On October 2, 2023, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $10.0 million of our common stock, subject to certain conditions, in the open market, in block purchases, or in privately negotiated transactions. This authorization expired on September 30, 2024. On September 25, 2024, our Board of Directors approved a program to purchase of up to $10.0 million of our common stock, subject to certain conditions, in the open market, in block purchases, or in privately negotiated transactions. This authorization expired on September 30, 2025. On September 30, 2025, our Board of Directors approved a program to purchase up to $10.0 million of our common stock, subject to certain conditions, in the open market, in block purchases, or in privately negotiated transactions, commencing on October 1, 2025 and executable through September 30, 2026. During the years ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, under these authorizations, we repurchased a total of 551,283 and 374,446 shares, respectively, of our common stock for $5.1 million and $3.8 million, respectively, utilizing cash on hand. As of April 30, 2026, we have $8.1 million of available funds to repurchase our common stock under the current authorization.

We have a stock incentive plan, or 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan, under which we can grant new awards to our employees and directors. Our 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan authorizes the issuance of awards covering up to 1,397,510 shares of newly issued common stock, plus the lesser of (i) 2% of the number of shares outstanding as of the end of each of our fiscal years or (ii) such lesser number of shares as the Compensation Committee may determine. The plan permits the grant of options to acquire common stock, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, or RSUs, stock appreciation rights, bonus stock and awards in lieu of obligations, performance awards, and dividend equivalents. Our Board of Directors, or a committee established by our Board of Directors, administers the plan, selects recipients to whom awards are granted, and determines the grants to be awarded. Stock options granted under the plan are exercisable at a price determined by our Board of Directors or a committee thereof at the time of grant, but in no event, less than fair market value of our common stock on the date granted. Grants of options may be made to employees and directors without regard to any performance measures. All options issued pursuant to the plan are generally nontransferable and subject to forfeiture.

Unless terminated earlier by our Board of Directors, our 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan will terminate at the earliest of (1) the tenth anniversary of the effective date of our 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan, or (2) such time as 0 shares of common stock remain available for issuance under the plan and we have no further rights or obligations with respect to outstanding awards under the plan. The date of grant of an award is deemed to be the date upon which our Board of Directors or a committee thereof authorizes the granting of such award.

Except in specific circumstances, grants generally vest over a period of three or four years for our executive officers and employees and vest monthly for our directors. We have not granted any stock options, however, grants of stock options are exercisable for a period of 10 years. Our 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan also permits the grant of awards to non-employees.

We grant RSUs to employees and directors. The awards are made at no cost to the recipient. An RSU represents the right to receive one share of our common stock and does not carry voting or dividend rights. Except in specific circumstances, RSU grants to employees generally vest over a period of four years with one-fourth of the units vesting on each anniversary of the grant date. RSU grants to directors generally vest over a 12 month period with one-twelve of the units vesting on each monthly anniversary of the grant date. We amortize the aggregate fair value of our RSU grants to compensation expense over the vesting period. Awards that do not vest are forfeited.

We grant PSUs to our executive officers and certain other employees from time to time. We granted PSUs to our executive officers in fiscal 2026 that include internal performance metrics and removed the calculation of the relative performance of our common stock against the Russell 2000, or RUT over the approximately three-year period. These PSUs are earned and vest based on two internal performance metrics that include 1) a three-year average return on invested capital, or ROIC, and 2) a three-year cumulative Adjusted EBITDA. The grant date fair value of the fiscal 2026 awards was estimated using the closing share price of our common stock on the date of grant. The total quantity of PSUs eligible to vest under these awards range from zero to 200% of the target based on actual average ROIC and cumulative Adjusted EBITDA performance during the performance period. As such, the fiscal 2026 awards are subject to performance conditions and compensation cost is recognized over the service period based on the amount of awards that we believe is probable that will vest. To the extent we estimate changes, we will recognize a cumulative catch up in subsequent reporting periods. We assess the likelihood of achieving these performance conditions each quarter and adjust compensation expense accordingly.


	For the years ended April 30,
		2025			2024
Grant date fair market value
American Outdoor Brands, Inc.		$	7.89		$	8.79
Russell 2000 Index		$	1,980.23		$	1,769.21
Volatility (a)
American Outdoor Brands, Inc.		48.15		%	45.53		%
Russell 2000 Index		22.98		%	27.08		%
Correlation coefficient (b)		0.36			0.48
Risk-free interest rate (c)		4.73		%	3.81		%
Dividend yield (d)		0		%	0		%

The PSUs granted in the prior fiscal year vest, and the fair value of such PSUs will be recognized, over the corresponding three-year performance period. Our PSUs have a maximum aggregate award equal to 200% of the target unit amount granted. Generally, the number of PSUs that may be earned depends upon the total stockholder return, or TSR, of our common stock compared with the TSR of the Russell 2000 Index, or the RUT, over the three-year performance period. For PSUs, our stock must outperform the RUT by 5% in order for the target award to vest. In addition, there is a cap on the number of shares that can be earned under our PSUs, which is equal to six times the grant-date value of each award.

