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Incredible multi-year transformation

At the beginning of 2018, despite a strong underlying business in console headsets, the Company had approximately $90 million in debt and preferred stock liability, $5 million in cash, a market value of under $25 million, restrictive loan covenants, and a potential risk of being delisted from Nasdaq.

But even with these challenges, we had a lean but great team of people, a culture of performance and execution, a focus on creating competitive execution advantages using data and analysis, and a mindset to not waste a dollar.

When the advent of Battle Royale games drove a sudden surge in market demand, these strengths enabled us to detect and respond to market changes, capture the increased demand and outpace the market with superior execution. By the end of 2018, the Company had retired all of its term debt and preferred stock liability. In mid-2019, the acquisition of ROCCAT added a strong skill set in developing innovative PC keyboard and mice and enabled us to begin to leverage our core competencies to further expand into the $3.4 billion PC accessories market.

When stay-at-home orders created an even more sudden and steep increase in demand for all gaming accessories in 2020, we again responded quickly, executed well, and captured the increase in demand—this time under an incredibly challenging set of circumstances. Like others, our employees had to suddenly work from home, supply chain disruptions were happening weekly, logistics and freight became highly constrained, and retail dynamics were changing constantly and differently in every country.

We performed. We executed. In a matter of weeks, we increased factory output, in some instances by five times the planned output. By the third quarter of 2020, we had shipped nearly 90% of the unit volume that we had shipped in all of 2019. We launched a record number of products, including our new wireless console headsets, which quickly became market best-sellers, and eight new ROCCAT products…without being able to visit factories.

By the end of 2020, we had no debt and $47 million in cash. We had increased the addressable markets of our products from $1.4 billion to $5.1 billion (not counting the additional $2.3 billion from Neat microphones which we acquired in January of this year) and had nearly 10% of our revenues from PC gaming, less than 18 months after we acquired ROCCAT. We delivered a revenue CAGR of over 30% and an EBITDA CAGR of over 70% for the last three years.

And we generated over 1,000% shareholder return since the end of 2017.

I’m extremely proud of our team for enabling this incredible transformation—and grateful for their incredible efforts last year under extremely challenging pandemic-driven circumstances. Even as we expand our teams into new categories or geographies, organically or via acquisition, we continue to focus on being lean and executing with excellence. Our ability to produce over $360 million in revenues with fewer than 300 full time employees is a continued testament to our high performing culture.

ESG has long been a vital part of our culture

For us, ESG is very simply about doing the right thing… as individuals and as a company. That means treating each other with respect, promoting diversity and opportunities for all of our employees, conducting our business with high integrity, and ensuring that we are helping create a good future for our communities and for future generations.

As a company with significant operations in New York and San Diego, we are acutely aware of the need to protect our coastal waterways and have efforts underway to direct resources toward cleaning beaches. We have made significant progress in our drive to eliminate single-use plastics from our product packaging.

In addition, we continue to provide donation support to our global offices in White Plains, New York, San Diego, California, Hamburg, Germany, Basingstoke, UK, Hong Kong, and elsewhere, allowing local employees to use those donation dollars in their communities. The Company will continue to support the broader community by giving back to causes that our customers and our partners care about. For instance, we partnered with Roc Nation and Team Roc in 2020 to provide financial support for The Gathering for Justice and Until Freedom, organizations on the front line of social justice reform.

All of our manufacturing partners are obligated to implement fair labor practices and to responsibly source materials for our products and components.

We continue to be strong proponents of promoting diversity in the workplace, and our recruiting process reflects our efforts to provide a diverse candidate pool for every hire we make and our implementation of diversity hiring initiatives. We believe that diversity in perspectives, experiences and backgrounds leads to better decision-making and a more appealing culture.

A very bright future

Gaming is a great category in which to be a leader. Over the last two years, we have expanded into new categories, significantly increasing our addressable market, and we will continue to add new categories over time. The global gaming market has $94 billion of addressable market in hardware, $188 billion in software, and $3 billion in services, and all of those segments are expected to grow at mid-to-high single digit rates or more over the next several years. We currently compete only in hardware. With our market share in console gaming headsets in the mid-40%, we believe our growth in gaming hardware will come from participating in the expected growth

of that category and from the continued introduction of new opportunities in that category. As we look to those new hardware categories and to software and services, we see ample room to leverage our skills and strengths in new markets.

We are not looking to enter new categories simply to round out a portfolio. Our long-term goal, very simply, is to lead each category in which we compete. We’ve led in console gaming headsets for more than a decade by delivering high quality products with innovations that create a better experience - or even a competitive advantage - for all levels of gamers. That’s a core part of our formula for building the strong Turtle Beach brand. We’re applying that same mentality in our ROCCAT PC headsets, keyboards, and mice with the goal to lead those categories over time. Our newly acquired Neat team has exactly the same mindset with the coming portfolio of microphones. When combined with exceptionally strong retail relationships and great execution—we believe we can lead in every category we pursue over time.

We intend to seek organic investments to expand into new product categories. In spring of 2020, recognizing that we were headed for a strong year financially, we invested into that strength and began working on multiple new adjacent gaming accessories categories, which we expect to launch this year. Those adjacent category investments, combined with console gaming investments as well as continued growth in ROCCAT, enable us to guide to revenue growth this year, even to the extent that the underlying gaming markets are slightly slowing down due to the first-time-buyer impact of the stay-at-home orders last year.

We also intend to grow through acquisitions. We’re very selective and make the decision to acquire only when a stringent set of financial and strategic criteria are met, including high quality products, a strong team with a culture and mindset that matches, and underlying economics that can generate a superior return within a reasonable period. We are also highly confident that our performance culture, strong execution and rigorous operational processes can add value to any company we acquire.

From a financial standpoint, this boils down to a simple set of long-term goals:

Prudent use of capital

In three years, our balance sheet has turned from a major constraint to a competitive weapon that is providing us increased flexibility to drive growth and to take advantage of opportunities to expand the business. The first priority for our capital is to do exactly that…invest in our business to drive growth and enable pursuit of opportunities that increase long-term value. We believe that the greatest return for our shareholders will come from sustained revenue growth that leverages our operational execution. That said, we recently renewed our share repurchase for another 2 years and increased it to $25 million.

Strong shareholder returns

As 2018 and 2020 clearly demonstrated, there is no better way to grow EBITDA and EPS over time than gaining the operating leverage that comes with growing revenues. Of course, we expect this performance to result in a continued strong shareholder return. Indeed, from the beginning of the year through our record date our shareholders have experienced a return of over 27%. As we demonstrate steady top-line growth, strong profit margins and cash flow, and further transform into a multi-brand company with products in multiple growing categories such as gaming, streaming, microphones and others over time, we expect our earnings multiple to also increase accordingly.

We value your voice

I hope you will join us for the 2021 Annual Meeting, which will be a virtual meeting of shareholders to be held over the Internet, during which you will be able to vote your shares electronically and submit your questions.

At the 2021 Annual Meeting, we will ask you to (1) elect six director nominees named in the attached proxy statement to our Board of Directors, (2) approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, executive compensation, (3) ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021, and (4) vote to approve the increase in shares for our equity compensation plan.

Regarding our request to increase the number of shares available under our equity compensation plan, we benchmark our compensation to our peer group using data from our independent compensation consultant, Compensia, and have done so for many years. We intentionally set our executive salaries conservatively compared to our peers with a bias in favor of paying for performance using stock compensation to align with delivering shareholder value. We have also used stock-based compensation in connection with our acquisitions of ROCCAT and Neat to improve retention and alignment with shareholders’ interests.

Creating shareholder value

We are pleased to have delivered outstanding results in 2020, and we are even more excited about our future. Interactive gaming has been, and continues to be, one of the most dynamic growth segments of the global economy. We remain confident that being a leading brand and provider of peripherals to this market is an excellent position from which to generate superior returns. We continue to lay the groundwork for years of profitable growth and look forward to updating you all on our progress.

As always, thank you for your partnership and support.

Sincerely,

/s/ Juergen Stark

Juergen Stark

Chairman and CEO

Turtle Beach

		44 South Broadway, 4th Floor White Plains, New York 10601

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Virtual Meeting Only www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HEAR2021		Meeting on: Friday, June 4, 2021		12:00 P.M. ET		For Shareholders as of: Close of Business April 12, 2021

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Turtle Beach Corporation (the “Company”), which will be held online at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 4, 2021. Due to the public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to protect the health and well-being of our employees, directors and stockholders, we will hold our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in a virtual meeting format only via the Internet. As a result, stockholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Stockholders will be able to listen, vote, and submit questions from any remote location with Internet connectivity. Information on how to participate in the Annual Meeting can be found on page 36 of the proxy statement. The Annual Meeting will be accessible at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HEAR2021. At the Annual Meeting, we will ask you to:

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

Additional details regarding the meeting, the business to be conducted, and information about the Company that you should consider when you vote your shares are described in our Proxy Statement. You may vote if you were a record owner of Turtle Beach Corporation common stock at the close of business on April 12, 2021.

All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting. Whether you plan to attend the Annual Meeting or not, it is important that your shares be represented at the Annual Meeting, regardless of the number of shares you may hold. Even though you may plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, please promptly vote using one of the following methods: by telephone, by calling the toll-free telephone number printed on your proxy card; on the Internet, by accessing the website address printed on your proxy card; or by completing, signing and returning the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed postage-prepaid return envelope. Voting by any of these methods will not prevent you from attending the Annual Meeting. You may change or revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted. Your vote is extremely important, and we appreciate you taking the time to vote promptly.

