UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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April , 2022

Dear Fellow Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Sportsman’s Warehouse,” “we” or “us”), that will be held on May 25, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time. We have determined that the Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting of stockholders conducted via live audiocast on the Internet. You may listen to and participate in the Annual Meeting by going to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SPWH2022. You will be able to access the meeting using the control number found on your Notice of Internet Availability, proxy card or voting instruction form, as applicable.  You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting physically in person. For purposes of attendance at the Annual Meeting, all references in the accompanying Proxy Statement to “present in person” or “in person” shall mean virtually present at the Annual Meeting.

Details of the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting and instructions for how to participate in the Annual Meeting are set forth in the accompanying Notice of 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement. Only stockholders of record and beneficial owners at the close of business on March 28, 2022 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

We are furnishing our proxy materials to our stockholders over the Internet. On or about April   , 2022, we are mailing a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”) to our stockholders of record that did not request to receive printed copy of our proxy materials, including the Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022, or are otherwise receiving our proxy materials electronically by email. Brokers, banks and other nominees who hold shares on behalf of beneficial owners will be sending their own similar Notice of Internet Availability to the beneficial owners. The Notice of Internet Availability contains instructions for how stockholders can access our proxy materials over the Internet and vote their shares. All stockholders who do not receive a Notice of Internet Availability will receive a printed copy of the proxy materials by mail on or about April   , 2022.

Whether or not you plan to be virtually present at the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to vote on the matters presented as soon as possible. If you participate in and vote your shares at the Annual Meeting, your proxy will not be used.

Thank you for your continued support and interest in Sportsman’s Warehouse.

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SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS, INC.
1475 WEST 9000 SOUTH SUITE A
WEST JORDAN, UT 84088

NOTICE OF 2022 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 25, 2022

The 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held via live audiocast on the Internet on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time. The purposes of the Annual Meeting are to:  

You may listen to and participate in the Annual Meeting by going to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SPWH2022. You will be able to access the meeting using the control number found on your Notice of Internet Availability, proxy card or voting instruction form, as applicable.  The accompanying Proxy Statement provides detailed information about the Annual Meeting. We encourage you to read the Proxy Statement carefully and in its entirety.

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 28, 2022 as the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. A list of all stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available for examination at our principal executive offices at 1475 West 9000 South, Suite A, West Jordan, Utah, for ten days before the Annual Meeting, and during the Annual Meeting such list will be available for examination by following the link on the virtual meeting platform.

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Whether or not you plan to be virtually present at the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to submit your proxy or voting instructions as soon possible to instruct how your shares are to be voted at the Annual Meeting and to help ensure the presence of a quorum at the Annual Meeting. Voting now via proxy will not limit your right to change your vote or to attend the Annual Meeting.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 

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This Proxy Statement contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may concern our business, operations and financial performance and condition as well as our plans, objectives and expectations for our business operations and financial performance and condition, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this proxy statement are forward-looking statements. These statements may include words such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “can have,” “could,” “due,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “objective,” “plan,” “potential,” “positioned,” “predict,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events or trends. For example, all statements we make relating to our plans and objectives for future operations, growth or initiatives and strategies are forward-looking statements.

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These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate and our management’s beliefs and assumptions. We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our own operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that predicting the impact of known factors is very difficult, and we cannot anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results.

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All of our forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our

expectations include, but are not limited to:

The above is not a complete list of factors or events that could cause actual results to differ from our expectations, and we cannot predict all of them. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements disclosed under “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 29, 2022, as such disclosures may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including subsequent Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and public communications. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this Proxy Statement and otherwise in the context of these risks and uncertainties.

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Potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements we make. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Proxy Statement and are not guarantees of future

performance or developments and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are in many cases beyond our control. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements publicly, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS, INC.
1475 WEST 9000 SOUTH SUITE A

WEST JORDAN, UT 84088

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PROXY STATEMENT FOR 2022 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 25, 2022

This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. from the holders of shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (our “Common Stock”) to be voted at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held via live audiocast on the Internet on May 25, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time (the “Annual Meeting”), and at any and all adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting. You may listen to and participate in the Annual Meeting by going to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SPWH2022. You will be able to access the meeting using the control number found on your Notice of Internet Availability, proxy card or voting instruction form, as applicable. The approximate date on which these proxy materials are first being sent or made available to our stockholders is April , 2022.

The terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “Sportsman’s Warehouse,” or the “Company” refer to Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS

This Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022 (the “2021 Annual Report”) are available on the Internet at www.proxyvote.com. These materials are also available on our corporate website at investors.sportsmans.com. References to our website in this Proxy Statement are provided for convenience only and the content on our website does not constitute part of this Proxy Statement.

VOTING INFORMATION

Why did I receive only a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials?

As permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we are furnishing our proxy materials, including our Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement and 2021 Annual Report, to most stockholders over the Internet. On or about April , 2022, we will mail a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”) to stockholders of record that did not request to receive printed copies of our proxy materials or that are otherwise receiving our materials electronically by email, while brokers, banks and other nominees who hold shares on behalf of beneficial owners will be sending their own similar Notice of Internet Availability to the beneficial owners. The Notice of Internet Availability contains instructions on how stockholders can access and review our proxy materials via the Internet and vote their shares. The Notice of Internet Availability also contains instructions on how to request, free of charge, paper copies of the proxy materials.

We believe the delivery options that we have chosen will allow us to provide our stockholders with the proxy materials they need, while lowering the cost of the delivery of the materials and reducing the environmental impact of printing and mailing printed copies.

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When and where is the Annual Meeting?

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The Annual Meeting of stockholders of Sportsman’s Warehouse will be held on May 25, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time, via live audiocast on the Internet. You may listen to and participate in the Annual Meeting by going to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SPWH2022. You will be able to access the Annual Meeting using the control number found on your Notice of Internet Availability, proxy card or voting instruction form, as applicable.

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Why is the Company holding the Annual Meeting virtually?

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We believe a virtual-only meeting format facilitates stockholder attendance and participation by enabling all stockholders to participate fully, equally and without cost, using an Internet-connected device from any location around the world. In addition, the virtual-only meeting format increases our ability to engage with all stockholders, regardless of size, resources or physical location and enables us to protect the health and safety of all attendees Sportsman’s Warehouse stockholders will be afforded the same opportunities to participate at the virtual Annual Meeting as they would at an in-person Annual Meeting.

What am I being asked to vote on at the Annual Meeting?

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will act on the following matters:

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Stockholders will also be asked to consider and transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting.

How does the Board recommend that I vote?

The Board recommends that you vote your shares of our Common Stock:
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Who may vote?

Only holders of record of our Common Stock, at the close of business on the record date, March 28, 2022 (the “Record Date”), are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to cast one vote for each share held by them on each matter to be voted upon. As of the Record Date, there were 43,879,984 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. Our Common Stock is the only class of securities of the Company authorized to vote. Stockholders are not entitled to cumulative voting rights in the election of directors.

What must I do if I want to attend the Annual Meeting?

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We will be hosting the Annual Meeting on the Internet via live audiocast. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting physically in person. All holders of shares of our Common Stock as of the close of business on the Record Date, including stockholders of record and stockholders who hold our Common Stock through a

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broker, bank or other nominee, may listen to and participate in the Annual Meeting by going to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SPWH2022.

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You will need the control number included on your Notice of Internet Availability, proxy card or voting instruction form (if you received a printed copy of the proxy materials) or included in the email to you (if you received the proxy materials by email) in order to be able to attend the Annual Meeting. Please note that if you hold your shares in street name, you may not vote your shares at the Annual Meeting unless you obtain a “legal proxy” from the broker, bank or other nominee that holds your shares, giving you the right to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting.

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The Annual Meeting audiocast will begin at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time. Stockholders may access the Annual Meeting beginning at 7:45 a.m. Mountain Time through www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SPWH2022. Stockholders will be able to submit questions by means of the “Ask a Question” field beginning at 7:45 a.m. on the morning of the Annual Meeting and throughout the duration of the meeting. Following the presentation of all proposals at the Annual Meeting, we will answer stockholder-submitted questions pertinent to meeting matters as time permits. Any questions that we are unable to address during the Annual Meeting will be answered on our website at investors.sportsmans.com following the Annual Meeting. If we receive substantially similar questions, we will group the questions together and provide a single response to avoid repetition. We will not answer any questions that are irrelevant to the purpose of the Annual Meeting or our business or that contain inappropriate or derogatory references which are not in good taste.

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What happens if I experience technical difficulties during the Annual Meeting? 

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We will have technicians ready to assist you with any technical difficulties you may have accessing the virtual meeting or submitting questions. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual Annual Meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number that will be provided in the meeting access email that will be sent approximately one hour prior to the Annual Meeting.

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What constitutes a quorum?

The presence at the meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present.

How do I vote my shares?

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Voting at the Annual Meeting

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All holders of shares of our Common Stock as of the close of business on the Record Date, including stockholders of record and stockholders who hold shares of our Common Stock in street name, may attend and vote their shares at the Annual Meeting. See above under “What must I do if I want to attend the Annual Meeting?”

Even if you plan to be virtually present at the Annual Meeting, we recommend that you submit your proxy or voting instructions in advance to authorize the voting of your shares at the Annual Meeting so that your vote will be counted if you later are unable to attend the Annual Meeting.

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Submitting a Proxy or Voting Instructions

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What is the deadline for voting my shares if I do not attend the Annual Meeting?

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If you are a stockholder of record, your proxy must be received by telephone or the Internet by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 24, 2022 in order for your shares to be voted at the Annual Meeting.  If you are a stockholder of record and received your proxy materials by mail, and you cause your shares to be voted by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card, your proxy card must be received before the Annual Meeting for your shares to be voted at the Annual Meeting.

If you hold your shares in street name, please comply with the deadlines for voting provided by the broker, bank or other nominee that holds your shares

What vote is required for adoption or approval of each matter to be voted on?

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What happens if I do not give specific voting instructions?

If you are a stockholder of record and you properly submit a signed proxy card or submit your proxy by telephone or the Internet, but do not specify how you want to vote your shares on a particular proposal, then

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the named proxy holders will vote your shares in accordance with the recommendations of the Board on all matters presented in this proxy statement. See above under the heading “How does the Board recommend that I vote?”

In accordance with applicable stock exchange rules, if you hold your shares through a brokerage account and you fail to provide voting instructions to your broker, your broker may generally vote your uninstructed shares of our Common Stock in its discretion on routine matters at a stockholder meeting. However, a broker cannot vote shares of our Common Stock held in street name on non-routine matters unless the broker receives voting instructions from the stockholder. Generally, if a broker exercises this discretion on routine matters at a stockholder meeting, a stockholder’s shares will be voted on the routine matter in the manner directed by the broker, but will constitute a “broker non-vote” on all of the non-routine matters to be presented at the stockholder meeting.  Proposal 1 (election of directors), Proposal 2 (approval of the Declassification Amendment) and Proposal 4 (approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s named executive officer compensation) are considered non-routine matters. Proposal 3 (ratification of Grant Thornton as our independent registered public accounting firm) is considered a routine matter.

Consequently, if you hold your shares in street name through a brokerage account and do not submit voting instructions to your broker, your broker may exercise its discretion to vote your shares on Proposal 3, but will not be permitted to vote your shares on Proposal 1, 2 and 4 or on any other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting. If your broker exercises this discretion on Proposal 3, your shares will be counted as present for determining the presence of a quorum at the Annual Meeting and will be voted on Proposal 3 in the manner directed by your broker, but your shares will constitute broker non-votes on Proposal 1, 2 and 4 at the Annual Meeting.

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What are my choices for casting my vote on each matter to be voted on?

Your choices for casting your vote on each proposal to be voted on at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

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How will voting on any other business be conducted?

