NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Virtual Meeting Only www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ HEAR2024		Meeting on: Tuesday, June 11, 2024		12:00 P.M. ET		For Stockholders as of: Close of Business April 25, 2024

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Turtle Beach Corporation (“we,” “us,” or the “Company”), which will be held online at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 11, 2024. We will hold our Annual Meeting in a virtual meeting format only via the Internet (no in-person meeting). As a result, more stockholders will be able to participate without traveling. Stockholders will be able to listen, vote, and submit questions from any remote location with Internet connectivity. Information on how to participate in the Annual Meeting can be found on the first page of the accompanying proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”). The Annual Meeting will be accessible at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HEAR2024. At the Annual Meeting, we will ask you to:

We will also ask you to transact such other business that is properly brought in front of and presented at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

Additional details regarding the Annual Meeting, the business to be conducted, and information about the Company that you should consider when you vote your shares are described in the accompanying Proxy Statement. You may vote if you were a record owner of Turtle Beach Corporation common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at the close of business on April 25, 2024.

All stockholders are cordially invited to virtually attend the Annual Meeting. You will be able to virtually attend and participate in the Annual Meeting, vote your shares electronically, and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting the website address listed above on the meeting date and time described in the accompanying Proxy Statement. Whether you plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting or not, it is important that your shares be represented at the Annual Meeting, regardless of the number of shares you may hold. Even though you may plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, please promptly vote using one of the following methods:

Voting by any of these methods will not prevent you from attending the Annual Meeting. You may change or revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted. Your vote is extremely important, and we appreciate you taking the time to vote promptly.

If your brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer or other similar organization is the holder of record of your shares (i.e., your shares are held in “street name”), you will receive a voting instruction form from the holder of record. You must provide voting instructions by filling out the voting instruction form in order for your shares to be voted. We recommend that you instruct your broker or other nominee to vote your shares in the manner directed by them.

The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) strongly and unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the election of Terry Jimenez, L. Gregory Ballard, Cris Keirn, David Muscatel, Katherine L. Scherping, Julia W. Sze, Andrew Wolfe, Ph.D., and William Wyatt as directors of the Company, “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, and “FOR” the compensation of the Named Executive Officers.

The nominees of the Board for election as directors of the Company are listed in the accompanying Proxy Statement and Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO VIRTUALLY ATTEND. ACCORDINGLY, AFTER READING THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT, PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS AND PROMPTLY SUBMIT YOUR PROXY BY INTERNET, TELEPHONE OR PROXY CARD (IF YOU RECEIVED A PRINTED COPY OF THE PROXY MATERIALS). PLEASE NOTE THAT EVEN IF YOU PLAN TO VIRTUALLY ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING TO ENSURE THAT YOUR SHARES WILL BE REPRESENTED. EVEN IF YOU VOTE YOUR SHARES PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING, IF YOU ARE A RECORD HOLDER OF SHARES, OR A BENEFICIAL HOLDER WHO OBTAINS A “LEGAL” PROXY FROM YOUR BROKER, BANK, TRUSTEE, OR NOMINEE, YOU STILL MAY VIRTUALLY ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTE YOUR SHARES.

Regardless of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company that you own, your vote will be important. Thank you for your continued support, interest and investment in Turtle Beach Corporation.

A Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials will be first sent or made available to our stockholders on or about April 29, 2024, and the proxy materials relating to the Annual Meeting will first be made available on or about the same date.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

/s/ Terry Jimenez       

Terry Jimenez

Chairman of the Board

April 29, 2024

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TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION

44 South Broadway, 4^th Floor

White Plains, New York 10601

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD JUNE 11, 2024

ABOUT THE MEETING

When will the Annual Meeting be held?

The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Turtle Beach Corporation (the “Company”) with be held virtually via live website on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Why am I being provided with access to these proxy materials?

We are required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to give you, or provide you access to, this Proxy Statement because the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) is soliciting your proxy to vote your shares of Turtle Beach Corporation common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), at the Annual Meeting. This Proxy Statement summarizes the information you need in order to vote at the Annual Meeting.

What is a proxy?

A proxy is your designation of another person to vote shares of Common Stock you own. If you designate someone as your proxy in a written document, that document is also called a proxy, a form of proxy, or a proxy card. When you designate a proxy, you also may direct the proxy how to vote your shares. Terry Jimenez and John T. Hanson have been designated on behalf of the Board as the proxies to cast the vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

How do I attend the Annual Meeting virtually?

The Company will hold the Annual Meeting in a virtual meeting format only, and stockholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Stockholders may participate online in the virtual meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HEAR2024. All stockholders participating online will be in listen-only mode but will have an opportunity to submit questions and vote.

What is a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials?

In accordance with rules adopted by the SEC, instead of mailing a printed copy of our proxy materials to each stockholder of record, we are permitted to furnish our proxy materials, including the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, this Proxy Statement, and our Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Annual Report”), by providing access to such documents over the Internet. Unless requested, stockholders will not receive printed copies of the proxy materials.

We began mailing a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials on or around April 29, 2024 to holders of record of shares of our Common Stock at the close of business on April 25, 2024. At the same time, we provided those stockholders with access to our online proxy materials and filed our proxy materials with the SEC. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials contains information on how to access the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Proxy Statement, the form of proxy card (the “Proxy Card”), and the Annual Report, over the Internet, as well as instructions on how to request a paper copy of the proxy materials. Registered stockholders who prefer to receive a paper copy of the proxy materials must follow the instructions provided in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for requesting such materials.

The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials only identifies the items to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. You cannot vote by marking the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and returning it. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy

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Materials provides instructions on how to cast your vote. If you wish to request a paper copy of the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1+ (800) 579-1639, or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials) in the subject line.

Please make the request as instructed above on or before May 28, 2024 to facilitate timely delivery of the proxy materials.

A notice that directs beneficial owners of our shares to the website where they can access our proxy materials is to be forwarded to each beneficial stockholder by the brokerage firm, bank or other holder of record that is considered the registered owner with respect to the shares of the beneficial stockholder. Such brokerage firm, bank or other holder of record is to also provide each beneficial owner of our shares with instructions on how the beneficial stockholder may request a paper or e-mail copy of our proxy materials.

What can I do if I need technical assistance during the Annual Meeting?

If you encounter any difficulties accessing the Annual Meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call or email the technical support team using the contact information provided in the reminder email that will be sent the night before the Annual Meeting.

If I cannot attend the Annual Meeting, can I vote or listen to it later?

You do not need to virtually attend the online Annual Meeting to vote if you submitted your vote via proxy in advance of the meeting. Whether or not stockholders plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, we urge stockholders to vote and submit their proxy in advance of the Annual Meeting by one of the methods described in the proxy materials. You cannot vote after the polls close at the Annual Meeting. A recording of the meeting will not be available.

Who can vote?

Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 25, 2024 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to vote. On that day, approximately 21,522,744 shares of Common Stock, were outstanding and eligible to vote, and there were approximately 943 record holders. Each share is entitled to one vote on each matter presented at the Annual Meeting. The actual number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and eligible to vote on the Record Date will be reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, which will report the results of the Annual Meeting.

What is the quorum requirement?

A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present if stockholders holding not less than 50 percent of the outstanding shares entitled to vote are present at the Annual Meeting virtually or represented by proxy. Thus, the holders of approximately 10,761,372 shares must be present virtually or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting to have a quorum. Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you are present virtually at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement. If there is no quorum, either the Chairman of the Annual Meeting or the holders of a majority of shares present at the Annual Meeting virtually or represented by proxy may adjourn the Annual Meeting to another date.

What am I voting on?

There are three matters scheduled for a vote:

What if another matter is properly brought before the Annual Meeting?

We do not expect that any other items of business will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting other than those described in this Proxy Statement. However, by completing, signing, dating and returning a Proxy Card (if you received a

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printed copy of the proxy materials) or submitting your proxy or voting instructions over the Internet or by telephone, you will give to the persons named as proxies on the Proxy Card discretionary voting authority with respect to any matter that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, and of which we did not have notice at least by April 11, 2024 (i.e., 45 days before the date one year after the date on which the Company first sent its proxy materials for its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders) and such persons named as proxies intend to vote on any such other matter in accordance with the instructions of the Board (to the extent permitted by Rule 14a-4(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

How do I vote?

Your vote is very important. Your shares can only be voted at the Annual Meeting if you are present virtually or represented by proxy. Whether or not you plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, you are encouraged to vote by proxy to ensure that your shares will be represented.

Registered stockholders can choose among the following methods to vote:

Via the Internet—Stockholders can vote by voting their shares via the Internet as instructed on the website identified in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. The Internet procedures are designed to authenticate a stockholder’s identity to allow stockholders to vote their shares and confirm that their instructions have been properly recorded. Internet voting for stockholders of record is available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 10, 2024. Have your Proxy Card (if you requested a printed copy of the proxy materials) or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions to obtain your records and create an electronic voting form.

By Telephone—Call 1-800-690-6903. Telephone voting for stockholders of record is available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 10, 2024. Have your Proxy Card (if you requested a printed copy of the proxy materials) or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials in hand when you call and follow the instructions.

By Mail—Stockholders that received a printed copy of the proxy materials may elect to vote by mail by completing, signing and dating their Proxy Card and mailing it in the pre-addressed envelope that accompanies the delivery of the Proxy Card. Proxy Cards submitted by mail must be received prior to the Annual Meeting in order for your shares to be voted.

At the Annual Meeting—Shares held in your name as the stockholder of record may be voted by you virtually at the Annual Meeting.

If your shares are held in “street name,” you will receive a voting instruction form from the holder of record. You must provide voting instructions to the holder of record in order for your shares to be voted on any proposal with respect to which your broker does not have discretionary authority. Telephone and Internet voting also will be offered to stockholders owning shares through certain banks and brokers. If your shares are not registered in your own name and you plan to vote your shares virtually at the Annual Meeting, you should contact your broker or agent to obtain a legal proxy or broker’s proxy card and bring it to the Annual Meeting in order to vote.

