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June 20, 2024

Dear Shareholder,

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Park Aerospace Corp. will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 11:00 A.M., E.D.T. As in recent past years, the Meeting will be held virtually as more fully described in the accompanying Notice.

This year, in addition to the customary election of directors, advisory approval of executive officers’ compensation and ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, we are asking you to approve an amendment to the Company’s 2018 Stock Option Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company authorized for issuance under the Plan. These proposals are more fully described in the accompanying Notice and Proxy Statement.

Sincerely,

Brian E. Shore

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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PARK AEROSPACE CORP.

1400 Old Country Road

Westbury, New York 11590

Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

July 18, 2024

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of PARK AEROSPACE CORP. (the “Company”) will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 11:00 A.M., E.D.T. We will conduct this year’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders completely virtually via live webcast. You will be able to attend and participate in the Annual Meeting online, vote your shares electronically and submit your questions prior to and during the meeting by visiting meetnow.global/MRG5WVK at the meeting date and time described in the accompanying Proxy Statement. The Annual Meeting is being held, for the following purposes:

1. To elect the eight directors named in the accompanying Proxy Statement to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, subject to earlier resignation, retirement or other termination of service;

2. To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;

3. To approve an amendment to the Company’s 2018 Stock Option Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock of the Company authorized for issuance under such Plan by 750,000 shares;

4. To ratify the appointment of CohnReznick LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 2, 2025; and

5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

Only holders of record of Common Stock at the close of business on June 3, 2024 will be entitled to notice of, and to attend and vote at, the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

If you are a registered shareholder (i.e., you hold your shares through our transfer agent, Computershare), you do not need to register to attend the Annual Meeting virtually on the Internet. Please visit meetnow.global/MRG5WVK, login with your 15-digit control number (found on your proxy card or in an email you previously received from Computershare). If you hold your shares through an intermediary, such as a bank or broker, you must register in advance to attend the Annual Meeting virtually on the Internet. To register to attend the Annual Meeting online by webcast you must obtain a legal proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee and then register in advance by submitting the legal proxy, along with your name and email address to Computershare. Requests for registration must be labeled as “Legal Proxy” and be received no later than 5:00 p.m., E.D.T., on July 13, 2024.

Requests for registration should be directed to us at the following:

By email:

Forward the email from your broker, or attach an image of your legal proxy, to legalproxy@computershare.com.

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PARK AEROSPACE CORP. Legal Proxy

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You will receive a confirmation of your registration with a control number by email from Computershare. At the time of the Annual Meeting, registered beneficial shareholders can visit meetnow.global/MRG5WVK and enter the control number.

				By Order of the Board of Directors,
				P. Matthew Farabaugh
				Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: June 20, 2024

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VOTING SECURITIES		1
STOCK OWNERSHIP		2
PROPOSAL NO. 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS		4
NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION		11
Summary Compensation Table for 2024, 2023 and 2022 Fiscal Years		15
PROPOSAL NO. 2 — ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) RESOLUTION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS		20
PROPOSAL NO. 3 — AMENDMENT TO 2018 STOCK OPTION PLAN TO INCREASE NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER SUCH PLAN BY 750,000 SHARES		21
PROPOSAL NO. 4 — RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2025 FISCAL YEAR		26
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS		27
OTHER MATTERS		27

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PARK AEROSPACE CORP.
1400 Old Country Road
Westbury, New York 11590

PROXY STATEMENT

Annual Meeting of Shareholders
July 18, 2024

This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Park Aerospace Corp. (the “Company”) of proxies with respect to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held on July 18, 2024, and any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Meeting”). Any shareholder of record giving a proxy (the form for which is enclosed with this Proxy Statement) has the power to revoke it at any time before it is voted by (i) delivering written notice of revocation bearing a later date than the proxy to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, (ii) submitting a later-dated proxy or (iii) virtually attending the Meeting and voting online. A beneficial owner (an owner who is not a shareholder of record) will receive a voting instruction form from such owner’s bank, broker or other nominee. To revoke any prior instruction, a beneficial owner should contact such owner’s bank, broker or other nominee in the time period specified in the voting instruction form, which will be at least prior to the time such bank, broker or other nominee exercises the voting instruction.

This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy are first being mailed on or about June 20, 2024 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 3, 2024.

This year’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be a completely virtual meeting conducted via live webcast. You will not be able to attend the annual meeting in person. You will be able to attend and participate in the Annual Meeting online, vote your shares electronically and submit your questions prior to and during the meeting by visiting: meetnow.global/MRG5WVK and following the instructions in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The meeting will begin promptly at 11:00 A.M., E.D.T., and online access will open fifteen minutes prior to the start of the meeting. Whether or not shareholders plan to attend the Annual Meeting, the Company urges them to vote and submit their proxy in advance of the Annual Meeting.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on July 18, 2024:

This Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 3, 2024 are available on the Company’s web site at www.parkaerospace.com under the caption “Shareholders”. References to web sites in this Proxy Statement are not intended to function as hyperlinks and, except as specified herein, the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, any such website is not part of this Proxy Statement.

VOTING SECURITIES

As of June 3, 2024, the outstanding voting securities of the Company consisted of 20,253,361 shares of Common Stock, par value $.10 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), each of which is entitled to one vote. Presence at the virtual meeting or representation by proxy of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will be included for purposes of determining a quorum.

As of June 3, 2024, all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group (12 persons) beneficially owned an aggregate of 2,186,265 shares of Common Stock (including an aggregate of 333,000 shares which such directors and executive officers may acquire pursuant to options that are exercisable as of June 3, 2024 or will become exercisable within 60 days thereafter), constituting approximately 10.6% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (giving effect to the exercise of such options).

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STOCK OWNERSHIP

Beneficial Ownership of Principal Shareholders

The following table sets forth information as of June 3, 2024 with respect to shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (for purposes of the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) by each person (including any “group” of persons as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), who is known to the Company to be the beneficial owner (for purposes of the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of that date.

