Aether Holdings, Inc.

Item 5.02(d) On June 1, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), the board of directors (the “Board”) of Aether Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Hon Nam Lee (Alvars) as an independent director of the Company to fill a newly created directorship resulting from an increase in the size of the Board to five (5) directors. Mr. Lee’s term as a director began on the Effective Date, and he will serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. The Board has appointed Mr. Lee to serve as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Lee and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Lee was appointed as a director of the Company. Mr. Lee does not have any family relationship with any executive officer or director of the Company and is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Lee is expected to enter into the Company’s standard form of independent director agreement and form of independent director indemnification agreement, copies of which were filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2025. Mr. Lee will be compensated in accordance with the Company’s independent director compensation arrangements. Under the Independent Director Agreements, the Company will pay Mr. Lee an annual cash fee of $30,000, with an additional $5,000 to be paid annually in connection with his service as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Company will also pay or reimburse Mr. Lee for pre-approved reasonable business-related expenses incurred in good faith in the performance of Mr. Lee’s duties for the Company.

Item 8.01 Other Events. On the Effective Date, the Board approved the transition of Timothy William Murphy from Independent Director to a director who will also serve as the Company’s General Counsel. Mr. Murphy will continue to serve as a member of the Board; however, in connection with the transition, Mr. Murphy will no longer be designated or treated as an independent director of the Company for purposes of the Nasdaq listing rules, SEC rules, applicable committee charters or the Company’s corporate governance records unless and until the Board subsequently determines otherwise based on the facts and circumstances then existing.