RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC

This section discusses the material components of the executive compensation program for our named executive officers for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. Individuals we refer to as our “named executive officers” include our Chief Executive Officer and our two other most highly compensated executive officers whose salary and bonus for services rendered in all capacities exceeded $100,000 during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024.

Our named executive officers are:

Summary Compensation Table

The following table presents the compensation awarded to or earned by or paid to our named executive officers during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

Narrative to Summary Compensation Table

Employment Agreements

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the Company maintained employment agreements with its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and President. Each of the agreements provide for paid holidays, health insurance eligibility, and severance as required by applicable law. Following termination of employment, the executives agreed to refrain from (i) hiring or attempting to hire any current employees of the Company; and (ii) solicit business from current clients or clients who have retained the Company in the 6-month period immediately preceding the employment termination.

Agreement with Chief Executive Officer

The CEO employment agreement was entered as of July 1, 2016. Initially, the CEO annual base salary was $120,000, and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, the annual base salary for Mr. Zhenwu (Wayne) Huang was $120,000. Upon termination of employment without cause, the Company is required to pay to Mr. Zhenwu (Wayne) Huang an amount as required by the Employment Standards Act 2000 or other such legislation as may be in effect at the time of termination. This payment shall constitute the employee’s entire entitlement arising from said termination. The agreement provides for a non-solicitation period of six (6) months following the termination of employment.

Agreement with Chief Operating Officer

The COO employment agreement was entered as of July 2, 2020. Initially, Mr. Zheng was paid an hourly rate of $50 per hour, and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, the annual base salary for Mr. Zheng was $133,717. On November 20, 2024, Mr. Zheng was granted 200,000 shares of Class B common stock. Upon termination of employment without cause, the Company is required to pay to Mr. Zheng an amount as required by the Employment Standards Act 2000 or other such legislation as may be in effect at the time of termination. This payment shall constitute the employee’s entire entitlement arising from said termination. The agreement provides for a non-solicitation period of six (6) months following the termination of employment.

On November 20, 2024, Mr. Zheng was granted 200,000 shares of Class B common stock

Agreement with President

The employment agreement with Matt Casella August 15, 2023. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the annual base salary for Mr. Casella was $168,654. Under the terms of the agreement, the annual stock option grant will follow a “50+70” plan, where 50,000 shares will be granted as vested stock options after one year of service, and an additional 70,000 shares will be granted based on the completion of annual performance targets. On November 20, 2024, Mr. Casella was granted 60,000 shares of Class B common stock. Upon termination of employment without cause, the Company is required to pay to Mr. Casella an amount as required by the Employment Standards Act 2000 or other such legislation as may be in effect at the time of termination. This payment shall constitute the employee’s entire entitlement arising from said termination. The agreement provides for a non-competition and non-solicitation period of twelve (12) months following the termination of employment.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table

The following table summarizes the number of shares of common stock underlying outstanding equity incentive plan awards for each named executive officer as of September 30, 2024.

Incentive Plan

On September 26, 2024, our Board and the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Class B common stock of the Company adopted resolutions by written consent to approve and adopted the Amended and Restated Richtech Robotics Inc. 2023 Stock Option Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), pursuant to the Company’s second amended and restated bylaws and Nevada law. The principal purposes of the Incentive Plan are to: (a) attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility; (b) provide additional incentive to employees, directors, and consultants; and (c) promote the success of the business of the Company. The following description of the principal terms of the Incentive Plan is a summary of the terms of the Incentive Plan and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Incentive Plan.

Administration of the Incentive Plan

Our Board or a committee appointed by the Board will administer the Incentive Plan. The plan administrator has broad authority to:

Shares Subject to the Incentive Plan

An aggregate of 6,000,000 shares was initially reserved under the original Incentive Plan. An aggregate of 14,311,215 shares of Class B common stock was reserved for issuance under the amended and restated Incentive Plan (including the 6,000,000 shares originally reserved). As of September 30, 2024, 525,274 shares remain available for issuance under the Incentive Plan. If an option should expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full or no shares are issued with respect to an award, the shares underlying that award will again become available for issuance under the Incentive Plan. All of the shares available under the Incentive Plan may be issued upon the exercise of incentive stock options.

Participation

Employees, directors, and consultants that provide services to us or one of our subsidiaries may be selected to receive awards under the Incentive Plan. Incentive stock options may only be granted under the Incentive Plan to persons who, at the time of the grant, are employees of our Company or our subsidiaries.

Types of Awards

The Incentive Plan permits the granting of awards in the form of stock options and stock purchase rights, which include restricted stock awards and restricted stock units.

Stock Options. A stock option entitles the recipient to purchase shares of Class B common stock at a fixed exercise price. The exercise price per share will be determined by the plan administrator in the applicable award agreement in its sole discretion at the time of the grant. The exercise price can be paid in cash, check, net exercise, any consideration permissible under applicable law, or any combination of the foregoing. The maximum term of each stock option shall be fixed by the plan administrator, but in no event shall an option be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date such option is granted.

The plan administrator may grant share options that qualify as “incentive stock options,” as described in Section 422 of the Code. The exercise price per share for an incentive stock option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of Class B common stock on the date of the grant. However, for an incentive stock option granted to a person possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our shares, the exercise price may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of a share of Class B common stock on the date of grant and the option term may not exceed five (5) years. The aggregate fair market value of all shares with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable by any one individual participant for the first time during any calendar year (under all of the plans of the Company, including the Incentive Plan), measured at the date of the grant, may not exceed $100,000.

