Energous Corp

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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April 29, 2026

You are cordially invited to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Energous Corporation to be held at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time, on Thursday, June 11, 2026. The meeting will be held virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WATT2026, where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions, and vote. We believe that holding the meeting virtually is an important step to enhancing accessibility to our annual meeting and reducing the carbon footprint of our activities.

We look forward to your attending either virtually or by proxy. Further details regarding the matters to be acted upon at this meeting appear in the accompanying Notice of 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement. Please give these materials your careful attention.

Very truly yours,

/s/ David Roberson

Chairman of the Board

NOTICE OF 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held on June 11, 2026

To the Stockholders of Energous Corporation:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Energous Corporation, a Delaware corporation, will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time. The meeting will be held virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WATT2026, where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions, and vote:

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To elect four members to the Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified (Proposal 1);

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To ratify the appointment of BPM LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 (Proposal 2);

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To approve the Energous Corporation Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (Proposal 3); and

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To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

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Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 16, 2026, the record date for the meeting fixed by the Board of Directors, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting online, please vote your shares as instructed in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”), over the Internet, or by telephone after your receipt of hard copies of the proxy materials, as promptly as possible. You may also request a paper proxy card or voting instruction form, as applicable, to submit your vote by mail, as described in the Notice. You may also vote your shares online, and submit your questions, during the Annual Meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ David Roberson

Chairman of the Board

San Jose, California

April 29, 2026