We are mailing a full set of our printed proxy materials to stockholders on or about April 30, 2021.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Juergen Stark

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

April 30, 2021

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

As used in this Proxy Statement, references to “Turtle Beach,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar references refer to Turtle Beach Corporation.

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Corporate Governance

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

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

Board Leadership Structure.

The Board is responsible for the control and direction of the Company. The Board represents the stockholders and its primary purpose is to build long-term stockholder value. Our Chairman of the Board is selected by the Board and is our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Juergen Stark, who manages the business and affairs of the Company and presides over the meetings of the Board. The Board believes that this leadership structure improves the Board’s ability to focus on key policy and operational issues and helps the Company operate efficiently in the long-term interests of stockholders. In addition, the independent directors on the Board appointed a lead independent director, William E. Keitel, to oversee matters on behalf of the independent directors. Mr. Keitel has served as lead independent director since Mr. Stark became the Chairman in January 2020. The guidance and direction provided by the lead independent director reinforces the Board’s independent oversight of management and contribute to communication among members of the Board.

Environmental, Social, & Governance (“ESG”) Considerations.

Turtle Beach’s mission is to deliver the ultimate experience to gamers by providing high-quality, high-performance accessories including headsets, keyboards, mice, microphones, and other PC accessories. While our core business consists of being one of the world’s leading gaming accessory providers, our Board believes this mission should be met while considering our impact on the world. The Board has worked with management to ensure the products we make, and the influence we have, should leave a positive impact on our customers, our communities, our stockholders, and future generations. One step the Company is actively working towards is the elimination of single use plastics from our packaging. While there is still room to continue improving on sustainability efforts, we have started to embed the principles of advancing a circular economy into our ESG practices by successfully eliminating many disposable plastics previously used in our product packaging. We are also exploring opportunities to incorporate recycled plastic into our product designs.

In order to ensure the communities we are involved with are positively impacted, in 2020 the Company provided each of our offices across the globe with a budget to help their local community. Our offices used the funds to assist various local programs and individuals affected by COVID. Additionally, in 2020, our employees expressed a desire for us to support social justice reform. We partnered with Roc Nation and Team Roc to provide financial support for The Gathering for Justice and Until Freedom. Further, we require that all manufacturing partners have fair labor practices and responsibly source materials for our products and components.

At Turtle Beach, we work as a team and value diversity. We win together and lose together. We believe diversity in the workplace creates an environment where different perspectives lead to improved creativity, productivity, team member engagement, and overall employee happiness.

As discussed further below, our Board and its committees have risk oversight responsibilities and oversee the strategic plans of the Company. Our Board and its committees give substantial attention to corporate governance oversight, including ESG matters, to ensure accountability for meeting Turtle Beach’s standards. Our Board regularly hears from various stakeholders on the matters that are important to the Company and the communities where we operate. Turtle Beach routinely engages with our stockholders to better understand their sustainability views, carefully considering the feedback we receive and acting when appropriate. Turtle Beach recognizes that real change does not happen overnight. It happens little by little through hard work and diligence. We are laying the groundwork to do our part to be the change we want to see in the world, and we continue to look for opportunities to increase our impact because there is always more work to be done.

The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight.

The entire Board has responsibility for the general oversight of risk, and the Board’s committees address and report to the Board on any individual risk areas within their purview. Topics related to risk and risk management are regularly discussed at Board and Board committee meetings. Management identifies key risks facing the Company and the Board develops an enterprise risk management plan and management updates the Board on those risk items quarterly. The Company’s senior management, consultants, and advisors make presentations to committees and the full Board as to the areas of principal risk, as well as on the processes that the Company has in place to identify, assess and report such risks. The full Board has oversight of principal risks related to product manufacturing, market factors such as demand and market share, retail partners and information security. In 2020, the Board also had oversight on the risks and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Company’s human capital management in the face of COVID-19.

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Corporate Governance

The Board committees report to the Board on their consideration of any principal risks within their respective areas of focus. The Audit Committee primarily oversees risks relating to or arising from financial and disclosure controls and procedures, and accounting and other financial matters. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer reports to the Audit Committee on such risks and related risk management, and the Company’s independent auditors regularly provide reports at Audit Committee meetings. The Compensation Committee has considered whether the Company’s compensation policies and practices create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on its business or operations. The Nominating and Governance Committee reviews any risks that come within its area of responsibility including board evaluations and succession planning.

Independence.

Our Common Stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “HEAR,” and therefore, our determination of the independence of directors is made using the definition of “independent director” contained in the Nasdaq listing standards. Based on information solicited from each director, the Board has determined that each of L. Gregory Ballard, William E. Keitel, Yie-Hsin Hung, Kelly Thompson and Andrew Wolfe, Ph.D. is an independent director within the meaning of Nasdaq listing standards. In making its determinations regarding director independence, the Board considered, among other things:

Conflicts of Interest and Corporate Governance Matters.

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

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

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

Communications with the Board of Directors.

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

Meetings of the Board of Directors and Stockholders.

It is the policy of the Board to meet at least quarterly. The Board held sixteen (16) meetings in 2020. In 2020, the Board also held regular executive sessions where non-management directors met without management participation. Each incumbent director attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and the committees on which he or she served in 2020. Each of our directors attended our annual meeting of stockholders in 2020 virtually.

Committees of the Board of Directors.

The Board currently has three standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Governance Committee.

Corporate Governance

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

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

The current members of the Audit Committee are Mr. Keitel, Mr. Ballard and Dr. Wolfe. Mr. Keitel serves as the Chair of this committee. The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is “financially literate” and “independent” as defined in the applicable Nasdaq listing standards and the applicable rules under the Exchange Act. In addition, the Board has determined that Mr. Keitel is an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee held six (6) meetings in 2020.

Compensation Committee — The Compensation Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board, which is available on the Company’s website at https://corp.turtlebeach.com/ under the heading “Corporate Governance-Compensation Committee Charter.” The primary purpose of the Compensation Committee is to assist the Board in exercising its responsibilities relating to compensation of the Company’s executive officers, directors and employees and to administer the Company’s equity compensation and other benefit plans including the 2013 Stock Based Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time.

In carrying out these responsibilities, the Compensation Committee reviews all components of executive officer and, as appropriate, employee compensation for consistency with its compensation philosophy, as in effect from time to time. The functions of the Compensation Committee include, among other things: (i) designing and implementing competitive compensation policies to attract and retain key personnel; (ii) reviewing and formulating policy and determining the compensation of the Company’s executive officers and employees; (iii) reviewing and recommending to the Board the compensation of the directors; (iv) administering the Company’s equity incentive plan and granting equity awards to employees and directors under this plan; (v) engaging compensation consultants or other advisors it deems appropriate to assist with its duties; and (vi) reviewing and evaluating the Compensation Committee’s charter.

The Compensation Committee makes all decisions regarding the CEO’s compensation. Decisions regarding the compensation of the other Named Executive Officer is made by the Compensation Committee in consultation with, and upon the recommendation of, the CEO. In this regard, the CEO provides the Compensation Committee evaluations of business goals and objectives and executive performance and recommendations regarding salary levels, equity grants and other incentive awards. The Compensation Committee’s charter authorizes the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, to retain and terminate consultants to assist it in the performance of its duties, including the evaluation of compensation for the Named Executive Officers. The Compensation Committee has sole authority to approve the fees and other retention terms of any such consultant.

Pursuant to its authority under its charter to retain compensation consultants, the Compensation Committee engaged Compensia, Inc. (“Compensia”), an executive compensation consulting firm, to act as its independent advisor with respect to 2020 compensation decisions. All services provided by Compensia to the Compensation Committee are conducted under the direction and authority of the Compensation Committee, and all work performed by Compensia must be pre-approved by the Compensation Committee. Compensia does not provide any other services to the Company and does not own any shares of the Company’s stock. There are no personal or

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Corporate Governance

business relationships between the Compensia consultants and any executive of the Company. In addition, there are no personal relationships between the Compensia consultants and any member of the Compensation Committee. Compensia maintains a detailed conflict of interest policy in order to ensure that the compensation committees for which it works receive conflict-free advice.

The current members of the Compensation Committee are Mr. Ballard, Ms. Hung and Mr. Keitel, and Mr. Ballard serves as the Chair of the committee. The Board has determined that Mr. Keitel, Ms. Hung and Mr. Ballard are “independent” as defined in the applicable Nasdaq listing standards, non-employee directors under SEC Rule 16b-3 and outside directors under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Compensation Committee met four (4) times in 2020. Ms. Hung joined the Compensation Committee following her appointment to the Board in April 2021.

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

The Nominating and Governance Committee considers stockholder nominees for directors in the same manner as nominees for director from other sources. Stockholder suggestions for nominees for director should be submitted to the Company’s Secretary no later than the date by which stockholder proposals for action must be submitted (see “Submission of Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations” below) and should include the information required under our Bylaws.

The current members of the Nominating and Governance Committee are Dr. Wolfe, Ms. Hung and Ms. Thompson, and Dr. Wolfe serves as the Chair of the committee. The Board has determined that Dr. Wolfe, Ms. Hung and Ms. Thompson are “independent” as defined in the applicable Nasdaq listing standards and the applicable rules under the Exchange Act. The Nominating and Governance Committee met one (1) time in 2020. Ms. Hung joined the Nominating and Governance Committee following her appointment to the Board in April 2021.

