Innventure (INV) schedules 2026 virtual meeting to elect directors and ratify auditor
Innventure, Inc. is asking stockholders to vote at its 2026 virtual Annual Meeting on June 17, 2026. Stockholders will elect three Class II directors—Bruce Brown, James O. Donnally and nominee Catriona Fallon—for three-year terms ending at the 2029 meeting and ratify Withum Smith+Brown, P.C. as independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2026. The Board unanimously recommends voting FOR both proposals. Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 20, 2026 may vote; as of that date there were 82,094,894 common shares, 35,792 Series B preferred shares and 159,270 Series C preferred shares outstanding, with each common share carrying one vote, each Series B share 0.97 votes and each Series C share 1.3 votes, all voting together as a single class.
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April 30, 2026 | ||
Gregory W. Haskell Chief Executive Officer and Director |

Date and Time: | June 17, 2026 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time | |
Record Date: | April 20, 2026 | You may vote if you were a stockholder at the close of business on April 20, 2026 (the “Record Date”). A list of stockholders as of the close of business on the Record Date will be available for examination by stockholders during the Annual Meeting and for a period of 10 days prior to the Annual Meeting. If you would like to view the stockholder list in advance of the Annual Meeting, please contact us at investorrelations@innventure.com to schedule an appointment and make arrangements. |
Place: | www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INV2026 | |
Proxy Mail Date: | April 30, 2026 |
Internet www.proxyvote.com | Mail mark, sign, date & return your proxy card | |
Phone 1-800-690-6903 | Live at the virtual Annual Meeting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INV2026 |
By order of the Board of Directors, | ||
Suzanne Niemeyer General Counsel |

NOTICE OF 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | 1 |
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING | 1 |
PROPOSAL ONE—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | 6 |
Board Recommendation | 7 |
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 8 |
Our Board of Directors | 8 |
Our Executive Officers | 10 |
Involvement by Officers or Directors in Certain Legal Proceedings | 10 |
Governance Overview | 10 |
Board Composition | 11 |
Board Orientation and Continuing Education | 11 |
Director Independence | 11 |
Director Nominations | 11 |
Board Leadership Structure | 13 |
Board’s Role in Risk Oversight | 13 |
Board Committees | 14 |
Executive Sessions | 16 |
Director Meeting Attendance | 17 |
Stockholder Communications with the Board | 17 |
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics | 17 |
Corporate Governance Guidelines | 17 |
Compensation Clawback Policy | 17 |
Insider Trading and Anti-Hedging Policies and Procedures | 18 |
Executive Officer and Director Stock Ownership Guidelines | 18 |
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 19 |
Transactions with Innventus ESG Fund I, L.P. | 19 |
Transactions with AeroFlexx | 19 |
Transactions with Accelsius | 20 |
Settlement of Bridge Financing | 20 |
Other Related Party Transactions | 22 |
Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Parties | 23 |
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Executive Officers | 23 |
Related Party Transaction Policy | 23 |
Report of the Audit Committee of the Board | 23 |
PROPOSAL TWO—RATIFY WITHUM SMITH+BROWN P.C. AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026 | 25 |
Change in Auditor | 25 |
Audit Matters | 26 |
Board Recommendation | 26 |
Vote Required | 27 |
EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION | 28 |
2025 Summary Compensation Table | 28 |
Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End | 31 |
Additional Narrative Disclosure | 32 |
Director Compensation | 33 |
2025 Director Compensation | 34 |
STOCK OWNERSHIP | 35 |
Stock Ownership of Major Stockholders, Executive Officers, Directors and Director Nominees | 35 |
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports | 38 |
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans | 39 |
OTHER INFORMATION | 40 |
Proxy Materials | 40 |
Delivery of Proxy Materials to Households | 40 |
Proposal 1: | Elect three Class II directors, Bruce Brown, James O. Donnally and Catriona Fallon, as recommended by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “N&CG Committee”), each being nominated to serve for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders; |
Proposal 2: | Ratify the appointment of Withum Smith+Brown, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and |
Proposal 3: | Transact any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. |
FOR | the election of the three nominees to serve as Class II directors on our Board of Directors, each for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders; and |