Although the Board does not know of any business to be considered at the Annual Meeting other than the items described in this Proxy Statement, if any other business properly comes before the Annual Meeting, a stockholder’s properly submitted proxy gives authority to the proxy holders to vote on those matters in their discretion.

How can I change or revoke my proxy?

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If you are a stockholder of record, you may change or revoke  a previously submitted proxy at any time before it is exercised by one of the following methods:

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Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.
Attn: Secretary
1475 West 9000 South, Suite A
West Jordan, Utah 84088

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Any change to your proxy that is provided by telephone or the Internet must be submitted before the deadlines set forth above under “What is the deadline for voting my shares if I do not attend the Annual Meeting?”

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If your shares are held in street name, you must contact your broker, bank or other nominee to find out how to change or revoke your voting instructions.

Who will bear the cost of this proxy solicitation?

We will bear the cost of solicitation of proxies. This includes the charges and expenses of preparing, assembling, and mailing the Notice of Internet Availability, Proxy Statement, and other soliciting materials and the charges and expenses of brokerage firms and others for forwarding solicitation materials to beneficial owners of our issued and outstanding Common Stock. Proxies will be solicited by mail, and may be solicited personally by directors, officers, or our employees, who will not receive any additional compensation for any such services.

Where can I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting?

Our intention is to announce the preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting and to publish the final results within four business days after the Annual Meeting on a Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC and which we will make available on our website at investors.sportsmans.com under “Financials and Filings”.
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What do I do if I receive more than one proxy or set of voting instructions?

​If you received more than one Notice of Internet Availability or more than one proxy card or voting instruction form (if you receive your proxy materials by mail), your shares are likely registered in different names or with different addresses or are in more than one account. You must separately vote the shares shown on each Notice of Internet Availability, proxy card or voting instruction form that you received in order for all of your shares to be voted at the Annual Meeting.

If I share an address with another stockholder and received only one copy of the proxy materials, how do I obtain an additional copy?

We have adopted a procedure called “householding,” which the SEC has approved. Under this procedure, stockholders of record who have the same address and last name and did not receive a Notice of Internet Availability or otherwise receive their proxy materials electronically will receive only one copy of our proxy materials unless we receive contrary instructions from one or more of such stockholders. Upon oral or written request, we will deliver promptly a separate copy of the proxy materials to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of proxy materials was delivered. If you are a stockholder of record at a shared address to which we delivered a single copy of the proxy materials and you desire to receive a separate copy of the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting or for our future meetings, or if you are a stockholder at a shared address to which we delivered multiple copies of the proxy materials and you desire to receive one copy in the future, please submit your request to the Householding Department of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. at 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717, or at 1-866-540-7095. If you are a beneficial stockholder, please contact your bank, broker or other nominee directly if you have questions, require additional copies of the proxy materials, wish to receive multiple reports by revoking your consent to householding or wish to request single copies of the proxy materials in the future.

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PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

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Our Board of Directors is currently set at seven directors. Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (“Certificate of Incorporation”) and Amended and Restated Bylaws (“Bylaws”) currently provide for a classified, Board consisting of three classes of directors, each serving a staggered three-year term and with one class being elected at each year’s annual meeting of stockholders as follows:

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Upon the expiration of the term of a class of directors, directors for that class will be elected for a new three-year term at the annual meeting of stockholders in the year in which their term expires. Each director’s term is subject to the election and qualification of his or her successor, or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Subject to any rights applicable to any then outstanding preferred stock, any vacancies on our Board may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office.

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If Proposal 2 (approval of the Declassification Amendment) is approved by stockholders at the Annual Meeting, we will begin our phased transition to a declassified Board structure beginning at our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. See “Proposal 2 – Approval of Declassification Amendment” for additional information.

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The Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board is responsible for reviewing and recommending to the Board from time to time the experience, qualifications, attributes, skills or other criteria desired for directors and director candidates. In considering candidates for nomination or appointment to the Board, the Board considers such factors such as whether the director candidate has relevant expertise upon which to be able to offer advice and guidance to management, has sufficient time to devote to the affairs of the Company, has demonstrated excellence in his or her field, has the ability to exercise sound business judgment and has the commitment to rigorously represent the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders. Candidates for director nominees are reviewed in the context of the current composition of the Board, the operating requirements of the Company and the long-term interests of stockholders. In conducting its assessment, the Board considers diversity, age, skills, and such other factors as it deems appropriate given the current needs of the Board and the Company, to maintain a balance of knowledge, experiences, background and capability. Although we do not have a formal diversity policy, we believe it is important to have an appropriate mix of diversity for the optimal functionality of the Board. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, one of our seven directors is female and one of our directors self-identifies as “diverse” as such term is defined in Rule 5605(f) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”). In the case of incumbent directors whose terms of office are set to expire, the Board reviews such directors’ overall service to the Company during their term, including the number of meetings attended, level of participation, quality of performance, and any other relationships and transactions that might impair such directors’ independence.

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All of our directors bring to the Board a wealth of executive leadership experience. Below we identify and describe the key experience, qualifications, and skills our directors bring to the Board that are important in light of our businesses and structure. The directors’ experiences, qualifications, and skills that the Board considers in their re-nominations are included in their individual biographies.

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Nominees for Election as Class II Directors at the Annual Meeting

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Martha Bejar, 60, has served has a member of our Board since February 2019. Ms. Bejar currently serves as the co-Founder of Red Bison Advisory Group, LLC, a technology advisory firm founded in early 2014. Most recently, Ms. Bejar served as CEO and Director of Unium Inc., a WiFi software solution provider, from March 2017 until its sale to Nokia Corp. in March 2018. Prior to her time at Unium, Ms. Bejar was CEO/Director at Flow Mobile Inc., a

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broadband wireless access solution provider, from January 2012 to December 2015. Prior to joining Flow Mobile, Ms. Bejar was Chairperson/CEO of Wipro Infocrossing Cloud Computing Services (A Wipro Company). Prior to Wipro, Ms. Bejar was with Microsoft Corp., where she was the Corporate Vice President for the Communications Sector. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of Red Bison Advisory Group, LLC, she also serves on the Board of Lumen Technologies, Inc.  (NYSE: LUMN), CommVault Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVLT), Quadient  S.A (Euronex: QDT.PA) and Rainer Scholars (not-for-profit) and is a Life Member of Council on Foreign Relations.  Ms. Bejar received an Advanced Management Program degree from Harvard University Business School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Miami and also holds an MBA from Nova Southeastern University. We believe that Ms. Bejar’s executive leadership experience, as well as her technical expertise and extensive experience in the communications and technology industries, make her a valuable member of our Board of Directors.

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Richard McBee, 58, has served as a member of our Board since November 2018. He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of CLEAResult Consulting, Inc., a position he has held since July 2021. Immediately prior to such time, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Riverbed Technology from October 2019 to June 2021. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Mitel Networks Corporation (Nasdaq: MITL) from January 2011 to October 2019 where he led Mitel’s global strategy, business performance and global execution. Prior to joining Mitel, from 2007 to 2011, Mr. McBee served as President of the Communications and Enterprise Group of Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR). He joined Danaher in 2007 as President, Tektronix Communications, following the acquisition by Danaher of Tektronix. Prior to the acquisition, Mr. McBee spent 15 years with Tektronix and held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility, including Senior Vice President and General Manager, Communications Business Unit; Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Service and Marketing; and Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Initiatives. Mr. McBee holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Chapman School of Business and Economics and graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree. We believe that Mr. McBee’s strong leadership skills and his past experience as a public company CEO make him an asset to our Company and Board.

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Continuing Directors

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Jon Barker, 54, has served as our Chief Executive Officer and member of our Board since March 2018 and as our President since March 2017. Mr. Barker previously served as our Chief Operating Officer from March 2017 to March 2018. Prior to joining us, Mr. Barker served as VP Global Officer for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. where he served in the dual roles of President and CEO of Hayneedle.com, a leading online home furnishings retailer, since 2013, and effective January 2017 as group leader for the Home and Outdoor furnishings categories for U.S. ecommerce across Walmart.com, Jet.com and Hayneedle.com. From 2008 to 2013, Mr. Barker was Chief Operating Officer of Hayneedle.com. Prior to Walmart, Mr. Barker served as Senior Vice President of Distribution-Logistics at Cornerstone Brands from 1999 to 2008, which is comprised of home and lifestyle brands including Frontgate, Ballard Designs, Garnet Hill, Grandin Road, and Improvements. Mr. Barker brings his knowledge of the day-to-day operations of our Company to the Board of Directors, providing valuable insight to the Board of Directors as it oversees our operations, growth and finances.  We also believe his prior experience in retail and online marketing will provide useful knowledge to our Board. Mr. Barker received a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Northern Kentucky University.

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Christopher Eastland, 49, has served as a member of our Board since August 2009 and previously served as the Chairman of the Board from September 2010 to April 5, 2019. In addition to Mr. Eastland’s service on our Board, he is a partner at Seidler Equity Partners III, L.P. (“Seidler”), having joined in 2004, where he is involved in all investment activities, including the structuring, negotiating and closing of portfolio investments, and has served on the boards of numerous private companies. Prior to joining Seidler, Mr. Eastland was an attorney at O’Melveny & Myers LLP from 1999 to 2004. His practice focused principally on mergers and acquisitions and private equity investments, as well as representation of public and private companies in commercial transactions. Mr. Eastland received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and entrepreneurial studies from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California and is a member of the State Bar of California. We believe that Mr. Eastland’s experience of more than 15 years at Seidler overseeing investments in its portfolio companies, his experience of serving on the board of directors of Parks! America Inc. and his prior experience as an attorney representing public and private corporations will enable him to provide useful insight to our Board.

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Gregory P. Hickey, 71, has served as a member of our Board since April 2014. From 1973 until his retirement in 2010, Mr. Hickey was an accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, serving as a partner since 1983. Mr. Hickey held various positions during his time at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, including serving as partner-in-charge of the Los Angeles tax practice, as the tax leader of the West Region and as the tax engagement partner for numerous publicly traded consumer products companies. Additionally, between 1985 and 2006, Mr. Hickey was a professor in the Masters of Taxation program at the University of Southern California. Mr. Hickey also served as President and a member of the board of directors of the Southern California Tennis Association. Mr. Hickey received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Southern California. We believe that Mr. Hickey’s extensive accounting expertise and his experience advising public companies on tax and accounting matters adds valuable experience to our Board of Directors.

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Joseph P. Schneider, 62, has served as a member of our Board since April 2014 and as the Chairman of the Board since April 2019. From 2000 until 2012, Mr. Schneider served as President and Chief Executive Officer of LaCrosse Footwear Inc., a publicly traded footwear company until its acquisition by ABC-Mart in August 2012. Additionally, he served on the board of directors of LaCrosse Footwear Inc. from 1999 through 2012. Between 1985 and 2000, Mr. Schneider held various other positions with LaCrosse Footwear Inc. and its subsidiary, Danner, Inc., including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Danner, Inc. from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Schneider received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northern Arizona University. We believe that Mr. Schneider’s tenure as a chief executive officer of a publicly traded company makes him a valuable advisor to our Board.

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Philip Williamson, 60, has served as a member of our Board since September 2019. Mr. Williamson has spent over 35 years at Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company, better known by its brand Dickies. He currently serves in an advisory role to Dickies, after serving as President from October 2017 to July 2019.  Prior to that, Mr. Williamson served as Chairman, President and CEO of Dickies from January 1997 until October 2017, at which time Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company was acquired by VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC). From January 1994 to January 1997, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman. Mr. Williamson began his career at Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company in 1983 and held various roles of increasing responsibility. He is the fourth generation of Williamsons to have served at Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company. Mr. Williamson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the University of Denver and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Texas-Austin.  He currently serves on the Board and Executive Committee of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Mr. Williamson previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Apparel and Footwear Association (“AAFA”) from 2013 to 2014. Prior to serving as Chairman, he was Secretary of the AAFA’s Board of Directors. He also was previously a Board member at Blessings Corporation. We believe Mr. Williamson’s decades of experience leading a global, multi-brand workwear clothing and accessories business make him valuable to our Board.