Submission Of Stockholder Proposals And Director Nominations

SUBMISSION OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS

Under the rules of the SEC, stockholders wishing to have a proposal included in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2022 must submit the proposal so that the Secretary of the Company receives it no later than December 31, 2021. The SEC rules set forth standards as to what stockholder proposals are required to be included in a proxy statement. In addition, under the Bylaws certain procedures must be followed for a stockholder to nominate persons as directors or to introduce a proposal at an annual meeting of stockholders that will not be included in our proxy statement. A stockholder wishing to make a nomination for election to the Board or to have a proposal presented at an annual meeting of stockholders that is not included in our proxy statement must submit written notice of such nomination or proposal so that the Secretary of the Company receives it no later than April 5, 2022 but no earlier than March 6, 2022, which is sixty (60) days and ninety (90) days prior to the one year anniversary of the date the Annual Meeting, respectively. However, in the event that the Company does not hold an annual meeting of stockholders in a given year or if the date of the annual meeting of stockholders is changed by more than thirty (30) days from the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders, notice by the stockholder must be delivered not earlier than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the sixtieth (60th) day prior to such annual meeting or, in the event public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is first made by the Company fewer than seventy (70) days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Company.

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Item 1—Election Of Directors

ITEM 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Bylaws provide that the Company’s business shall be managed by a Board ranging from one to twelve members. The number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time by resolution of the Board. Directors are generally elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders and each director elected shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her death, resignation or removal.

The Board is currently comprised of six members. The independent directors of the Board identify and recommend director candidates to serve on the Board. Director candidates are then nominated for election by the Board. Stockholders are also entitled to nominate director candidates for election in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Bylaws (see “Submission of Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations” above).

In identifying and recommending director candidates to serve on the Board, the independent directors of the Board consider the qualifications and composition of the Board as a whole, taking into account the totality of experience, skills and other qualifications or attributes that the individual nominees collectively bring to the Board and striving to maintain diversity of representation among its members. The independent directors also consider each individual’s experience, skills and other qualifications and attributes to determine that individual’s suitability and desirability for service on the Company’s Board. All director candidates should possess high personal and professional ethics, integrity and values, and should have sufficient time available to devote to service on the Board and Board committees. The characteristics which the independent directors consider include, but are not limited to, an individual’s: (i) personal integrity and professional ethical standards along with the willingness to express independent thought; (ii) commitment to representing the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders; (iii) practical wisdom and mature judgment; (iv) objectivity; (v) professional knowledge and business expertise; and (vi) broad industry knowledge. While the Board does not have a formal policy with regard to the consideration of diversity in identifying director nominees, it values diverse viewpoints, backgrounds, and experiences.

At the Annual Meeting, six directors are to be elected. All nominees have consented to being named as nominees for directors of the Company and have agreed to serve if elected. If some or all of the nominees should become unavailable to serve at the time of the Annual Meeting, the shares represented by proxy will be voted for any remaining nominee(s) and any substitute nominee(s) designated by the Board. In no event, however, will the shares represented by proxy be voted for more than six nominees. Director elections are determined by a plurality of the votes cast.

Set forth below is information regarding each nominee for director, including the specific experience, qualifications, skills or attributes that led to the conclusion that such nominee should serve as a director of the Company.

Item 1—Election Of Directors

Nominees for Directors.

Juergen Stark		Age: 54
Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman		Biographical Information Mr. Stark is our Chief Executive Officer and President, as well as Chairman of the Board since January 2020, and has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board since September 2012. Before joining Turtle Beach, Mr. Stark spent over eight years in senior management positions with Motorola, Inc. and Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. with responsibilities for hardware and software businesses in the consumer, enterprise, and government sectors. From August 2010 to June 2012, Mr. Stark served as Chief Operating Officer of Motorola Mobility. Prior to that, Mr. Stark served in various senior management positions with Motorola and, prior to joining Motorola, as Chief Executive Officer of Centerpost Corporation, a technology company he co-founded. Prior to that, Mr. Stark was a partner with McKinsey & Co. Mr. Stark received his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.   Qualifications Mr. Stark’s perspective and business experience in consumer and enterprise hardware and software businesses, as well as the depth of his operating and senior management experience, provide him with the qualifications and skills to serve as a director.
William E. Keitel		Age: 68
Lead Independent Director   Committees Audit (Chair) Compensation		Biographical Information Mr. Keitel has served as a member of the Board since January 2014 and became our lead independent director in January 2020. Prior to joining our Board, Mr. Keitel served as special advisor to QUALCOMM Incorporated from March 2013 to November 2013, as QUALCOMM’s Executive Vice President from December 2003 to March 2013, and as its Chief Financial Officer from February 2002 to March 2013. Since November 2013, Mr. Keitel has been pursuing personal interests including various not-for-profit ventures. Mr. Keitel also served as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of QUALCOMM from May 1999 to February 2002. Mr. Keitel holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A. from Arizona State University.   Qualifications Mr. Keitel’s many years of senior executive experience with technology companies qualifies him to serve as a director.

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Item 1—Election Of Directors

L. Gregory Ballard		Age: 67
Director Since April 2017   Committees Audit (Financial Expert) Compensation (Chair)		Biographical Information Mr. Ballard has served as a member of the Board since April 2017. He currently serves as general partner of Eleven Ventures, an operationally focused, seed venture investment fund. Prior to joining Eleven Ventures, Mr. Ballard served as Senior Vice President of Mobile, Social and Emerging Platforms for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment since April 2013, and Senior Vice President, Digital Games since October 2010, in each case until 2016. From May 2010 to September 2010, Mr. Ballard served as Chief Executive Officer of Transpera, Inc., a mobile video advertising network. From October 2003 through December 2009, Mr. Ballard served as President & Chief Executive Officer of Glu Mobile Inc., a publisher of mobile video games. Prior to joining Glu Mobile, Mr. Ballard served in a variety of senior management and consultancy roles for Virgin USA, Inc., SONICblue Incorporated, a manufacturer of ReplayTV digital video recorders and Rio digital music players, MyFamily.com, Inc. (later Ancestry.com), a subscription-based Internet family tree and genealogy service; 3dfx Interactive, Inc., an advanced graphics chip manufacturer; Warner Custom Music Corp., a division of Time Warner, Inc.; Capcom Entertainment, Inc., a developer and publisher of video games; and Digital Pictures, Inc., a video game developer and publisher. Mr. Ballard has previously served on the boards of DTS Inc., Glu Mobile Inc., Pinnacle Systems, Inc., Imagine Games Network and THQ Inc. He also served on the Audit and Compliance and Corporate Governance Committees of DTS Inc. and the Compensation Committee of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. Mr. Ballard holds a B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Redlands and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.   Qualifications Mr. Ballard’s perspective and experience as an executive, investor and entrepreneur with various technology companies qualifies him to serve as a director.
Yie-Hsin Hung		Age: 58
Director Since April 2021   Committees Compensation Nominating and Governance		Biographical Information Yie-Hsin Hung was appointed to the Board in April 2021. She currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of New York Life Investment Management, a role she has held since 2015. Ms. Hung has been with New York Life Investment Management since 2010 and, in addition to serving as the Chief Executive Officer, she is a member of New York Life’s Executive Management Committee. Prior to her role as CEO, she held a number of leadership roles including Co-President from January 2014 to May 2015, Head of Institutional Investments from March 2012 to December 2013 and Head of Alternative Investments from November 2010 to March 2012. Prior to joining New York Life Investment Management, Ms. Hung was a senior executive at several investment firms, having started her career in investment banking. Ms. Hung has served as a director/trustee for the fund complex of MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund, MainStay Funds Trust, The MainStay Funds and MainStay VP Funds Trust since January 2017. Ms. Hung has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.   Qualifications Ms. Hung’s perspective and experience in executive leadership, capital markets, investment management, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and acquisition integration, provide her with the qualifications and skills to serve as a director.

Item 1—Election Of Directors

Kelly A. Thompson		Age: 51
Director Since August 2019   Committees Nominating and Governance		Biographical Information Ms. Thompson has served on the Board since August 2019. Ms. Thompson also serves on the Board of a.k.a. Brands, a privately backed company that acquires, incubates and grows digitally native fashion eCommerce brands with a strong consumer connection. She previously was COO of samsclub.com and a member of Sam’s Club Leadership Committee with responsibility for a multi-billion-dollar omni P&L as well as the “Digital” strategic work stream. Prior to samsclub.com, Ms. Thompson was SVP, Global Category Development for Walmart eCommerce and SVP Merchandising, Planning and Marketplace for Walmart.com. Additionally, she spent 10 years in key merchandising leadership roles at Gap, Inc. Ms. Thompson holds a B.S. in Animal Physiology & Neuroscience from University of California, San Diego.   Qualifications Ms. Thompson brings a wealth of retail, merchandising, and eCommerce expertise to the Board which qualifies her to serve as a director.
Andrew Wolfe, Ph.D.		Age: 58
Director Since February 2012   Committees Audit Nominating and Governance (Chair)		Biographical Information Dr. Wolfe has served on the Board since February 2012. He founded Wolfe Consulting in 2002 and serves as a technology and intellectual property consultant in the consumer electronics, computer, and semiconductor industries. He works with Fortune Global 500 corporations and technology startups in developing product strategy, new product technology, and intellectual property strategy. He also serves as an expert for intellectual property and other technology-related litigation matters. Dr. Wolfe was Chief Technology Officer for SONICblue Incorporated (formerly S3 Incorporated) from 1999 to 2002 and also served as Senior Vice President of Business Development from 2001 to 2002. He served as a Consulting Professor at Stanford University from 1999 to 2002 and an Assistant Professor at Princeton University from 1991 to 1997 and currently lectures at Santa Clara University. Dr. Wolfe obtained a B.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from The Johns Hopkins University in 1985, and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1987 and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering in 1992 from Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Wolfe is also a named inventor on over 80 patents.   Qualifications Dr. Wolfe’s extensive intellectual property and licensing experience qualifies him to serve as a director.