FOR | the ratification of the appointment of Withum Smith+Brown, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. |
Committee Assignments^ | |||||||||||||||||
Donnally | Brown | Williams | Hewitt | Amalfitano | Haskell* | Yablunosky* | Otworth* | Niemeyer* | |||||||||
Audit ........................ | C | X | |||||||||||||||
Compensation ......... | X | C | |||||||||||||||
Nominating & Corporate Governance ........ | X | X | C | ||||||||||||||
Audit Committee | |
Chair: | James O. Donnally |
Members: | Elizabeth Williams |
Meetings Held in 2025: | 8 |
Committee Description and Responsibilities: | |
The Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its legal and fiduciary obligations to oversee various matters involving the Company’s accounting and financial reporting process, auditing functions, financial policies, and legal and regulatory compliance functions. The Audit Committee is responsible for approving the services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm and reviewing their reports regarding our accounting practices and systems of internal accounting controls. The Audit Committee is also responsible for overseeing the audit efforts of our independent registered public accounting firm and taking action as it deems necessary to establish that the independent registered public accounting firm is independent of management. Other responsibilities of the Audit Committee include the preparation, presentation and integrity of the Company’s financial statements, determining the appropriateness of the accounting and reporting polices used by the Company, and oversight of the Company’s guidelines and policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. | |
Mr. Hennessy served on our Audit Committee during 2025 and in 2026 through the date of his resignation. Following Mr. Hennessy’s departure, a vacancy was created on the Audit Committee, resulting in there being two members of the Audit Committee. Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Listing Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) requires that we have an Audit Committee composed of three members that satisfy certain criteria for service on the committee. On April 29, 2026, we notified Nasdaq of our non-compliance with Nasdaq Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) as a result of Mr. Hennessy’s resignation and our intent to rely on the cure period provided to us by Nasdaq Rule 5605(c)(4)(B). We intend to appoint to the Audit Committee a third director who satisfies the criteria for service on the Audit Committee no later than 180 days after the effectiveness of Mr. Hennessy’s resignation. If elected at the Annual Meeting, the Board intends to appoint Ms. Fallon to the Audit Committee. | |
The Board has determined that the members of the Audit Committee meet the requirements for independence of Audit Committee members under applicable SEC rules and Nasdaq Listing Rules. All of the members of our Audit Committee also meet the requirements for financial literacy under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq. In addition, each of Mr. Donnally and Ms. Williams qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 407 of Regulation S-K. | |
Compensation Committee | |
Chair: | Bruce Brown |
Members: | James O. Donnally |
Meetings Held in 2025: | 7 |
Committee Description and Responsibilities: | |
The Compensation Committee is responsible for determining our general compensation policies and the compensation provided to our officers. The Compensation Committee’s other responsibilities include annually reviewing and making recommendations to our Board regarding director compensation, reviewing and administering equity and non-equity incentive compensation and other plans, reviewing and approving all grants, awards, and payouts under the Company’s equity and other-incentive based plans, maintaining our stock ownership guidelines for executive officers and directors and overseeing our corporate compensation programs. | |
The Compensation Committee may delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee, and may delegate to such officer as it may determine its authority to approve grants and awards, and the terms and conditions thereof, under any of the Company’s equity incentive based plans to the extent expressly so provided in such plan. The Company’s CEO makes recommendations regarding the form and amount of compensation of the Company’s executive officers, senior officers and non-management directors. The Compensation Committee has engaged Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. as an independent compensation consultant to provide services that include the provision of market data, conducting peer benchmarking, and advising with respect to the compensation plan design. The Company has not identified any conflict of interest raised by the work performed by Frederic W. Cook & Co. | |
Mr. Hennessy served on our Compensation Committee during 2025 and in 2026 through the date of his resignation. | |
