directors who are designated, nominated or appointed by, or on behalf of, any of our stockholders or any of their respective affiliates, are not eligible to receive any compensation under the policy. The policy provides the following compensation for eligible non-employee directors:

The annual cash retainers are paid quarterly in arrears and prorated for the eligible non-employee director’s period of service on the Board or the applicable positions on the Board (or committee thereof) as described above. Non-employee directors may elect to receive cash retainer amounts in the form of unrestricted shares of our Class A Common Stock. In addition, each of Net Power’s eligible non-employee directors who was appointed to the Board on the date of consummation of the Business Combination received a one-time grant of RSUs under the Incentive Plan with a grant date fair value of $300,000. Each of these one-time grants will vest ratably on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the non-employee director’s continuous service through the applicable vesting date.

Additionally, members of a Special Committee of the Board received compensation of $15,000 a month for the period of August through December 2025 for service on such committee. The members of the Special Committee are Ralph Alexander, Alejandra Veltmann, and Joseph Kelliher.

The following table shows information concerning the compensation for services provided to our Board by the eligible non-employee directors for the year ended December 31, 2025. Mr. Rice, our Chief Executive Officer, receives no compensation for his service as a director.

The following table provides certain information with respect to the Omnibus Plan, our only equity compensation plan, as of December 31, 2025.

On December 13, 2022, Net Power entered into the Amended and Restated JDA with RONI, RONI OpCo, NPI and NPT. The Amended and Restated JDA amends and restates the Original JDA, which was entered into in connection with a capital investment by BHES (a beneficial owner of more than five percent of Net Power Common Stock) into Net Power (described below), to allow for the joint development of a turbo expander prototype for use in Power Plants (as defined in the Amended and Restated JDA), including a combustor (the “Joint Development”).

The development work to be undertaken by NPI and related milestones are described in statements of work. Subject to limited exceptions, the Company is required to reimburse NPI for all costs associated with the performance of its obligations under the applicable statement of work. A percentage of such reimbursement is paid in cash with the remaining amount being paid via issuance of additional OpCo Units and Class B Common Stock to NPI or its designee. Similarly, the Company is required to reimburse NPI for certain cost overruns through a combination of cash and issuance of securities, as provided in the Amended and Restated JDA. During 2025, we paid approximately $32.9 million to NPI and we issued a total of 5,341,600 OpCo Units and 5,341,600 shares of Class B Common Stock to BHES pursuant to the Amended and Restated JDA for services provided thereunder.

Also, pursuant to the Amended and Restated JDA, NPI or its designee will receive additional OpCo Units and Class B Common Stock in an amount equal to the product of 64,799 and the Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Amended and Restated JDA) upon the achievement of certain milestones and the occurrence of certain other events. Immediately prior to the Closing of the Business Combination as a result of the Change of Control (as defined in the Amended and Restated JDA), NPI (or its designee) received 47,000 shares of Old Net Power, which were exchanged for 1,500,264 OpCo Units and 1,500,264 shares of Class B Common Stock upon the Closing. Additionally, in November 2025, BHES received 568,153 OpCo Units and 568,153 shares of Class B Common Stock in recognition of the achievement of certain agreed-upon milestones.

The Amended and Restated JDA is subject to customary covenants, representations and warranties. The term of the Amended and Restated JDA expires on the later of February 3, 2027 or the completion or termination of the statements of work, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the agreement. Either the Company or NPI may terminate the Amended and Restated JDA upon 15 days’ prior notice to the other parties in the event of occurrence or continuation of certain events or material breaches of the terms of the Amended and Restated JDA. Furthermore, NPI may terminate the Amended and Restated JDA upon the occurrence of a change of control, other than the Business Combination.

In order to jointly commercialize the Net Power Platform (as defined in the BH License Agreement (as defined below)) together with the turbo expander and related equipment that may result from the Amended and Restated JDA (the “Commercialization”), on May 12, 2022, NPI and Old Net Power entered into a commercial agreement (the “BH Commercial Agreement”) to provide a framework through which they will cooperate to identify, evaluate and pursue opportunities with potential customers in the utility and industrial markets. Pursuant to the terms of the BH Commercial Agreement and consistent with the exclusivity granted under the BH License Agreement, NPI has certain rights to be the sole supplier of a turbo expander equipment package for the Net Power Cycle.

In January 2026, Net Power agreed to suspend development activities under the Amended and Restated JDA from the December 31, 2025 effective date through March 31, 2026 (subject to further extension upon agreement from both parties) (the “BHES JDA Suspension Agreement”). Under the terms of the BHES JDA Suspension Agreement, the Company was obligated to pay BHES any invoiced costs incurred in the fourth quarter of 2025 and any costs resulting or arising from the suspension, up to a $3.0 million cap. In April 2026, Net Power agreed to extend the BHES JDA Suspension Agreement through May 30, 2026.