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Executive Officers

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table sets forth the names, current ages and titles of the Company’s current executive officers. The Company only has two executive officers.

Juergen Stark is described as a director nominee above.

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

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

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

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of Common Stock subject to options or warrants held by that person that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within sixty (60) days after April 12, 2021 are deemed outstanding, while such shares are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing percentage ownership of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes below, we believe that the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting or investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable.

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

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

Audit Committee Report

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

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

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

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

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

In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the Company’s quarterly earnings releases and Exchange Act filings for the year ended December 31, 2020, with management and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, which included a discussion of the quality, in addition to the acceptability, of the accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant judgments and the clarity of disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The Audit Committee also discussed with management and the independent registered public accounting firm the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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

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Audit Committee Report

The Audit Committee met with the independent registered public accounting firm, with and without management present, to discuss the 2020 results of its consolidated financial statement audit and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting. The independent registered public accounting firm has direct access to the Audit Committee at any time on any issue of its choosing, and the Audit Committee has the same direct access to the independent registered public accounting firm, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examinations, their evaluations of the Company’s internal controls, and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting.

In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 be included in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for filing with the SEC.

The Audit Committee has appointed the firm of BDO USA, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm to audit and report upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting for the year ending December 31, 2021.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

William E. Keitel, Chairman

L. Gregory Ballard

Andrew Wolfe, Ph.D.

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

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

The Audit Committee has appointed BDO USA, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2021 and internal control over financial reporting. Although action by the stockholders on this matter is not required under Nevada law or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or the rules of the SEC promulgated thereunder, the Audit Committee and the Board believe it is appropriate to seek stockholder ratification of this appointment in light of the role played by the independent registered public accounting firm in reporting on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Ratification requires the affirmative vote of a majority of eligible shares present at the Annual Meeting, virtually or by proxy, and voting thereon. If this appointment is not ratified by the stockholders, the Audit Committee may reconsider its appointment. One or more representatives of BDO USA, LLP are expected to attend the Annual Meeting telephonically. They will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The aggregate fees billed by our independent registered public accounting firm for professional services rendered in connection with (i) the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 set forth in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years then ended and (ii) the review of our quarterly consolidated financial statements as set forth in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each of our quarters during 2020 and 2019, as well as any fees paid to our independent registered public accounting firm for audit-related work, tax compliance, tax planning and other consulting services are set forth in the table below:

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

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

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

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

Pre-approval of Services.

All audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, BDO USA, LLP, require pre-approval by the Audit Committee in accordance with the Audit Committee charter. The Company’s Audit Committee approves the independent registered public accounting firm’s engagement prior to the independent registered public accounting firm rendering any non-audit services. The Audit Committee pre-approved all of the 2020 and 2019 fees paid to BDO USA, LLP.

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

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

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

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

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

The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares voting on this proposal is required to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers. For purposes of determining approval of this proposal, an abstention will have the same legal effect as a vote “against” the proposal and broker non-votes will not affect the results of this vote.

ITEM 4 - Approval of Amendment to 2013 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan (as Amended)

ITEM 4 - APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO 2013 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN (AS AMENDED)

Introduction.

On April 21, 2021, our Board, on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee and subject to stockholder approval, unanimously approved and adopted amendments to the Turtle Beach Corporation 2013 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended) to increase the number of shares available thereunder (as amended and restated, the “Amended Plan”). The Amended Plan is a long-term incentive plan designed to assist the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates in attracting and retaining valued employees, consultants, and non-employee directors. We believe that participation in the Amended Plan will encourage eligible participants to contribute to the success and growth of the Company by aligning the economic interests of participants, including our executive officers, with those of our stockholders. We are requesting that our stockholders approve an increase of 975,000 shares of our Common Stock to be made available for grants under the Amended Plan. As described in more detail under “Shares Available” below, there only remain 10,727 shares available as of April 12, 2021.

If approved by stockholders, the Turtle Beach Corporation 2013 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan, as previously amended, (the “Current Plan”) will be amended and restated as the Amended Plan, and the Amended Plan will be effective upon this approval (the “Effective Date”). If the stockholder vote on the Amended Plan at the Annual Meeting is postponed, the Amended Plan will be effective on such date on which a stockholders’ meeting to vote to approve the Amended Plan occurs and, until such time, the Current Plan will continue in effect, in accordance with its terms.

The Board unanimously recommends that you vote FOR approval of the Amended Plan. The Board believes that it is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders to approve the Amended Plan in order to ensure the Company’s ability to continue our equity-based compensation program and continue to motivate our employees, consultants, and non-employee directors.

The following is a summary of the principal purposes and provisions of the Amended Plan, which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amended Plan, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to this Proxy Statement. To the extent the description below differs from the text of the Amended Plan set forth in Annex A, the text of the Amended Plan controls.

Purpose of this Proposal.

We have designed the Amended Plan to include several features that reinforce and promote good corporate governance and the alignment of equity compensation arrangements for employees, officers, non-employee directors and consultants with the interests of our stockholders. These stockholder-friendly features include, but are not limited to, the following:

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ITEM 4 - Approval of Amendment to 2013 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan (as Amended)

Equity compensation is a vital component of our executive compensation philosophy and plays a pivotal role in our ability to continue to attract, retain, and motivate executive officers, employees, non-employee directors, and consultants who are critical to our success. Our Board believes it is in the best of interest of the Company and its stockholders to approve the Amended Plan in order to continue to motivate outstanding performance by these individuals. If this proposal is not approved, we believe that we would be at a disadvantage against our competitors for recruiting, retaining, and motivating those individuals who are critical to our success. We also could be forced to increase cash compensation, thus reducing resources available to meet our business needs.

Determination of Share Reserve Under the Amended Plan.

We are asking stockholders to approve 975,000 new shares authorized for issuance under the Amended Plan because there are only 10,727 shares reserved for issuance under the Current Plan that remained available for grant under the Current Plan as of April 12, 2021, subject to adjustment as described below under “Summary of the Amended Plan – Shares Available”.

Our Board considered a number of factors in determining the number of new shares authorized for future issuance under the Amended Plan, including the number of shares remaining available under the Current Plan, which is only 10,727 shares, our past share usage (sometimes called our “burn rate”), our estimate of the number of shares needed for future awards, a dilution analysis, and the current and anticipated future accounting expense associated with our equity awards.

Since we last requested that stockholders approve an increase of shares in our equity plan in 2019, the Company has onboarded approximately 126 employees, nearly doubling our headcount from 141 to 267. More than 80 new employees were a result of the ROCCAT acquisition, and we granted them a total of 216,152 shares under the Current Plan. Another 5 employees joined us following our acquisition of Neat and they received grants totaling 82,046 shares. In addition to the acquisitions, we have been building out our teams to address the ever-increasing demand for our products. The Company needs additional shares to continue to attract, motivate, and retain highly experienced executives within the Company and to make grants to future employees that result from the Company’s continued growth.

Additionally, due to the volatility of our stock price the number of shares granted annually to compensate our officers, directors and employees has shifted significantly over recent years. When our stock price is lower, we must issue more shares to reach the economic targets of our peer-benchmarked grant philosophy. Our Compensation Committee reviews our compensation philosophy annually, considering input from our compensation consultant Compensia and feedback from our stockholders. As set forth in the table below, the Company’s three-year average burn rate was 7.23%. Our burn rate in 2020 was higher than usual, primarily because our standard annual grant date occurred during a period where our stock price was lower. We would like to note that our 2020 grants were within a competitive range of our peer group’s 25^th percentile. We expect our burn rate in 2021 to be between 4% and 5%.

Burn Rate

Burn rate provides a measure of the potential dilutive impact of the equity awards we grant. Set forth below is a table that reflects our burn rate for 2018, 2019 and 2020, as well as the average over those years.

ITEM 4 - Approval of Amendment to 2013 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan (as Amended)

If stockholders do not approve the Amended Plan, we will not have sufficient shares available with which to make equity grants for the remainder of 2021 and beyond.

As of April 12, 2021, we had approximately 15,804,170 total shares of our Common Stock outstanding, with 10,727 shares remaining for future grants under the Current Plan. As of April 12, 2021, the following awards were outstanding under the Current Plan:

Significantly, if the Amended Plan is not approved by stockholders, the Company may need to rely on significant cash awards for executives, new hires, and any additional headcount added as a result of potential acquisitions, as we will be unable to grant equity awards for future long-term incentive compensation. We believe that this could have an adverse impact on the Company’s future financial results and, potentially, its stock valuation. We also believe that increasing cash compensation could limit the Company’s ability to execute on certain strategic and capital allocation plans, such as investment in new categories. Without the Amended Plan, incentive compensation for executives will be increasingly less aligned with the Company’s goals and the stockholders’ interests in long-term value creation.