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Skills Matrix

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Our Nominating and Governance Committee utilizes a skills matrix as part of the Board’s annual evaluation, succession planning, and director nomination process. The goal is to ensure that the Board collectively possesses the relevant skills and backgrounds for effective governance, meaningful strategic planning and strong leadership that enhances financial performance and builds stakeholder value. The following skills matrix shows a summary of the skills and core competencies of our director nominees and continuing directors and should not be considered to be a complete list of each director’s strengths and contributions to the Board.

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Nominees for Election

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Upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board has nominated Ms. Bejar and Mr. McBee for election to the Board to serve until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. These individuals are currently Class II directors of the Board.

The nominees for election have consented to be named in this Proxy Statement and to serve as directors if elected. If any of the nominees are unable or unwilling for good cause to serve as directors if elected (which is not anticipated), the persons who are designated as proxy holders may exercise discretionary authority to vote for a substitute

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nominee selected by our Board or our Board may reduce the number of directors serving on the Board.

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Vote Required for Election of Directors

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Each director nominee will be elected to the Board at the Annual Meeting if he or she receives a majority of the votes cast with respect to his or her election (that is, the number of votes cast “FOR” the nominee must exceed the number of votes cast “AGAINST” the nominee). Broker non-votes and abstentions are not treated as votes cast and therefore will not be considered in determining the outcome of the election of directors.

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Our majority voting standard includes a director resignation policy that requires an incumbent director who stands for election to the Board but who fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election of directors to tender his or her resignation to the Secretary of the Company promptly following certification of the election results. In such event, the Board, considering the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, must decide whether to accept or reject the resignation and publicly disclose its decision, including the rationale behind any decision to reject the tendered resignation, within 90 days following certification of the election results. The Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board may, in making their recommendation or decision, as applicable, consider any factors and other information that they consider appropriate and relevant.

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE TWO DIRECTOR NOMINEES.

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PROPOSAL 2
APPROVAL OF DECLASSIFICATION AMENDMENT

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Background

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Our Certificate of Incorporation currently provides for a classified Board of Directors consisting of three classes of directors, each as nearly equal in number as possible as determined by our Board of Directors, with each class of directors serving staggered three-year terms. As a result, only one class of directors stands for election at each of the Company’s annual meetings of stockholders, such that stockholders vote on and elect approximately one-third of the Board each year. At this Annual Meeting, we are asking stockholders to approve and adopt a proposal to amend and restate our Certificate of Incorporation to declassify our Board of Directors. If the Declassification Amendment is approved, the declassification of our Board of Directors will be phased-in so that beginning with our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, directors will be elected for one-year terms as their present terms expire.

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In February 2022, our Board of Directors determined that the proposed amendment and restatement of the Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors is advisable and in the best interests of the Company, and unanimously approved the Declassification Amendment, subject to stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting.

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Reasons for the Declassification Amendment

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Our Board of Directors recognizes that a classified structure may offer several advantages, such as promoting Board stability and continuity, providing a greater opportunity to protect the interests of stockholders in the event of an unsolicited takeover offer and reinforcing a commitment to long-term perspectives and value creation for our stockholders. Our Board also recognizes that a classified structure may reduce directors’ accountability to stockholders because such a structure does not enable stockholders to express a view on each director’s performance by means of an annual vote. Moreover, many institutional investors believe that the election of directors is the primary means for stockholders to influence corporate governance policies and to hold management accountable for implementing these policies. Our Board of Directors considered the arguments in favor of and against continuation of the classified board structure and determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company, subject to stockholder approval, to declassify the Board of Directors over a phase-in period commencing at our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.

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Effect of the Declassification Amendment

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If the Declassification Amendment is approved and adopted by our stockholders at the Annual Meeting, we will begin the phased transition to a declassified Board structure beginning at our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. In accordance with the proposed Declassification Amendment, the transition will be phased in as follows:

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In all cases, each director will serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

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In addition, if the Declassification Amendment is approved and adopted by our stockholders at the Annual Meeting, our directors will be removable by stockholders with or without cause from and after the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.

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The Declassification Amendment is set forth in Appendix A, with deletions indicated by strikeouts and additions indicated by underlining. The foregoing description of the Declassification Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the full text of the Declassification Amendment attached as Appendix A.

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Other Amendments

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In addition to declassifying our Board of Directors, the Declassification Amendment would also delete certain obsolete provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation relating to the prior equity ownership of our former equity sponsor, Seidler. As these provisions are no longer relevant or applicable and create the potential for confusion, the Board believes it is in the best interests of stockholders to make these non-substantive changes to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation.

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Effective Date of Declassification Amendment

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If stockholders approve and adopt the Declassification Amendment, it will become effective upon the filing of the proposed Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which the Company intends to file promptly after the requisite vote for this Proposal 2 is obtained at the Annual Meeting. The Board will also make conforming changes to the Company’s Bylaws.

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Reservation of Right to Abandon Declassification Amendment

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Our Board reserves the right to not proceed with the Declassification Amendment and to abandon the Declassification Amendment without further action by our stockholders at any time before the effectiveness of the filing of the Declassification Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, even if the Declassification Amendment is adopted and approved by our stockholders at the Annual Meeting. If the Board elects to abandon the Declassification Amendment, the declassification of the Board of Directors will not be effected and our Board of Directors will remain classified.

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If the Declassification Amendment is not approved and adopted by our stockholders, our Certificate of Incorporation will not be amended as set forth above and our Board of Directors will continue to be classified with directors serving staggered terms. In addition, directors will continue to be removable by stockholders only for cause.

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Approval of the Declassification Amendment requires the affirmative vote of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of our outstanding shares of Common Stock. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect as a vote “Against” this proposal.

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL OF THE DECLASSIFICATION AMENDMENT.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

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Corporate Governance Guidelines

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The Board has developed corporate governance practices to help it fulfill its responsibility to stockholders to oversee the work of management in the conduct of the Company’s business and to seek to serve the long-term interests of stockholders. The Company’s corporate governance practices are memorialized in our Corporate Governance Guidelines which direct our Board’s actions with respect to, among other things, our Board composition and director qualifications, composition of the Board’s standing committees, stockholder communications with the Board, succession planning and the Board’s annual performance evaluation. A current copy of our Corporate Governance Guidelines is available on our website at investors.sportsmans.com.

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Pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the charter of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee oversees an annual evaluation of the performance of the Board and each of its committees in order to assess the overall effectiveness of the Board and its committees. The evaluation process is designed to facilitate ongoing, systematic examination of the Board’s effectiveness and accountability, and to identify opportunities for improving its operations and procedures. The effectiveness of individual directors is considered each year when the directors stand for re-nomination

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Director Independence

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Our Board has determined that each of Ms. Bejar and Messrs. Eastland, Hickey, McBee, Schneider and Williamson qualify as an “independent director” under the applicable rules of Nasdaq. Mr. Barker does not qualify as an independent director because he is employed as our President and Chief Executive Officer. In making its independence determinations, our Board considered the relationships that each of these non-employee directors has with the Company, including the transactions listed below, and all other facts and circumstances our Board deemed relevant in determining their independence. Mr. Williamson is currently a Brand Ambassador for Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co., and was previously its President and Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2017.  Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. is owned by V. F. Corporation. V. F. Corporation sells certain products to us in the ordinary course of business. The amount involved in these transactions represented less than 1% of V. F. Corporation’s annual gross revenue for each of 2019, 2020 and 2021. Our Board affirmatively determined that our transactions with V. F. Corporation did not, and would not, interfere with Mr. Williamson’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out his responsibilities as a director. As required under applicable Nasdaq rules, our independent directors meet in regularly scheduled executive sessions at which only independent directors are present.

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Meetings and Attendance

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During fiscal year 2021, our Board held 19 meetings, the Audit Committee held six meetings, the Compensation Committee held nine meetings and the Nominating and Governance Committee held nine meetings. Each of our directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate meetings of the Board and the committees of the Board on which he or she served during fiscal year 2021. In addition, the independent directors meet regularly in executive session without the presence of management.

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It is the Board’s policy to encourage directors to attend the annual meeting of stockholders, either in person or telephonically. Our Board expects each director to attend the Annual Meeting. All of our then-current directors attended last year’s annual meeting of stockholders.

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Board Leadership and Structure

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Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that the Board will exercise its discretion in combining or separating the offices of the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, based on the Board’s judgment of the best interests of the Company and its stockholders from time to time. The Board recognizes that the roles of Chief

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Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board are distinct. While the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for setting our strategic direction and for our day-to-day leadership and performance, the Chairman of the Board provides guidance to the Chief Executive Officer and sets the agenda for, and presides over, meetings of the Board. The Board believes that participation of the Chief Executive Officer as a director, while keeping the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board separate, provides the proper balance between independence and management participation at this time. Mr. Barker currently serves as our Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Schneider currently serves as our independent Chairman of the Board.

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Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

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One of the principal functions of our Board is to provide oversight concerning the assessment and management of risk related to our business. The Board is involved in risk oversight through direct decision-making authority with respect to fundamental financial and business strategies and major corporate activities, including material acquisitions and financings, as well as through its oversight of management and the committees of the Board. Management is responsible for identifying the material risks facing the Company, implementing appropriate risk management strategies and ensuring that information with respect to material risks is shared with the Board or the appropriate Board committee. In connection with this responsibility, members of management provide regular reports to the Board regarding business operations and strategic planning, financial planning and budgeting and regulatory matters, including any material risk to the Company relating to such matters.

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The Board has delegated oversight for specific areas of risk exposure to committees of the Board as follows:

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At each regular meeting of our Board, the chairperson of each committee reports to the full Board regarding the matters reported and discussed at any committee meetings, including any matters relating to risk assessment or risk management. Upon the request of the committees, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer attend meetings of these committees when they are not in executive session, and often report on matters that may not be otherwise addressed at these meetings. Also, at least annually the Board receives an update relating to cyber security risks the Company faces and the steps that the Company has taken in order to address these risks. In addition, our directors are encouraged to communicate directly with members of management regarding matters of interest, including matters related to risk, at times when meetings are not being held. Our Board believes that the processes it has established for overseeing risk would be effective under a variety of leadership frameworks and therefore do not materially affect its choice of leadership structure as described under “Board Leadership Structure” above.

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Compensation Risk Assessment

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We believe that risks arising from our compensation policies and practices for our employees are not reasonably likely to encourage unnecessary or excessive risk taking that could have a material adverse effect on the Company. In addition, the Compensation Committee believes that the mix and design of the elements of our executive compensation program do not encourage management to assume unnecessary or excessive risks that could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

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Policy on Hedging and Pledging

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The Company recognizes that hedging against losses in Company stock is not appropriate or acceptable trading activity for individuals employed by or serving the Company. The Company has incorporated prohibitions on various hedging activities within its insider trading policy, which policy applies to directors, officers and employees. The policy prohibits all directors, officers and employees from purchasing financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars and exchange funds), or otherwise engaging in transactions that hedge or offset, or are designed to hedge or offset, any decrease in the market value of the Company’s securities. The policy also prohibits pledging any Company stock or equity awards as collateral for any margin account, or other form of credit arrangement.

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Human Capital

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We appreciate the importance of retention, growth and development of our employees. We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits packages, opportunities for advancement, and extensive training programs and learning opportunities for our employees. We strive to ensure pay equity between our female employees and male employees performing equal or substantially similar work. We are also focused on understanding our diversity and inclusion strengths and opportunities and executing on a strategy to support further progress.