The Board has determined that each member of our Compensation Committee is independent, as defined under the Nasdaq Listing Rules, and also satisfies Nasdaq’s additional independence standards for compensation committee members. Other than Jim Donnally, each member of our Compensation Committee is a non-employee director (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act). | |
N&CG Committee | |
Chair: | Michael Amalfitano |
Members: | Bruce Brown and Elizabeth Williams |
Meetings Held in 2025: | 5 |
Committee Description and Responsibilities: | |
The N&CG Committee assists the Board in establishing corporate governance guidelines, overseeing the Board’s operations and effectiveness, and identifying, screening, and recommending to the Board qualified candidates to serve as directors of the Company. The N&CG Committee is responsible for making recommendations to our Board regarding candidates for directorships, the size and composition of the Board, and recommending an independent director to serve as a Lead Independent Director. In addition, the N&CG Committee is responsible for periodically evaluating our corporate governance process, reporting and making recommendations to the Board concerning corporate governance matters, adopting a performance review process for formal evaluation of the Board and Board committees, and periodically reviewing and recommending to the Board changes to the documents and policies in the Company’s corporate governance framework. | |
The Board has determined that each member of our N&CG Committee is independent as defined under the Nasdaq Listing Rules. | |
Role | Multiple |
Chief Executive Officer | 5x |
Other executive officer or senior employee | 3x |
Non-Management Director | 3x |
2025 | 2024 | |||
BDO Audit Fees(1) ..................................................................................................... | $1,053,045 | $981,547 | ||
BDO Audit-Related Fees ........................................................................................... | — | — | ||
BDO Tax Fees ........................................................................................................... | — | — | ||
All Other BDO Fees(2) ............................................................................................... | — | 108,387 | ||
Total BDO Fees ......................................................................................................... | $1,053,045 | $1,089,934 |
2025 | 2024 | |||
Withum Audit Fees(1) ................................................................................................. | $291,200 | $— | ||
Withum Audit-Related Fees ...................................................................................... | — | — | ||
Withum Tax Fees ....................................................................................................... | — | — | ||
All Other Withum Fees(2) ........................................................................................... | — | — | ||
Total Withum Fees .................................................................................................... | $291,200 | $— |
Name and Principal Position | Fiscal Year | Salary ($)(1) | Bonus ($) | Stock Awards ($)(2) | Option Awards ($) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(3) | All Other Compensation ($)(4) | Total ($) | ||||||||
Gregory W. (Bill) Haskell Chief Executive Officer ........... | 2025 | 700,000 | — | — | — | 280,000 | 14,000 | 994,000 | ||||||||
2024 | 300,000 | 2,500,000 | — | — | 255,000 | 13,800 | 3,068,800 | |||||||||
David Yablunosky Chief Financial Officer ......... | 2025 | 450,000 | — | 500,565 | — | 180,000 | 3,750 | 1,134,315 | ||||||||
Dr. John Scott(5) Chief Strategy Officer ........... | 2025 | 450,000 | — | — | — | 180,000 | 50,336 | 680,336 | ||||||||
2024 | 300,000 | — | 4,100,005 | 6,935,489 | 255,000 | — | 11,590,494 |
NEO | 2025 Base Salary/ Service Fee Rate | |
Gregory Haskell ....................................................................................................... | $700,000 | |
David Yablunosky ................................................................................................... | $450,000 | |
Dr. John Scott .......................................................................................................... | $450,000 |
2025 Annual Cash Incentive Goal | Relative Weighting | Percentage Achievement |
Innventure and its subsidiaries raising capital through the sale of equity and/or debt securities | 40% | 30% |
Accelsius’ achievement of its 2025 revenue/bookings plan | 40% | 0% |
Management’s effective execution of strategic initiatives | 20% | 10% |
NEO | RSUs | Options* | ||
Gregory Haskell ......................................................................................................... | — | — | ||
David Yablunosky ..................................................................................................... | 336,066 | 163,934 | ||
Dr. John Scott ............................................................................................................ | 336,066 | 163,934 |
Option Awards | Stock Awards | ||||||||||||||||