The Board has concluded that it is in the Company’s best interests, and in the best interests of our stockholders, to increase the number of shares available for grant under the Amended Plan by 975,000 shares of Common Stock. The Board believes that the proposed increase in the number of shares available for grant and eligible to be granted to an individual in any calendar year is necessary for retaining necessary flexibility. This flexibility allows the Company to grant equity-based compensation at levels that are optimal for motivating and rewarding eligible participants for their contributions to our success and the growth in the value of our Common Stock.

Summary of the Amended Plan.

Purpose. The purpose of the Amended Plan is to assist the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates in attracting and retaining valued employees, consultants, and non-employee directors by offering them a greater stake in the Company’s success and a closer identity with it, and to encourage ownership of our Common Stock by such participants.

Administration. The Amended Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”). The Committee’s powers regarding the Amended Plan include the ability to: (i) select the employees, consultants and non-employee directors who will receive awards under the Amended Plan; (ii) determine the type or types of awards to be granted to each participant; (iii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to which an award will relate and the terms and conditions of any award granted under the Amended Plan, including restrictions as to vesting, transferability or forfeiture, exercisability or settlement; (iv) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered; (v) determine the achievement of any applicable performance goals; (vi) adopt necessary rules and regulations to administer the Amended Plan; and (vii) construe and interpret the Amended Plan and make all other determinations as it may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of the Amended Plan. The Committee may delegate its authority under the Amended Plan, consistent with the terms thereof and applicable law.

Eligibility. All employees and consultants of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates and all non-employee members of our Board are eligible to receive awards under the Amended Plan. As of April 12, 2021, 267 employees, 4 non-employee directors, 27 consultants and 17 agency temporary employees were eligible to receive awards under the Amended Plan. As of December 31, 2020, 167 employees, 4 non-employee directors, 7 consultants and 9 agency temporary employees held awards under the Current Plan.

Because our executive officers and non-employee directors are eligible to receive awards under the Amended Plan, they may be deemed to have a personal interest in the approval of this Item 4 proposal.

Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as described below under “Adjustment Provisions,” the maximum number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Amended Plan is 4,302,353 shares of Common Stock, plus 975,000 new shares. This aggregate amount will be reduced by any shares subject to awards granted under the Current Plan between April 12, 2021 and the Effective Date.

Share Counting Provisions. For purposes of calculating the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Amended Plan, and subject to the adjustment provisions set forth in the Amended Plan:

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ITEM 4 - Approval of Amendment to 2013 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan (as Amended)

Any shares issued under the Amended Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares, or shares purchased on the open market.

Limitations on Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in the Amended Plan:

Types of Awards. Awards that can be granted under the Amended Plan include Common Stock, deferred stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units (referred to as “RSUs”), stock options, SARs, and performance-based awards.

Common Stock. In a Common Stock award, a participant receives a grant of shares of our Common Stock, which shares are not subject to any restrictions on transfer or other vesting conditions. Upon the grant date, the participant will have all of the customary rights of a stockholder with respect to such shares, including the right to vote such shares and to receive dividends with respect to such shares.

Deferred Stock. In a deferred stock award, the Company agrees to deliver, subject to certain conditions, a fixed number of shares of our Common Stock to the participant at the end of a specified deferral period or periods. During such period or periods, the participant will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any such shares. No dividends will be paid with respect to shares of deferred stock during the applicable deferral period, and the participant will have no future right to any dividend paid during such period.

Restricted Stock. In a restricted stock award, a participant receives a grant of shares of our Common Stock that are subject to certain restrictions, including forfeiture of such stock upon the happening of certain events. During the restriction period or periods, holders of restricted stock will have the right to vote the shares of restricted stock. No dividends will be paid with respect to shares of restricted stock during the applicable restriction period, and the participant will not have a future right to any dividend paid during such period.

Restricted Stock Units. An RSU is a grant of the right to receive a payment in our Common Stock or cash, or in a combination thereof, equal to the fair market value of a share of our Common Stock on the expiration of the applicable restriction period or periods. During such period or periods, the participant will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any such shares. No dividends will be paid with respect to shares underlying an RSU during the applicable restriction period, and the participant will have no future right to any dividend paid during such period.

Stock Options. Stock options granted under the Amended Plan may be either incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options. The exercise price of an option must be at least 100% of the fair market value of our Common Stock on the date of the grant. If the participant owns, directly or indirectly, shares constituting more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of our company, the exercise price of an incentive stock option must be at least 110% of the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date the incentive stock option is granted.

Stock Appreciation Rights. A grant of a SAR entitles the holder to receive, upon exercise of the SAR, the excess of the fair market value of one share of our Common Stock on the date of exercise over the grant price of the SAR as determined by the Committee. The grant price of an SAR may never be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant.

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Performance-Based Awards. Awards under the Amended Plan may be granted contingent upon the achievement of Performance Goals (as defined below) within a particular time frame, as determined by the Committee. Performance-based awards may be paid in cash, shares of Common Stock, or any combination thereof. The performance levels to be achieved for each applicable performance period and the amount of the award to be paid will be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

Performance Goals. In the discretion of the Committee, any award may be granted subject to performance goals that must be met by the end of a period specified by the Committee, but that are substantially uncertain to be met before the grant of the award, and that must be based upon one or more of the following as they relate to our company, our subsidiaries or affiliates, or any business unit or department thereof: (i) stock price, (ii) market share, (iii) sales, (iv) earnings per share, (v) diluted earnings per share, (vi) diluted net income per share, (vii) return on stockholder equity, (viii) costs, (ix) cash flow, (x) return on total assets, (xi) return on capital or invested capital, (xii) return on net assets, (xiii) operating income, (xiv) net income, (xv) earnings (or net income) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, (xvi) improvements in capital structure, (xvii) gross, operating or other margins, (xviii) budget and expense management, (xix) productivity ratios, (xx) working capital targets, (xxi) enterprise value, (xxii) safety record, (xxiii) completion of acquisitions or business expansion of the company, our subsidiaries or affiliates (or any business unit or department thereof) (xxiv) economic value added or other value added measurements, (xxv) expense targets, (xxvi) operating efficiency, (xxvii) regulatory body approvals for commercialization of products (xxviii) implementation or completion of critical projects or related milestones, (xxix) quality control, (xxx) supply chain achievements and (xxxi) marketing and distribution of products, in all cases, whether measured absolutely or relative to an index or peer group.

The Committee has discretion to determine the specific targets with respect to each of these categories of Performance Goals. The Committee may also grant performance-based awards that are based on Performance Goals other than those set forth above. If the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, or the manner in which it conducts its business, or other events or circumstances render the Performance Goals unsuitable, the Committee may modify such Performance Goals or the related minimum acceptable level of achievement, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable.

Consequences of a Change in Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company, the following may occur:

Adjustment Provisions. In the event of a stock dividend, recapitalization, forward or reverse stock split, reorganization, division, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase or share exchange, extraordinary or unusual cash distribution or other corporate transaction or event that affects our Common Stock, the Committee will make equitable adjustments in (i) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock that may thereafter be issued in connection with awards, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of outstanding awards, (iii) the aggregate number and kind of shares of Common Stock available under the Amended Plan, and (iv) the exercise or grant price relating to any award, or if deemed appropriate, the Committee may also make provision for a cash payment with respect to any outstanding award.

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Actions Requiring Stockholder Approval. Our Board must obtain stockholder approval in order to take any action that would (i) increase the number of shares subject to the Amended Plan, except for adjustments upon changes in capitalization; (ii) result in the re-pricing, replacement or repurchase of any option, SAR or other award; or (iii) be required to be submitted for stockholder approval under any federal or state law or regulation or Nasdaq listing rules.

Clawback. Any award granted under the Amended Plan will be subject to mandatory repayment by the participant to the Company pursuant to the terms of any company “clawback” or recoupment policy that is directly applicable to the Amended Plan and set forth in an award agreement or as required by law to be applicable to the participant.

Transfer Restrictions. No award or other right or interest of a participant under the Amended Plan may be assigned or transferred for any reason during the participant’s lifetime, other than to the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate, and any attempt to do so will be void and the relevant award will be forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may grant awards, other than incentive stock options, that are transferable by the participant during his or her lifetime, but only to the extent specifically provided in the award agreement entered into with such participant. No incentive stock option will be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

Amendment and Termination. The Board generally may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Amended Plan, subject to applicable law and Nasdaq requirements, provided that no such termination or amendment will adversely and materially impact any Award previously granted to a participant without such participant’s written consent. Any Award issued prior to this amendment shall be governed by the terms of the version of the Plan it was granted under. Unless earlier terminated by action of the Board, the Amended Plan will terminate by its terms on the 10-year anniversary of the Effective Date.

Valuation. The fair market value per share of our Common Stock under the Amended Plan on any relevant date generally is deemed to be equal to the closing selling price per share on that date as determined by the Nasdaq (or if there was no sale on that date, on the last preceding date on which a sale was reported). As of April 12, 2021, the fair market value of our Common Stock determined on such basis was $27.46 per share.

Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations.

The following discussion is a summary of certain federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to participants in the Amended Plan. The discussion is for general informational purposes only and does not purport to address specific federal income tax considerations that may apply to a participant based on his or her particular circumstances, nor does it address state, local or foreign income tax or other tax considerations that may be relevant to a participant.