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner	Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership		Percent of Class
Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. 4275 Executive Square, 5th Floor La Jolla, CA 92037	1,681,352	(a)	8.3	%
Black Rock, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055	1,368,506	(b)	6.8	%
The Vanguard Group, Inc. 100 Vanguard Boulevard Malvern, PA 19355	1,013,023	(c)	5.0	%
Brian E. Shore c/o Park Aerospace Corp. 1400 Old Country Road Westbury, NY 11590	1,146,515	(d)	5.6	%
River Road Asset Management, LLC 462 S. 4th St, Ste 2000 Louisville, KY 40202	1,186,617	(e)	5.9	%

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(a) Brandes Investment Partners, L.P., an investment adviser, holds shared voting power over 928,928 of such shares, shared dispositive power over all of such shares, based on an amendment to its Schedule 13G filed on February 8, 2024 under the Exchange Act, which represented 8.3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of June 3, 2024.

(b) BlackRock, Inc., a parent holding company, holds sole voting power over 1,331,400 of such shares and sole dispositive power over all of such shares, based on an amendment to its Schedule 13G filed on January 26, 2024 under the Exchange Act, which represented 6.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of June 3, 2024.

(c) The Vanguard Group, an investment adviser, holds shared voting power over 8,438 of such shares, sole dispositive power over 997,128 of such shares and shared dispositive power over 15,895 of such shares, based on an amendment to its Schedule 13G filed on February 13, 2024 under the Exchange Act, which represented 5.0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of June 3, 2024.

(d) Includes 135,000 shares which Mr. Shore may acquire pursuant to options exercisable as of, or within 60 days after, June 3, 2024, 424,896 shares owned by six trusts for the benefit of Brian E. Shore and his siblings, Peter Shore and Robin Shore, created under the wills of the late Jerry Shore, Brian Shore’s deceased father, and the late Cecile Shore, deceased spouse of the late Jerry Shore and Brian Shore’s deceased mother, of which trusts Brian Shore is a co-trustee, with his siblings, Peter Shore and Robin Shore, and of which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Shore holds sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 586,619 of such shares and shared voting power and shared dispositive power over 424,896 of such shares. All such shares represented 5.6% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of June 3, 2024 (giving effect to the exercise of such options).

(e) River Road Asset Management, LLC, an institutional investment firm, holds sole voting power over 1,107,452 of such shares, sole dispositive power over all of such shares, based on an amendment to its Schedule 13G filed on January 30, 2024 under the Exchange Act, which represented 5.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of June 3, 2024.

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Beneficial Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers

The following table sets forth information as of June 3, 2024 with respect to shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (for purposes of the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) by each director and nominee, by each executive officer of the Company who is identified in the “Summary Compensation Table” elsewhere in this Proxy Statement and by all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group (including shares which such persons may acquire pursuant to options that are exercisable as of June 3, 2024 or within 60 days thereafter). Each owner, except Mr. Shore, holds sole voting power and sole dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock listed below.

Name of Beneficial Owner	Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership		Percent of Class
Dale Blanchfield	18,250	(a)	*
Shane Connor	826,042	(b)	4.1	%
Emily J. Groehl	15,750	(c)	*
Yvonne Julian	5,375	(d)	*
Brian E. Shore	1,146,515	(e)	5.6	%
Carl W. Smith	20,250	(f)	*
D. Bradley Thress	6,375	(g)	*
Steven T. Warshaw	22,500	(h)	*
Mark A. Esquivel	70,750	(I)	*
P. Matthew Farabaugh	43,535	(j)	*
Christopher J. Goldner	0	(k)	*
Cory Nickel	10,923	(l)	*
All directors and executive officers as a group (12 persons)	2,186,265	(m)	10.6	%

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* Less than 1%

(a) Includes 16,750 shares which Mr. Blanchfield may acquire pursuant to options exercisable as of, or within 60 days after, June 3, 2024.

(b) Includes 826,042 shares which Mr. Connor beneficially owns through Funds of which he is an officer.

(c) Includes 14,750 shares which Ms. Groehl may acquire pursuant to options exercisable as of, or within 60 days after, June 3, 2024.

(d) Consists of 5,375 shares which Ms. Julian may acquire pursuant to options exercisable as of, or within 60 days after, June 3, 2024.

(e) See note (d) to the table under “Stock Ownership — Principal Shareholders” for information with respect to these shares.

(f) Includes 19,250 shares which Mr. Smith may acquire pursuant to options exercisable as of, or within 60 days after, June 3, 2024.

(g) Includes 5,375 shares which Mr. Thress may acquire pursuant to options exercisable as of, or within 60 days after, June 3, 2024.

(h) Includes 14,750 shares which Mr. Warshaw may acquire pursuant to options exercisable as of, or within 60 days after, June 3, 2024.

(i) Consists of 70,750 shares which Mr. Esquivel may acquire pursuant to options exercisable as of, or within 60 days after, June 3, 2024.

(j) Includes 40,250 shares which Mr. Farabaugh may acquire pursuant to options exercisable as of, or within 60 days after, June 3, 2024.

(k) Mr. Goldner joined the Company on March 4, 2024 and was elected Vice President-Finance of the Company on April 25, 2024.

(l) Includes 10,750 shares which Mr. Nickel may acquire pursuant to options exercisable as of, or within 60 days after, June 3, 2024.

(m) Consists of 1,853,265 shares beneficially owned by directors, director nominees and executive officers and 333,000 shares issuable to directors and executive officers upon exercise of options that are exercisable as of June 3, 2024 or will become exercisable within 60 days thereafter.

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PROPOSAL NO. 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Board to be elected at the Meeting consists of eight members. Proxies solicited by the Board will be voted in accordance with their terms and, in the absence of contrary instructions, for the election as directors of the nominees whose names appear in the following table. Elected directors will serve for a one-year term and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier resignation, retirement or other termination of service. Each nominee has consented to be named in this Proxy Statement and has agreed to serve as a director if elected by the shareholders. If any of the nominees does not remain a candidate at the time of the Meeting (a situation which is not now anticipated), proxies solicited by the Board will be voted in favor of those nominees who do remain as candidates and may be voted for substituted nominees. Each of the eight nominees who receives a majority of the votes cast online at the Meeting or by proxy shall be elected, and abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

The Board recommends that shareholders vote “FOR” each of the eight nominees as a director of the Company.