If you vote via the Internet, by telephone or by mailing a Proxy Card (if you requested a printed copy of the proxy materials), we will vote your shares as you direct. For the election of directors (Item 1), you may specify whether your shares should be voted for all, some or none of the nominees for director listed. With respect to the ratification of our audit committee’s (the “Audit Committee”) appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 (Item 2), and the approval of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers (Item 3), you may vote “for,” “against,” or abstain from the ratification of Item 2 or the approval of Item 3.

How can I vote my shares without attending the Annual Meeting virtually?

To vote your shares without virtually attending the Annual Meeting, please follow the instructions for Internet or telephone voting in the proxy materials. If you received a printed copy of the proxy materials, you may also vote by signing and submitting your Proxy Card and returning it by mail, if you are the stockholder of record, or by signing the voter instruction form provided by your bank or broker and returning it by mail, if you are the beneficial owner but not the stockholder of record. This way your shares will be represented whether or not you are able to virtually attend the Annual Meeting.

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How does the Board recommend I vote?

The Board unanimously recommends the following votes:

		FOR each of the Board’s nominees for election to the Board to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2025 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified (Item 1);
		FOR the ratification of the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 (Item 2);
		FOR advisory approval of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement (Item 3).

Can I change my vote after submitting my proxy? What if I return a proxy card or otherwise vote but do not make specific choices?

You may revoke or change a previously delivered proxy at any time before the Annual Meeting by delivering another proxy with a later date, by voting again via the Internet or by telephone, or by delivering written notice of revocation of your proxy to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal executive offices before the beginning of the Annual Meeting. You may also revoke your proxy by attending the Annual Meeting and voting virtually, although attendance at the Annual Meeting will not, in and of itself, revoke a valid proxy that was previously delivered. If you hold shares through a bank or brokerage firm, you must contact that bank or brokerage firm to revoke any prior voting instructions. You may also vote virtually at the Annual Meeting if you obtain a legal proxy as described above. Unless properly revoked, properly executed and delivered proxies that are received before the Annual Meeting’s adjournment will be voted in accordance with the directions provided. If no directions are provided on such properly executed and delivered proxy, those shares will be voted by one of the individuals named as a proxy on your proxy card as recommended by the Board, as stated in this Proxy Statement (1) “FOR” each of our director nominees, (2) “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024, and (3) “FOR” the advisory approval of executive compensation for our Named Executive Officers. If you wish to give a proxy to someone other than those named on the proxy card, you should cross out those names and insert the name(s) of not more than three people to whom you wish to give your proxy.

Do I have appraisal or dissenters’ rights?

You will have no right to dissent and obtain payment for your shares in connection with any of the Items 1, 2, or 3 set forth in this Proxy Statement.

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How many votes are needed to approve each of Items 1, 2, and 3? How are votes counted? What are broker non-votes?

The Annual Meeting will be held if a quorum is represented at the Annual Meeting virtually or by proxy.

If you are a stockholder whose shares are not registered in your name and instead are held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name.” Broker non-votes occur when a beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” does not give instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares as to how to vote on matters deemed “non-routine.” Generally, if shares are held in “street name,” the beneficial owner of the shares is entitled to give voting instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares. If the beneficial owner does not provide voting instructions, the broker or nominee can still vote the shares with respect to matters that are considered to be “routine,” but not with respect to “non-routine” matters. Under the rules and interpretations of Nasdaq, “non-routine” matters are matters that may substantially affect the rights or privileges of stockholders, such as mergers, stockholder proposals, elections of directors (even if not contested) and executive compensation, as well as the advisory stockholder votes on executive compensation.

Our bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”), provide that, in an uncontested election of directors at any meeting of the stockholders, provided a quorum is present, each nominee for director must be elected by a majority of the votes validly cast. For the avoidance of doubt, in Item 1, a director nominee will be elected if the votes validly cast FOR such nominee’s election exceed the votes validly cast AGAINST such nominee’s election. Broker non-votes and abstentions will not be included in the total votes cast and will not affect the results of the vote on this item.

For Item 2, the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the item must receive more FOR votes than AGAINST votes in order to be approved. Item 2 is considered a

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“routine” item, so brokers will have the discretion to vote uninstructed shares on behalf of beneficial owners with respect to this item. Therefore, broker non-votes are not expected to exist for this item, although a broker may otherwise fail to submit a vote. Failures by brokers to vote and abstentions will not be included in the total votes cast and will not affect the results of the vote on this item.

For Item 3, the advisory approval of Named Executive Officer compensation, the item must receive more FOR votes than AGAINST votes in order to be approved. Because your vote is advisory, it will not be binding on the Board or the Company. Broker non-votes and abstentions will not be included in the total votes cast and will not affect the results of the vote on this item.

Who will count the vote?

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. will serve as master tabulator and will act as the inspector of the elections.

Where can I find the results of the Annual Meeting?

We intend to announce preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting and publish final results in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four (4) business days of the Annual Meeting.

Who will pay for the solicitation of proxies?

The costs and expenses of the Board’s soliciting of proxies, including the mailing the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (or, if applicable, paper copies of this Proxy Statement, the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the proxy card, and the Annual Report), as well as the cost of forwarding such material to the beneficial owners of stock, except for some costs associated with individual stockholders’ use of the Internet or telephone, and postage, and any additional information furnished to stockholders will be borne by the Company. Solicitation of proxies may be in person, by telephone, facsimile, electronic mail, or personal solicitation by our directors, officers, or staff members. Other than the persons described in this Proxy Statement, no general class of employee of the Company will be employed to solicit stockholders in connection with this proxy solicitation. However, in the course of their regular duties, our employees, officers, and directors may be asked to perform clerical or ministerial tasks in furtherance of this solicitation. None of these individuals will receive any additional or special compensation for doing this, but they may be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. We may reimburse brokers and others holding stock in their names or in the names of nominees for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in sending proxy materials to principals and beneficial owners.

Who is soliciting this proxy?

Solicitation of proxies is made on behalf of the Board. Proxies will be solicited on behalf of the Board by the Company’s directors, director nominees, and certain executive officers and other employees of the Company.

Who should I call if I have questions or need assistance voting my shares?

If you have questions about the Annual Meeting or need assistance voting your shares, requests should be directed as described to:

Turtle Beach Corporation

c/o Gateway Investor Relations

4685 MacArthur Court, Suite 400

Newport Beach, California 92660

Attn: Alex Thompson

Phone: (949) 574-3860

Corporate Governance

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

In accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and our Bylaws, the Board has oversight of the affairs of the Company. Although the Company’s non-management directors are not involved in the day-to-day operating details, they are kept informed of the Company’s business through reports and materials provided to them regularly, as well as by operating, financial and other reports presented by the officers of the Company at meetings of the Board and committees of the Board.

Board Leadership Structure

The Board is responsible for the control and direction of the Company. The Board represents the stockholders, and its primary purpose is to build long-term stockholder value. Our Chairman of the Board is selected by the Board and is Terry Jimenez, who presides over the meetings of the Board. The Board believes that this leadership structure improves the Board’s ability to focus on key policy and operational issues and helps the Company operate efficiently in the long-term interests of stockholders. The Board has determined that each of Terry Jimenez, L. Gregory Ballard, Katherine L. Scherping, Julia W. Sze, Andrew Wolfe, Ph.D., and William Wyatt are “independent” as defined in the Nasdaq listing standards.

The Board’s Role in Environmental, Social, & Governance (“ESG”) Oversight

ESG matters have long been a vital part of our culture and are important to the long-term success of our business. We continued to strengthen and focus our ESG efforts in 2023. These efforts include assessing our environmental and social impacts, establishing an appropriate governance structure, and mitigating our negative impacts when possible.

Based on an analysis of our business, we have adopted specific ESG goals and initiatives to improve our ESG performance, meet our customers’ expectations, and share relevant ESG information with our stakeholders. We referenced the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals when developing these goals and initiatives.

Specifically, we seek to:

Environmental — We seek to operate in an environmentally sustainable manner and are doing so through several initiatives.

Corporate Office Emissions. We annually track our Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions from our corporate offices and aim to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions from our corporate offices significantly by 2028. Further, we are exploring ways to offset the remaining carbon emissions from our corporate offices.

Product Sustainability. We have also taken significant steps to improve the environmental sustainability of our products and their packaging. In early 2023, we launched our first line of CarbonNeutral^® products—our Stealth 600 Gen 2 wireless gaming headsets in Teal and Pink colorways. We also began shipping many of our products – including the Stealth 600 and 700 Gen 2 wireless gaming headsets – in renewable packaging materials certified by Forest Stewardship Council^® (FSC^®). Our product packages also contain significantly reduced plastic (in certain cases up to a 90% reduction) as part of our ongoing efforts to reduce plastic use in our packaging. In addition, we continued to employ smaller product packaging in 2023 to allow for more efficient shipping, which reduces the carbon output associated with shipping our products.

Social — We are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees, supporting our local communities through philanthropy and charity work, and working with our suppliers to implement our Manufacturer Code of Conduct. We believe it is important for our manufacturing partners to share similar values, and our Manufacturer Code of Conduct requires our manufacturing partners to adhere to established industry frameworks and global standards to ensure that our manufacturing partners are acting in ways that support our ESG goals.

In addition, we are committed to supporting the mental health and wellness of our employees through programs such as wellness benefits through our employer-sponsored medical plans, healthy workplace snacks, and flexible work policies that enable our employees to work from home as appropriate. Our 2023 company-wide fitness challenge and wellness initiatives earned a healthy workplace designation from our primary medical insurance provider.

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We believe diversity in the workplace creates an environment where different perspectives lead to improved creativity, productivity, team member engagement, and overall employee happiness. We track diversity metrics through our recruiting process and include diversity statements in job postings on our website and on social media channels. We also support diversity on our Board as our Nominating and Governance Committee charter sets a goal of least two diverse directors (as contemplated by the Nasdaq listing rules) on our Board.