PARTICIPANTS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF PARTICIPATING IN THE AMENDED PLAN, AS WELL AS WITH RESPECT TO ANY APPLICABLE STATE, LOCAL OR FOREIGN INCOME TAX OR OTHER TAX CONSIDERATIONS.

Common Stock. Upon the grant of an award of Common Stock, a participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the difference between the amount paid, if any, for such Common Stock and the fair market value of such Common Stock on the grant date, and, subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. The participant’s tax basis in such shares of Common Stock will equal the fair market value of such shares on the grant date. Upon sale of such shares of Common Stock, the participant will recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending upon whether at the time of sale the shares have been held for more than one year following the grant date. Such gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the sale of the shares and the tax basis of the shares in the participant’s hands.

Deferred Stock. A participant recognizes no taxable income and the Company is not entitled to a deduction when deferred stock is awarded. When the deferral period for the award ends and the participant receives shares of the Company’s Common Stock, the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the shares at that time, and, subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. A participant’s tax basis in shares of Common Stock received at the end of a deferral period will be equal to the fair market value of such shares when the participant receives them. Upon sale of the shares, the participant will recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending upon whether at the time of sale the shares have been held for more than one year following the end of the deferral period. Such gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the sale of the shares and the tax basis of the shares in the participant’s hands.

Restricted Stock. Restricted stock received pursuant to Awards will be considered subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture for federal income tax purposes. If a participant who receives restricted stock does not make the election described below, the participant recognizes no taxable income upon the receipt of restricted stock, and the Company is not entitled to a deduction at such time. When the forfeiture restrictions with respect to the restricted stock lapse, the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the shares at that time minus any amount paid for the shares, and, subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company

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will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. A participant’s tax basis in restricted stock will be equal to the fair market value of such shares when the forfeiture restrictions lapse, and the participant’s holding period for the shares will begin when the forfeiture restrictions lapse. Upon a sale of shares of restricted stock, the participant will recognize short-term or long-term gain or loss, depending upon whether at the time of sale the shares have been held for more than one year following the lapse of the restrictions. Such gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the sale of the shares and the tax basis of the shares in the participant’s hands.

Participants receiving restricted stock may make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to the shares. By making a Section 83(b) election, the participant elects to recognize compensation income with respect to the shares when the shares are received rather than at the time the forfeiture restrictions lapse. The amount of such compensation income will be equal to the fair market value of the shares when the participant receives them (valued without taking the restrictions into account) minus any amount paid for the shares, and, subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company will be entitled to a corresponding deduction at that time. By making a Section 83(b) election, the participant will recognize no additional compensation income with respect to the shares when the forfeiture restrictions lapse and will instead recognize gain or loss with respect to the shares when they are sold. The participant’s tax basis in the shares with respect to which a Section 83(b) election is made will be equal to the fair market value of such shares when received by the participant, and the participant’s holding period for such shares begins at that time. If, however, the shares are subsequently forfeited to the Company, the participant will not be entitled to claim a loss with respect to the shares to the extent of the income recognized by the participant upon the making of the Section 83(b) election. To make a Section 83(b) election, a participant must file an appropriate form of election with the Internal Revenue Service and with the Company, each within 30 days after shares of restricted stock are received, and the participant must also attach a copy of the form of election to his or her federal income tax return for the year in which the shares are received.

Non-Qualified Options. A participant recognizes no taxable income and the Company is not entitled to a deduction when a non-qualified option is granted. Upon exercise of a non-qualified option, a participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares received over the exercise price of the non-qualified option, and the Company will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. A participant’s tax basis in the shares of Common Stock received upon exercise of a non-qualified option will be equal to the fair market value of such shares on the exercise date, and the participant’s holding period for such shares will begin at that time. Upon sale of the shares of Common Stock received upon exercise of a non-qualified option, the participant will recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending upon whether the shares have been held for more than one year. The amount of such gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the amount realized in connection with the sale of the shares and the participant’s tax basis in such shares.

Under the Amended Plan, payment of the exercise price with respect to non-qualified options may, with the consent of the Committee, be made in whole or in part with shares of Common Stock or restricted stock held by the participant. Payment in Common Stock or restricted stock will be treated as a tax-free exchange of the shares surrendered for an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock received, and the equivalent number of shares received will have a tax basis equal to the tax basis of the surrendered shares. In the case of payment in restricted stock, however, the equivalent number of shares of Common Stock received will be subject to the same risks of forfeiture or restrictions on transfer as those that applied to the restricted stock surrendered. The fair market value of shares of Common Stock received in excess of the number of shares surrendered will be treated as ordinary income, and such shares have a tax basis equal to their fair market value on the date of the exercise of the non-qualified option.

Incentive Stock Options. A participant recognizes no taxable income (except that an alternative minimum tax liability may arise) and the Company is not entitled to a deduction when an incentive stock option is granted or exercised. Provided the participant meets the applicable holding period requirements for the shares received upon exercise of an incentive stock option (beginning on the date of exercise and ending on the later of two years from the date of grant or one year from the date of exercise), gain or loss recognized by a participant upon sale of the shares received upon exercise will be a long-term capital gain or loss, and the Company will not be entitled to a deduction. If, however, the participant disposes of the shares before meeting the applicable holding period requirements (a “disqualifying disposition”), the participant will recognize ordinary income at that time equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date over the exercise price of the incentive stock option. Any amount recognized upon a disqualifying disposition in excess of the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date of the incentive stock option will be treated as short-term capital gain and will be treated as long-term capital gain if the shares have been held for more than one year. If the sales price is less than the sum of the exercise price of the incentive stock option and the amount included in ordinary income due to the disqualifying disposition, this amount will be treated as a short-term or long-term capital loss, depending upon whether the shares have been held for more than one year.

Under the Amended Plan, payment of the exercise price with respect to incentive stock options may, with the consent of the Committee, be made in whole or in part with shares of Common Stock or restricted stock held by the participant. Such an exercise will be treated as a tax-free exchange of the shares of Common Stock or restricted stock surrendered (assuming the surrender of the previously-owned shares does not constitute a disqualifying disposition of those shares) for an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock received, and the equivalent number of shares received will have a tax basis equal to the tax basis of the surrendered shares. In the case of payment in

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restricted stock, however, the equivalent number of shares of Common Stock received will be subject to the same risks of forfeiture or restrictions on transfer as those that applied to the restricted stock surrendered. Shares of Common Stock received in excess of the number of shares surrendered will have a tax basis of zero.

SARs. A participant recognizes no taxable income and the Company is not entitled to a deduction when a SAR is granted. Upon exercising a SAR, a participant will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the cash or the fair market value of the shares received minus any amount paid for the shares, and, subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. A participant’s tax basis in the shares of Common Stock received upon exercise of an SAR will be equal to the fair market value of such shares on the exercise date, and the participant’s holding period for such shares will begin at that time. Upon sale of the shares of Common Stock received upon exercise of a SAR, the participant will recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending upon whether the shares have been held for more than one year. The amount of such gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the amount realized in connection with the sale of the shares and the participant’s tax basis in such shares.

Withholding. The Company is authorized to withhold from any payment relating to an award under the Amended Plan any payroll or other payment to a participant sufficient to satisfy Federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes (including the participant’s FICA or other applicable social tax obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the Amended Plan.

The Company may cause any tax withholding obligation to be satisfied by the Company withholding shares of Common Stock having a fair market value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the required tax withholding imposed on the transaction (not to exceed maximum statutory rates). In the alternative, the Company may permit participants to elect to satisfy the tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part, by either (i) having the Company withhold shares of Common Stock having a fair market value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the required tax withholding imposed on the transaction (not to exceed maximum statutory rates) or (b) tendering previously acquired shares of Common Stock having an aggregate fair market value equal to the required tax withholding imposed on the transaction (not to exceed maximum statutory rates).

New Plan Benefits.

No awards have been granted under the Amended Plan. Future awards under the Amended Plan will be made at the discretion of the Committee. Therefore, the benefits and amounts that will be received or allocated under the Amended Plan in the future are not determinable at this time.

Summary and Required Vote.

We believe strongly that the approval of the equity incentive plan, as amended and restated, is important to Turtle Beach’s continued success. Such approval would help ensure that Turtle Beach may continue to use equity incentives to attract, retain and motivate its employees, directors and consultants in the years to come. In order for the equity incentive plan to be amended and restated as described herein, this proposal must be approved by a majority of the shares present virtually or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

Executive Compensation

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

This section discusses the material components of the executive compensation program for the Named Executive Officers listed in the “Summary Compensation Table” below. As a smaller reporting company, we are only required to include compensation disclosure for our principal executive officer and our two other most highly compensated executive officers, the Named Executive Officers, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company only has two executive officers. For 2020, our Named Executive Officers were as follows:

We review compensation annually for all employees, including our Named Executive Officers. In setting base salaries and granting equity incentive awards, we consider compensation for comparable positions in the market, individual performance as compared to our expectations and objectives, our desire to motivate our Named Executive Officers and achieve short- and long-term results that are in the best interests of our stockholders and a long-term commitment to the Company.

Peer Group and Market Data

We utilize Compensia, an independent compensation consultant, to conduct a comprehensive review and benchmarking of overall executive and director compensation programs every two years. Compensia produced benchmarking analysis for our Named Executive Officers in 2020, including other senior management, and the Compensation Committee of the Board reviewed Compensia’s benchmarking analysis when making compensation decisions in 2020. We use this same benchmarking analysis to set performance-driven compensation plans for our senior management.