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We believe that the recruitment, training and knowledge of our employees and the consistency and quality of the service they deliver are central to our success. We emphasize deep product knowledge for store managers and sales associates during both the hiring and training stages. We hire most of our sales associates for a specific department or product category. One of our unique assets is a designated training room located at our headquarters. Our training room is used frequently for firm-wide training programs and by vendors to stage training demonstrations for new products.

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Committees of the Board of Directors

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The Board has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Governance Committee. All committee members are independent directors and meet the independence requirements under Nasdaq for the applicable committee on which they serve. In addition, each member of the Audit Committee also meets the independence requirements under Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and satisfies the additional financial literacy requirements of the Nasdaq rules. Our Board has also determined that each member of the Compensation Committee satisfies the additional independence requirements specific to compensation committee membership under applicable rules of Nasdaq. In making this determination, the Board considered whether the director has a relationship with the Company that is material to the director’s ability to be independent from management in connection with the duties of a member of the Compensation Committee.

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The charters of these committees are available on our website at investors.sportsmans.com.

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The composition of each of our three standing committees is set forth below. Mr. Barker, our Chief Executive Officer, does not serve on any committees of the Board.

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Audit Committee

Our Audit Committee is responsible for, among other things:

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Our Board has determined that Mr. Hickey qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Compensation Committee

Our Compensation Committee is responsible for, among other things:

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The Compensation Committee has the power to appoint, from among its members, subcommittees, each of which may have (as determined by the Compensation Committee) the full power of the Compensation Committee; provided, however, that the Compensation Committee shall not delegate to a subcommittee any power or authority required by law, regulation or listing standard to be exercised by the Compensation Committee as a whole. The Compensation Committee has not delegated and has no current intention to delegate any of its authority with respect to determining executive officer compensation to any subcommittee. In determining compensation for executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer, the Compensation Committee may consider, among other things, the recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer and other officers.

In 2021, our Compensation Committee engaged the services of Frederic W. Cook & Co. ("FW Cook"), a compensation consulting firm, to advise the Compensation Committee regarding the amount and types of compensation that we provide to our executives and directors and how our compensation practices compare to the compensation practices of other selected companies. FW Cook does not provide any services to us other than the services provided to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee believes that FW Cook does not have any conflicts of interest in advising the Compensation Committee under applicable SEC rules or Nasdaq listing standards. The Compensation Committee has assessed the independence of FW Cook pursuant to SEC rules and

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Nasdaq listing standards and concluded that no conflict of interest exists that would prevent FW Cook from independently representing the committee.

Nominating and Governance Committee

Our Nominating and Governance committee is responsible for, among other things:

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Director Candidates Recommended by Stockholders

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The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders. Properly communicated stockholder-recommended director candidates will be considered in the same manner and using the same criteria as used for any other director candidate. To be properly communicated, stockholders desiring to recommend candidates for consideration by the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board should submit their recommendation in writing to the attention of the Secretary, Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc., 1475 West 9000 South, West Jordan, Utah, 84088, no later than the January 1^st prior to the next annual meeting of stockholders, together with all information about the stockholder and the candidate that would be required pursuant to Section 2.15 of our Bylaws if the stockholder was nominating the candidate for election to the Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee may request additional information concerning such director candidate as it deems reasonably required to determine the eligibility and qualification of the director candidate to serve as a member of the Board. For a discussion of the factors and other criteria the Nominating and Governance Committee and Board will consider when evaluating a director candidate, see “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors”.

Please note that stockholders who wish to nominate a person for election as a director in connection with an annual meeting of stockholders (as opposed to making a recommendation to the Nominating and Governance Committee as described above) must deliver written notice to our Secretary in the manner described in Section 2.15 of our Bylaws, and as described further under “Proposals of Stockholders and Director Nominations for 2023 Annual Meeting.”

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Communications with the Board of Directors

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Individuals may contact our entire Board, an individual director, the independent directors as group, any Board committee or any Chairperson of any Board committee by sending a written communication to the Board, the individual director, the independent directors as a group, any Board Committee or any Chairperson of any Board Committee in care of:

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Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.

Attn: Secretary

1475 West 9000 South

West Jordan, Utah 84088

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Each communication must set forth the name and address of the stockholder on whose behalf the communication is sent and should be addressed to the Board, any such individual director, the independent directors as a group, Board committee or Chairperson of any Board committee by either name or title. Each communication will be reviewed by the Company’s Secretary to determine whether it is appropriate for presentation to the directors. Junk mail, job inquiries, business solicitations, or hostile communications will not be presented. In addition, if requested by stockholders, when appropriate, the Chairman of the Board will also be available for consultation and direct communication with stockholders.

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Code of Conduct and Ethics

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The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics applicable to our employees, directors, and officers. This Code of Conduct and Ethics is applicable to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller, or persons performing similar functions. The code is available on the Company’s website at investors.sportsmans.com. To the extent required by rules adopted by the SEC and Nasdaq, we intend to promptly disclose future amendments to certain provisions of the code, or waivers of such provisions granted to executive officers and directors on our website at investors.sportsmans.com.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY

The table below sets forth certain information regarding our executive officers as of the date of this Proxy Statement:

See “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors - Continuing Directors” for information concerning the business experience of Mr. Barker. Information concerning the business experience of our other executive officer is set forth below.

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Jeff White has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2022 and our Secretary since September 2021. Mr. White previously served as our Vice President of Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer from September 2021 to January 2022. From August 2016 to September 2021, Mr. White served as the Company’s Senior Director, Finance and Accounting. Prior to his time at the Company, Mr. White served as Manager at KPMG LLP from August 2011 to August 2016. Mr. White holds a Bachelors of Arts and Master’s degree in accountancy from the University of Utah and is a licensed certified public accountant in the state of Utah.

There are no family relationships between or among any of our executive officers or directors.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

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Overview

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We were a smaller reporting company for fiscal year 2020. In fiscal year 2021, we no longer qualified as a smaller reporting company. As a result, this Proxy Statement includes detail regarding executive compensation that would not have been required had we continued to be a smaller reporting company, including this Compensation Discussion and Analysis, additional compensation tables for "Grants of Plan-Based Awards," "Option Exercises and Stock Vested," and "Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control".

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This Compensation Discussion and Analysis discusses our executive compensation policies and how and why our Compensation Committee arrived at specific compensation decisions for the year ended January 29, 2021 for the individuals who served as our principal executive officer and principal financial officer as of January 29, 2021, and for our former principal financial officer who resigned in October 2021, collectively referred to as our “named executive officers” for 2021:

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Executive Summary

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The important features of our executive compensation program include the following:

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Advisory Vote on Compensation

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At last year’s annual meeting of stockholders, approximately 98% of votes cast approved the “say-on-pay” proposal regarding the compensation awarded to our named executive officers. We take the views of our stockholders seriously and view this result as an indication that the principles of our executive compensation program are supported by our stockholders. At the prior year’s annual meeting, our stockholders indicated their approval of the recommendation that we solicit a say-on-pay vote on an annual basis. We have adopted a policy that is consistent with that preference and, accordingly, we are holding a say-on-pay vote on an annual basis.

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Effect of Proposed Merger

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On December 21, 2020, we entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Great Outdoors Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Great Outdoors”), and Phoenix Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Great Outdoors. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, we agreed to certain contractual obligations relating to our compensation programs. In particular, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, if the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement had not happened by March 1, 2021, we were permitted to grant time-based restricted stock unit awards to our employees (including the named executive officers), but were not permitted to grant performance-based equity awards. The Merger Agreement was terminated on December 2, 2021, and as of such date we are no longer bound by this restriction on granting performance-based awards and we did grant performance-based awards in fiscal 2022. The equity awards granted in fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022 are discussed in more detail below.

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Objectives, Philosophy and Elements of Executive Compensation

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Our compensation program aims to achieve the following main objectives:

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Our executive compensation program generally consists of, and is intended to strike a balance among, the following three principal components: base salary, annual performance-based bonuses and long-term incentive compensation. We also provide some of our executive officers with benefits available to all our employees, including retirement

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benefits under the Company’s 401(k) plan and participation in employee benefit plans. The following chart summarizes the three main elements of compensation, their objectives and key features.

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We focus on providing a competitive compensation package to our executive officers which provides significant short and long-term incentives. We believe that this approach provides an appropriate blend of compensation elements to maximize stockholder value.

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We do not have any formal policies for allocating compensation among salary, performance bonus awards and equity grants, short-term and long-term compensation or among cash and non-cash compensation. Instead, the Compensation Committee uses its judgment to establish a total compensation program for each named executive officer that is a mix of current, short-term and long-term incentive compensation, and cash and non-cash compensation, that it believes appropriate to achieve the goals of our executive compensation program and our corporate objectives. However, historically we have structured a significant portion of the named executive officers’ total target compensation so that it is comprised of performance-based bonus opportunities and long-term equity awards, in order to align the executive officers’ incentives with the interests of our stockholders and our corporate goals.

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How We Determine Executive Compensation

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Role of our Compensation Committee, Management and the Board

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The Compensation Committee is appointed by the Board and has responsibilities related to the compensation of the Company’s directors, officers, and employees and the development and administration of the Company’s compensation plans. For details on the Compensation Committee’s oversight of the executive compensation program, see the section titled “Corporate Governance – Committees of the Board of Directors”. Our Compensation Committee consists solely of independent members of the Board.

The Compensation Committee reviews all compensation paid to our executive officers, including our named executive officers. The Chief Executive Officer evaluates and provides to the Compensation Committee performance assessments and compensation recommendations. While the Chief Executive Officer discusses his recommendations with the Compensation Committee, he does not participate in the deliberations concerning, or the determination of, his own compensation. The Compensation Committee discusses and makes final determinations with respect to executive compensation matters without the Chief Executive Officer present during discussions of the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation. From time to time, various other members of management and other employees as well as outside advisors or consultants may be invited by the Compensation Committee to make presentations, provide financial or other background information or advice or otherwise participate in the Compensation Committee meetings.

The Compensation Committee meets periodically throughout the year to manage and evaluate our executive compensation program, and generally determines the principal components of compensation (base salary, performance bonus and equity awards) for our executive officers on an annual basis; however, decisions may occur at other times for new hires, promotions or other special circumstances as our Compensation Committee determines appropriate. The Compensation Committee does not delegate authority to approve executive officer compensation. The Compensation Committee does not maintain a formal policy regarding the timing of equity awards to our executive officers.

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The Compensation Committee has the sole authority to retain compensation consultants to assist in its evaluation of executive compensation, including the authority to approve the consultant’s reasonable fees and other retention terms. The Compensation Committee has retained FW Cook as its compensation consultant.

The Compensation Committee has analyzed whether the work of FW Cook as compensation consultant raises any conflict of interest, taking into account relevant factors in accordance with SEC guidelines. Based on its analysis, our Compensation Committee determined that the work of FW Cook and the individual compensation advisors employed by FW Cook does not create any conflict of interest pursuant to the SEC rules and Nasdaq listing standards.

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Use of Competitive Market Compensation Data

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The Compensation Committee believes that it is important when making its compensation decisions to be informed as to the current practices of comparable public companies with which we compete for top talent. For fiscal 2021, given the pending transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the contractual restrictions contained therein, the Compensation Committee did not utilize a peer group in setting compensation. Rather, the Compensation Committee gave general consideration to the appropriateness of the compensation provided to our executives, including the named executive officers. The Compensation Committee did not target compensation to a particular percentile.