Governance — Our Board is responsible for the control and direction of the Company and is committed to the development of effective and transparent corporate governance practices. As part of this commitment, the Board reviewed and updated our longstanding Corporate Governance Principals and Guidelines in 2023 to provide an updated framework for the Company’s governance. In addition, the Board updated the Company’s ESG Policy in 2023 to reflect our latest strategies and objectives with respect to ESG matters.

The Nominating and Governance Committee has oversight over our ESG practices, goals, and their implementation. Our Nominating and Governance Committee charter formalizes this oversight. We have also established a management-level ESG Committee comprised of leaders from across the Company. The ESG Committee meets regularly to identify ESG risks and opportunities, establish and measure progress against ESG goals, and implement ESG initiatives. The ESG Committee reports directly to our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), who briefs the Nominating and Governance Committee in a manner consistent therewith.

You can learn more by visiting: corp.turtlebeach.com/play-with-purpose-with-turtle-beach/ and corp.turtlebeach.com/corporate-governance/esg/ and reading our latest ESG Report available on those websites. The information contained on our websites, including the foregoing ESG webpages and our ESG Report, is neither part of nor incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement.

The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

The entire Board has responsibility for the general oversight of risk, and the Board’s committees address and report to the Board on the primary and individual risk areas within their purview. Topics related to risk and risk management are regularly discussed at Board and Board committee meetings. Management identifies key risks facing the Company, the Board develops an enterprise risk management plan, and management updates the Board on those risk items quarterly. The Company’s senior management, consultants, and advisors make presentations to Board committees and the full Board as to the areas of principal risk, as well as on the processes that the Company has in place to identify, assess, and report such risks. The full Board has oversight of principal risks related to product manufacturing, market factors such as demand and market share, retail partners, and information security.

The Board committees report to the Board on their consideration of any principal risks within their respective areas of focus. The Audit Committee primarily oversees risks relating to or arising from financial and disclosure controls and procedures, and accounting and other financial matters. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer reports to the Audit Committee on such risks and related risk management, and the Company’s independent auditors regularly provide reports at Audit Committee meetings. The Compensation Committee considers whether the Company’s compensation policies and practices create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on its business or operations. The Nominating and Governance Committee oversees the Board’s composition, effectiveness, accountability, and evaluation of the performance of the Board, its committees, and individual directors. Its areas of responsibility include succession planning, the development of corporate governance principles and practices, and oversight of the Company’s ESG program.

Cybersecurity — Cybersecurity is an important part of the Board’s risk oversight. There are currently three directors with cybersecurity experience serving on the Board. Although the full Board retains responsibility for cybersecurity oversight, the Audit Committee has authority to immediately assess and manage a cybersecurity incident if one were to occur. The Company’s senior management briefs the Audit Committee and the Board periodically on cybersecurity matters and would promptly brief the Audit Committee if a cybersecurity incident occurred. The Company’s management also has day-to-day responsibility for managing cybersecurity risks. In addition to using industry-standard tools to monitor cybersecurity risks, management receives direct reporting of cybersecurity threats from our employees, who are trained annually on cyber security risks and reporting.

Independence

Our Common Stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “HEAR,” and therefore, our determination of the independence of directors is made using the definition of “independent director” contained in the Nasdaq listing standards. Based on information solicited from each director, the Board has determined that each of Terry Jimenez, L. Gregory Ballard, Katherine L. Scherping, Julia W. Sze, Andrew Wolfe, Ph.D., and William Wyatt is an

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independent director within the definition contained in the Nasdaq listing standards. In making its determinations regarding director independence, the Board considered, among other things:

Conflicts of Interest and Corporate Governance Matters

Under our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (“Code of Conduct”), no employee may serve as a director of any outside business concern, other than on behalf of the Company, without the written approval of the Company. In addition, no director may serve as an employee, officer, director, consultant or advisor, or permit any close relative to perform services as an officer or director, for any company that engages in the business of providing audio products such as headsets, speakers, sound-bars or other commercial audio products or gaming accessories. The Nominating and Governance Committee charter empowers the Nominating and Governance Committee to review the Company’s corporate governance principles at least once a year. There are no pre-determined limitations on the number of other boards of directors on which the directors of the Company may serve; however, the Board expects individual directors to use judgment in accepting other directorships and to allow sufficient time and attention to Company matters. There are no set term limits for directors.

There are no family relationships among any of our directors and/or executive officers. There are currently no legal proceedings, and during the past 10 years there have been no legal proceedings, that are material to the evaluation of the ability or integrity of any of our directors.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

The Company is committed to ethical business practices. Our Code of Conduct applies to all of the Company’s employees, officers and directors, and our Senior Financial Employees Code of Ethics applies to the Company’s principal executive officer (“PEO”), principal financial officer and principal accounting officer within the meaning of the SEC regulations adopted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, as well as certain other senior financial employees. The Company’s Code of Conduct and Senior Financial Employees Code of Ethics can be found on the Company’s website at https://corp.turtlebeach.com/ under the headings “Corporate Governance—Code of Business Conduct and Ethics” and “Corporate Governance—Senior Financial Employees Code of Ethics”, respectively. The Company intends to post on its website any amendment to the Company’s Code of Conduct and Senior Financial Employees Code of Ethics. Please note that none of the information on the Company’s website is incorporated by reference in this Proxy Statement.

Anti-Hedging and Pledging Policy

Company policies prohibit any pledging or hedging activities in the Company securities by the Company’s executive officers, members of the Board and certain other Company employees. The prohibited activities include any pledge of Company securities, the use of financial instruments such as prepaid variable forwards, equity swaps, collars and exchange funds, transactions such as short sales, puts, or calls, and holding securities in a margin account.

Communications with the Board of Directors

If you would like to communicate with the Company’s directors, please send a letter to the following address: Turtle Beach Corporation, c/o Megan Wynne, Corporate Secretary, 44 South Broadway, 4th Floor, White Plains, New York 10601. The Company’s Corporate Secretary will review each such communication and forward a copy to the Board.

Meetings of the Board of Directors and Stockholders

It is the policy of the Board to meet at least quarterly. The Board held 32 meetings in 2023. In 2023, the Board also held regular executive sessions where non-management directors met without management participation. Each then-serving incumbent director attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and the committees on which he or she served in 2023. Each of our then-serving directors attended our annual meeting of stockholders in 2023 virtually. Under our Corporate Governance Principles and Guidelines, all directors are expected to attend the Company’s annual meetings of stockholders, except in the event of unavoidable or extenuating circumstances.

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Corporate Governance

Committees of the Board of Directors

The Board has an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and a Nominating and Governance Committee.

Audit Committee —The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board, which is available on the Company’s website at https://corp.turtlebeach.com/ under the heading “Corporate Governance—Audit Committee Charter.” The Audit Committee’s primary purpose is to assist the Board in the oversight of the integrity of its accounting and financial reporting process, audits of the Company’s financial statements and its compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The functions of the Audit Committee include, among other things: (i) hiring the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to conduct the annual audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and monitoring its independence and performance; (ii) reviewing and approving the planned scope of the annual audit and the results of the annual audit; (iii) pre-approving all audit services and permissible non-audit services provided by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and establishing policies for such pre-approval; (iv) reviewing the significant accounting and reporting principles to understand their impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements; (v) reviewing the Company’s internal financial, operating and accounting controls with management and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; (vi) reviewing with management and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, as appropriate, the Company’s financial reports, earnings announcements and its compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; (vii) establishing procedures for the treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and confidential submissions by the Company’s employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters; (viii) reviewing and approving related-party transactions; and (ix) reviewing and evaluating the Audit Committee charter.

It is the responsibility of the Audit Committee to maintain free and open communication among the Audit Committee, the independent registered public accounting firm, the internal audit function, and Company management. In discharging its oversight role, the Audit Committee is empowered to investigate any matter brought to its attention with full access to all books, records, facilities and personnel of the Company and the power to retain at the expense of the Company independent outside counsel or other experts or advisers as it deems necessary to carry out its duties. In addition, the Audit Committee periodically meets in executive session without management present. A detailed list of the Audit Committee’s functions is included in its charter, a copy of which can be found on the Company’s website. The Company maintains a policy that the Audit Committee review certain transactions in which the Company and its directors, executive officers, or their immediate family members are participants to determine whether a related person has a direct or indirect material interest in such transaction. The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing and, if appropriate, approving or ratifying any such related party transaction. See the “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” section of this Proxy Statement.

The current members of the Audit Committee are Ms. Scherping, Mr. Ballard, and Dr. Wolfe. Ms. Scherping serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee. The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is “financially literate” and “independent” as defined in the applicable Nasdaq listing standards and the applicable rules under the Exchange Act. In addition, the Board has determined that Ms. Scherping is an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee held nine meetings in 2023.

Compensation Committee — The Compensation Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board, which is available on the Company’s website at https://corp.turtlebeach.com/ under the heading “Corporate Governance—Compensation Committee Charter.” The primary purpose of the Compensation Committee is to assist the Board in exercising its responsibilities relating to compensation of the Company’s executive officers, non-employee directors and employees and to administer the Company’s equity compensation and other benefit plans including the Company’s 2023 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time (the “2023 Plan”).

In carrying out these responsibilities, the Compensation Committee reviews all components of executive officer and, as appropriate, employee compensation for consistency with the Company’s compensation philosophy, as in effect from time to time. The functions of the Compensation Committee include, among other things: (i) designing and implementing competitive compensation policies to attract and retain key personnel; (ii) reviewing and formulating policies to determine the compensation of the Company’s executive officers and employees; (iii) reviewing and recommending to the Board the compensation of the non-employee directors; (iv) administering the Company’s equity incentive plan and granting equity awards to employees and non-employee directors under this plan; (v) overseeing and monitoring the Company’s other compensation policies, including monitoring compliance with the Company’s stock ownership guidelines, rules regarding equity-based compensation, rules regarding hedging and pledging of stock, and the compensation recoupment policy; (vi) reviewing and considering the results of any advisory vote on executive compensation and the results of any advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay votes; (vii) reviewing the Company’s compensation policies and practices to assess whether they lead to excessive risk-taking behavior and how such risks are monitored and mitigated and adjustments necessary to address changes in the Company’s risk profile; (viii) engaging compensation consultants or other advisors it deems appropriate to assist with its duties; and (ix) reviewing and evaluating the Compensation Committee charter.