2020 Peer Group

Agilsys

Arlo Technologies

Avid Technology

CalAmp

Digi International

Digital Turbine

EMCORE

Glu Mobile

Harmonic

Iteris

MobileIron

Mohawk Group Holdings

Rosetta Stone

Telenav

VOXX International

ZAGG

During 2020, another gaming peripherals company went public and the Compensation Committee requested an abbreviated review of the Company’s peer group in December 2020. After discussions with Compensia, the Compensation Committee decided to add Corsair and Universal Electrics to the Company’s peer group for 2021 compensation considerations. In connection with the addition of the other companies, they also removed MobileIron and Rosetta Stone because they were acquired in 2020 and ZAGG because its acquisition was announced in December 2020 although it was not completed until February 2021.

Our peer companies were selected based on best practices criteria developed to identify comparable peer companies in terms of industry and financial characteristics to provide the Compensation Committee with relevant and meaningful compensation information in support of compensation decision-making. Our peer group includes companies that compete with us for both labor and capital, have a similar enterprise value, and who are in similarly sized and situated business. Our peer companies are headquartered in the U.S. and are part of the consumer-related technology industry with a focus on audio and video equipment, electronic products, and consumer durables and apparel. Compensia primarily examined peer companies with revenue between $100 million and $610 million and a range for market capitalization of $30 million to $650 million.

The Compensation Committee used peer group compensation data as a guide rather than a rule when establishing the compensation levels for our Named Executive Officers. The Compensation Committee establishes salaries, annual bonuses, and long-term incentives at what it generally believes to be at or below the market median of compensation levels available to similarly situated executives in the marketplace. To maintain our efforts to retain talented executives and stay competitive in the marketplace, we have engaged Compensia again in 2021 to benchmark our executive compensation program and provide recommendation to ensure that our compensation program continues to enable us to attract and retain qualified executives.

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Compensation Practices

We monitor best practices and emerging trends in executive compensation to determine what enhancements or changes should be made to our executive compensation program. The following summary of specific features of our executive compensation program highlights our commitment to executive compensation practices that align the interests of the Named Executive Officers and our stockholders:

Summary Compensation Table.

The following table sets forth information for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 concerning compensation of our Named Executive Officers: Mr. Juergen Stark, our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer), and Mr. John T. Hanson, our Chief Financial Officer:

Narrative to Summary Compensation Table.

Employment Agreements

The Company does not have formal employment agreements with its executive officers but Messrs. Stark and Hanson did enter into offer letters when they commenced employment as described below:

Pursuant to their original offer letters in 2012, Messrs. Stark and Hanson were entitled to (i) base salary and (ii) incentive performance compensation initially targeted at 60% of base salary for Mr. Stark and 40-50% of base salary for Mr. Hanson.

Executive Compensation

The offer letters for Messrs. Stark and Hanson provide for post-employment severance payments and benefits in the event of employment termination under certain circumstances. The Compensation Committee believes that these severance benefits provide an incentive to the Named Executive Officers to remain with the Company and serve to align the interests of the Named Executive Officers with the interests of our stockholders, including in the event of a potential acquisition of the Company. “Cause” and “Good Reason” as used below have the meanings given to them in the applicable Named Executive Officer’s offer letter.

Under the terms of Mr. Stark’s offer letter, if the Company terminates Mr. Stark’s employment without “Cause” or if Mr. Stark terminates his employment for “Good Reason,” in each case, other than following an approved sale of the Company, the Company has agreed to pay Mr. Stark severance consisting of a continuation of his then-current base salary, as well as healthcare continuation benefits, for a period of six months following such termination and a pro-rated portion of his performance-based target bonus for the year in which such termination occurs. If such termination occurs following an approved sale of the Company, the Company has agreed to pay Mr. Stark (i) a lump sum payment equal to his then-current annual base salary, (ii) healthcare continuation benefits for a period of one year following such termination, and (iii) a pro-rated portion of his target bonus for the year in which such termination occurs.

Under the terms of Mr. Hanson’s offer letter, if Mr. Hanson’s employment is terminated by the Company without “Cause,” he will be entitled to continuation of his annual salary for a period of six months. In addition, if Mr. Hanson’s employment is terminated by the Company without “Cause” or by Mr. Hanson for “Good Reason,” he will be entitled to a pro-rated bonus for the year of termination based upon the average percentage of the applicable target bonuses received by the management team.

The offer letters for Messrs. Stark and Hanson each contained restrictive covenants pursuant to which the executives had agreed to refrain from competing with the Company or soliciting the Company’s employees or customers for a specified period following the executives’ termination of employment.

Retention Plan

On April 16, 2019, the Board approved a change in control retention plan (the “Retention Plan”) providing for cash bonuses and equity incentives to certain employees, including our Named Executive Officers. The purpose of the Retention Plan is to encourage the continued employment of the participating employees in the event of a change in control. Pursuant to the Retention Plan, if a participating employee is continuously employed with the Company and in good standing on the date of a change in control (as defined in the Retention Plan), the participating employee will be entitled to (i) payment of any portion of the Participant’s annual bonus under the Company’s management incentive plan (as defined in the Retention Plan) for the calendar prior to the one in which the transaction date occurs that has not been paid prior to the Participant’s termination date; (ii) a lump-sum payment equal to 100% of the Participant’s target bonus for the year of termination multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the total number of days that the Participant was employed by the Company during such year and the denominator of which is 365; (iii) continuation of the Participant’s Base Pay for six (6) months from the termination date of the Participant’s employment in accordance with the Company’s ordinary payroll practices; and (iv) if the Participant elects coverage under COBRA, reimbursement for the full amount of premiums for such continuation coverage for a period of six (6) months; provided, that, if a Participant is entitled to severance benefits under such Participant’s employment agreement, then the Participant shall only be entitled to the larger benefit for each of the items above as between the severance benefits in such employment agreement and under the Retention Plan, but not both.

Additionally, the Retention Plan provides that, if a Participant is terminated by the Company without cause or a Participant terminates employment for good reason during the one-year period following a change in control, the following severance benefits shall be provided: (i) a lump-sum payment equal to 100% of the Participant’s Target Bonus for the year of termination multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of days that the Participant was employed by the Company during such year and the denominator of which is 365; (ii) continuation of the Participant’s Base Pay for six months from the termination date of the Participant’s employment in accordance with the Company’s ordinary payroll practices; and (iii) if the Participant elects coverage under COBRA, reimbursement for the full amount of premiums for such continuation coverage for a period of six months, provided that the Participant shall only be entitled to the larger benefit for each item above as between the Retention Plan benefits and the severance benefits provided under the Participant’s employment agreement or offer letter.

Base Salary

The Compensia benchmarking data was again used by the Compensation Committee to guide changes to Named Executive Officers compensation in 2020. Based on the benchmarking analysis, the Compensation Committee determined that there would be no change in base salary for Messrs. Stark and Hanson’s base salary in 2020.

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For 2020, each Named Executive Officer was assigned a targeted payout, expressed as a percentage of his base salary for the year, which varied by his compensation tier. The Compensation Committee considered peer group benchmarking in establishing targeted payouts for our Named Executive Officers. Accordingly, the target bonus amounts were ultimately set as follows:

The performance objectives are generally objectively determinable and measurable, and their outcomes are uncertain at the time established. When we set the 2020 objectives, we considered them to be ambitious due to the expected softening of the console market with the announced release of new generations of gaming platforms. However, we believed that these goals were attainable and designed to cause annual performance bonus payments to reflect meaningful requirements. For 2020, our Company objectives were achievement of designated levels of net revenues and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. The chart below summarizes our company-wide performance objectives for 2020 (with our Named Executive Officers receiving zero payouts if the threshold levels are not achieved), which represented 50% of the overall bonus opportunity:

Individual performance also represents 50% of our Named Executive Officer’s bonus opportunity. The individual management business objectives reflected 4-5 personal strategic goals, specifically tied to each Named Executive Officer’s role, as outlined by the Compensation Committee. Details of the individual management business objectives are as follows:

Our individual management business objectives were assigned a 50% weight in measuring the bonus amount for our Named Executive Officers, and each of 4-5 business objectives was generally assigned a level equal to 5% to 20% of the overall 50% weighting.

Executive Compensation

In 2020, the Company met its performance measures at 192% level for the Company revenues and at 682% level for EBITDA, as indicated below:

In addition, the Compensation Committee evaluated each management business objective and weighed the individual portion of our Named Executive Officers’ bonuses. Our Named Executive Officers met the individual business objectives at approximately the 165% level.

Based on the above results, the actual bonuses paid out for 2020 were as below:

A summary of all stock option awards granted in 2020 to our Named Executive Officers is provided below.

The stock option awards were granted under the Plan. Such awards will vest (subject to the Named Executive Officer’s continued employment on the applicable vesting date) as follows: 25% of the award will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and 1/48th of the award will vest on a monthly basis thereafter, such that 100% of the award will be vested on the fourth anniversary of the grant date.

A summary of all restricted stock units granted in 2020 to our Named Executive Officers is provided below.

The restricted stock units were granted under the Plan. Such awards will vest (subject to the Named Executive Officer’s continued employment on the applicable vesting date) as follows: 25% of the award will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remainder will vest in equal annual instalments through April 1, 2024.