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Factors Used in Determining Executive Compensation

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Our Compensation Committee sets the compensation of our executive officers at levels they determine to be competitive and appropriate for each named executive officer, using their professional experience and judgment. Pay decisions are not made by use of a formulaic approach or benchmark; the Compensation Committee believes

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Fiscal 2021 Executive Compensation Program

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In January 2022, following the termination of the Merger Agreement and in connection with the negotiation of his new employment agreement, Mr. Barker’s annual base salary was increased from $832,500 to $975,000.

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In connection with Mr. White’s appointment as Interim Chief Financial Officer in September 2021, his salary was set at $260,000, and upon his appointment as Chief Financial Officer in January 2022, his salary was set at $350,000, in each case based on an arm’s length negotiation as to his employment terms.

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The Company maintains an annual bonus program, pursuant to which our executives may earn cash bonuses based on upon the achievement of corporate goals performance goals. The target bonus for Mr. Barker for fiscal year 2021 was 100% of his annual base salary, and for Mr. White was 20% of his annual base salary prior to becoming a named executive officer, 35% while he was the interim Chief Financial Officer and 50% upon becoming Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Julian did not receive an annual bonus payment for fiscal year 2021 due to his resignation. The bonus program for fiscal year 2021 was based on the achievement of goals relating to total GAAP revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, with each goal weighted at 50%.

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White received $138,374, which was 200% of his target payout amount (200% of the target payout percentages of his base salary during fiscal year 2021, weighted based on time served during each applicable target amount).

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In addition, Mr. White was awarded a retention bonus opportunity of $150,000, with 50% of such bonus opportunity being scheduled to vest on the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and 50% on the first anniversary of such closing. Due to the termination of the Merger Agreement, Mr. White did not receive any payments with respect to the retention bonus opportunity.

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In connection with his appointment as Chief Financial Officer after the termination of the Merger Agreement, Mr. White was awarded a retention bonus of $150,000, which was paid in January 2022. The $150,000 special bonus received is subject to repayment if, on or before January 21, 2023, we terminate Mr. White’s employment for “Gross Misconduct” or Mr. White voluntarily resigns for other than “Good Reason” (as each such term is defined in Mr. White’s severance agreement).

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For fiscal year 2022, we have increased the target bonus for each of Mr. Barker and Mr. White to 150% and 50%, respectively, of his annual base salary. The bonus program for fiscal year 2022 will be based on the achievement of goals relating to total revenue, gross margin and Adjusted EBITDA, weighted 20%, 40% and 40%, respectively.

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Equity Awards

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Equity Grants in 2021

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As noted above in the section titled, “Effects of Proposed Merger,” we had certain restrictions placed upon our equity grant practices for fiscal 2021. While we have granted performance-based restricted stock units in the past, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement we became contractually obligated to grant only time-based awards to our employees (including our named executive officers).

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As such, on March 16, 2021, we granted time-based restricted stock units to our executive officers that vest  in three substantially equal installments on March 16, 2022, March 16, 2023, and March 16, 2024, subject to the executive officer’s continued employment with us. The number of such awards that were granted to the named executive officers were as follows: 59,843 restricted stock units to Mr. Barker; 26,085 restricted stock units to Mr. Julian; and 1,737 restricted stock units to Mr. White.

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In addition, on September 23, 2021, in connection with his appointment as Interim Chief Financial Officer, Mr. White was granted 75,000 restricted stock units. This award is scheduled to vest one-third on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to Mr. White’s continued employment with the Company, or if earlier, will vest in full upon a change in control.

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2020 Performance-Based Awards

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In 2020, we granted performance-based restricted stock units. Such awards were eligible to vest between 0% and 200% of the target number of restricted stock units based on our total revenue and adjusted earnings per share (“adjusted EPS”) (as such terms are defined in the award agreements), for fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022, with one-third of the total target number of stock units subject to each award corresponding to each of those three performance periods. Performance-based vesting of the one-third of the total target number of stock units subject to

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each such award that corresponded to the fiscal year 2021 performance period was determined based on the following:

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(1) 50% of that portion of the performance-based restricted stock units become eligible to vest based on the Company’s total revenue for fiscal year 2021, as follows:

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(2) 50% of that portion of the performance-based restricted stock units become eligible to vest based on the Company’s adjusted EPS for fiscal year 2021, as follows:

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For actual total revenue and adjusted EPS achievement results between two points in the preceding tables, the actual vesting eligibility percentage will be determined on a pro-rata basis between points. For purposes of the awards, “total revenue” generally meant the Company’s net sales for the first 52 weeks of the 2021 fiscal year, adjusted as described below. For purposes of these awards, “adjusted EPS” generally meant the Company’s earnings per share of Common Stock for the 2021 fiscal year as determined in accordance with GAAP, but determined without taking into account cash bonuses paid with respect to the 2021 fiscal year.

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In February 2022, the Compensation Committee determined that, for purposes of these awards, the Company achieved fiscal year 2021 total revenue of greater than $1,140,030,000 and fiscal year 2021 adjusted EPS of greater than $0.89, which resulted in 200% of the portion of the target number of restricted stock units corresponding to the fiscal year 2021 performance period becoming eligible to vest. These restricted stock units will cliff vest on March 24, 2023, generally subject to the executive’s continued service or employment through the vesting date.

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Equity Award Grants in Fiscal 2022

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The Merger Agreement terminated on December 2, 2021, and we are thus no longer bound by the contractual restrictions contained therein. As such, on March 15, 2022, Mr. Barker and Mr. White were granted 99,645 and 19,929 performance-based restricted stock units, respectively, based (as were the 2020 performance-based restricted stock units) on the achievement of goals relating to adjusted EPS and total revenue, with each weighted at 50%. On March 15, 2022, Mr. Barker and Mr. White were also granted 99,645 and 19,929 time-based restricted stock units which vest in three substantially equal annual installments on March 15, 2023, March 15, 2024 and March 15, 2025.

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The annual equity grants to our named executive officers are evaluated and approved by the Compensation Committee in the context of each named executive officer’s total compensation and take into account the market data provided by compensation consultants in addition to the individual officer’s responsibilities and performance. The Compensation Committee also takes into account the recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer with respect to appropriate grants and any particular individual circumstances.

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Other Features of Our Executive Compensation Program

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Employment Agreement

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On January 21, 2022, following termination of the Merger Agreement, we entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Mr. Barker, the terms of which are described in more detail in the section titled, “Employment Agreements with our Named Executive Officers.”

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Severance and Change in Control Benefits

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Mr. Barker’s employment agreement referenced in the preceding section and the award agreements for his equity awards provide for certain benefits to be paid to him in connection with a termination of his employment. In addition, on September 26, 2021, we entered into a severance agreement with Mr. White, also providing for certain benefits to be paid to him in connection with a termination of his employment. Such benefits are described below in the section titled “Potential Payments on Termination or Change in Control.”

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On April 2, 2019, we entered into a severance agreement with Mr. Julian, as described below in the section titled “Potential Payments on Termination or Change in Control.” Mr. Julian did not receive any payments under this severance agreement upon his departure from the Company.

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Other Benefits

Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in our employee benefit plans, including our medical, dental, vision, group life, disability and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans, in each case on the same basis as all of our other employees. We provide a 401(k) plan to our employees, including our named executive officers, as discussed in the section below entitled "Defined Contribution Plan". We do not generally provide perquisites or personal benefits to our named executive officers.

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Tax and Accounting Implications

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Under Financial Accounting Standard Board ASC Topic 718, or ASC 718, we are required to estimate and record an expense for each award of equity compensation over the vesting period of the award. We record share-based compensation expense on an ongoing basis according to ASC 718.

Under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 162(m)”), compensation paid to each of the Company’s “covered employees” that exceeds $1 million per taxable year is generally non-deductible.

Although the Compensation Committee will continue to consider tax implications as one factor in determining executive compensation, the Compensation Committee also looks at other factors in making its decisions and retains the flexibility to provide compensation for the Company’s named executive officers in a manner consistent with the goals of the Company’s executive compensation program and the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, which may include providing for compensation that is not deductible by the Company due to the deduction limit under Section 162(m).

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES

Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Years 2021, 2020 and 2019

The following table presents information regarding compensation of Messrs. Barker, White and Julian, our only executive officers during fiscal year 2021, for services rendered during fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019. These individuals are referred to in this Proxy Statement as our “named executive officers.”

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and same store sales for fiscal year 2020 relative to pre-established goals and the named executive officer’s individual performance during fiscal year 2020, and (ii) the Company’s revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 relative to pre-established goals.

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards

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The following table summarizes all plan-based awards granted to each of the named executive officers during fiscal year 2021:

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Outstanding Equity Awards at 2021 Fiscal Year-End

The following table presents information regarding the outstanding equity awards held by each of our named executive officers as of January 29, 2022, including the vesting dates for the portions of these awards that had not vested as of that date.

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The awards set forth in the “Outstanding Equity Awards at 2021 Fiscal Year-End” table above are restricted stock unit awards granted to Messrs. Barker, and White under the terms of our 2019 Performance Incentive Plan, which are described below under “—Equity Incentive Plans.” Each restricted stock unit represents a contractual right to receive one share of our Common Stock if the applicable time-based or performance-based vesting requirements, outlined in the footnotes to the table above, are satisfied. Messrs. Barker and White do not have the right to vote or dispose of the restricted stock units, but, in the event we pay dividends with respect to our Common Stock, Messrs. Barker and White would be credited with additional restricted stock units as dividend equivalents that are subject to the same vesting and payment terms as the underlying stock units. The unvested portions of the restricted stock unit awards are subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances as discussed below.

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Stock Vested

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The following table summarizes vesting of stock unit awards for each of our named executive officers during fiscal year 2021:

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Employment Agreements with Our Named Executive Officers

The following describes the material terms of the employment agreement that we have entered with Mr. Barker. We have also entered into a severance agreement with Mr. White and we previously had a severance agreement with Mr. Julian, each of which is described below under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control”.

Employment Agreement with Jon Barker

Term. On January 21, 2022, we entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Mr. Barker, our President and Chief Executive Officer. This employment agreement amended and restated the previous employment agreement with Mr. Barker dated May 11, 2018. The employment agreement has an initial term that commenced on January 21, 2022 and continues until terminated pursuant to the terms of such agreement. Mr. Barker’s employment with us is on an at-will basis, terminable by us or by Mr. Barker at any time (subject to certain notice requirements of the employment agreement) and for any reason, subject to the post-termination of employment benefits discussed below under the heading “—Potential Payments Upon a Termination or Change of Control.”

Base salary. Mr. Barker’s employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $975,000. The employment agreement provides that our Compensation Committee will review Mr. Barker’s base salary on an annual basis and has discretion to increase (but not decrease) his base salary level.

Annual bonus. During the term of the employment agreement, Mr. Barker is eligible to receive an annual performance bonus, payable in cash, for each fiscal year during the term of the employment agreement. Mr. Barker’s target bonus for a fiscal year is equal to 150% of his base salary for that year, with the actual amount of his bonus for the year determined by our Compensation Committee.

Special bonus. The employment agreement provides that Mr. Barker will receive a one-time special bonus of $500,000, payable within 30 days of the execution of the employment agreement, subject to repayment if within 12 months of the date of the employment agreement the Company terminates his employment for “gross misconduct” or Mr. Barker voluntarily resigns for other than “good reason” (as such terms are defined in the employment agreement).

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Equity awards. The employment agreement provides that Mr. Barker will be considered for an equity award under our 2019 Performance Incentive Plan, the terms and conditions of which will be established by our Board (or a committee thereof) in its sole discretion.

Other compensation. The employment agreement also provides for Mr. Barker to participate in our employee benefit plans for senior executives generally, reimbursement of business expenses, and reimbursement of an annual physical exam.

Provisions of Mr. Barker’s employment agreement relating to outstanding equity incentive awards and post-termination of employment benefits are discussed under the applicable sections of this Proxy Statement.