Corporate Governance

The Compensation Committee (i) reviews and recommends to the Board for approval the compensation of the CEO, including the corporate goals and objectives with respect to compensation for the CEO, (ii) evaluates the CEO’s performance in light of the established goals and objectives, and (iii) sets the CEO’s compensation, including salary, bonus, incentive and equity compensation. Decisions regarding the compensation of the other Named Executive Officer are made by the Compensation Committee in consultation with, and upon the recommendation of, the CEO. In this regard, the CEO provides the Compensation Committee with evaluations of business goals and objectives and executive performance and recommendations regarding salary levels, equity grants and other incentive awards. The Compensation Committee’s charter authorizes the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, to retain and terminate consultants to assist it in the performance of its duties, including the evaluation of compensation for the Named Executive Officers. The Compensation Committee has sole authority to approve the fees and other retention terms of any such consultant.

The current members of the Compensation Committee are Mses. Wilson and Sze, and Mr. Wyatt, each of whom the Board has determined are “independent” as defined in the applicable Nasdaq listing standards, non-employee directors under SEC Rule 16b-3 and outside directors under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Ms. Wilson serves as the Chair of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee met seventeen times in 2023. It is expected that after the Annual Meeting a designee of The Donerail Group LP (“Donerail”) will be appointed to the Compensation Committee in Ms. Wilson’s place and that a new Chair of the Compensation Committee will be appointed.

Nominating and Governance Committee — The Nominating and Governance Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board, which is available on the Company’s website at https://corp.turtlebeach.com/ under the heading “Corporate Governance—Nominating and Governance Committee Charter.” The primary purpose of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to assist the Board in promoting the best interest of the Company and its stockholders through the implementation of sound corporate governance principles and practices. The functions of the Nominating and Governance Committee include, among other things: (i) identifying, reviewing and evaluating candidates to serve on the Board; (ii) determining the minimum qualifications for service on the Board; (iii) developing and recommending to the Board an annual self-evaluation process for the Board and overseeing the annual self-evaluation process; (iv) overseeing the Company’s ESG practices; (v) developing, as appropriate, a set of corporate governance principles, and reviewing and recommending to the Board any changes to such principles; (vi) reviewing succession plans for the CEO and other key executive officers and making recommendations to the Board with respect to the processes for identifying and selecting appropriate individuals to succeed to these positions; and (vii) reviewing and evaluating the Nominating and Governance Committee’s charter.

The Nominating and Governance Committee considers stockholder nominees for directors in the same manner as nominees for director from other sources, which may include, in some cases, a third-party firm. Please see “Submission of Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations” below for additional detail.

The current members of the Nominating and Governance Committee are Mses. Sze and Scherping, Dr. Wolfe, and Mr. Jimenez. Ms. Sze serves as the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board has determined that Dr. Wolfe, Mr. Jimenez, and Mses. Sze and Scherping are “independent” as defined in the applicable Nasdaq listing standards and the applicable rules under the Exchange Act. The Nominating and Governance Committee met nine times in 2023.

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Submission Of Stockholder Proposals And Director Nominations

SUBMISSION OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS

Stockholders who intend to present a proposal for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 must submit the proposal so that the Secretary of the Company receives it no later than December 30, 2024, the 120th calendar day prior to the first anniversary of the date on which this proxy statement was first mailed to our stockholders. Such proposals must meet the requirements of Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 to be eligible for inclusion in the Company’s 2024 proxy materials.

Under the Company’s Bylaws, certain procedural and informational notice requirements must be met for a stockholder to nominate persons as directors or to introduce a proposal at an annual meeting of stockholders that will not be included in our proxy materials. A stockholder wishing to make a nomination for election to the Board or to have a proposal presented at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders that is not included in our proxy materials must submit written notice of such nomination or proposal containing the information specified in the Company’s Bylaws so that the Secretary of the Company receives it no later than March 13, 2025, but no earlier than February 11, 2025, which is ninety (90) days and one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the one year anniversary of the date of the Annual Meeting, respectively. However, in the event that the Company does not hold an annual meeting of stockholders in a given year or if the date of the annual meeting of stockholders is changed by more than thirty (30) days from the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders, notice by the stockholder must be received not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or, in the event public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is first made by the Company fewer than ninety (90) days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Company. The foregoing Bylaw provisions do not affect a stockholder’s ability to request inclusion of a proposal in our proxy statement within the procedures and deadlines set forth in Rule 14a-8 of the SEC’s proxy rules.

In addition to the notice requirements under the Company’s Bylaws, stockholders who intend to nominate an individual for election to the Board at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and solicit proxies in support of such nominee must also provide notice that sets forth the information required by Exchange Act Rule 14a-19 to the Secretary of the Company not later than March 13, 2025 and no earlier than February 11, 2025.

Item 1—Election Of Directors

ITEM 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Bylaws provide that the Company’s business shall be managed by a Board ranging from one to twelve members. The number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time by resolution of the Board. On March 13, 2024, the Board appointed Cris Keirn to fill a vacancy on the Board. Also on March 13, 2024, the Board increased the size of the Board from eight (8) to nine (9) members and appointed David Muscatel to serve as a director of the Board, effective as of that date. Directors are generally elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders and each director elected shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her death, resignation or removal.

The Board is currently comprised of nine members. The independent directors of the Board identify and recommend director candidates to serve on the Board. Director candidates are then nominated for election by the Board. Stockholders are also entitled to nominate director candidates for election in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Bylaws (see “Submission of Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations” above). As previously announced, Ms. Wilson will not stand for re-election as a director at the Annual Meeting. As a result, immediately following the Annual Meeting, the Board will be comprised of eight members.

The Company previously entered into a Cooperation Agreement, dated May 13, 2022 (the “Cooperation Agreement”), with Donerail. The Cooperation Agreement provides that Donerail, subject to certain conditions, will maintain certain rights to designate candidates (each a “Replacement Director”) to replace its appointees to the Board should any of those appointees cease to serve as a member of the Board during the term of the Cooperation Agreement. The Cooperation Agreement further provides that any Replacement Director shall be appointed to any committee of the Board of which the departing director was a member immediately prior to his/her ceasing to serve on the Board. Pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement and subject to its terms, Donerail has the right to designate a Replacement Director to replace Ms. Wilson at the expiration of her current term as a director and as a member of any committee of the Board on which Ms. Wilson serves.

Donerail, the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board intend to work together to identify, designate and appoint a Replacement Director to replace Ms. Wilson as a director and as a member of each committee of the Board on which she serves, which is expected to be completed sometime after the Annual Meeting.

In identifying and recommending director candidates to serve on the Board, the independent directors of the Board consider the qualifications and composition of the Board as a whole, taking into account the totality of experience, skills, and other qualifications or attributes that the individual nominees collectively bring to the Board and striving to maintain diversity of representation among its members. The independent directors also consider each individual’s experience, skills and other qualifications and attributes to determine that individual’s suitability and desirability for service on the Company’s Board. All director candidates should possess high personal and professional ethics, integrity, and values, and should have sufficient time available to devote to service on the Board and Board committees. The characteristics which the independent directors consider include, but are not limited to, an individual’s: (i) personal integrity and professional ethical standards along with the willingness to express independent thought; (ii) commitment to representing the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders; (iii) practical wisdom and mature judgment; (iv) objectivity; (v) professional knowledge and business expertise; and (vi) broad industry knowledge. The Nominating and Governance Committee also considers diversity criteria, including gender, race and ethnicity, in identifying and evaluating director nominees, and the Board values diverse viewpoints, backgrounds, and experiences. The Nominating and Governance Committee, via its charter, is committed to a goal of having at least two diverse directors, as contemplated by Nasdaq listing rules, on the Board.

Eight directors are to be elected at this Annual Meeting. All of the Company’s nominees have consented to being named as nominees for directors of the Company and have agreed to serve if elected. If some or all of the Company’s nominees are unable to serve or for good cause will not serve at the time of the Annual Meeting, the shares represented by proxy will be voted for any substitute nominee(s) designated by the Board. In no event, however, will the shares represented by proxy be voted for more than eight nominees.

Pursuant to the Company’s Bylaws, in this uncontested election of directors at the Annual Meeting, provided a quorum is present, a nominee for director will be elected if the votes validly cast for such nominee’s election exceeds the votes validly cast against such nominee’s election. For this Item 1, abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement but will not be counted or have an effect on the outcome of this item.

We are confident that all of the directors in our slate of Board nominees have the right mix of professional accomplishment, skills, experiences and reputation that makes them exceptionally qualified to serve as representatives of all stockholders. We are committed to engaging with our stockholders and continuing to respond to stockholder feedback about the Company, and

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Item 1—Election Of Directors

we believe we are in the best position to oversee the execution of our long-term strategic plan to grow and realize stockholder value. The Board unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the election of Terry Jimenez, L. Gregory Ballard, Cris Keirn, David Muscatel, Katherine L. Scherping, Julia W. Sze, Andrew Wolfe, Ph.D., and William Wyatt. Set forth below is information regarding each of the Company’s director nominees, including the specific experience, qualifications, skills or attributes that led to the conclusion that such nominee should serve as a director of the Company. Please see “Nominees for Director” for more information about each director nominee’s individual qualifications that make him or her qualified to serve as a director.

Item 1—Election Of Directors

Board Diversity

The chart below reflects the diversity of our directors based on their self-identified characteristics. Each of the categories listed in the below table has the meaning as it is used in Nasdaq Rule 5605(f).

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Nominees for Director

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Executive Officers

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table sets forth the names, current ages and titles of the Company’s two current Named Executive Officers.

Cris Keirn. Mr. Keirn’s relevant experience and qualifications are described above as a director nominee.