Each of the nominees is presently a member of the Board.

Name	Positions with the Company	Age	Director Since
Dale Blanchfield	Director	86	2004
Shane Connor	Director	37	2023
Emily J. Groehl	Director	77	2010
Yvonne Julian	Director	71	2021
Brian E. Shore	Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer	72	1983
Carl W. Smith	Director	76	2015
D. Bradley Thress	Director	62	2021
Steven T. Warshaw	Director	75	2004

Nominees’ Principal Occupations, Business Experience, Qualifications and Directorships

Dale E. Blanchfield has been a director of the Company since 2004 and has been the Company’s Lead Independent Director since October 2012. See “Board Leadership Structure — Lead Independent Director” elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. Mr. Blanchfield worked in leadership positions in the U.S. printed circuit board industry continuously from 1958 until his retirement in 2003. From 1990 to 2003, Mr. Blanchfield was President of the Electronics Division of The Bureau of Engraving Inc., a manufacturer of specialized, high-volume, high layer count printed circuit boards, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During his career, Mr. Blanchfield has traveled extensively internationally and established a number of manufacturing partnerships, on behalf of The Bureau of Engraving, with companies in Singapore, Taiwan and China. Mr. Blanchfield was a director of The Bureau of Engraving Inc. from 2003 to December 2009. Mr. Blanchfield’s extensive manufacturing experience allows him to provide the Board and the Company with insight into the Company’s international activities, as well as its relationships with strategic customers and suppliers.

Shane Connor has been a director of the Company since July of 2023. Mr. Connor is the founder and has served as Managing Partner of Huffman Prairie Holdings, LLC, an investment firm focused on small and medium sized businesses, since its founding in July 2018. He also served as the President and Managing Partner of Windancer Holdings, LLC, a family office, since January 2022. Previously, Mr. Connor served as an Analyst for The Catalyst Group, Inc., a private equity firm, from July 2017 to July 2018, and Bares Capital Management, Inc., an employee-owned asset management firm, from 2015 to 2017. Prior to 2015, he served as an Equity Research Analyst at River Road Asset Management, LLC, an institutional asset management firm, from 2010 to 2015. Mr. Connor is a Chartered Financial Analyst, and he graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Emily J. Groehl has been a director of the Company since May 2010. Ms. Groehl retired as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing of the Company in June 2005 after 20 years of service to the Company. Ms. Groehl served as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing of the Company from May 1999 until her retirement. From June 1985, when

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Ms. Groehl joined the Company, until May 1999, she held a number of positions of increasing responsibility within the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Groehl had been National Sales Manager of Polyclad Laminates, Inc. from 1980 to 1985, after beginning her career in the electronics materials industry in 1969 with Atlantic Laminates, and continuing with Oak Industries, which acquired Atlantic Laminates, until 1980. Ms. Groehl’s background with the Company and extensive experience enable her to provide the Board and the Company with valuable perspectives on the Company’s operations, culture and corporate planning and budgeting and on its marketing and sales efforts and programs.

Yvonne Julian has been a director of the Company since May 2021. Ms. Julian enjoyed a 36-year career with The Dow Chemical Company from which she retired in 2015. Yvonne started her career at Dow in 1979 as a Research Assistant working on projects related to preparing Dow to enter the polycarbonate market. She began her Dow sales career as a Trainee and Sales Representative in 1983. Ms. Julian was promoted to Global Account Executive in 1990 and served in positions of increasing responsibility until her retirement. In each of these positions, Ms. Julian was responsible for the Company’s account with Dow, and in such capacity, worked seamlessly with Park on joint strategies, new products and other matters. Prior to joining The Dow Chemical Company, Ms. Julian was a Laboratory Technician with the Institute of Gas Technology, and previously held a similar position with the McCrone Research Institute, both located in the Chicago, Illinois area. Today, Ms. Julian serves as Vice President and member of the Executive Leadership Team of the Greenville Center for Creative Arts. She previously served on the board of directors of Hightowers Petroleum Company. Ms. Julian received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with honors from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois, and a Master of Business Administration degree in Operations Management from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California. Ms. Julian’s decades of experience in the industrial materials and chemicals industries and her experience working with Park as a customer enable her to provide the Board and the Company with important insights into the aerospace composite materials and structures industries.

Brian E. Shore has been a director of the Company since 1983, Chief Executive Officer since 1996 and Chairman of the Board since July 2004. He was also President of the Company from 1996 until July 28, 2014. Mr. Shore has been an employee of the Company since 1988. As the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Shore brings to the Board significant senior leadership and financial, business and industry experience. As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Shore has direct responsibility for the Company’s strategy and operations. Mr. Shore has significant executive experience with the strategic, financial, and operational requirements of the Company and extensive and intimate knowledge of the Company and its operations, personnel and financial resources.

Mr. Shore brings tremendous knowledge of the Company and the global aerospace industry to the Board. In addition, he brings his broad strategic vision for the Company to the Board. Mr. Shore’s service as the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company creates a critical link between management and the Board, enabling the Board to perform its oversight function with the benefits of management’s perspectives on the Company’s business. In addition, having the Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Shore in particular, on the Board provides the Company with decisive and effective leadership.