Equity Incentive Plans

We maintain the 2019 Performance Incentive Plan, or the 2019 Plan, to provide an additional means through the grant of awards to attract, motivate, retain and reward selected employees and other eligible persons. Our stockholders approved this plan in May 2019. Employees, officers, directors and consultants that provide services to us or one of our subsidiaries may be selected to receive awards under the 2019 Plan. We previously maintained the 2013 Performance Incentive Plan, or the 2013 Plan, the terms of which were similar to the 2019 Plan, except no new awards may be granted under the 2013 Plan following stockholder approval of the 2019 Plan.

Our Compensation Committee (or, with respect to awards for our non-employee directors (as defined below), the Board), administers the 2019 Plan. The administrator of the plan has broad authority to:

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A total of 3,922,296 shares of our Common Stock are authorized for issuance with respect to awards granted under the 2019 Plan. Except as provided in the next sentence, shares that are subject to or underlie awards which expire or for any reason are cancelled or terminated, are forfeited, fail to vest or for any other reason are not paid or delivered under the 2019 Plan or 2013 Plan will again be available for subsequent awards under the 2019 Plan. Shares that are exchanged by a participant or withheld by us to pay the exercise price of an award granted under the 2019 Plan, as well as any shares exchanged or withheld to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to any award granted under the 2019 Plan, will again be available for subsequent awards under the 2019 Plan. To the extent that an award is settled in cash or a form other than shares, the shares that would have been delivered had there been no such cash or other settlement will not be counted against the shares available for issuance under the 2019 Plan. As of March 28, 2022, a total of 1,417,424 shares of our Common Stock were subject to restricted stock unit awards outstanding awards under the 2019 Plan, a total of 282,362 shares of our Common Stock were subject to restricted stock unit awards outstanding awards under the 2013 Plan and 1,586,749 shares of our Common Stock were then available for new award grants under the 2019 Plan.

The following other limits are also contained in the 2019 Plan:

Awards under the 2019 Plan may be in the form of incentive or nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock bonuses, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other forms of awards including cash awards. Awards under the 2019 Plan generally will not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, except that the plan administrator may authorize certain transfers.

Nonqualified and incentive stock options may not be granted at prices below the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. Incentive stock options must have an exercise price that is at least equal to the fair market value of our Common Stock, or 110% of fair market value of our Common Stock or incentive stock option grants to any 10% owner of our Common Stock, on the date of grant. These and other awards may also be issued solely or in part for services. Awards are generally paid in shares of our stock or may be paid in cash. The plan administrator may provide for the deferred payment of awards and may determine the terms applicable to deferrals.

As is customary in incentive plans of this nature, the number and type of shares available under the 2019 Plan and any outstanding awards, as well as the exercise or purchase prices of awards, will be subject to adjustment in the event of certain reorganizations, mergers, combinations, conversions, recapitalizations, stock splits, stock dividends or other similar events that change the number or kind of shares outstanding, and extraordinary dividends or distributions of property to the stockholders. In no case (except due to an adjustment referred to above or any repricing that may be approved by our stockholders) will any adjustment be made to a stock option or stock

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appreciation right award under the 2019 Plan (by amendment, cancellation and regrant, exchange or other means) that would constitute a repricing of the per-share exercise or base price of the award.

Generally, and subject to limited exceptions set forth in the 2019 Plan, if we dissolve or undergo certain corporate transactions such as a merger, business combination or other reorganization, or a sale of all or substantially all of our assets, all awards then-outstanding under the 2019 Plan will generally be assumed or continued, or they will be terminated, in connection with the transaction. If the awards are to be terminated in the transaction (and not assumed or continued) they will generally become fully vested. The plan administrator also has the discretion to establish other change in control provisions with respect to awards granted under the 2019 Plan. For example, the administrator could provide for the acceleration of vesting or payment of an award in connection with a corporate event that is not described above and provide that any such acceleration shall be automatic upon the occurrence of any such event.

Our Board may amend or terminate the 2019 Plan at any time, but no such action will affect any outstanding award in any manner materially adverse to a participant without the consent of the participant. Plan amendments will be submitted to stockholders for their approval as required by applicable law or any applicable listing agency. Our Board and Compensation Committee may grant stock and performance incentives or other compensation, in stock or cash, under other plans or authority.

The 2019 Plan will terminate on April 5, 2029. However, the plan administrator will retain its authority until all outstanding awards are exercised or terminated. The maximum term of options, stock appreciation rights and other rights to acquire stock under the plan is ten years after the initial date of the award.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In April 2015, our Board adopted the Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). Under the ESPP, shares of our Common Stock are available for purchase by eligible employees who elect to participate in the ESPP. Our Board believes that the ESPP helps the Company retain and motivate eligible employees and help further align the interests of eligible employees with those of the Company’s stockholders.

Our Board, or one or more committees appointed by the Board or another committee (within delegated authority), administers the ESPP. The administrator has full power and discretion to adopt, amend or rescind any rules or regulations for carrying out the ESPP and to construe and interpret the ESPP.

The ESPP generally operates in successive six-month periods referred to as “Offering Periods,” provided that the plan administrator may provide in advance that a particular Offering Period will be of a different duration and/or will consist of one or more “purchase periods.” However, an Offering Period may not be shorter than three months and may not be longer than 27 months. The first Offering Period under the ESPP commenced January 1, 2016.

On the first day of each Offering Period (referred to as the “Grant Date”), each eligible employee who has timely elected to participate in the ESPP for that Offering Period will be granted an option to purchase shares of our Common Stock. A participant must designate in his or her election the percentage of his or her compensation to be withheld from his or her pay during that Offering Period for the purchase of stock under the ESPP. The participant’s contributions under the ESPP will be credited to a bookkeeping account in his or her name. Subject to certain limits, a participant generally may elect to terminate (but may not otherwise increase or decrease) his or her contributions to the ESPP during an Offering Period. A participant generally may elect to increase, decrease or terminate his or her contributions to the ESPP effective with the first Offering Period that commences after the election is received. Amounts contributed to the ESPP are subject to certain limits set forth in the ESPP (including, without limitation, a $25,000 limit on the value of stock that can be purchased by any one employee under the ESPP in any one year, as this limit is applied under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and generally determined based on the value of the stock at the start of the Offering Period in which it is purchased) and constitute general corporate assets of the Company and may be used for any corporate purpose.

Each option granted under the ESPP will automatically be exercised on the last day of the Offering Period with respect to which it was granted (referred to as the “Purchase Date”). The number of shares acquired by a participant

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upon exercise of his or her option will be determined by dividing the participant’s ESPP account balance as of the applicable Purchase Date by the “Option Price” for that Offering Period. The determination of the Option Price for an Offering Period may be changed from time to time, except that in no event may the Option Price for an Offering Period be lower than the lesser of (i) 85% of the fair market value of a share of our Common Stock on the applicable Grant Date, or (ii) 85% of the fair market value of a share of our Common Stock on the applicable Purchase Date. A participant’s ESPP account will be reduced upon exercise of his or her option by the amount used to pay the Option Price of the shares acquired by the participant.

To be eligible to participate in an Offering Period, on the Grant Date of that period an individual must, unless otherwise provided by the ESPP administrator, be customarily employed by us or one of our participating subsidiaries for more than 20 hours per week and for more than five months per calendar year.

A total of 800,000 shares of our Common Stock are authorized for issuance under the ESPP, of which, as of March 28, 2022, 425,931 shares have been issued.

As is customary in stock incentive plans of this nature, the number and kind of shares available under the ESPP, as well as ESPP purchase prices and share limits, are subject to adjustment in the case of certain corporate events. These events include reorganizations, mergers, combinations, consolidations, recapitalizations, reclassifications, stock splits, stock dividends, asset sales or other similar unusual or extraordinary corporate events, or extraordinary dividends or distributions of property to our stockholders.

Our Board generally may amend or terminate the ESPP at any time and in any manner, provided that the then-existing rights of participants are not materially and adversely affected thereby. Stockholder approval for an amendment to the ESPP will only be required to the extent necessary to meet the requirements of Section 423 of the Code or to the extent otherwise required by law or applicable stock exchange rules. The ESPP administrator also may, from time to time, without stockholder approval and without limiting the Board’s amendment authority, designate those subsidiaries of the Company whose employees may participate in the ESPP and, subject only to certain limitations under the Code, change the ESPP’s eligibility rules. Our Board and the Compensation Committee may grant stock and performance incentives or other compensation, in stock or cash, under other plans or authority.

During the pendency of the merger and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, we suspended our offerings under the ESPP, with our last offering period under the ESPP ending on December 31, 2020. After December 31, 2020, we did not commence any new offering periods under the ESPP until after the Merger Agreement was terminated on December 2, 2021. Our first offering period after the termination of the Merger Agreement commenced on January 1, 2022.

No new Offering Periods will commence under the ESPP on or after March 31, 2025, unless our Board terminates the ESPP earlier. The ESPP will also terminate earlier if all of the shares authorized under the ESPP have been purchased.

Defined Contribution Plan

As part of our overall compensation program, we provide all full-time employees, including our named executive officers, with the opportunity to participate in a defined contribution 401(k) plan. Our 401(k) plan is intended to qualify under Section 401 of the Code so that employee contributions and income earned on such contributions are not taxable to employees until withdrawn. Employees may elect to defer up to 50% of their eligible compensation (not to exceed the statutorily prescribed annual limit) in the form of elective deferral contributions to our 401(k) plan. Our 401(k) plan also has a “catch-up contribution” feature for employees aged 50 or older (including those who qualify as “highly compensated” employees) who can defer amounts over the statutory limit that applies to all other employees. We also provide matching contributions of up to 25% of the first 6% of eligible compensation deferred by each of our 401(k) plan participants, with a maximum matching contribution of 1.5% of eligible compensation per participant per plan year. Our employees are allowed to participate in the 401(k) on the first day of the month following 90 days of employment, and 401(k) plan participants are eligible to receive employer matching contributions after one year of continuous service. Participants are always vested in their personal contributions to the 401(k) plan, and company-matching contributions under the plan vest at a rate of 20% per year of service.

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Except as described above in this Proxy Statement with respect to our 401(k) plan, we do not currently maintain any additional retirement plans, tax-qualified or nonqualified, for our executives or other employees.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

The following section describes the benefits that may become payable to our named executive officers in connection with a termination of their employment and/or a change of control of us under the circumstances described below. As noted, previously, Mr. Julian resigned from the Company on October 1, 2021. While we have described the terms of his severance agreement below, Mr. Julian did not receive any payments under such agreement upon his departure. Messrs. Barker and Julian also entered into a letter agreement with us in connection with the merger agreement with Great Outdoors Group that provides that, in the event any payments and benefits provided to the named executive officer under any Company plan or agreement would cause the named executive officer to be subject to an excise tax for “excess parachute payments” under Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code, such payments and benefits will be reduced if and to the extent a reduction in payments or benefits would result in the named executive officer retaining a larger amount on an after-tax basis than if the named executive officer received all the payments and benefits.

Jon Barker

Mr. Barker’s employment agreement, which was entered into on January 21, 2022 and is described under the heading “—Employment Agreements with Our Named Executive Officers,” and the award agreements for his equity awards, provide for certain benefits to be paid to him in connection with a termination of his employment with us under the following circumstances:

Termination of employment for death, incapacity or gross misconduct or without good reason. In the event that Mr. Barker’s employment is terminated during his employment term due to his death or incapacity or for gross misconduct, or by Mr. Barker without good reason (as such terms are defined in his employment agreement), Mr. Barker will be entitled to receive his base salary and paid personal time off accrued through the date of termination and payment of any unreimbursed business expenses (the “accrued obligations”). Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Barker’s performance-based restricted stock award agreement, if Mr. Barker’s employment terminates due to his death or permanent disability (as such term is defined in the award agreement) at or before the end of the performance year, the restricted stock units will remain eligible to vest and Mr. Barker will vest on the last day of the performance period in one-third of any restricted stock units deemed eligible to vest based on the Company’s performance for the performance period. If Mr. Barker’s employment terminates due to his death or permanent disability after the end of the performance period but before the second anniversary of the award date, Mr. Barker will become fully vested in two-thirds of the restricted stock units eligible to vest. If Mr. Barker’s employment terminates due to his death or permanent disability after the second anniversary of the award date but before the third anniversary of the award date, Mr. Barker will become fully vested in all the restricted stock units eligible to vest.