John T. Hanson. Mr. Hanson is our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since September 2013. Before joining Turtle Beach, Mr. Hanson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dialogic, Inc., a global telecommunications network appliance and software business, from September 2011 to June 2013. From June 2013 to September 2013 and from April 2011 to September 2011, Mr. Hanson pursued personal interests. From April 2008 to April 2011, Mr. Hanson served as Chief Financial Officer for OneCommunications Corp., a local exchange carrier located in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Hanson has also previously served as the Chief Financial Officer for Worldport Communications, Inc., Millennium Rail, Inc., and Wace USA, Inc., and in other senior financial positions with Motorola, Inc. and Ameritech, Inc. Mr. Hanson has a B.A. in Commerce with an accounting major from DePaul University and an M.B.A. from the Northwestern University J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Business. He is a CPA (inactive) in Illinois and was previously an adjunct professor at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of April 12, 2024, for (i) each person who is known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the Common Stock, (ii) each of the Company’s current executive officers and directors, and (iii) all of the Company’s current executive officers and directors as a group. Other than as set forth below, we are not aware of any other stockholder who may be deemed a beneficial owner of more than 5% of our Common Stock.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of Common Stock subject to options or warrants held by that person that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after April 12, 2024, and any restricted stock that will become vested within 60 days after April 12, 2024, are deemed outstanding, while such shares are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing percentage ownership of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes below, we believe that the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting or investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable.

Unless otherwise indicated, the principal address of each of the persons below is c/o Turtle Beach Corporation, 44 South Broadway, 4th Floor, White Plains, New York 10601.

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

Audit Committee Report

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

The information contained in this report shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to liability under that Section. This report shall not be deemed “incorporated by reference” into any document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether such filing occurs before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

The Audit Committee assists the Board in meeting its oversight responsibility to stockholders, potential stockholders, the investment community, and others. The Audit Committee’s function is one of oversight, recognizing that management is responsible for preparing the Company’s financial statements, and the independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing those statements. Management of the Company is responsible for (i) the preparation, presentation, and integrity of the Company’s financial statements; (ii) the appropriateness of the accounting principles and reporting policies that are used by the Company; (iii) establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in the Exchange Act; and (iv) maintaining adequate disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined by the Exchange Act. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for (a) auditing the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”) and expressing an opinion on the conformity of those consolidated financial statements with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and (b) reviewing the Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements. The Audit Committee’s primary responsibility is to oversee the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of the Board and report the results of its activities to the Board. It is not the Audit Committee’s duty or responsibility to conduct auditing or accounting reviews or procedures. In performing its oversight function, the Audit Committee relies, without independent verification, on the information provided to it and on the representations made by management and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee will, however, take the appropriate actions to set the overall corporate “tone” for quality financial reporting, sound business risk practices and ethical behavior.

The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm to be retained to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements and, if applicable, its internal control over financial reporting, and once retained, the independent registered public accounting firm reports directly to the Audit Committee. The independent registered public accounting firm is ultimately accountable to the Audit Committee and the Board. The Audit Committee consults with and reviews recommendations made by the independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and, as applicable, internal control over financial reporting of the Company and makes recommendations to the Board as it deems appropriate from time to time. The Audit Committee is responsible for approving both audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee is currently composed of three directors, each of whom the Board has determined to be independent as that term is defined by applicable Nasdaq listing standards and SEC rules. The Board has determined, in accordance with applicable Nasdaq listing standards, that Katherine L. Scherping is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board, which is available on the Company’s website at https://corp.turtlebeach.com/ under the heading “Corporate Governance-Audit Committee Charter”. The Audit Committee charter is reviewed on an annual basis by the Audit Committee and is subject to amendment from time to time.

The Audit Committee meets with management periodically to consider the adequacy of the Company’s internal controls and discusses these matters with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee also discusses with senior management the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. The Audit Committee’s oversight of the independent registered public accounting firm includes resolution of disagreements between management and the independent registered public accounting firm regarding financial reporting.

In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, with the Company’s management and its independent registered public accounting firm. In addition, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the Company’s quarterly earnings releases and Exchange Act filings for the year ended December 31, 2023, with management and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, which included a discussion of the quality, in addition to the acceptability, of the accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant judgments and the clarity of disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The Audit Committee also discussed with management and the independent registered public accounting firm the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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Audit Committee Report

The Audit Committee has also received from, and discussed with, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 1301 (Communications with Audit Committees) and the SEC. The Audit Committee received the written disclosures and the letter from the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence. In addition, the Audit Committee discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm its independence, including the compatibility of any non-audit services with the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence.

The Audit Committee met with the independent registered public accounting firm, with and without management present, to discuss the 2023 results of its consolidated financial statement audit and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting. The independent registered public accounting firm has direct access to the Audit Committee at any time on any issue of its choosing, and the Audit Committee has the same direct access to the independent registered public accounting firm, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examinations, their evaluations of the Company’s internal controls, and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting.

In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, to be filed with the SEC.

The Audit Committee has appointed the firm of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm to audit and report upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting for the year ending December 31, 2024.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Katherine L. Scherping, Chair

L. Gregory Ballard

Andrew Wolfe, Ph.D.

ITEM 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

ITEM 2 - RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee has appointed Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2024, and internal control over financial reporting. Although action by the stockholders on this matter is not required under Nevada law or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or the rules of the SEC promulgated thereunder, the Audit Committee and the Board believe it is appropriate to seek stockholder ratification of this appointment in light of the role played by the independent registered public accounting firm in reporting on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Ratification requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast (excluding abstentions) at the Annual Meeting. If this appointment is not ratified by the stockholders, the Audit Committee may reconsider its appointment. One or more representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are expected to attend the Annual Meeting telephonically. They will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Change of Independent Public Accountants

As previously reported on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 24, 2023 (the “Change of Auditor Current Report”), the Company dismissed BDO USA, LLC (“BDO”) as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company and its subsidiaries, effective immediately. The dismissal of BDO was approved by the Audit Committee.

BDO’s audit reports on the financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the years ended December 31, 2021, December 31, 2022, and in the subsequent interim period through May 19, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements with BDO on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BDO, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports; and (ii) BDO did not advise the Company of any of the events requiring reporting in the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, except that, as initially disclosed in Part II, Item 9A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2023, the Company reported a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting related to the proper design and implementation of certain controls over its income tax provision and management’s review of the income tax provision.

As reported in Part I, Item 4 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2023, as of June 30, 2023, management determined that the material weakness identified was remediated.

The Company provided to BDO the disclosure contained in the Change of Auditor Current Report and requested BDO to furnish a letter addressed to the Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the Company (the “BDO Letter”), and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. The BDO Letter has been filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the Change of Auditor Current Report.

On May 19, 2023, the Company appointed Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company and its subsidiaries, effective immediately. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP was approved by the Audit Committee.

During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 and the subsequent interim period through May 19, 2023, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted Ernst & Young LLP regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or proposed transaction, (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, or (iii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement, as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions related thereto, or reportable event, as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K (there being none).

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ITEM 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The aggregate fees billed by BDO for professional services rendered in connection with (i) the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 set forth in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2022 and (ii) the review of our quarterly consolidated financial statements as set forth in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each of our quarters during 2022, as well as any fees paid to our independent registered public accounting firm for audit-related work, tax compliance, tax planning and other consulting services are set forth in the table below.

The aggregate fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP for professional services rendered in connection with (i) the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year then ended and (ii) the review of our quarterly consolidated financial statements as set forth in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2023, and September 30, 2023, as well as any fees paid to our independent registered public accounting firm for audit-related work, tax compliance, tax planning and other consulting services are set forth in the table below.

Audit fees: Audit fees consist of fees associated with the annual audit of our financial statements, the reviews of our interim financial statements and the issuance of consent and comfort letters in connection with registration statement filings with the SEC, and all services that are normally provided by the accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

Audit-related fees: Audit-related fees consist of fees for professional services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the financial statements and are not included in Audit Fees.

Tax fees: Tax fees consist of fees for tax services, including tax compliance, and related expenses.

All other fees: Fees for products and services other than the services described above.

Pre-approval of Services

All audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm require pre-approval by the Audit Committee in accordance with the Audit Committee charter. The Audit Committee approves the independent registered public accounting firm’s engagement prior to the independent registered public accounting firm rendering any non-audit services. The Audit Committee pre-approved all of the 2023 and 2022 fees paid to its independent registered public accounting firm.

ITEM 3 - Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

ITEM 3 - ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

We are asking our stockholders to vote, on an advisory basis, to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement in accordance with the rules of the SEC and Section 14A of the Exchange Act. This Item 3 gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on our Named Executive Officers’ compensation. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our Named Executive Officers and the agreements and practices described in this Proxy Statement. This vote is advisory and is therefore not binding on us or the Board. The Board values the opinions of our stockholders, and to the extent there is any significant vote against the Named Executive Officer compensation as disclosed in this Proxy Statement, the Board and the Compensation Committee will consider our stockholders’ concerns and will evaluate what, if any, actions are necessary to address those concerns.

The Company uses external compensation expertise and biennial benchmarking to ensure that its executive compensation program is competitive and appropriate while being designed to align pay with short-term and long-term Company performance, to put a substantial portion of compensation at risk, and to reward unique or exceptional contributions to overall sustainable value creation for stockholders. Because the Board believes that the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as described in “Executive Compensation” appropriately addresses those objectives, it recommends that the stockholders approve the following advisory resolution:

RESOLVED, that the stockholders approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the “Executive Compensation” section of this Proxy Statement pursuant to Item 402 of SEC Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, executive compensation tables and related disclosures.

The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on this Item 3 is required to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers. For purposes of determining approval of this Item 3, abstentions and broker non-votes will not affect the results of this vote.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Introduction

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes and analyzes the 2023 compensation program for all individuals who served as our principal executive officer or acted in a similar capacity at any time during the last completed fiscal year and our principal financial officer. These individuals were our only Named Executive Officers during 2023:

Executive Officer Transitions

Effective May 1, 2023, we announced that Mr. Stark would no longer be serving as Chairman effective immediately and would be terminating employment as our President and Chief Executive Officer effective June 30, 2023. We entered into a separation agreement dated May 1, 2023 with Mr. Stark (the “Stark Separation Agreement”) providing for certain specified compensation and benefits. On June 26, 2023, we entered into a temporary consulting agreement with Mr. Stark (the “Consulting Agreement”), which he terminated on December 1, 2023.