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026, we granted an aggregate 227,413 service based RSUs, including 79,729 RSUs to executive officers and 147,648 to non-executive officer employees and directors under our 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan. We granted an aggregate of 79,729 PSUs to our executive officers during fiscal 2026, which have a

maximum aggregate award value of 159,458 shares. In addition, in connection with a 2022 grant, we vested 52,277 market-condition PSUs (i.e., the target amount granted), which achieved 200% of the maximum aggregate award possible, resulting in awards totaling 104,554 shared to certain of our executive officers during fiscal 2026. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026, 12,663 RSUs were cancelled as a result of the service condition not being met. In connection with the vesting of RSUs and PSUs, during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026, we delivered common stock to our employees, including our executive officers and directors with a total market value of $3.5 million.

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, we granted an aggregate of 278,764 service based RSUs, including 98,412 RSUs to executive officers and 180,352 RSUs to non-executive officer employees and directors under our 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan. We granted an aggregate of 98,412 PSUs to our executive officers during fiscal 2025, which have a maximum aggregate award value of 152,502 shares. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, 23,987 PSUs were cancelled, at target, as the result of the performance condition not being met, and 26,270 RSUs as a result of the service condition not being met. In connection with the vesting RSUs, during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, we delivered common stock to our employees, including executive officers and directors, with a total market value of $2.2 million.

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, we granted an aggregate of 319,847 service based RSUs, including 103,475 RSUs to executive officers and 216,372 RSUs to non-executive officer employees and directors under our 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan. We granted an aggregate of 76,251 PSUs to our executive officers during fiscal 2024, which have a maximum aggregate award value of 152,502 shares. In addition, in connection with a 2018 grant, we vested 94,354 PSUs (i.e., the target amount granted), which achieved 200% of the maximum aggregate award possible, resulting in awards totaling — shares to certain of our executive officers and other employees. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, we cancelled 25,594 RSUs as a result of the service condition not being met. In connection with the vesting RSUs, during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, we delivered common stock to our employees, including executive officers and directors, with a total market value of $1.6 million.


	For the years ended April 30,
	2026			2025			2024
	Total # of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Total # of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Total # of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
RSUs and PSUs outstanding, beginning of period	700,953	$	9.48	624,093	$	11.27	560,579	$	13.36
Awarded	359,419	10.83		377,176	8.40		396,098	8.69
Vested	(332,455)	11.04		(250,059)	10.43		(212,636)	11.31
Forfeited	(12,663)	9.39		(50,257)	19.19		(119,948)	12.46
RSUs and PSUs outstanding, end of period	715,254	$	9.44	700,953	$	9.48	624,093	$	11.27

We have an employee stock purchase plan, or ESPP, which authorizes the sale of up to 419,253 shares of our common stock to employees, plus the lesser of (i) 1% of the number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of the end of each of our fiscal years or (ii) such number of shares as determined by our Board of Directors or a Board committee designated by our Board of Directors. All options and rights to participate in our ESPP are nontransferable and subject to forfeiture in accordance with our ESPP guidelines. Our current ESPP will be implemented in a series of successive offering periods, each with a maximum duration of 12 months. If the fair market value per share of our common stock on any purchase date is less than the fair market value per share on the start date of a 12-month offering period, then that offering period will automatically terminate, and a new 12-month offering period will begin on the next business day. Each offering period will begin on April 1 or October 1, as applicable, immediately following the end of the previous offering period. Payroll deductions will be on an after-tax basis, in an amount of not less than 1% and not more than 20% (or such greater percentage as the committee appointed to administer our ESPP may establish from time to time before the first day of an offering period) of a participant’s compensation on each payroll date. The option exercise price per share will equal 85% of the lower of the fair market value on the first day of the offering period or the fair market value on the exercise date. The

maximum number of shares that a participant may purchase during any purchase period is the greater of 2,500 shares, or a total of $25,000 in shares, based on the fair market value on the first day of the offering period. Our ESPP will remain in effect until the earliest of (a) the exercise date that participants become entitled to purchase a number of shares greater than the number of reserved shares available for purchase under our ESPP, (b) such date as is determined by our Board of Directors in its discretion, or (c) the tenth anniversary of the effective date. In the event of certain corporate transactions, each option outstanding under our ESPP will be assumed or an equivalent option will be substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation. During fiscal years ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, 85,057 shares and 85,606 shares, respectively, were purchased by our employees under our ESPP.

We measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of an equity instrument based on the grant-date fair value of the award. We amortize the fair value of the award over the vesting period of the option. Under the ESPP, fair value is determined at the beginning of the purchase period and amortized over the term of each exercise period.