Carl W. Smith has been a director of the Company since July 2015. Mr. Smith has many years of manufacturing and management experience in the aerospace composite materials industry. Mr. Smith provided consulting services to the Company from 2009 to 2012, primarily for the Company’s aerospace composite materials, structures and assemblies business in Newton, Kansas. From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Smith was employed by Reinhold Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of structural and other components for the aircraft and aerospace industries, including composite seats, where, from 2004 to 2007, he was Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, working primarily on aircraft composite seat manufacturing and Federal Aviation Administration certification of laminate manufacturing and testing; and from 2000 to 2004, he was Chief Executive Officer of Samuel Bingham Enterprises, Inc., a subsidiary of Reinhold Industries and a manufacturer of rubber and urethane rolls for the graphic arts and industrial markets. In 2006 and 2007 Mr. Smith served as Vice President of Advanced Composite Operations of the Company. He first joined the Company in April 1998 as Vice President of Operations of the Company and Chief Operating Officer of Nelco International Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and was elected Senior Vice President of North American Operations of the Company in May 1999, a position which he held until March 2000. From 1983 to 1998, Mr. Smith held various management and technical positions with Fiberite, Inc., a composite materials company, and its parent company ICI Composites, Inc.. Mr. Smith was President and Chief Operating Officer of Fiberite, Inc. from 1995 to 1997, when the company was purchased by Cytec Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced composite

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materials for the aerospace, military, commercial and recreational markets now owned by Solvay S.A. Mr. Smith stayed on as Vice President of Operations for the acquired company, renamed Cytec Fiberite, Inc., from 1997 to 1998. From 1976 to 1983, he held various technical positions with Martin Marietta Corporation, General Dynamics Convair and Composite Optics, Inc. Mr. Smith’s twenty years of broad and extensive background and experience in the aerospace advanced composite materials industry, and in the manufacturing operations of aerospace composite materials manufacturers, enable him to provide the Board and the Company with insight into the aerospace advanced composite materials industry.

D. Bradley Thress has been a director of the Company since February 2021. Mr. Thress is President and Chief Executive Officer of FlightSafety International, located in Melville, New York, and has served in that capacity since February of 2020. FlightSafety International, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the world’s pre-eminent professional pilot training company. FlightSafety operates learning centers in 11 countries, employs over 1,800 highly experienced professional instructors and offers more than 4,000 courses for pilots, technicians, flight attendants and dispatchers. From 1992 through February 2020, Mr. Thress worked for Textron Aviation and held a number of key positions at that company, including Senior Vice President of Global Parts, Programs and Flight Operations, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Senior Vice President of Business Jets and Senior Vice President of Customer Service. Mr. Thress started at Textron Aviation as a Demonstration Pilot. Textron Aviation, which is a subsidiary of Textron, Inc., is a world leading manufacturer of business jets, turboprops and other aircraft. From 1984 to 1992, Mr. Thress served in the United States Air Force as a T-38A Instructor Pilot, a KC-135R Aircraft Commander and a T-38A and AT-38B Detachment Commander, among other positions. Mr. Thress received a Bachelor of Engineering Science and Mechanics degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee and a Master of Business Administration degree from Baker University in Overland Park, Kansas. Mr. Thress’ broad and extensive background and experience in the aircraft industry will enable him to provide the Board and the Company with important insights into the aerospace industry generally.

Steven T. Warshaw has been a director of the Company since 2004. Mr. Warshaw was Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of M Cubed Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of ceramic materials for semiconductor equipment and armor applications, in Monroe, Connecticut from July 2002 to October 2005 and President, Hexcel Schwebel Division, Hexcel Corporation, a supplier of specialized fabrics for reinforcement of laminates used in printed circuit boards and in commercial aerospace, recreation and other industrial applications, in Anderson, South Carolina, from April 2000 to November 2001. Hexcel Schwebel was and is a supplier of raw materials to the Company. Prior to 2000, Mr. Warshaw was Senior Vice President, World Wide Sales and Marketing, of Photronics, Inc., a manufacturer of photomasks used to transfer circuit patterns onto semi-conductor wafers, in Brookfield, Connecticut, from February 1999 to April 2000 and President, Olin Microelectronic Materials, a supplier of advanced chemicals and related products, in Norwalk, Connecticut, from January 1996 to January 1999. Prior to 1996, Mr. Warshaw worked in numerous financial and management leadership positions with Olin Corporation (including Vice President, Strategic Development and Finance of Olin Chemicals Group, Vice President and General Manager of Olin Performance Urethanes, and President of Olin CIBA-Geigy (OCG) Microelectronic Materials). The Board has determined that Mr. Warshaw is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Warshaw was a director of NN, Inc. from 1997 to May 2021, and he was chair of the compensation committee of the board of directors and a member of the audit committee of the board of directors of NN, Inc. Mr. Warshaw has extensive experience with corporate management, financial and accounting matters, evaluating financial results and overseeing the financial reporting process of a publicly owned corporation. In addition, his experience with Hexcel Corporation enables him to provide the Board and the Company with insight into the aerospace industry.

There are no family relationships among any of the nominees named above or among any of such nominees and any of the other executive officers of the Company.

The Company was not during the 2024 fiscal year, and is not, engaged in any transaction with Dale Blanchfield, Shane Connor, Emily J. Groehl, Yvonne Julian, Carl W. Smith, D. Bradley Thress or Steven T. Warshaw.

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Director Independence

The Board believes that at least a majority of the directors on the Board should be independent. The Board recently undertook its annual review of director independence in accordance with the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange. The independence rules include a series of objective tests, including that the director is not employed by the Company and has not engaged in various types of business dealings with the Company. In addition, the Board is required to make a subjective determination that no relationship exists which, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The Board has determined that the following current directors and/or nominees have no material relationships with the Company and are “independent” as required by and as defined in the director independence standards of the New York Stock Exchange: Dale Blanchfield, Shane Connor, Emily J. Groehl, Yvonne Julian, Carl W. Smith, D. Bradley Thress and Steven T. Warshaw. Brian E. Shore does not satisfy such independence standards because he is an employee of the Company.

Board Committees

The Company’s Audit Committee currently consists of Dale Blanchfield, Emily J. Groehl, Carl W. Smith and Steven T. Warshaw, with Mr. Smith as Chair of such Committee. The Board has determined that Mr. Warshaw is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and that each of Messrs. Blanchfield, Smith and Warshaw and Ms. Groehl is “independent” as required by and as defined in the audit committee independence standards of the Securities and Exchange Commission and of the New York Stock Exchange and has sufficient knowledge in reading and understanding financial statements to serve on the Audit Committee. The designation as an “audit committee financial expert” does not impose on such person any duties, responsibilities, obligations or liabilities that are greater than those which are generally imposed on each member of the Audit Committee and the Board, and such designation does not affect the duties, responsibilities, obligations or liabilities of any other member of the Committee or the Board. The duties and responsibilities of the Audit Committee are set forth in a written charter of such Committee and are described elsewhere in this Proxy Statement under the caption “Other Matters — Audit Committee Report”. The Audit Committee also issues the Audit Committee Report required to be included in the Company’s Proxy Statement by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee Report for the Company’s 2024 fiscal year is set forth elsewhere in this Proxy Statement under the caption “Other Matters — Audit Committee Report”.