On June 15, 2023, our Board appointed Mr. Keirn, our Senior Vice President, Global Sales, to also serve as our Interim CEO effective July 1, 2023.

On March 13, 2024, our Board appointed Mr. Keirn as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board. For a summary of the terms and conditions of our employment agreement with Mr. Keirn dated March 13, 2024, see the current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2024.

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes the material elements of our executive compensation program during 2023. It also provides an overview of our executive compensation philosophy, including our principal compensation policies and practices. Finally, it analyzes how and why the Compensation Committee arrived at the specific compensation decisions for our Named Executive Officers in 2023 and discusses the key factors that were considered in determining their compensation.

Executive Summary

Who We Are

Our mission is to deliver the ultimate experience to gamers by providing high-quality, high-performance gaming accessories, including headsets, keyboards, mice, gamepad controllers, simulation hardware, microphones and more. For nearly 50 years, we have been a pioneer and key innovator in audio technology, and today we are one of the most recognized brand names in gaming. Headquartered in White Plains, New York, we were incorporated in the state of Nevada in 2010 and our Common Stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “HEAR.”

The Turtle Beach® brand has been the market share leader in console gaming headsets for 14 years running with a vast portfolio of headsets designed to be compatible with the latest Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo consoles, as well as for personal computers (“PCs”) and mobile/tablet devices. Our PC product portfolio includes headsets, gaming keyboards, mice and other gaming accessories focused on the PC gaming platform. Recently, we expanded our brand beyond gaming headsets and began making game controllers, gaming flight simulation and racing simulation accessories. We also create high-quality USB and analog microphones for gamers, streamers, professionals and students that embrace cutting-edge technology and design.

2023 Business Highlights

In 2023, we continued our position as the number one console gaming headset provider and showcased strong operational and financial execution with increased revenues, earnings and adjusted EBITDA compared to a year ago. Our 2023 business highlights included the following:

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* Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see pages 30 – 31 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 under the heading “Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Measures” for reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

2023 Executive Compensation Highlights

Based on our overall operating environment and these results, our Board took the following key actions with respect to the compensation of our Named Executive Officers for and during 2023:

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Relationship Between Pay and Performance

We design our executive compensation program to attract, motivate and retain our Named Executive Officers while, at the same time, promoting the interests of our stockholders. To ensure this balance and to motivate and reward individual initiative and effort, we seek to ensure that a meaningful portion of our Named Executive Officers’ annual target total direct compensation opportunity is both “at-risk” and variable in nature.

We emphasize variable compensation that appropriately rewards our Named Executive Officers through the following two principal compensation elements:

These variable pay elements ensure that, each year, a substantial portion of our Named Executive Officers’ target total direct compensation is contingent (rather than fixed) in nature, with the amounts ultimately payable subject to variability above or below target levels commensurate with our actual performance.

We believe that these compensation elements provide balanced incentives for our Named Executive Officers to meet our business objectives and drive long-term growth. To ensure that we remain faithful to our compensation philosophy, the Compensation Committee regularly evaluates the relationship between the reported values of the equity awards granted to our Named Executive Officers, the amount of compensation realizable (and, ultimately, realized) from such awards in subsequent years and our performance over this period.

Please refer to the “Pay Versus Performance Table” below which demonstrates that the compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers generally aligns with our financial performance based on the performance measures presented in the table over the covered fiscal years, including total stockholder return (“TSR”), net income and Adjusted EBITDA.

Executive Compensation Policies and Practices

We endeavor to maintain sound governance standards consistent with our executive compensation policies and practices. The Compensation Committee reviews our executive compensation program on an annual basis to ensure consistency with our short-term and long-term goals given the dynamic nature of our business and the market in which we compete for executive talent. The following summarizes our executive compensation-related policies and practices that were in effect during 2023:

What We Do:

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What We Don’t Do:

Stockholder Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation

At our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, we conducted a non-binding stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers (commonly known as a “Say-on-Pay” vote). Approximately 76.8% of the votes cast approved the compensation of our Named Executive Officers for 2022. After considering the results of this Say-on-Pay vote, the views of the major proxy advisory firms on our executive compensation program and discussing potential responses with Compensia, Inc., a national compensation consulting firm (“Compensia”), our Board determined that a fresh evaluation of our executive compensation program was warranted. Following the reconstitution of its membership, the Compensation Committee undertook a comprehensive analysis of our short-term and long-term incentive compensation program in the context of the competitive market for executive talent and developed recommendations for enhancing each of these programs consistent with its understanding of stockholder concerns. Following a considered discussion by our full Board, the Compensation Committee approved a number of revisions to the design of our incentive compensation programs to more effectively reflect our “pay for performance” philosophy, align with competitive market best practices and enhance our strategic objectives.

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Specifically, the Compensation Committee approved the following changes to our executive compensation program to be implemented in 2024 to more effectively align our executive compensation arrangements with our performance and business strategy and developments in our broader industry:

We value the opinion of our stockholders. Our Board and the Compensation Committee will continue to consider the result of the Say-on-Pay vote, as well as feedback received throughout the year, when making compensation decisions for our Named Executive Officers.

In addition, consistent with the recommendation of our Board and the preference of our stockholders as reflected in the non-binding stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of future Say-on-Pay votes held at our 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, we intend to hold future Say-on-Pay votes on an annual basis. Accordingly, following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to which this Proxy Statement relates, our next Say-on-Pay vote will be conducted at our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Executive Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

Our executive compensation program is guided by our overarching philosophy of paying for demonstrable performance. We strive to provide an executive compensation program that is competitive, rewards achievement of our business objectives and aligns our Named Executive Officers’ interests with those of our stockholders. Consistent with this philosophy, we have designed our executive compensation program to achieve the following primary objectives:

We structure the annual compensation of our Named Executive Officers using three principal elements: base salary, annual cash bonus opportunities and long-term equity incentive compensation opportunities in the form of equity awards. The design of our executive compensation program is influenced by a variety of factors, with the primary goals being to align the interests of our Named Executive Officers and stockholders and to link pay with performance.

We have not adopted policies or employed guidelines for allocating compensation between current and long-term compensation, between cash and non-cash compensation or among different forms of non-cash compensation. As described below, the Compensation Committee considers a variety of factors in formulating and proposing the appropriate yearly mix among such compensatory elements, including our compensation philosophy and the value of outstanding equity awards granted in prior years.

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Compensation-Setting Process

Role of the Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee discharges the responsibilities of our Board relating to the compensation of our Named Executive Officers. The Compensation Committee reviews and recommends to the Board for approval the compensation of the CEO and the compensation of the non-employee members of the Board. Decisions regarding the compensation of the other Named Executive Officer (“Other NEO”) are made by the Compensation Committee in consultation with, and upon the recommendation of, the CEO. The Compensation Committee has the overall responsibility for overseeing our compensation and benefits policies generally, and overseeing and evaluating the compensation plans, policies and practices applicable to our executive officers.

In carrying out its responsibilities, the Compensation Committee evaluates our compensation policies and practices with a focus on the degree to which these policies and practices reflect our executive compensation philosophy, develops strategies and makes decisions that it believes further our philosophy or align with developments in best compensation practices and reviews the performance of our Named Executive Officers when making decisions with respect to their compensation.

The Compensation Committee’s authority, duties and responsibilities are further described in its charter, which is reviewed annually and revised and updated as warranted. The charter is available on the Company’s website at https://corp.turtlebeach.com/ under the heading “Corporate Governance—Compensation Committee Charter.”

The Compensation Committee retains a compensation consultant (as described below) to provide support in its review and assessment of our executive compensation program which includes analyzing the competitive market for executive pay using a compensation peer group. However, the Compensation Committee exercises its own judgment in formulating and making decisions with respect to the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.

Setting Target Total Direct Compensation

Each year, the Compensation Committee conducts a review of the compensation arrangements of our Named Executive Officers, typically during the first fiscal quarter of the year. As part of this review, the Compensation Committee evaluates the base salary levels, annual target cash bonus opportunities and long-term incentive compensation opportunities of our Named Executive Officers and all related performance criteria.

The Compensation Committee does not establish a specific target for formulating the annual target total direct compensation opportunities of our Named Executive Officers. In formulating and making decisions about the compensation of our Named Executive Officers, the members of the Compensation Committee rely primarily on their general experience and subjective considerations of various factors, including the following:

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These factors provide the framework for formulating and making decisions regarding the compensation opportunity for each Named Executive Officer. No single factor is determinative in making these decisions, nor is the impact of any individual factor on the determination of pay levels quantifiable.

The Compensation Committee does not weigh these factors in any predetermined manner, nor does it apply any formulas in formulating and making its compensation decisions for our Named Executive Officers. The members of the Compensation Committee consider this information in light of their individual experience, knowledge of the Company, knowledge of the competitive market, knowledge of each Named Executive Officer and business judgment in making their decisions.

The Compensation Committee engages in a biennial analysis of our executive compensation levels against other companies’ compensation programs and practices to establish our compensation levels with respect to our Named Executive Officers. In formulating and making its decisions, the Compensation Committee reviews information summarizing the compensation paid at a representative group of peer companies, to the extent that the executive positions at these companies are considered comparable to our positions and informative of the competitive environment, and more broad-based compensation surveys to gain a general understanding of market compensation levels.

Role of Management

In discharging its responsibilities, the Compensation Committee works with members of our management, including our CEO. Our management assists the Compensation Committee by providing information on corporate and individual performance, and management’s perspective on compensation matters. The Compensation Committee solicits and reviews our CEO’s proposals (except with respect to his own compensation) with respect to program structures, as well as his recommendations for adjustments to annual cash compensation, long-term incentive compensation opportunities and other compensation-related matters for our Other NEO, based on his evaluation of the other NEO’s performance for the prior year.