In connection with the Original JDA, on February 3, 2022, Net Power entered into the BH License Agreement with NPT (the “BH License Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company granted a worldwide, royalty-free, license to certain intellectual property rights that were licensed to the Company pursuant to the Amended and Restated License Agreement with 8 Rivers to NPT and its affiliates in connection with the Joint Development and the Commercialization.

The Company’s license to NPT is an exclusive license, subject to loss of exclusivity, upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the sale of a prescribed number of turbo expander equipment packages, as described in the BH License Agreement. In addition, pursuant to the BH License Agreement and the Original JDA, NPT granted a license to the Company to certain rights to derivative works, modifications and improvements related to the Net Power Platform (as defined in the BH License Agreement).

The BH License Agreement is subject to customary covenants, representations and warranties. The term of the BH License Agreement continues until terminated (a) by written agreement of NPT and the Company, (b) by NPT at any time, upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Company, and (c) by the Company in limited circumstances, including in the event of insolvency of NPT or valid termination of the Amended and Restated JDA, upon 60 days’ prior written notice to NPT.

On February 3, 2022, in connection with the Original JDA and the BH License Agreement, 8 Rivers and Net Power entered into the Limited Excluded Field License Agreement, which was further amended and restated on December 13, 2022, pursuant to which 8 Rivers granted the Company a perpetual, royalty-free license for certain incidental uses of fuel sources that may be in the Excluded Field.

Through December 31, 2025, Net Power was a party to a limited notice to proceed with BHES for the purchase of long-lead materials necessary for the procurement and manufacture of the turboexpander and related key process equipment and machinery for Net Power’s first utility-scale power plant, along with related fees and services (the “BHES LNTP”). Pursuant to the terms of the BHES JDA Suspension Letter, Net Power terminated the BHES LNTP and incurred $26.1 million in contract cancellation costs. Through December 31, 2025, Net Power has incurred a total of $45.6 million under the BHES LNTP, as amended, related to contract cancellation costs and contractual milestone payments.

On August 14, 2025, Net Power committed to purchase a lube oil system from BHES for the La Porte Demonstration Facility for $1.6 million. As of December 31, 2025, Net Power incurred $0.2 million related to this commitment, and pursuant to the terms of the BHES JDA Suspension Letter, Net Power terminated the lube oil system purchase from BHES for no additional cost.

On September 5, 2019, Old Net Power entered into a Master Services Agreement with OXY (a beneficial owner of more than five percent of each of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock), with an effective date of November 5, 2018, pursuant to which OXY provided the Company certain technical, administrative, marketing and other support services upon receipt of work orders (the “OXY Master Services Agreement”). On November 25, 2022, Old Net Power entered into another Master Services Agreement with OXY, which replaced the OXY Master Services Agreement (together, the “OXY MSAs”). Pursuant to the terms of OXY MSAs, Old Net Power incurred an aggregate expense of approximately $2.1 million to OXY through December 31, 2025.

On January 1, 2020, Old Net Power entered into a Master Services Agreement with Constellation, effective as of January 1, 2021 (as amended, the “Constellation Master Services Agreement”), pursuant to which Constellation provided the Company certain technical, administrative, marketing and other support services upon receipt of work orders. Prior to the Constellation Master Services Agreement, Constellation provided certain services to the Company pursuant to the Contribution Agreement valued at $20 million. Pursuant to the terms of Constellation Master Services Agreement, Old Net Power incurred an aggregate expense of approximately $6.0 million to Constellation through December 31, 2025.

On March 8, 2024, a subsidiary of Net Power entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum for the lease of a parcel of land in West Texas upon which Net Power intends to build a utility-scale power plant. The lease became effective on December 1, 2024. The lease has an initial term of 60 months from the commencement date and may be extended for up to three consecutive periods of ten years. Additionally, the lease contains an option to purchase the land during the lease term. Through December 31, 2025, we paid approximately $22,119 in rent pursuant to the lease agreement.

On June 8, 2023, as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, RONI, RONI OpCo, Buyer, Sponsor, the Principal Legacy Net Power Holders and BHES entered into the Stockholders’ Agreement.

The Stockholders’ Agreement provides that, among other things, the Board will initially consist of 10 members and:

As of the date hereof, (i) Peter J. (Jeff) Bennett, Frederick A. Forthuber, and Brad Pollack serve as the OXY Directors, (ii) Carol Peterson serves as the Constellation Director, (iii) J. Kyle Derham serves as the Sponsor Director, (iv) Daniel Joseph Rice, IV serves as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, and (v) Ralph Alexander, Joseph T. Kelliher, and Alejandra Veltmann serve as the Company Directors. The 8 Rivers Director position is currently vacant, but NPEH retains the right to designate a director to fill that position.

Also, subject to the terms and conditions and with exceptions as set forth in the Stockholders’ Agreement, each Principal Legacy Net Power Holder and BHES agreed to the following lock-up restrictions:

On July 24, 2023, the First Price-Based Lock-up Release occurred, and on September 12, 2023, the Second Price-Based Lock-up Release occurred.