Non-renewal of employment agreement term. In the event that the Mr. Barker’s employment and the term of the employment agreement are terminated by a notice of non-renewal by the Company, Mr. Barker will receive the accrued obligations and a bonus for the fiscal year of his termination.

Termination of employment without gross misconduct or with good reason. In the event that Mr. Barker’s employment is terminated during his employment term without gross misconduct or by Mr. Barker with good reason, Mr. Barker will be entitled to the following benefits: (1) the accrued obligations; (2) continued payment of his base salary (at the rate in effect on the termination date) through the date that is 15 months (18 months if such termination occurs on or after a change in control of the Company) following the termination date; (3) a pro-rata portion of his target bonus for the year of termination; (4) continued company-paid COBRA benefits through the date that is 15 months (18 months if such termination occurs on or after a change in control of the Company) following the termination date (or, if earlier, the date of his death, the date he becomes eligible for coverage under a future employer’s plan and the date we cease to offer group medical coverage to active executive employees or we are otherwise under no obligation to offer COBRA continuation coverage to Mr. Barker); and (5) continued participation in the employee merchandise discount program for 12 months. In addition, Mr. Barker’s time-based

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equity-based awards will generally become fully vested, to the extent then outstanding and not otherwise vested, in connection with such a termination of employment on or after a change in control of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Barker’s performance-based restricted stock unit award agreement, in the event Mr. Barker’s employment is terminated without cause or by Mr. Barker for good reason (as such terms are defined in the award agreement) upon or following a change in control of the Company that occurs at or prior to the end of the performance period, Mr. Barker will become fully vested in the greater of the number of restricted stock units that would vest based on a shortened performance period and the target number of restricted stock units subject to the award. In the event Mr. Barker’s employment is terminated without cause or by Mr. Barker for good reason upon or following a change in control of the Company that occurs following the end of the performance period, Mr. Barker will become fully vested in all the restricted stock units eligible to vest. The severance benefits described above are contingent upon Mr. Barker providing a general release of claims.

Change in Control. Pursuant to Mr. Barker’s performance-based restricted stock unit award agreement, if the award is not to be assumed or continued following a change in control of the Company that occurs at or prior to the end of the performance period, Mr. Barker will become fully vested in the greater of the number of restricted stock units that would vest based on a shortened performance period and the target number of restricted stock units subject to the award. If the award is not to be assumed or continued following a change in control of the Company that occurs following the end of the performance period, Mr. Barker will become fully vested in all the restricted stock units eligible to vest.

Restrictive covenants. Pursuant to Mr. Barker’s employment agreement, Mr. Barker has agreed not to disclose any of our confidential information or to publicly disparage us at any time during or after his employment with us. In addition, Mr. Barker has agreed that, for a period of one year following a termination of his employment with us, he will not engage in certain competitive activities with us and, for a period of two years following a termination of his employment with us, he will not solicit our employees or independent contractors.

Jeff White

On September 26, 2021, the Company entered into a severance agreement with Mr. White. The agreement provides that Mr. White’s employment may be terminated by the Company or by Mr. White for any reason at any time, with or without notice.

Termination of employment for death, incapacity or gross misconduct or without good reason. In the event that Mr. White’s employment is terminated due to his death or incapacity or for gross misconduct, or by Mr. White without good reason (as such terms are defined in his severance agreement), Mr. White will be entitled to receive his base salary and paid personal time off accrued through the date of termination and payment of any unreimbursed business expenses (the “accrued obligations”). Pursuant to the terms of Mr. White’s performance-based restricted stock award agreement, if Mr. White’s employment terminates due to his death or permanent disability (as such term is defined in the award agreement) at or before the end of the performance year, the restricted stock units will remain eligible to vest and Mr. White will vest on the last day of the performance period in one-third of any restricted stock units deemed eligible to vest based on the Company’s performance for the performance period. If Mr. White’s employment terminates due to his death or permanent disability after the end of the performance period but before the second anniversary of the award date, Mr. White will become fully vested in two-thirds of the restricted stock units eligible to vest. If Mr. White’s employment terminates due to his death or permanent disability after the second anniversary of the award date but before the third anniversary of the award date, Mr. White will become fully vested in all the restricted stock units eligible to vest.

Termination of employment without gross misconduct or with good reason. In the event Mr. White’s employment is terminated by the Company without “Gross Misconduct,” or by Mr. White for “Good Reason” (as these terms are defined in the severance agreement), Mr. White will be entitled to receive (in addition to the accrued obligations), subject to providing a release of claims to the Company, (i) continued payment of his base salary (as severance pay) for twelve months following such termination of employment, (ii) a pro-rated portion of his target annual bonus for the year in which such termination of employment occurs, and (iii) reimbursement for COBRA premiums for up to twelve months. In addition, Mr. White’s time-based equity-based awards will generally become fully vested, to the extent then outstanding and not otherwise vested, in connection with such a termination of employment on or after a change in control of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of Mr. White’s performance-based restricted stock unit award agreement, in the event Mr. White’s employment is terminated without cause or by Mr. White for good

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reason (as such terms are defined in the award agreement) upon or following a change in control of the Company that occurs at or prior to the end of the performance period, Mr. White will become fully vested in the greater of the number of restricted stock units that would vest based on a shortened performance period and the target number of restricted stock units subject to the award. In the event Mr. White’s employment is terminated without cause or by Mr. White for good reason upon or following a change in control of the Company that occurs following the end of the performance period, Mr. White will become fully vested in all the restricted stock units eligible to vest.

Change in Control. Pursuant to Mr. White’s performance-based restricted stock unit award agreement, if the award is not to be assumed or continued following a change in control of the Company that occurs at or prior to the end of the performance period, Mr. White will become fully vested in the greater of the number of restricted stock units that would vest based on a shortened performance period and the target number of restricted stock units subject to the award. If the award is not to be assumed or continued following a change in control of the Company that occurs following the end of the performance period, Mr. White will become fully vested in all the restricted stock units eligible to vest.

Restrictive Covenants. Pursuant to Mr. White’s severance agreement, Mr. White has agreed not to disclose any of our confidential information or to publicly disparage us at any time during or after his employment with us. In addition, Mr. White has agreed that, for a period of one year following a termination of his employment with us, he will not engage in certain competitive activities with us and, for a period of two years following a termination of his employment with us, he will not solicit our employees or independent contractors.

Robert K. Julian

On April 2, 2019, the Company entered into a severance agreement with Mr. Julian. The severance agreement has an initial term that commenced on April 2, 2019 and continued until April 2, 2022, subject to automatic one-year extensions of the term unless either party provides notice that the agreement will not be extended. The agreement provided that Mr. Julian’s employment may be terminated by the Company or by Mr. Julian for any reason at any time, with or without notice. Mr. Julian did not receive any payments under this severance agreement upon his departure from the Company.

Termination of employment for death, incapacity or gross misconduct or without good reason. In the event that Mr. Julian’s employment is terminated due to his death or incapacity or for gross misconduct, or by Mr. Julian without good reason (as such terms are defined in his severance agreement), Mr. Julian will be entitled to receive his base salary and paid personal time off accrued through the date of termination and payment of any unreimbursed business expenses (the “accrued obligations”). Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Julian’s performance-based restricted stock award agreement, if Mr. Julian’s employment terminates due to his death or permanent disability (as such term is defined in the award agreement) at or before the end of the performance year, the restricted stock units will remain eligible to vest and Mr. Julian will vest on the last day of the performance period in one-third of any restricted stock units deemed eligible to vest based on the Company’s performance for the performance period. If Mr. Julian’s employment terminates due to his death or permanent disability after the end of the performance period but before the second anniversary of the award date, Mr. Julian will become fully vested in two-thirds of the restricted stock units eligible to vest. If Mr. Julian’s employment terminates due to his death or permanent disability after the second anniversary of the award date but before the third anniversary of the award date, Mr. Julian will become fully vested in all the restricted stock units eligible to vest.

Termination of employment without gross misconduct or with good reason. In the event Mr. Julian’s employment is terminated by the Company without “Gross Misconduct,” or by Mr. Julian for “Good Reason” (as these terms are defined in the severance agreement), Mr. Julian will be entitled to receive (in addition to the accrued obligations), subject to providing a release of claims to the Company, (i) continued payment of his base salary (as severance pay) for twelve months following such termination of employment, (ii) a pro-rated portion of his target annual bonus for the year in which such termination of employment occurs, and (iii) reimbursement for COBRA premiums for up to twelve months. In addition, Mr. Julian’s time-based equity-based awards will generally become fully vested, to the extent then outstanding and not otherwise vested, in connection with such a termination of employment on or after a change in control of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Julian’s performance-based restricted stock unit award agreement, in the event Mr. Julian’s employment is terminated without cause or by Mr. Julian for good reason (as such terms are defined in the award agreement) upon or following a change in control of the Company that occurs at or prior to the end of the performance period, Mr. Julian will become fully vested in the greater of the number of restricted stock units that would vest based on a shortened performance period and the target number of

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restricted stock units subject to the award. In the event Mr. Julian’s employment is terminated without cause or by Mr. Julian for good reason upon or following a change in control of the Company that occurs following the end of the performance period, Mr. Julian will become fully vested in all the restricted stock units eligible to vest.

Change in Control. Pursuant to Mr. Julian’s performance-based restricted stock unit award agreement, if the award is not to be assumed or continued following a change in control of the Company that occurs at or prior to the end of the performance period, Mr. Julian will become fully vested in the greater of the number of restricted stock units that would vest based on a shortened performance period and the target number of restricted stock units subject to the award. If the award is not to be assumed or continued following a change in control of the Company that occurs following the end of the performance period, Mr. Julian will become fully vested in all the restricted stock units eligible to vest.

Restrictive Covenants. Pursuant to Mr. Julian’s severance agreement, Mr. Julian has agreed not to disclose any of our confidential information or to publicly disparage us at any time during or after his employment with us. In addition, Mr. Julian has agreed that, for a period of one year following a termination of his employment with us, he will not engage in certain competitive activities with us and, for a period of two years following a termination of his employment with us, he will not solicit our employees or independent contractors

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Estimated Severance and Change in Control Payments and Benefits

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The following table provides information concerning the potential termination or change in control payments that would be made to each applicable named executive officer under the circumstances described above. As prescribed by the SEC’s disclosure rules, in calculating the amount of any potential payments to the applicable named executive officers, we have assumed that the applicable triggering event (i.e., termination of employment and/or change in control of the Company) occurred on January 29, 2022.  In the following table, we use the term “involuntary termination” to refer to a termination by us without “gross misconduct” or by the executive for “good reason.”

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the Executive was actually employed by the Company. For purposes of this table, we have assumed Mr. Barker would receive his target annual bonus opportunity of 150% of his base salary of $975,000, which became effective on January 1, 2022.