The Compensation Committee reviews and discusses our Chief Executive Officer’s proposals and recommendations and considers them as one factor in formulating and making its decisions with respect to the compensation of our Named Executive Officers. Our CEO also attends meetings of our Board and the Compensation Committee at which executive compensation matters are addressed, except with respect to discussions involving his own compensation.

With respect to the design of 2024 executive compensation programs, the Compensation Committee took a more independent role in establishing the key terms of the incentive plans and approved compensation levels.

Role of Compensation Consultant

The Compensation Committee has the sole authority to retain an external compensation consultant to assist it by providing information, analysis and other advice relating to our executive compensation program and the recommendations and decisions resulting from its annual executive compensation review, including the authority to approve the consultant’s reasonable fees and other retention terms. The compensation consultant reports directly to the Compensation Committee and its chair and serves at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, which reviews the engagement annually.

In 2023, the Compensation Committee engaged Compensia, to serve as its compensation consultant and advise on select executive compensation matters and the selection of the compensation peer group.

During 2023, Compensia provided the following services:

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The terms of Compensia’s engagement include reporting directly to the Compensation Committee chair.

The Compensation Committee has evaluated its relationship with Compensia to ensure that it believes that such firm is independent from management. This review process included a review of the services that Compensia provided, the quality of those services and the fees associated with the services provided during 2023. Based on this review, as well as consideration of the factors affecting independence set forth in Exchange Act Rule 10C-1(b)(4), Rule 5605(d)(3)(D) of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules and such other factors as were deemed relevant under the circumstances, the Compensation Committee has determined that no conflict of interest was raised as a result of the work performed by Compensia.

Competitive Positioning

The Compensation Committee believes that peer group comparisons are useful guides to measure the competitiveness of our executive compensation program and related policies and practices. For purposes of assessing our executive compensation against the competitive market, the Compensation Committee reviews and considers the compensation levels and practices of a select group of peer companies. This compensation peer group consists of consumer-related technology companies that are similar to us in terms of revenue, market capitalization and industry focus. The competitive data drawn from this compensation peer group is one of several factors that the Compensation Committee uses to formulate and make its decisions every two years with respect to the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.

In November 2022, the Compensation Committee directed Compensia to review the compensation peer group to determine if any adjustments were required in advance of conducting formal assessments to frame 2023 pay decisions. Compensia evaluated the existing peer group based on the same primary selection criteria as used in past years, which included:

The Compensation Committee determined that no adjustments should be made and approved the following peer group for 2023:

In July 2023, the Compensation Committee commenced a process to assess the selection criteria and peer group companies to account for changes in our business and financial profile. The goal of the process was to ensure the peer group underlying our competitive market analysis was appropriate and defensible. Based on the review, six companies that were outside the revenue or market capitalization ranges and/or deemed not close business matches were removed (Agilsys, Harmonic, Digital Turbine, CalAmp, EMCORE and VOXX International). Eight companies, all included in Institutional Shareholder Services’ self-constructed peer group, in a similar industry sector and within both the revenue and market capitalization ranges (Applied Optoelectronics, AstroNova, Aviat Networks, KVH Industries, Lantronix, PAR Technology, PCTEL and Quantum) were added. In October 2023, the Compensation Committee formally approved the 2024 peer group as listed below:

Compensation Elements

Generally, our executive compensation program consists of three principal elements – annual base salary, annual cash bonus opportunities and long-term incentive compensation opportunities in the form of equity awards. Our executive compensation

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program continues to evolve and respond to stockholder feedback. The 2023 program sought to further align our executive compensation with our performance and business strategy and developments in our broader industry.

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2023 Target Pay Mix

The Compensation Committee believes that the characteristics of each form of executive compensation are a key driver in determining the allocation of target total direct compensation. The following graphs represent the 2023 target mix of annual target total direct compensation for Messrs. Stark and Hanson. The disclosed equity award percentages below represent the grant date fair value of the PSU awards and RSU awards granted to these Named Executive Officers in 2023, and not the compensation actually paid to or realized by such Named Executive Officers. Mr. Keirn’s pay mix is not included as it was initially determined prior to him serving in a named executive officer role.

Annual Base Salary

Base salary represents the fixed portion of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers and is an important element of compensation intended to attract and retain highly talented individuals. We use base salary to provide each Named Executive Officer with a specified level of cash compensation during the year with the expectation that he will perform his responsibilities to the best of his ability and in our best interests.

Generally, we establish the initial base salaries of our Named Executive Officers through arm’s-length negotiation at the time we hire or promote the individual, taking into account his or her position, qualifications, experience, prior salary level and the base salaries of our other executive officers. Thereafter, the Compensation Committee reviews the base salaries of our Named Executive Officers each year as part of its annual review of our executive compensation program, with input from our CEO (except with respect to his own base salary) and formulates and makes decisions for adjustments as it determines to be reasonable and necessary to reflect the scope of a Named Executive Officer’s performance, individual contributions and responsibilities, position in the case of a promotion and competitive market conditions.

In April 2023, as part of its annual review of our executive compensation program, the Compensation Committee reviewed the annual base salaries of our then-incumbent Named Executive Officers, Messrs. Stark and Hanson, taking into consideration a competitive market analysis prepared by Compensia and the recommendations of Mr. Stark (except with respect to his own base salary), as well as the other factors described in “Compensation-Setting Process—Setting Target Total Direct Compensation” above. Following this review, the Compensation Committee approved 5% increases in the annual base salaries of Messrs. Stark and Hanson.

The annual base salaries of Messrs. Stark and Hanson for 2022 and 2023 were as follows:

As described in “Executive Summary—2023 Executive Compensation Highlights—Interim Chief Executive Officer Compensation Arrangements with Mr. Keirn” above, the Compensation Committee increased the annual base salary of Mr. Keirn to $410,000 when he was appointed as our Interim CEO.

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The annual base salaries of our Named Executive Officers during 2023 are set forth in the “2023 Summary Compensation Table” below.

Annual Cash Bonus Program

We use an annual cash bonus program to motivate our Named Executive Officers to achieve our annual business goals. In April 2023, the Compensation Committee approved the 2023 Bonus Plan to provide incentives for our Named Executive Officers to meet or exceed the principal business objectives set forth in our 2023 annual operating plan. Pursuant to the 2023 Bonus Plan, the Compensation Committee formulated and determined a target annual cash bonus opportunity for each participant in the plan and corporate and individual performance goals for the plan, with awards payable based on our 2023 actual performance. The Compensation Committee determined that 70% of our then-incumbent Named Executive Officers’ target annual cash bonus opportunities would be based on corporate performance and 30% on their individual performance. Other executives’, including Mr. Keirn’s, bonus opportunity was based 60% on corporate performance and 40% on their individual performance. Under the 2023 Bonus Plan, payments were to be made based on our performance with respect to each of the corporate performance metrics and the individual performance metrics to the extent to which each objective was achieved for the year.

Target Annual Cash Bonus Opportunities

For purposes of the 2023 Bonus Plan, cash bonuses were to be based upon a specific percentage of each Named Executive Officer’s annual base salary. In April 2023, as part of its annual review of our executive compensation program, the Compensation Committee reviewed the target annual cash bonus opportunities of our then-incumbent Named Executive Officers, Messrs. Stark and Hanson, taking into consideration a competitive market analysis prepared by Compensia and the recommendations of Mr. Stark (except with respect to his own target annual cash bonus opportunity), as well as the other factors described in “Compensation-Setting Process—Setting Target Total Direct Compensation” above. Following this review, the Compensation Committee determined to set the target annual cash bonus opportunities for 2023 for Messrs. Stark, Hanson and Keirn as follows:

Potential annual cash bonuses for our Named Executive Officers under the 2023 Bonus Plan could range from zero to 200% of their target annual cash bonus opportunity.

Corporate Performance Metrics

Under the 2023 Bonus Plan, Messrs. Stark, Hanson and Keirn were eligible to receive payments with respect to their target annual cash bonus opportunities based upon our achievement of one or more corporate performance metrics that were selected by the Compensation Committee. Consistent with the 2022 Bonus Plan, the Compensation Committee selected net revenue and Adjusted EBITDA as the two equally weighted corporate financial performance metrics for 2023. The Compensation Committee believed these two financial performance metrics were appropriate because, in its view, they were strong indicators of successful execution of our annual operating plan and they provided a strong emphasis on growth while managing expenses and strengthening our customer and employee relationships. The Compensation Committee also believed these metrics would also most directly influence the creation of sustainable long-term stockholder value.

For purposes of the 2023 Bonus Plan:

The payment scale for each of these corporate performance metrics is set forth below. To the extent that performance for any metric was below the threshold performance level, there would be no payment with respect to that metric. In addition, the potential payment for any metric was capped at the maximum performance level. Achievement levels and payment

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percentages for performance between the threshold and maximum performance levels were developed by the Compensation Committee. Payment for performance for points between those reflected in the table were calculated using straight-line interpolation.

Individual Performance Metrics

Specific quantified and non-quantified individual performance metrics represented a portion of our Named Executive Officers’ target annual cash bonus opportunities as set forth above. The Compensation Committee approved the following individual performance metrics for each Named Executive Officer for purposes of the 2023 Bonus Plan:

Annual Cash Bonus Payments

In March 2024, the Compensation Committee determined that, for 2023, our actual net revenue was $258.1 million and our actual Adjusted EBITDA was $6.5 million. Based on these results, our Named Executive Officers received 88% of their target annual cash bonus opportunity with respect to the corporate financial performance metrics.

In addition, in March 2024, Mr. Keirn evaluated the individual performance of Mr. Hanson against each of his individual performance metrics list and the Compensation Committee evaluated the performance of Mr. Keirn against his individual performance metrics, both as listed above. The following table sets forth the target annual cash bonus opportunities and the actual annual cash bonus payments made to Messrs. Keirn and Hanson for 2023 as approved by the Compensation Committee:

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The annual cash bonuses paid to our Named Executive Officers during 2023 are set forth in the “2023 Summary Compensation Table” below.