The Company has a Compensation Committee currently consisting of Dale Blanchfield, Emily J. Groehl, Carl W. Smith and Steven T. Warshaw and a Stock Option Committee currently consisting of Dale Blanchfield, Shane Connor, Emily J. Groehl, Carl W. Smith and Steven T. Warshaw. Ms. Groehl is Chair of the Compensation Committee, and Mr. Warshaw is Chair of the Stock Option Committee. Each member of the Compensation and Stock Option Committees is “independent” as required by and as defined in the compensation committee independence standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The functions of the Compensation and Stock Option Committees are set forth in written charters of such Committees adopted by the Board, and such functions are described elsewhere in this Proxy Statement under the caption “Named Executive Officer Compensation — Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Board Process”.

The Company has a Nominating Committee currently consisting of Dale Blanchfield, Emily J. Groehl, Yvonne Julian, Carl W. Smith and Steven T. Warshaw, with Mr. Warshaw as Chair of such Committee. The functions of the Nominating Committee, which include to identify and recommend to the Board individuals qualified to serve as directors of the Company and on committees of the Board and to oversee the evaluation of the Board and the Company’s management, are set forth in a written charter of such Committee adopted by the Board. The Nominating Committee recommended to the Board, and the Board nominated, Dale Blanchfield, Shane Connor, Emily J. Groehl, Yvonne Julian, Brian E. Shore, Carl W. Smith, D. Bradley Thress and Steven T. Warshaw as nominees for election as directors at the Meeting. On April 20, 2023, the Company entered into a Cooperation Agreement with Huffman Prairie Holdings, LLC, and related entities under which the Company agreed, among other things, to nominate Mr. Connor for election as a Director of the Company at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Cooperation Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K Current Report dated April 20, 2023.

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The Company has a Corporate Governance Committee currently consisting of Dale Blanchfield, Emily J. Groehl, Yvonne Julian, Carl W. Smith and Steven T. Warshaw, with Mr. Blanchfield as Chair of such Committee. The functions of the Corporate Governance Committee, which include to advise the Board with respect to Board composition, procedures and committees and to develop and recommend to the Board proposed changes to the Company’s corporate governance principles and policies, are set forth in a written charter of such Committee adopted by the Board.

Each member of the Compensation, Stock Option, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees is “independent” as required by and as defined in the director independence standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

The charters of the Audit, Compensation, Stock Option, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees are available on the Company’s web site at www.parkaerospace.com under the caption “Shareholders — Charters and Codes” as required by rules of the New York Stock Exchange. In addition, the charters of such Committees are available in print to any shareholder upon request submitted to the Company’s office at 1400 Old Country Road, Westbury, New York 11590.

During the Company’s last fiscal year, the Board met ten times and authorized action by unanimous written consent on five occasions, the Audit Committee met five times, the Nominating Committee met once, the Corporate Governance Committee met once, the Compensation Committee met twice, the Stock Option Committee met once, and the independent directors met in executive session without management one time. At each meeting of the independent directors, the Lead Independent Director presides. The functions of the Lead Independent Director are described elsewhere in this Proxy Statement under the caption “Board Leadership Structure”. Each of the directors attended more than 75% of all of the meetings held by the Board and each committee thereof of which such director was a member during the Company’s last fiscal year.

The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

One of the Board’s functions is oversight of risk management. “Risk” is inherent in business, and the Board seeks to understand and advise on risk in conjunction with the activities of the Board and the Board’s committees. Management of the Company is responsible for identifying risk and risk controls related to significant business activities; mapping the risks to Company strategy; and developing programs and recommendations to determine the sufficiency of risk identification, the balance of potential risk to potential reward, and the appropriate manner in which to control risk. The Board implements its risk oversight responsibilities by having management provide periodic briefings on the significant voluntary and involuntary risks that the Company faces and how the Company is seeking to manage risk. In some cases, as with risks of new technology and risks related to product acceptance, risk oversight is addressed as part of the Board’s oversight of business and strategic developments. In other cases, a Board committee is responsible for oversight of specific risk topics. The Audit Committee oversees issues related to internal control over financial reporting, the Compensation Committee reviews risks that may be implicated by the Company’s compensation programs, as discussed below, and the Corporate Governance Committee oversees risks related to governance policies and practices. The Board and Board committees generally discuss relevant risks and risk control; and the Board members assess and oversee the risks as a part of their review of the related business, financial, or other activities of the Company. In addition, the Board receives presentations during the year from management regarding specific potential risks and trends as necessary. At each Board meeting, the Chief Executive Officer addresses matters of particular importance or concern, including any significant areas of risk requiring Board attention. The Board believes that the practices described above, and the current leadership structure, facilitate effective Board oversight of the Company’s significant risks.

Risk Assessment in Compensation Programs

The Board has assessed the Company’s compensation programs and has concluded that the Company’s compensation policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

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Board Leadership Structure

Chairman of the Board. Brian E. Shore has served as the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since 2004. The Board believes that having a combined Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and independent members of the Board, with a lead independent director, provides the best board leadership structure for the Company. This structure, together with the Company’s other corporate governance practices, provides independent oversight of management while ensuring clear strategic alignment throughout the Company. Specifically, Mr. Shore proposes strategic priorities to the Board, communicates the Board’s guidance to management, and is ultimately responsible for implementing the Company’s key strategic initiatives. The Board has determined that this leadership structure is optimal for the Company because it provides the Company with strong and consistent leadership. Given the current regulatory and market environments, the Board believes that having one leader serving as both the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer provides decisive and effective leadership.