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Other Policies

Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines

We maintain stock ownership guidelines for our executive officers, under which (i) our Chief Executive Officer is expected to own shares of our Common Stock with a value equal to at least three times his then-current annualized base salary and (ii) each of our other executive officers is expected to own shares of our Common Stock with a value equal to at least one times the officer’s then-current annualized base salary. Share ownership for purposes of the guidelines includes shares of our Common Stock owned directly by the executive officer, by the officer’s spouse, or by the officer’s children who reside with the officer or the officer’s spouse, shares held in a trust established by the executive officer or the officer’s spouse for estate or tax planning purposes if the trust is revocable by the officer or the officer’s spouse, and shares subject to outstanding restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards (whether or not vested and whether or not payable in stock or cash of equivalent value) granted to the executive officer (other than restricted stock units subject to unsatisfied performance-based vesting conditions). Our executive officers are expected to satisfy the guideline level of ownership by the first December 31 on or after the date that is five years after the date that the executive officer first become subject to the guidelines. Thereafter, compliance with the guidelines will be assessed as of December 31 each year. If an executive officer does not satisfy the guideline level of ownership as of such a measurement date, the executive officer is expect to hold at least 50% of the net vested shares acquired upon the exercise, payment or vesting of any equity award (with the “net” shares determined after taking into account any shares sold or withheld to pay any applicable exercise price of the award and to satisfy any applicable withholding obligations) granted to the executive officer by the Company until and to the extent required for the executive’s level of ownership to satisfy the applicable guideline level. Our Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee may suspend or grant waivers to the guidelines from time to time. Currently, each of our executive officers is either in compliance with the stock ownership guidelines or is within the five-year grace period to come into compliance with such guidelines.

Clawback Policy

We maintain a “clawback” policy that allows our Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee to require reimbursement or cancellation of awards or payments made under our cash and equity incentive plans to the Company’s current and former executive officers, and current and former vice presidents and more senior officers of the Company, in certain circumstances where: (1) the amount of the award or payment was determined based on the achievement of financial results that were subsequently the subject of an accounting restatement due to noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, (2) a lesser (or no) payment or award of cash or shares would have been made to the individual based upon the restated financial results, and (3) the payment or award of cash or shares was received by the individual (or the applicable vesting date occurred) within 36 months prior to the date on which the Company is required to prepare such accounting restatement.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

Mr. Eastland, Mr. Williamson and Mr. McBee each served on the Compensation Committee during all of fiscal 2021. None of these directors had any relationships requiring disclosure by us under the SEC’s rules requiring disclosure of certain relationships and related-party transactions. None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past fiscal year has served, as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our Board or Compensation Committee.

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Compensation Committee Report

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The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has reviewed and discussed with management the disclosures contained in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this Proxy Statement. Based upon this review and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section be included in this Proxy Statement.

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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Richard McBee (Chair)

Christopher Eastland

Philip Williamson

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The foregoing report of the Compensation Committee does not constitute soliciting material and shall not be deemed filed, incorporated by reference into or a part of any other filing by the Company (including any future filings) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates such report by reference therein.

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Overview of Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2021

Compensation for our non-employee directors under our current compensation program for our non-employee directors, which was in effect throughout fiscal year 2021, consists of an annual retainer of $75,000, an additional annual retainer of $110,000 for a non-employee director serving as Chairperson of the Board, an additional annual retainer of $15,000 for serving as Lead Independent Director, an additional annual retainer of $20,000 for serving as Chair of the Audit Committee, an additional annual retainer of $15,000 for serving as Chair of the Compensation Committee, and an additional annual retainer of $10,000 for serving as the Chair of our Nominating and Governance Committee. In March 2022, our Board increased the additional annual retainer for a non-employee director serving as Chairperson of the Board from $110,000 to $130,000. The Board also increased the additional annual retainer for serving as Chair of the Audit Committee from $20,000 to $30,000, for serving as Chair of the Compensation Committee from $15,000 to $25,000 and for serving as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee from $10,000 to $25,000. Each of these increases approved in March 2022 become effective on the date of our 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. The annual retainers are paid quarterly to our non-employee directors. Our non-employee directors are not provided any additional fees based on the number of meetings they attend.

On the date of each annual meeting of stockholders, each non-employee director who is serving on our Board will be granted an award of restricted stock units. The number of restricted stock units subject to the award will be determined by dividing $75,000 ($115,000 in the case of a non-employee director serving as Chair of the Board) by the per-share closing price (in regular trading) of our Common Stock on the date of such annual meeting, rounded down to the nearest whole unit. These restricted stock unit awards will vest in 12 substantially equal installments, subject to the non-employee director’s continued service as a director through each vesting date, with the first installment vesting one month following the date of grant and an additional installment vesting on each monthly anniversary of the date of grant thereafter for the next 11 months; provided, however, that the outstanding and unvested portion of the restricted stock unit award will vest in full (1) immediately prior to the first annual meeting of stockholders for the year following the year of grant of the award should such annual meeting occur before the first annual anniversary of the date of grant or (2) should a change in control of the Company occur and the director not continue to serve on the Board (or the board of a directors of a parent entity) following the change in control. Each such restricted stock unit award is made under and subject to the terms and conditions of the 2019 Plan (or any successor equity compensation plan approved by the Company’s stockholders and in effect at the time of grant) and is evidenced by, and subject to the terms and conditions of, a restricted stock unit award agreement in the form used by the Company to evidence restricted stock unit awards to our non-employee directors.

To the extent then vested, the restricted stock units will generally be paid in an equal number of shares of our Common Stock as soon as practicable following the earlier to occur of (1) the date the non-employee director ceases to be a member of the Board or (2) the first anniversary of the grant date of the award. The restricted stock unit awards are generally forfeited as to the unvested portion of the award upon the non-employee director’s termination of service as a director for any reason.

In the case of a new non-employee director who is initially appointed or elected to the Board on a date other than the date of an annual meeting of stockholders (commencing following the Annual Meeting), the non-employee director will be eligible to receive a pro-rated cash retainer and an equity award on the date of such initial appointment or election.

We maintain stock ownership guidelines for our non-employee directors, under which our non-employee directors are required to own shares of our Common Stock equal to at least three times the then-current annual cash retainer paid to our non-employee directors (for example, based on the $75,000 annual retainer described above, our non-employee directors are expected to own shares of our Common Stock equal to $225,000). Shares of our Common Stock owned directly by the non-employee director and unvested restricted stock units issued to the non-employee directors are included for purposes of meeting the guidelines. Our non-employee directors are expected to satisfy these guidelines within five years of the later to occur of (1) the effective date of the guidelines and (2) the date the non-employee director initially joins the Board.

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For these purposes, our non-employee directors are members of our Board who are not employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries. Prior to September 9, 2020, our “non-employee directors” did not include any member of the Board who was a partner or employee of Seidler or one of its affiliates. The Board amended our compensation program for our non-employee directors effective September 9, 2020 to remove this exclusion. Accordingly, Mr. Eastland began to receive compensation as a non-employee director effective as of that date and he received, on that date, an annual award of restricted stock units (on terms consistent with the awards that had been granted to our other non-employee directors in connection with our annual meeting of stockholders in fiscal year 2020) except that the grant date value of his award was pro-rated to reflect that it was being granted after the date of our annual meeting of stockholders in fiscal year 2020. A member of our Board who was employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries received no compensation from us for their service as a member of our Board. We reimburse all of our directors for reasonable expenses incurred to attend Board meetings.

Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2021

The following table presents information regarding the compensation paid to each of our non-employee directors for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022. The compensation paid to Mr. Barker in his capacity as an employee of the Company is presented in the Executive Compensation disclosure starting on page ____. Mr. Barker was not entitled to receive additional compensation for his service as a director.

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(1) The amount reported in the “Stock Awards” column of the table above represents, for each non-employee director who received such an award, the fair value on the grant date of the restricted stock unit award granted to the non-employee director in connection with the 2021 Annual Meeting. This value has been determined under the principles used to calculate the grant date fair value of equity awards for purposes of our financial statements and in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 and reflects the number of shares of our Common Stock subject to the restricted stock units awarded to the non-employee director multiplied by the closing price of a share of our Common Stock on the date of grant of the award.

(2) The following table shows the number of shares of our Common Stock subject to stock units vested but not paid, and unvested, restricted stock unit awards held by each of our non-employee directors as of January 29, 2022. We have not granted any equity awards other than restricted stock unit awards to any of our non-employee directors

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Our Board reserves the right to modify the new compensation program for our non-employee directors and the compensation arrangements for Board members from time to time.

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Director Stock Ownership Guidelines

We maintain stock ownership guidelines for our non-employee directors. Each of our non-employee directors is expected to own shares of our Common Stock with a value equal to at least three times the base annual retainer (currently, $75,000) provided to our non-employees directors under our director compensation program. Share ownership for purposes of the guidelines includes shares of our Common Stock owned directly by the director, by the director’s spouse, or by the director’s children who reside with the director or the director’s spouse, shares held in a trust established by the director or the director’s spouse for estate or tax planning purposes if the trust is revocable by the director or the director’s spouse, and shares subject to outstanding restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards (whether or not vested and whether or not payable in stock or cash of equivalent value) granted to the director (other than restricted stock units subject to unsatisfied performance-based vesting conditions). Our non-employee directors are expected to satisfy the guideline level of ownership by the first December 31 on or after the date that is five years after the date that the non-employee director first become subject to the guidelines. Thereafter, compliance with the guidelines will be assessed as of December 31 each year. If a non-employee director does not satisfy the guideline level of ownership as of such a measurement date, the director is expect to hold at least 50% of the net vested shares acquired upon the exercise, payment or vesting of any equity award (with the “net” shares determined after taking into account any shares sold or withheld to pay any applicable exercise price of the award and to satisfy any applicable withholding obligations) granted to the director by the Company until and to the extent required for the director’s level of ownership to satisfy the applicable guideline level. Our Board of Directors may suspend or grant waivers to the guidelines from time to time. Currently, each of our non-employee directors is either in compliance with the stock ownership guidelines or is within the five-year grace period to come into compliance with such guidelines.

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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

The Company currently maintains the 2013 Plan, the 2019 Plan and the ESPP.

The following table sets forth, for each of the Company’s equity compensation plans, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding awards, the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, and the number of shares remaining available for future award grants as of January 29, 2022.

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(1) These shares were subject to restricted stock unit awards then outstanding under the 2019 Plan.

(2) The Company has only granted restricted stock unit awards under the 2019 Plan, which awards do not have an exercise price.

(3) Reflects the 2,015,090 number of shares that remained available for new award grants under the 2019 Plan on January 29, 2022 and the 374,069 shares that remained available for issuance under the ESPP as of that date. The shares available for award grants under the 2019 Plan may be used for any type of award that may be granted under the 2019 Plan, as described above and subject to the share limits of the 2019 Plan. Effective as of May 29, 2019 (the date stockholders approved the 2019 Plan), no new awards may be granted under the 2013 Plan.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth, as of March 10, 2022, the number and percentage of outstanding shares of our Common Stock beneficially owned by each person known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of such stock, by each director and named executive officer, and by all current directors and executive officers as a group.

We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has sole or shared “voting power,” which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or “investment power,” which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed a beneficial owner of the same securities, and a person may be deemed a beneficial owner of securities as to which he has no economic interest. Except as otherwise indicated in the footnotes to the table below, we believe that the beneficial owners of the Common Stock listed below, based on the information furnished by such owners, have sole voting power and investment power with respect to such shares, subject to applicable community property laws. We have based our calculation of the percentage of beneficial ownership on 43,879,984 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of March 10, 2022.

In computing the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we deemed outstanding shares of Common Stock as to which the person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days of March 10, 2022, including shares of our Common Stock underlying RSUs and PSUs that are currently releasable or releasable within 60 days of March 10, 2022. We did not deem these shares outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner listed in the table below is c/o Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc., 1475 West 9000 South, Suite A, West Jordan, Utah 84088. The information provided in the table is based on our records, information filed with the SEC and information provided to us, except where otherwise noted.

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