Restricted Stock. A restricted stock award is an award of Class B common stock that vests in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the plan administrator. The plan administrator will determine the persons to whom grants of restricted stock are made, the number of shares to be awarded, the price (if any) to be paid for the restricted stock, the time or times within which awards of restricted stock may be subject to forfeiture, the vesting schedule and rights to acceleration thereof, and all other terms and conditions of restricted stock awards.

Restricted Stock Units. Restricted stock units are the right to receive shares of Class B common stock at a future date in accordance with the terms of such grant upon the attainment of certain conditions specified by the plan administrator. Restrictions or conditions could include, but are not limited to, the attainment of performance goals, continuous service with our Company, the passage of time, or other restrictions or conditions. The plan administrator determines the persons to whom grants of restricted stock units are made, the number of restricted stock units to be awarded, the time or times within which awards of restricted stock units may be subject to forfeiture, the vesting schedule and rights to acceleration thereof, and all other terms and conditions of the restricted stock unit awards.

The holders of restricted stock units will have no voting rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, restricted stock units awarded under the Incentive Plan may, at the plan administrator’s discretion, provide for a right to dividend equivalents. Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all dividends paid on one share of Class B common stock while each restricted stock unit is outstanding. Dividend equivalents may be converted into additional restricted stock units. Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made in the form of cash, shares, other securities, other property, or a combination of the foregoing. Prior to distribution, any dividend equivalents shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the restricted stock units to which they are payable.

Equitable Adjustments

In the event of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination, recapitalization or reclassification of shares of Class B common stock, the maximum number and kind of shares reserved for issuance or with respect to which awards may be granted under the Incentive Plan will be adjusted to reflect such event, and the plan administrator will make such adjustments as it deems appropriate and equitable in the number, kind, and exercise price of shares covered by outstanding awards made under the Incentive Plan.

Change in Control

In the event of any proposed change in control (as described in the Incentive Plan), the plan administrator will take any action as it deems appropriate, which action may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the continuation of any award, if the Company is the surviving corporation; (ii) the assumption of any award by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary; (iii) the substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary of equivalent awards; or (iv) accelerated vesting of the award and a limited period during which to exercise the award prior to closing of the change in control.

Transferability

An award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner, other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution, and may be exercised or purchased during the lifetime of the participant, only by the participant.

Term

The Incentive Plan became effective upon adoption by the Board on November 16, 2023 and, unless terminated, the Incentive Plan will continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years.

Amendment and Termination

Our Board may amend, alter, suspend, or discontinue the Incentive Plan at any time. Any such termination will not affect outstanding awards. No amendment, alteration, suspension, or discontinuation of the Incentive Plan will impair the rights of any participant without the participant’s consent.

Director Compensation

Following our initial public offering, our non-employee directors and members of our Advisory Board will each receive an initial award of 6,427 restricted shares of Class B common stock. Such shares would vest ratably on an annual basis over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the initial public offering. Non-employee directors will also receive additional annual awards of restricted shares of Class B common stock equal to the number of shares granted in the initial award. Such subsequent awards may be adjusted by the compensation committee of the board of directors based on then-current market conditions considering the size of the Company. We will also reimburse our non-employee directors for certain expenses incurred in connection with their duties as directors of the Company.

The following table shows the compensation paid to our non-employee directors during the year ended September 30, 3024. On July 1, 2024, the Company issued 12,000 shares of its Class B common stock to each of its non-employee directors as compensation for their services on the Board of Directors. The shares were issued at the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The total value of the stock issued to each director was $14,640.

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification Matters

The Company’s second amended and restated articles of incorporation and second amended and restated bylaws limit the directors’ liability and may indemnify directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under the NRS 78.7502-NRS 78.751.

Nevada law, NRS 78.138, provides that the Company’s directors and officers will not be personally liable to us, our stockholders or our creditors for damages for any act or omission in his or her capacity as a director or officer other than in circumstances where the director or officer breaches his or her fiduciary duty to us or our stockholders and such breach involves intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law and the trier of fact determines that the presumption that he or she acted in good faith, on an informed basis and with a view to the interests of the corporation has been rebutted, or with respect to payment of dividends in violation of the NRS. While Nevada law allows the articles of incorporation of a corporation to provide for greater liability of the corporation’s directors and officers, our second amended and restated articles of incorporation does not provide for greater liability of our officers and directors than is provided under Nevada law.

Nevada law allows a corporation to indemnify officers and directors for actions pursuant to which a director or officer either would not be liable pursuant to the limitation of liability provisions of Nevada law or where he or she acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, and, in the case of an action not by or in the right of the corporation and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful.

As permitted by Nevada law or our second amended and restated articles of incorporation, our second amended and restated bylaws (a) include provisions that eliminate the personal liability of our directors or officers for damages resulting from certain breaches of fiduciary duties as a director or officer; (b) require the Company to indemnify and hold harmless any officer or director against all expense, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, taxes, penalties, and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by the indemnitee in connection with any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding (including, without limitation, an action, suit or proceeding by or in the right of the company), whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative; and (c) require us to advance expenses of the indemnitee as such expenses are incurred upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnitee to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company.

The effect of these provisions is to restrict our rights and the rights of our stockholders in derivative suits to recover damages against a director or officer for breach of fiduciary duties as a director or officer. In addition, the Company pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

These limitations of liability do not apply to liabilities arising under federal securities laws and do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or recession.

We have obtained a directors’ and officers’ insurance policy pursuant to which our directors and officers are insured against liability for actions taken in their capacities as directors and officers.