Lead Independent Director. Dale Blanchfield has served as the Company’s Lead Independent Director since October 2012. Pursuant to the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, as amended, the independent directors of the Board will annually elect by majority vote a Lead Independent Director, who may be removed or replaced at any time with or without cause by a majority of the independent directors. The Lead Independent Director has the authority to call meetings of the non-management directors or the independent directors; develops agendas for meetings of the non-management directors or independent directors in consultation with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; presides at all meetings of the non-management directors or independent directors; provides input on the agenda for meetings of the Board; leads the independent directors in the annual evaluation of the performance of the Chief Executive Officer and communicates that evaluation to the Chief Executive Officer; consults with the Chairman on other matters that are pertinent to the Board and the Company; and has such other powers and responsibilities as requested by the Board.

Annual Meeting Attendance

It is the Company’s policy that all directors are invited to and encouraged to attend Annual Meetings of Shareholders, and all the members of the Board attended the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held virtually on July 18, 2023.

Director Compensation

Each director who is not an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries receives a fee of $25,000 per annum for services as a director; the Lead Independent Director receives an additional fee of $7,000 per annum for services as such director; each member of the Audit Committee, other than the Chairman of the Committee, receives a fee of $2,000 per annum for services as a member of the Committee, and the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a fee of $4,000 per annum for services as Chairman of the Committee; each member of the Compensation Committee receives a fee of $2,000 per annum for services as a member of such Committee; and each director and each Committee member is reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board and of Committees of the Board. Each director may also receive a stock option grant in the discretion of the Stock Option Committee. The Company does not provide stock awards, non-equity incentive plan compensation or non-qualified deferred compensation earnings.

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The following table shows all the compensation paid by the Company for the most recent fiscal year, February 27, 2023 to March 3, 2024 for each of the directors of the Company, other than Brian E. Shore. Mr. Shore did not receive any compensation in his capacity as a director. Mr. Shore’s compensation is set forth elsewhere in this Proxy Statement under the caption “Named Executive Officer Compensation — Summary Compensation Table”

Name	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)		Option Awards ($)(a)		Total
Dale Blanchfield	$	36,000	$	10,675	$	46,675
Shane Connor	$	12,500		—		—
Emily J. Groehl	$	29,000	$	10,675	$	39,675
Yvonne Julian	$	25,000	$	10,675	$	35,675
Carl W. Smith	$	31,000	$	10,675	$	41,675
D. Bradley Thress	$	25,000	$	10,675	$	35,675
Steven T. Warshaw	$	29,000	$	10,675	$	39,675

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(a) The amounts in this column are the grant date fair values of stock options granted to each of the named directors during or for the 2024 fiscal year, estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: a risk-free interest rate of 3.61%, based on U.S. Treasury rates at the date of grant with maturity dates approximately equal to the estimated term of the options at the date of grant; expected volatility of 28.50%, based on historical volatility of the Company’s common stock; expected dividend yield of 3.82%, based on the regular quarterly cash dividend per share most recently declared by the Company; an estimated 8.31 year term of the options, based on evaluations of the historical and expected future employee exercise behavior; and on the exercise price of $13.08 of the option granted. These amounts do not correspond to the actual value that will be realized by the directors if and when they exercise the options. At March 3, 2024, the end of the Company’s last fiscal year, Mr. Blanchfield held outstanding stock options for 25,500 shares of Common Stock, Ms. Groehl held outstanding stock options for 23,500 shares of Common Stock, Ms. Julian held outstanding stock options for 16,000 shares of Common Stock, Mr. Shore held outstanding stock options for 205,000 shares of Common Stock (see the Summary Compensation Table below), Mr. Smith held outstanding stock options for 28,000 shares of Common Stock, Mr. Thress held outstanding stock options for 16,000 shares of Common Stock, and Mr. Warshaw held outstanding stock options for 23,500 shares of Common Stock.

Director Stock Ownership Guideline

During the Company’s 2013 fiscal year, the Board resolved that after a reasonable period of time each director should own approximately 1,000 or more shares of Common Stock. All the directors who were elected prior to 2021 satisfy such guideline.

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NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

General. The Company’s compensation of its named executive officers is composed of annual base salary, annual discretionary cash bonus, annual stock option grant, the annual profit sharing contribution under the Company’s Employees’ Profit Sharing and 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “Profit Sharing Plan”) and modest perquisites. The Company does not have employment agreements or employment termination or severance agreements or change-of-control agreements with any of its executive officers, other than (i) a provision in the Company’s 2002 Stock Option Plan that in the event of a “Change in Control”, as defined in such Plan, any outstanding options will become fully exercisable and (ii) a provision in the Company’s 2018 Stock option Plan that in the event of “Change of Control”, as defined in such Plan, the Stock Option Committee may take such actions as it deems appropriate to provide for accelerated vesting of outstanding unvested options unless the successor or acquirer company assumes or substitutes the options outstanding under the Plan with successor or acquirer options equal in value to options outstanding at the time of the “Change of Control” in which case accelerated vesting will occur only upon involuntary termination of employment without “Cause”, as defined in such Plan, or voluntary termination of employment for “Good Reason”, as defined in such Plan, within one year after the “Change of Control”, all as described under “Named Executive Officer Compensation — Employment, Severance and Change-in-Control Agreements” elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. The Compensation Committee fully supports and endorses this compensation structure, which is designed to provide fair current income to the Company’s named executive officers, a discretionary cash award for individual and enterprise performance, equity participation in the Company’s long-term performance as assessed by the capital markets in which the Company’s common stock is traded and participation in the Company’s profits through discretionary awards to the Profit Sharing Plan.

It is difficult for the Company to ascertain meaningful comparisons because the Company has few, if any, peer-group companies which disclose compensation information since most of its competitors are privately owned or are divisions or business units or subsidiaries of larger publicly owned companies which do not disclose compensation information about the officers of the divisions, business units or subsidiaries of the companies that would serve as a basis for comparison. The Company’s compensation of its senior management is also intended to align management’s incentives with the long-term interests of the Company’s shareholders and to be fair and equitable to the individual and to the Company’s employees and shareholders.

The Compensation and Stock Option Committees determine specific amounts of salary increases, if any, bonuses, if any, and stock option awards, if any, based generally on the Chief Executive Officer’s and the Committees’ subjective view of the Company’s results of operations, the overall performance of each individual, any changes in functional responsibility, promotions, the significance of the individual’s position to the Company, the individual’s experience and expertise, information gathered informally as to compensation levels of comparable companies in the same geographic location as the Company and the Company’s overall results of operations.