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

As a technology company that encounters significant competition for qualified personnel, long-term incentive compensation plays a critical role in our ability to attract, hire, motivate and reward qualified and experienced executive officers. The use of long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity awards is necessary for us to compete for qualified executive officers without significantly increasing cash compensation and is the most important element of our executive compensation program. We use equity awards to incentivize and reward our Named Executive Officers for long-term corporate performance based on the value of our Common Stock and, thereby, to align their interests with the interests of our stockholders. The realized value of these equity awards bears a direct relationship to our stock price, and, therefore, these awards are an incentive for our Named Executive Officers to create value for our stockholders. Equity awards also help us retain our Named Executive Officers in a highly competitive market.

In 2023, the Compensation Committee used a combination of PSU awards that may be earned and settled for shares of our Common Stock and/or time-based RSU awards that may be settled for shares of our Common Stock to motivate and reward our Named Executive Officers for long-term increases in the value of our Common Stock. The Compensation Committee believes that these equity awards align the interests of our Named Executive Officers with the interests of our stockholders by providing a significant incentive for them to manage our business from the perspective of an owner with an equity stake in the outcome of our financial and operational results and help us to achieve our retention objectives.

In the case of PSU awards, the Compensation Committee believes that such awards serve as a highly effective source of motivation to our Named Executive Officers to drive our financial performance. In addition, PSU awards provide a direct link between compensation and stockholder return, thereby motivating our Named Executive Officers to focus on and strive to achieve both our annual and long-term financial and strategic goals. In addition, because RSU awards represent the right to receive shares of our Common Stock upon settlement and have value even in the absence of stock price appreciation, the Compensation Committee believes that we are able to incentivize and retain our Named Executive Officers using fewer shares of our Common Stock than would be necessary if we used other equity vehicles, such as stock options, to provide an equity stake in the Company. Since the value of RSU awards increases with any increase in the value of the underlying shares of our Common Stock, RSU awards also serve as an incentive that aligns the long-term interests of our Named Executive Officers with the interests of our stockholders. The Compensation Committee believes that a portfolio of PSU awards and RSU awards appropriately balances the incentive benefits of a performance-based equity award vehicle with the retention and stockholder anti-dilution objectives of a time-based equity award vehicle, enabling us to use our equity compensation resources efficiently.

To date, the Compensation Committee has not applied a rigid formula in determining the size of the equity awards to be granted to our Named Executive Officers. Instead, the Compensation Committee has exercised its judgment as to the amount of the awards after taking into consideration a competitive market analysis prepared by its compensation consultant, the recommendations of our CEO (except with respect to his own equity award), the remaining prospective incentive and retention value of the outstanding equity holdings of each Named Executive Officer (including the current economic value of his unvested equity holdings), the projected impact of the proposed awards on our earnings, the proportion of our total shares outstanding used for annual long-term incentive compensation awards (our “burn rate”) in relation to the annual burn rate ranges of the companies in our compensation peer group and the potential voting power dilution to our stockholders in relation to the median practice of the companies in our compensation peer group, as well as the other factors described in “Compensation-Setting Process—Setting Target Total Direct Compensation” above. Based upon these factors, the Compensation Committee formulates and determines the size of each equity award it decides to grant at levels it considers appropriate to create a meaningful opportunity for reward predicated on the creation of long-term stockholder value.

2023 Annual Equity Awards

In April 2023, as part of its annual review of our executive compensation program, and after taking into consideration the factors described above, the Compensation Committee determined to grant our executive officers, including our then-incumbent Named Executive Officers, Messrs. Stark and Hanson, and Mr. Keirn PSU awards and RSU awards. Further, the Compensation Committee determined that 50% of Mr. Stark’s equity award should be in the form of a PSU award with the remaining 50% of the award being the form of a RSU award, while Messrs. Hanson and Keirn received 70% of their equity award in the form of an RSU award and 30% in the form of a PSU award. One-half of the PSUs subject to the PSU awards were to be earned based on our market growth as measured over three consecutive one-year periods, while the

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other one-half was to be earned based on our EBITDA performance also as measured over three-one year period. The equity awards granted to Messrs. Stark, Hanson and Keirn for 2023 were as follows:

RSU Awards

The RSU awards granted to our Named Executive Officers vest over a four-year period, with one-quarter of the RSUs subject to the award vesting on April 1, 2024, and the remainder of the RSUs subject to the award vesting in equal annual installments until April 1, 2027, contingent upon the applicable Named Executive Officer’s continued employment with or service to us through each applicable vesting date. The RSUs represent a contingent right to receive one share of our Common Stock for each unit that vests, or cash with a value equal to the fair market value of the underlying Common Stock, or a combination thereof. The RSU award is subject to the terms of the 2023 Plan and the applicable award agreement.

2023 Market Growth PSU Awards (50% of PSU Awards)

The Market Growth PSU Awards granted to our Named Executive Officers are to be earned over three consecutive one-year performance periods, with the number of units earned varying between 0% to 200% of the target number of units granted (with the payout range scaling linearly between the measurement points) based on the calculated “earned” units as determined based on our revenue growth exceeding “market” growth for each of 2023, 2024 and 2025:

For purposes of the Market Growth PSU awards, “market” is defined as NPD+GFK market sell through size for North America, the United Kingdom, France and Germany for all gaming headsets, keyboards and mice.

2023 EBITDA Margin PSU Awards (50% of PSU Awards)

The EBITDA Margin PSU Awards granted to our Named Executive Officers are to be earned over three consecutive one-year performance periods, with the number of units earned varying between 0% to 200% of the target number of units granted (with the payout range scaling linearly between the measurement points) based on the calculated “earned” units as determined based on our Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net revenue for 2023, 2024 and 2025:

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

In the event of a change in control of the Company, with respect to the PSU awards, the performance period will be truncated at the change in control date. If performance through the change in control date is measurable, the actual number of units earned will be determined and converted to a time-based RSU award vesting over the remainder of the performance period. If performance through the change in control date is not measurable, the target number of units will be considered earned and converted to a time-based RSU award vesting over the remainder of the performance period. In the event that a Named Executive Officer’s employment is terminated without “cause” or such Named Executive Officer resigns for “good reason” during the one-year period immediately following the change in control of the Company, then the vesting of the time-based RSU awards earned pursuant to the foregoing sentence will be accelerated in full.

Results of 2023 PSU Awards Tied to 2023 Performance

In March 2024, the Compensation Committee reviewed and evaluated our 2023 market growth and Adjusted EBITDA for purposes of the first performance period of the 2023 PSU Awards. The Compensation Committee determined that our actual revenue growth of 115% exceeded the maximum performance level of 110%, resulting in 200% of the target number of units subject to the Market Growth PSU Awards allocated to our 2023 performance. Our Adjusted EBITDA of 2.54% was slightly above the target performance level, yielding a payout of 93.4% of the target number of units subject to the EBITDA PSU Awards allocated to our 2023 performance of target awards.

Results of 2021 and 2022 PSU Awards Tied to 2023 Performance

In March 2024, the Compensation Committee reviewed and evaluated our 2023 market growth and Adjusted EBITDA for purposes of the third performance period of the 2021 PSU Awards and second performance period of the 2022 PSU Awards. The Compensation Committee determined that our actual revenue growth of 115% exceeded the maximum performance level of 110%, resulting in 200% of the target number of units subject to the 2021 and 2022 Market Growth EBITDA PSU Awards earned. We did not achieve the threshold performance level for Adjusted EBITDA to earn a payout for the 2021 and 2022 PSU awards based on our Adjusted EBITDA performance.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Deferred Stock Award for Mr. Keirn

In connection with his appointment as our Interim CEO, the Compensation Committee agreed to grant Mr. Keirn a deferred stock award, subject to the terms and conditions of the 2023 Plan and pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the written agreement evidencing the award. The terms of the deferred stock award provide that, among other things, in consideration for his service as Interim CEO, Mr. Keirn would receive shares of our Common Stock in an amount equal to $10,000 per month for each month that he serves as Interim CEO, prorated for any partial month of service and calculated on a monthly basis by using the 30-day average of the closing price of shares of our Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market immediately prior to and including the last calendar day of the applicable month of service. Such deferred stock was not to become vested or payable until we appointed a permanent CEO.

During 2023, the Compensation Committee granted Mr. Keirn the following deferred stock awards from the months of July through December 2023:

As a result of Mr. Keirn’s appointment as our CEO on March 13, 2024, his 5,891 deferred shares of our Common Stock granted in 2023 vested in full.

The equity awards granted to our Named Executive Officers during 2023 are set forth in the “2023 Summary Compensation Table” and the “2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” below.

Health and Welfare Benefits

Our Named Executive Officers are eligible to participate in the same employee benefit plans, and on the same terms and conditions, as all other full-time, salaried U.S. employees. These benefits include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, group life insurance, an employee assistance program, health savings and flexible spending accounts, advocacy resources, short-term and long-term disability insurance and supplemental insurance. We also provide vacation and other paid holidays to all employees, including our Named Executive Officers.

We maintain a Section 401(k) retirement savings plan (the “Section 401(k) Plan”) for the benefit of our eligible employees, including our Named Executive Officers, under which participants are permitted to contribute a percentage of their compensation on a pre-tax basis, subject to limits in the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Our executive officers are eligible to participate in the Section 401(k) Plan on the same basis as our other employees.

We design our employee benefits programs to be affordable and competitive in relation to the market as well as compliant with applicable laws and practices. We adjust our employee benefits programs as needed based upon regular monitoring of applicable laws and practices and the competitive market.

Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits

Currently, we do not provide perquisites or other personal benefits to our Named Executive Officers except as generally made available to our employees. In 2023, none of our Named Executive Officers received perquisites or other personal benefits in amounts equal to or greater than $10,000.

In the future, we may provide perquisites or other personal benefits in limited circumstances, such as those described in the preceding paragraph. All future practices with respect to perquisites or other personal benefits will be approved and subject to periodic review by the Compensation Committee.