Proxy Results, Management Change/Compensation (Form 8-K)

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As disclosed under Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, on September 9, 2025, the stockholders of Netlist, Inc. (the "Company") approved the Netlist, Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") at the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The Plan is described in greater detail in "Proposal No. 6 - Approval of the 2025 Equity Plan - Summary of Material Features of our Plan" in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2025, as amended and supplemented to date (as supplemented and amended, the "Proxy Statement") which description is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Plan contained in the Proxy Statement and in this Current Report on Form 8-K are each qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On September 9, 2025, the Company held its Annual Meeting in Irvine, California. Of the Company's 292,464,426 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and eligible to vote as of the record date of July 18, 2025, a quorum of 176,472,652 shares, or approximately 60.34% of the eligible shares, was present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Each of the matters set forth below is described in detail in the Proxy Statement. The following actions were taken at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors

The Company's stockholders voted on the election of three director nominees to the Board of Directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting or until their respective successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified.

Based on the votes set forth above, Messrs. Chun K. Hong, Blake Welcher and Jun Cho were duly elected to serve until the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified.

Proposal No. 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company's stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 27, 2025.

Proposal No. 3. Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The votes cast were as follows:

Proposal No. 4. Advisory Vote to Approve the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

The Company's stockholders determined, on an advisory basis, that the preferred frequency for advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers is every year. The votes cast were as follows:

The Company's Board of Directors has determined the Company will hold future advisory votes regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every three years. The Board believes this longer frequency is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders as this longer frequency allows sufficient time to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company's compensation programs and to better align these programs with the Company's long-term performance.

Proposal No. 6. Approval of the Netlist, Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company's stockholders approved the adoption of the Netlist, Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan. The votes cast were as follows:

Proposal No. 7. Postponement or Adjournment of the Annual Meeting

The Company's stockholders approved postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting, from time to time, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Annual Meeting to approve the proposals set forth in the Proxy Statement or establish a quorum. The votes cast were as follows: