GameSquare Holdings, Inc.
For the period ended Sep 8, 2025. Filed Sep 8, 2025.
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Sep 8, 2025 · Filed Sep 8, 2025
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**UNITED STATES
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**Washington, D.C. 20549
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GAMESQUARE HOLDINGS INC.
6775 Cowboys Way, Ste. 1335
Frisco, Texas 75034
**NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held at 12:00 p.m. Central Time on October 7, 2025
Dear GameSquare Holdings, Inc. Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), which will be held on October 7, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. Central Time. The Annual Meeting will be conducted virtually via live webcast. You will be able to vote and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting https://meetnow.global/M2RRVHC. Please have your notice or proxy card in hand when you visit the website. During the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to vote on the following proposals, as more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement:
To elect two Class I members to our Board of Directors, each to serve a three-year term and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier resignation or removal;
To ratify the appointment of Kreston GTA as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025;
To approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers;
To approve a merger agreement with the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary for the purpose of restating the Certificate of Incorporation to, among other things, increase the number of authorized shares, eliminate supermajority voting requirements to amend the Certificate of Incorporation, declassify the Board of Directors, and implement other non-material specified changes; and
To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
Our Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on September 5, 2025 as the record date for the Annual Meeting. Only stockholders of record on September 5, 2025 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. It is important that your shares are represented and voted at the Annual Meeting. For specific voting instructions, please refer to the information provided in the proxy statement, together with your proxy card or the voting instructions you received with the proxy statement.
Your vote must be received by 11:59 p.m. Central Time, on October 6, 2025. For specific voting instructions, please refer to the information provided in the proxy statement, together with your proxy card or the voting instructions you received with the proxy statement. This proxy statement is being mailed to stockholders on or about September 15, 2025.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. Whether or not you plan to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, we request that you submit your vote via the Internet, telephone or mail.
Thank you for your continued support of GameSquare Holdings, Inc.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Justin Kenna
Justin Kenna
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Frisco, Texas
September 8, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| GENERAL INFORMATION | 1 |
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| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 1 |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 7 |
| Overview | 7 |
| Board Leadership Structure | 7 |
| The Board of Director’s Role in Risk Oversight | 7 |
| Director Independence | 8 |
| Director Nominations | 8 |
| Code of Business Conduct and Ethics | 9 |
| Policy on Short Sales, Derivative Transactions and Hedging Transactions | 9 |
| Communication with the Board of Directors | 9 |
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD | 9 |
| Board and Committee Meetings | 9 |
| Board Committees | 12 |
| Director Compensation | 13 |
| PROPOSAL 1: Election of two Class I members to our Board of Directors, each to serve a three-year term and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier resignation or removal | 14 |
| PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | 15 |
| AUDITOR SERVICES AND FEES | 16 |
| PROPOSAL 3: ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 17 |
| PROPOSAL 4: Vote to Approve a merger agreement with the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary for the purpose of restating the Certificate of Incorporation to, among other things, increase the number of authorized shares, eliminate supermajority voting requirements to amend the Certificate of Incorporation, declassify the Board of Directors, and implement other non-material specified changes | 18 |
| CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 21 |
| Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions | 21 |
| Related Party Transactions | 21 |
| SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 22 |
| EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 23 |
| Executive Officers | 23 |
| EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 24 |
| Compensation Committee Report | 24 |
| Executive Compensation | 24 |
| Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End | 27 |
| Equity Compensation Plan Information | 30 |
| AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT | 31 |
| OTHER INFORMATION | 32 |
| Stockholder Proposals | 32 |
| Stockholders Sharing the Same Address | 32 |
**PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held at 12:00 p.m. Central Time on October 7, 2025
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