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Polar Power, Inc.

For the period ended Nov 14, 2025. Filed Nov 14, 2025.

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Nov 14, 2025 · Filed Nov 14, 2025

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DEF 14A 1 formdef14a.htm DEF 14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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249 E. Gardena Boulevard

Gardena, California 90248

November 14, 2025

Dear Fellow Stockholder:

We cordially invite you to attend the 2025 annual meeting (“Annual Meeting”) of stockholders of Polar Power, Inc., which will be held at 10:00 a.m., local time, on Monday, December 15, 2025 at our corporate headquarters at 249 E. Gardena Boulevard, Gardena, California 90248. All stockholders of record at the close of business on November 6, 2025 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The formal meeting notice and Proxy Statement are attached.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to (i) elect four directors; (ii) ratify the appointment of Weinberg & Company, P.A. to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025; (iii) approve the Polar Power, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan; (iv) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers; (v) approve, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation; and (vi) approve a proposal to grant discretionary authority to the Chairman of the Annual Meeting to adjourn the Annual Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Annual Meeting to approve Proposal 3. In addition, stockholders will transact any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting.

Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be represented and voted at the meeting and we urge you to vote as soon as possible. As an alternative to voting in person at the Annual Meeting, you may vote electronically over the Internet or by email, or if you receive a proxy card or voting instruction form in the mail, by mailing the completed proxy card or voting instruction form. Timely voting by any of these methods will ensure your representation at the Annual Meeting.

For admission to the Annual Meeting, each stockholder may be asked to present valid picture identification, such as a driver’s license or passport, and proof of ownership of our capital stock as of the record date, such as the enclosed proxy card or a brokerage statement reflecting stock ownership.

We look forward to seeing you on December 15, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ Arthur D. Sams

Arthur D. Sams

Chairman of the Board, President,

Chief Executive Officer and Secretary

NOTICE OF THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD DECEMBER 15, 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2025 annual meeting (“Annual Meeting”) of stockholders of Polar Power, Inc., a Delaware corporation, will be held at 10:00 a.m., local time, on Monday, December 15, 2025 at our corporate headquarters at 249 E. Gardena Boulevard, Gardena, California 90248, for the following purposes, as more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this notice:

1.To elect four directors to serve on our Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and/or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The nominees for election are Arthur D. Sams, Keith Albrecht, Michael G. Field and Katherine Koster.
2.To ratify the appointment of Weinberg & Company, P.A. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025.
3.To approve the Polar Power, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.
4.To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers (the “Say on Pay Proposal”).
5.To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation (the “Say on Pay Frequency Proposal”).
4.To approve a proposal to grant discretionary authority to the Chairman of the Annual Meeting to adjourn the Annual Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Annual Meeting to approve Proposal 3.
6.To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

All stockholders of record at the close of business on November 6, 2025 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

We cordially invite all stockholders to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Whether or not you plan to attend, it is important that your shares be represented and voted at the meeting. As an alternative to voting in person at the Annual Meeting, you can vote your shares electronically over the Internet, or if you receive a proxy card or voting instruction form in the mail, by mailing the completed proxy card or voting instruction form. For detailed information regarding voting instructions, please refer to the section entitled “How do I vote?” on page 2 of the Proxy Statement.

For admission to the Annual Meeting, each stockholder may be asked to present valid picture identification, such as a driver’s license or passport, and proof of ownership of our capital stock as of the record date, such as the enclosed proxy card or a brokerage statement reflecting stock ownership.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Arthur D. Sams

Arthur D. Sams

Chairman of the Board, President,

Chief Executive Officer and Secretary

Gardena, California

November 14, 2025

YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES YOU OWN. PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY. TO ENSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE PROMPTLY SUBMIT YOUR PROXY OR VOTING INSTRUCTION ELECTRONICALLY OVER THE INTERNET OR BY EMAIL, OR IF YOU RECEIVE A PAPER PROXY CARD OR VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM, YOU MAY MAIL THE COMPLETED PROXY CARD OR VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

DECEMBER 15, ** 2025**

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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VOTING AND PROXY1
PROPOSAL ONE—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS5
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BOARD COMMITTEES AND RELATED MATTERS6
PROPOSAL TWO—RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM13
PROPOSAL THREE—APPROVAL OF THE POLAR POWER, INC. 2026 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN14
PROPOSAL FOUR—NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS19
PROPOSAL FIVE—THE SAY ON PAY FREQUENCY PROPOSAL20
PROPOSAL SIX— APPROVAL OF THE ADJOURNMENT21
OTHER MATTERS22
AUDIT MATTERS23
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT24
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT25
DELINQUENT SECTION 16(A) REPORTS26
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION26
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND RELATED INFORMATION26
Executive Officers26
Family Relationships27
Executive Compensation27
Compensation Philosophy27
Compensation Governance Practices28
Role of our Compensation Committee28
Role of Management29
Comparable Company Analysis29
Elements of Total Compensation29
Summary Compensation Table31
Employment Agreements31
Grants of Plan-Based Awards – 202432
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End – 202433
Compensation Committee Report33
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS34
OTHER INFORMATION36

249 E. Gardena Boulevard

Gardena, California 90248

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

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