Additionally, pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions and with customary exceptions as set forth therein, the Principal Legacy Net Power Holders and BHES were granted certain customary registration rights, including, among other things, “piggyback” registration rights that allow them to include their Registrable Securities (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) in certain registrations initiated by the Company. Also, subject to the terms and conditions and with customary exceptions as set forth in the Stockholders’ Agreement, each Principal Legacy Net Power Holder may request to sell all or any portion of its Registrable Securities in an underwritten offering, provided that the Company shall only be obligated to effect such an underwritten offering if the total offering price (before deduction of underwriting discounts and commissions) of the securities included therein is reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $25 million or if the request is with respect to all of the then outstanding Registrable Securities of such Principal Legacy Net Power Holder.

On the Closing Date, OpCo’s existing limited liability company agreement was amended and restated to, among other things, reflect the Business Combination. Pursuant to the OpCo LLC Agreement, the Company serves as the sole managing member of OpCo. The OpCo LLC Agreement provides each member of OpCo (other than the Company) the right to cause the Company to cause OpCo to redeem all or a portion of such member’s OpCo Units in exchange for an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock or, at the Company’s election under certain circumstances set forth therein, cash, in each case, subject to certain restrictions set forth therein. Upon redemption of any OpCo Units, an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock held by the redeeming member of OpCo shall be canceled.

Under the OpCo LLC Agreement, prior to January 17, 2025, OpCo was required, when certain conditions are met, to make tax-related distributions to the Class A OpCo Unit holders. These conditions were met in 2024 and, as a result, during the fourth quarter of 2024, OpCo made a tax-related partnership distribution of $4.8 million. The Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of OpCo was effective January 17, 2025. Under the amended agreement, future partnership distributions will not be required unless OpCo is in a taxable income position.

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, RONI, Sponsor, Net Power and the Principal Legacy Net Power Holders and BHES (collectively, the “Support Agreement Unitholders”) entered into a Support Agreement (as amended pursuant to its terms, the “Support Agreement”), pursuant to which each Support Agreement Unitholder agreed to, among other things, (i) retain their respective equity interests, (ii) vote in favor of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and (iii) be bound by certain other covenants and agreements related to the Business Combination.

Our Bylaws provide that Net Power will indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), subject to certain exceptions contained in our Bylaws. In addition, our Certificate of Incorporation provides that Net Power’s directors and executive officers will not be liable for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty.

Net Power has also entered into indemnification agreements with each of its executive officers and directors. The indemnification agreements provide the indemnitees with contractual rights to indemnification, and expense advancement and reimbursement, to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL, subject to certain exceptions contained in those agreements.

On the Closing Date, as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, Net Power and OpCo entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated June 8, 2023 (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”), with OpCo Unitholders who received OpCo Units pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement as consideration for equity interests in Old Net Power (the “TRA Unitholders”) and the Agent (as defined therein). Pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Company will be required to pay to the TRA Unitholders 75% of the tax savings that the Company realizes as a result of increases in tax basis in OpCo’s assets resulting from the exchange of OpCo Units for Class A Common Stock (or cash) pursuant to the OpCo LLC Agreement as well as certain other tax benefits, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Nonpayment of the Company’s obligations for a specified period may constitute a material breach of a material obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement and therefore may accelerate payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreement, resulting in a lump-sum payment, which may be substantial.

In May 2025, pursuant to its rights under the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Company delivered to the agent of the TRA Unitholders notice of the Company’s intent to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement (the “Early Termination Notice”). No early termination payment was payable to any TRA Unitholder. The Early Termination Notice became final and binding on June 12, 2025.

The Board of Directors has adopted a written Related Party Transactions policy that requires that related party transactions (as defined below) be reviewed and, if appropriate, approved by the Board’s Audit Committee, subject to certain exceptions. Our Related Party Transactions policy is designed to minimize potential conflicts of interest arising from any dealings we may have with our affiliates and to provide appropriate procedures for the disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest that may exist from time to time:

A “related party transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was, is or will be a participant, the amount of which involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any related party had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. A “related party” means:

We have policies and procedures designed to minimize potential conflicts of interest arising from any dealings we may have with our affiliates and to provide appropriate procedures for the disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest that may exist from time to time. Specifically, pursuant to our Audit Committee charter and our written Related Party Transactions Policy, the Audit Committee has the responsibility to review, oversee and approve related party

transactions. In determining whether to approve or ratify any such transaction, the Audit Committee will take into account, among other factors it deems appropriate, (i) whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to unaffiliated third parties under the same or similar circumstances and (ii) the extent of the related party’s interest in the transaction.

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of April 10, 2026 (except as otherwise indicated) by:

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if they possess sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days. Unless otherwise noted in the footnotes to the following table, and subject to applicable community property laws, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to their beneficially owned Common Stock.