Name | Type of Award(1) | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable | Option Exercise Price ($) | Option Expiration Date | Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) | Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) | ||||||||||
Gregory W. (Bill) Haskell ............................. | Refinity Units | — | — | — | — | 81,750 | (2) | 0 | |||||||||
David Yablunosky .......... | INV Options | 71,722 | 92,212 | (3) | 12.20 | 12/9/2034 | — | — | |||||||||
Refinity Units | — | — | — | — | 81,750 | (2) | 0 | ||||||||||
INV RSUs | — | — | — | — | 224,044 | (4) | 936,504 | ||||||||||
INV RSUs | — | — | — | — | 112,867 | (5) | 471,784 | ||||||||||
Dr. John Scott ................. | Refinity Units | — | 81,750 | (2) | 0 | ||||||||||||
INV Options | 163,934 | — | 12.20 | 12/9/2034 | — | — | |||||||||||
Accelsius SARs | — | 150,000 | (6) | 12.18 | 12/31/2026 | — | — | ||||||||||
Name | Fees earned or paid in cash ($)(1) | Stock awards ($)(2) | Option awards ($)(3) | Total ($) | ||||
James O. Donnally .... | 110,000 | 120,001 | — | 230,001 | ||||
Bruce Brown ............. | 113,913 | 120,001 | — | 233,914 | ||||
Elizabeth Williams ... | 100,000 | 120,001 | — | 220,001 | ||||
Daniel Hennessy(4) ... | 100,000 | 120,001 | — | 220,001 | ||||
Michael Amalfitano .. | 100,000 | 120,001 | — | 220,001 |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Amount of Common Stock Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Shares of Common Stock | Amount of Series B Preferred Stock Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Shares of Series B Preferred Stock | Amount of Series C Preferred Stock Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Shares of Series C Preferred Stock | ||||||
Directors, Director Nominees and Named Executive Officers: | ||||||||||||
James O. Donnally(1) ................. | 4,507,121 | 5.49% | — | * | — | * | ||||||
Gregory W. Haskell .................. | 808,575 | * | — | * | — | * | ||||||
Michael Otworth(2) .................... | 3,691,154 | 4.50% | — | * | — | * | ||||||
John Scott(3) .............................. | 2,071,842 | 2.52% | — | * | — | * | ||||||
David Yablunosky(4) ................. | 333,329 | * | — | * | — | * | ||||||
Suzanne Niemeyer(5) ................. | 303,227 | * | — | * | — | * | ||||||
Bruce Brown ............................. | 29,280 | * | — | * | — | * | ||||||
Elizabeth Williams ................... | 10,574 | * | — | * | — | * | ||||||
Michael Amalfitano .................. | 7,377 | * | — | * | — | * | ||||||
John Hewitt(6) ............................ | — | * | — | * | — | * | ||||||
Catriona Fallon ......................... | — | * | — | * | — | * | ||||||
All Directors, Director Nominees and Executive Officers as a Group (11 Individuals) ............... | 11,762,479 | 14.33% | — | * | — | * | ||||||
Five Percent Holders | ||||||||||||
WE-INN LLC(7) ........................ | 5,221,109 | 6.36% | — | * | — | * | ||||||
Ascent Capital Partners LLC(8) . | 5,406,703 | 6.59% | — | * | — | * |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Amount of Common Stock Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Shares of Common Stock | Amount of Series B Preferred Stock Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Shares of Series B Preferred Stock | Amount of Series C Preferred Stock Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Shares of Series C Preferred Stock | ||||||
CastleKnight Master Fund LP(9) ........................................... | 4,442,325 | 5.41% | — | * | — | * | ||||||
Glockner Family Venture Fund, LP(10) ............................... | 4,708,121 | 5.73% | — | * | — | * | ||||||
Commonwealth Asset Management LP(11) .................... | 4,366,739 | 5.32% | — | * | — | * | ||||||
Christopher and Donna Corley(12) ................................... | 99,271 | * | 10,198 | 28.49% | — | * | ||||||
Dr. Chi Lim(13) ........................... | 72,448 | * | 5,099 | 14.25% | — | * | ||||||
Matthew and Holly Sellers(14) ... | 62,619 | * | 7,649 | 21.37% | — | * | ||||||
Javid Mu’az Baksh Living Trust(15) ...................................... | 22,026 | * | 10,198 | 28.49% | — | * | ||||||
Crown Global Life Insurance LTD IRO Separate Account 30286(16) .................................... | 106,180 | * | — | * | 50,000 | 31.39% | ||||||
Neil Eichelberger 2021 Irrevocable Trust(17) ................... | 212,360 | * | — | * | 100,000 | 62.79% |
Plan Category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights(1)(a) | Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights(2)(b) | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))(3)(c) | |||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders ............................................ | 1,041,949 | $11.44 | 4,608,958 | |||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holder ............................................. | — | — | — | |||
TOTAL ............................................................ | 1,041,949 | $11.44 | 4,608,958 |
By Order of the Board of Directors | ||
Suzanne Niemeyer Corporate Secretary April 30, 2026 |