The Compensation Committee does not consider specific items of corporate or individual performance, other than the Company’s overall results of operations, in setting compensation policies and making compensation decisions. Consequently, specific forms of compensation are not structured and implemented to reflect any specific performance items. In addition, there are no target levels with respect to certain performance-related factors, and the Committee does not utilize or consider any pre-determined or other objective criteria.

The Company and the Compensation Committee informally gather information as to compensation levels of comparable companies in the same geographic location as the Company, but the Company does not engage in benchmarking total compensation or any element of compensation. The Company’s conduct in informally gathering information consists primarily of the Committee members’ and the Chief Executive Officer’s receipt of anecdotal information, proxy statements of other companies, which they receive because of their personal investments or otherwise, and information in newspapers, magazines and other publications. The Committee and the Chief Executive Officer consider this information in an informal way to assist them in understanding the state of the market for executive talent generally and in their deliberations and efforts to provide fair and equitable compensation to the Company’s executive officers and other employees.

The amounts of compensation awarded for each element of the Company’s compensation program (i.e., salary increases, bonuses and stock options) are subjective and not based on any formula or any pre-determined or other objective criteria. The Compensation Committee’s subjective assessments of the Company’s overall results of

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operations include the Company’s gross operating margins, operating income, net income and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The Committee’s assessment of an executive’s overall performance may include such performance factors as leadership qualities, intensity of efforts, cost containment efforts and the success of product promotions. These qualitative inputs are not translated into objective pay determinations for the amounts of salary increases, bonuses or stock option grants.

Base Salaries. Salaries of executive officers are determined based on the significance of the position to the Company, individual experience and expertise, individual performance and information gathered informally as to compensation levels of comparable companies in the same geographic location as the Company, except the salary of the Chief Executive Officer, who has declined to accept the Compensation Committee’s offer of a salary increase each year since the Company’s 2001 fiscal year and has voluntarily reduced his salary since the 2019 fiscal year, as described below. The Compensation Committee reviews the salary of each executive officer annually and makes adjustments as appropriate, taking into account the recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer.

The Compensation Committee generally provides annual increases in base salaries to compensate for general inflation and cost-of-living increases and occasional, special increases as a result of changes in functional responsibility, promotions, extraordinary efforts, or special accomplishments and the other factors described elsewhere in this “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”.

As previously reported by the Company, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Brian E. Shore, voluntarily reduced his annual salary from $250,000 to $220,000 for the 2021 fiscal year, and he has continued this voluntary salary reduction for the 2022 through 2024 fiscal years, after voluntarily reducing his annual salary from $357,760 to $250,000 for the 2019 fiscal year and continuing this voluntary salary reduction for the 2020 fiscal year. Mr. Shore reduced his salary by $10,700 during the 2022 fiscal year fourth quarter to offset the cost of a New Year’s bonus paid to employees of the Company in appreciation of their dedication and commitment to the Company. As stated in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2020, Mr. Shore’s voluntary $30,000 reduction of his annual salary in the 2021 fiscal year was intended to pay for the portion of the increase, in such fiscal year, to the cost of the Company’s medical insurance plan which otherwise would need to be paid for by the Company’s employees through increases to their weekly medical insurance plan contributions. Mr. Shore did not want the Company’s employees to pay more for their medical insurance coverage. Mr. Shore reduced his salary by $5,200 and $11,000 during the 2023 and 2024 fiscal year fourth quarters, respectively, to offset the costs of Christmas bonuses paid to employees of the Company.

Discretionary Annual Bonuses. Decisions as to the award of cash bonuses to executive officers with respect to each fiscal year are made after the close of the fiscal year. The amount awarded to each executive officer is based on the Company’s overall performance, individual performance, base salary level, bonuses paid in prior years and overall equity and fairness, except the Chief Executive Officer, who has declined to accept the Compensation Committee’s offer of a bonus each year since the Company’s 2001 fiscal year, except for bonuses for the 2008 through 2014 fiscal years, which he donated in their entirety to charity.

The amounts of bonuses for other named executive officers are based on the Chief Executive Officer’s subjective assessments of the individual’s overall performance and the other factors described elsewhere in this “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and his recommendations to the Compensation Committee, which the Committee then reviews with the Chief Executive Officer and approves as appropriate.

Equity Compensation. The only form of equity compensation that the Company has awarded consists of incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options under the Company’s stock option plans.

The Stock Option Committee determines the timing of the grant of options and the number of options that it considers appropriate for each executive officer and other key employees of the Company. With the exception of significant promotions and significant new hires, the Stock Option Committee generally grants stock options under the Company’s plan once each year following the availability to the Stock Option Committee of the financial results of operations of the Company for the prior fiscal year, the business plans of the Company for the current fiscal year and the recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Stock Option Committee provides annual stock option grants based generally on the individual’s position in the Company, the individual’s salary level, the amounts of grants in the past and the total amount expected to be expensed by the Company in the fiscal year for stock option grants and, for named executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Executive Officer’s subjective view of the individual’s overall performance, the other factors described elsewhere in

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this “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and his recommendations to the Committee, which the Committee then reviews with the Chief Executive Officer. In granting stock options, the Stock Option Committee generally does not consider the equity ownership levels of the recipients. The Stock Option Committee has the sole authority to grant stock options and has not delegated any authority to grant stock options.

The Company has not had, and does not have, a program, plan or practice to select the dates of grants of stock options to executive officers or to any employee or director of the Company in coordination with the release of material non-public information. The Company does not plan to time, and it has not previously timed, its release of material non-public information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation. In addition, the Company does not have a program, plan or practice of granting stock options and setting the exercise price or prices of such options based on the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on a date other than the grant date. Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2002 Stock Option Plan, which was approved by the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on July 17, 2002 and which terminated as to the granting of new awards on May 21, 2018, and the 2018 Stock Option Plan, which was approved by the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on July 24, 2018, the purchase price of the Common Stock under each stock option granted by the Company is no less than the fair market value of the Common Stock at the time of grant, which, pursuant to the terms of such Plans, is the reported closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date preceding the date the option is granted.

Severance Benefits. The Company does not have a policy to provide specified severance benefits to employees whose employment is terminated by the Company and does not have employment, termination or severance agreements or change-in-control agreements in place with any of its named executive officers, except for (i) a provision in the Company’s 2002 Stock Option Plan that in the event of a “Change in Control”, as defined in such Plan, any outstanding options will become fully exercisable and (ii) a provision in the Company’s 2018 Stock Option Plan that in the event of “Change of Control”, as defined in such Plan, the Stock Option Committee may take such actions as it deems appropriate to provide for accelerated vesting of outstanding unvested options unless the successor or acquirer company assumes or substitutes the options outstanding under the Plan with successor or acquirer options equal in value to options outstanding at the time of the “Change of Control” in which case accelerated vesting will occur only upon involuntary termination of employment without “Cause”, as defined in such Plan, or voluntary termination of employment for “Good Reason”, as defined in such Plan, within one year after the “Change of Control”, all as described under “Employment, Severance and Change-in-Control Agreements” elsewhere in this Proxy Statement.

Retirement Benefits. The Board decides annually the amount of the Company’s contribution to the Profit Sharing Plan, which is described elsewhere in this Proxy Statement under the caption “Summary Compensation Table”. The amount of such contribution is discretionary, but may not exceed 25% of the total remuneration paid to eligible employees or such other amount as is allowed under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Subject to this limit, the Board determines the amount to be contributed for each year based on the Company’s overall performance, the amounts contributed in prior years, the amounts of prior contributions recently forfeited by eligible employees due to termination of employment prior to vesting and recommendations from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Summary Compensation Table sets forth the profit sharing contributions made for the benefit of the named executive officers for the 2024, 2023 and 2022 fiscal years.

When the Company calculates overall compensation for its senior management, it considers the benefits expected to be received under the Profit Sharing Plan.

Perquisites and Other Benefits. The only perquisites for senior managers are the provision of automobiles leased or owned by the Company to certain executive officers and other members of management.

Senior management also participates in the Company’s other employee benefit plans on the same terms as other employees. These plans include medical, dental and life insurance.

Board Process. The Compensation Committee of the Board approves all salary and bonus compensation and the Stock Option Committee of the Board approves all grants of stock options for executive officers. Executive officers include the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the other executive officers named in the “Summary Compensation Table” elsewhere in this Proxy Statement and Christoper J. Goldner, who joined the Company on March 4, 2024 and was elected Vice President-Finance of the Company on April 25, 2024. The Compensation Committee and the Stock Option Committee review the performance and compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and, following discussions with him, establish his compensation level. As he has in the past since

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the Company’s 2001 fiscal year, the Chief Executive Officer declined to accept the Compensation Committee’s offer of a salary increase and, as disclosed elsewhere in this Proxy Statement and as previously reported by the Company, the Chief Executive Officer voluntarily reduced his annual salary from $250,000 to $220,000 for the 2021 fiscal year, and he has continued this voluntary salary reduction for the 2022 through 2024 fiscal years, after voluntarily reducing his annual salary from $357,760 to $250,000 for the 2019 fiscal year and continuing this voluntary salary reduction for the 2020 fiscal year. The Chief Executive Officer reduced his salary by $10,700 during the 2022 fiscal year fourth quarter to offset the cost of a New Year’s bonus paid to employees of the Company in appreciation of their dedication and commitment to the Company. Mr. Shore reduced his salary by $5,200 and $11,000 during the 2023 and 2024 fiscal year fourth quarters, respectively, to offset the costs of Christmas bonuses paid to employees of the Company. For the other executive officers, the Chief Executive Officer makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee and to the Stock Option Committee. The amount of discretionary contributions to the Profit Sharing Plan for each fiscal year is determined by the Board taking into account the recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer.

The Board, the Compensation Committee and the Stock Option Committee, as the case may be, use no set formulas in making their determinations and may ascribe different weight to different factors for each executive officer. The weight ascribed to each factor may vary from year to year.

Deductibility of Executive Compensation. Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits the deduction of otherwise deductible compensation in excess of $1 million per year paid to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the other executive officers named in the “Summary Compensation Table for 2024, 2023 and 2022 Fiscal Years” elsewhere in this Proxy Statement.

Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company has considered the results of the most recent shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation required by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proxy rules in determining its compensation policies and decisions. In light of the high level of support the proposal to approve the compensation of the named executive officers received at the July 18, 2023 Annual Meeting and at prior Annual Meetings, the Company’s compensation policies and decisions, explained in detail in this “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, continue to be designed to focus on pay for performance and to align the long-term interests of the Company’s executive officers with the long-term interests of the Company’s shareholders. The Company will include a shareholder vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials each year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation or until the Company’s Board of Directors otherwise determines that a different frequency is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

Compensation Committee Report

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the foregoing Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management of the Company; and based on such review and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement.

		Compensation Committee
		Emily J. Groehl, Chair Dale Blanchfield Carl W. Smith Steven T. Warshaw

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

All members of the Compensation Committee were independent directors during the 2024 fiscal year, and none of them is, or has been, an employee or officer of the Company, except that Emily Groehl was an employee of the Company prior to 2006 and a consultant of the Company prior to 2020, and Carl Smith was an employee of the Company prior to 2007 and a consultant of the Company prior to 2012 . During the 2024 fiscal year, none of the Company’s executive officers served on the compensation committee (or equivalent) or the board of directors of another entity whose executive officers served on the Board or the Compensation Committee.

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Summary Compensation Table for 2024, 2023 and 2022 Fiscal Years

The following table shows all the compensation paid by the Company for the last three completed fiscal years for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and the Company’s two next most highly compensated executive officers serving in such capacity as of the last day of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year, which was March 3, 2024.

Name and Principal Position		Year(a)		Salary			Bonus(b)			Option Awards(c)			All Other Compensation(d), (e)			Total
Brian E. Shore		2024		$	213,556		$	—		$	76,250		$	5,917		$	295,723

SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Park Aerospace Corp.