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Executive Compensation

Under the Plan, upon a change in control where we are not the surviving corporation, all outstanding awards will generally be assumed by, or replaced with grants that have comparable terms by, the surviving corporation. The Plan provides for double-trigger equity vesting, under which vesting would accelerate generally only if a participant is terminated without cause within twelve (12) months following the change in control.

In general terms, a change in control under the Plan occurs if:

Perquisites and Other Benefits

We do not provide any perquisites or fringe benefits to our Named Executive Officers.

Our Named Executive Officers are generally eligible to participate in all of our employee benefit plans, such as medical, dental, vision, group life, short and long-term disability, and supplemental insurance and our tax-qualified 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, in each case on the same basis as other employees, subject to applicable laws. We also provide vacation and other paid holidays to all employees, including our Named Executive Officers.

Results of Say-on-Pay Vote and Say-on-Pay Frequency Vote. At our Annual Meeting held on June 19, 2020, we held a non-binding say-on-pay vote on the 2019 compensation of our Named Executive Officers. Excluding broker non-votes, approximately 92% of the votes cast voted “For” our say-on-pay proposal to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers. Although stockholders were generally positive about our executive compensation, for 2021 the Compensation Committee modified our long-term equity compensation program to incorporate performance stock unit awards (“PSUs”) tied to the Company’s revenue growth compared to the market and EBITDA as a percentage of Net Revenue, which now comprises fifty percent (50%) of the equity compensation awarded to our Chief Executive Officer and forty percent (40%) of the compensation awarded to our other Named Executive Officer. The Compensation Committee believes the use of PSUs in our equity compensation program will further the Company’s focus on pay-for-performance and drive the long-term financial performance.

At our annual meeting held on June 14, 2019, we held a non-binding stockholder vote on the frequency of future say-on-pay votes. The frequency that received the greatest support was for annual say-on-pay votes. After considering the results of these votes, the Board determined that a non-binding stockholder vote on the approval of executive compensation would be conducted every year. Accordingly, the Company is requesting your approval of the say-on-pay proposal in this proxy per Item 3.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END

The following table summarizes the holdings of outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, and restricted stock units held by our Named Executive Officers. The following table includes the number of shares covered by options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units held by the Company’s Named Executive Officers on December 31, 2020. These outstanding equity awards were granted to the Company’s Named Executive Officers under the Plan.

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Director Compensation

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

In considering the Company’s need to attract and retain qualified directors, the Company adopted a policy effective January 2014 for compensating directors who are not employees of the Company for their service. To ensure that the Company compensates non-employee directors in line with market practice, our director compensation program was formulated in consultation with our independent compensation consultant. Based on peer group benchmarking by Compensia, the Compensation Committee adjusted our director compensation program accordingly. As described further below, the Company compensates non-employee directors through a mix of cash retainer fees and equity grants that are subject to vesting.

The following table lists 2020 director compensation for all non-employee directors who served as directors in 2020. Directors who are also employees of the Company receive no additional compensation for service as directors. Compensation for Mr. Stark, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, is reported in the Summary Compensation Table included in the Executive Compensation section above. In accordance with our general policy for directors who are also employees of the Company, Mr. Stark did not earn additional compensation for his service as a director. Ms. Hung is not included in the table because she did not serve on the Board during 2020.

In 2020, directors who were not employees of the Company received a standard annual cash retainer fee, in addition to special fees for serving as a member of a committee or the chair of a committee, based upon the following schedule:

Director Compensation

There are no Board or committee meeting attendance fees. Directors are reimbursed by the Company for travel and expenses they incur in connection with their service on the Board and its committees.

For 2021, the Company’s policy regarding providing cash fees to non-employee directors increased the cash base fee to $50,000 and Mr. Keitel’s supplemental fee for serving as Lead Independent Director will be $25,000. All other supplemental fees remained the same.

In addition to the cash fees described above, the Company intends to continue to make certain equity grants to directors who are not employees of the Company. Starting in 2021, upon initial election or appointment of a non-employee director to the Board, the Company intends to make a pro-rated grant of restricted shares equal to the annual value awarded to non-employee directors. This initial grant of restricted stock would vest on the same vesting date as the last annual award for the existing directors. In addition, in 2020, each non-employee director received an annual grant of options to purchase a number of shares of our Common Stock with a grant date fair market value of $50,000 and a grant of restricted shares having a grant date fair market value of $50,000. The annual grants of options and restricted stock vest on the first anniversary of the grant date. For 2021, the Company determined that they would change the equity awards for directors to be a grant of restricted shares having a grant date fair market value of $120,000 based on Compensia’s benchmarking of our peers.

In 2018, the Board adopted ownership guidelines for its non-employee directors and the Company’s CEO. The ownership guidelines require each non-employee member of the Board to own stock and vested awards with a value equal to three times the value of the annual cash retainer payable to a director. The CEO must hold stock and vested awards with a value equal to three times his or her annual salary. Directors are required to attain such stock ownership goal no later than five years from the date the guidelines were adopted or on which they first were appointed to the Board. In addition, the total value of compensation granted to any non-employee director cannot exceed $750,000 in any calendar year, except that the limit would be increased to $1,250,000 for the calendar year during which a non-employee director becomes a director. The total value of the compensation to a non-employee director serving as a Chairman of the Board cannot exceed $1,250,000 in any calendar year.

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Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans as of December 31, 2020

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company maintains a policy that the Audit Committee review certain transactions in which the Company and its directors, executive officers or their immediate family members are participants to determine whether a related person has a direct or indirect material interest. The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing and, if appropriate, approving or ratifying any such related party transaction. This policy is included in our Audit Committee charter and we consider it part of our conflicts of interest section of our Corporate Governance Principles and Guidelines.

In determining whether to approve, disapprove or ratify a related party transaction, the Audit Committee will take into account, among other factors it deems appropriate, (1) whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable to the Company than terms that would otherwise be generally available to the Company if the transaction was entered into under the same or similar circumstances with a party unaffiliated with the Company and (2)  the extent of the interest of the related party in the transaction.

HOUSEHOLDING

Some banks, brokers and other nominee record holders may be participating in the practice of “householding” proxy statements and annual reports. This means that only one copy of this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report may have been sent to multiple stockholders in your household. The Company will promptly deliver a separate copy of any of these documents to you if you request one by writing or calling as follows: Turtle Beach Corporation, c/o Gateway Investor Relations, 4685 MacArthur Court, Suite 400, Newport Beach, California 92660, Attn: Cody Slach, (949) 574-3860. If you want to receive separate copies of any of these documents in the future, or if you are receiving multiple copies and would like to receive only one copy for your household, you should contact your bank, broker or other nominee record holder, or you may contact the Company at the above address and phone number.

OTHER BUSINESS

The Company is not aware of any other matters that will be presented for stockholder action at the Annual Meeting. If other matters are properly introduced, the person named as proxy in the accompanying form of proxy will vote the shares they represent as recommended by the Board.

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TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION

44 South Broadway, 4th Floor

White Plains, New York 10601

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD JUNE 4, 2021

ABOUT THE MEETING

Why did I receive these proxy materials?

These proxy materials are furnished on behalf of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Turtle Beach Corporation (also referred to as “we,” “us,” “Turtle Beach” and the “Company”) to solicit your proxy to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), including any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting.

We are mailing these proxy materials on or about April 30, 2021 to all stockholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Copies of these proxy materials are also available online at www.proxyvote.com.

How do I attend the Annual Meeting virtually?

Due to the public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to protect the health and well-being of its employees, directors and stockholders, the Company will hold the Annual Meeting in a virtual meeting format only, and stockholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Stockholders may participate online by logging in at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HEAR2021. All stockholders participating online will be in listen-only mode but will have an opportunity to submit questions and vote.

To participate in the Annual Meeting, you will need the control number included with your Proxy Materials. Shares held in your name as the stockholder of record may be voted electronically during the Annual Meeting. Shares for which you are the beneficial owner but not the stockholder of record also may be voted electronically during the Annual Meeting. However, even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we recommend that you vote your shares in advance, so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the Annual Meeting.

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

If you encounter any difficulties accessing the Annual Meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the Annual Meeting log-in page.

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

You do not need to attend the online Annual Meeting to vote if you submitted your vote via proxy in advance of the meeting. Whether or not stockholders plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge stockholders to vote and submit their proxy in advance of the Annual Meeting by one of the methods described in the proxy materials. A replay of the Annual Meeting, including the questions answered during the meeting, will be available at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HEAR2021 within 24 hours of the meeting.

Who can vote?

Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 12, 2021, the (“Record Date”), are entitled to vote. On that day, approximately 15,804,170 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”) were outstanding and eligible to vote, and there were approximately 947 record holders. Each share is entitled to one vote on each matter presented at the Annual Meeting. The actual number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and eligible to vote on the Record Date will be reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, which will report the results of the Annual Meeting.

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What is the quorum requirement?

A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present if stockholders holding at least a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote are present at the Annual Meeting virtually or represented by proxy. Thus, the holders of approximately 7,902,086 shares must be present virtually or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting to have a quorum. Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you are present virtually at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement. If there is no quorum, either the Chairman of the Annual Meeting or the holders of a majority of shares present at the Annual Meeting virtually or represented by proxy may adjourn the Annual Meeting to another date.

What am I voting on?

There are four matters scheduled for a vote:

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

The Board knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote on those matters in accordance with their best judgment.

How do I vote?

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

Via the Internet—Stockholders can vote by voting their shares via the Internet as instructed on the website identified in the proxy card. The Internet procedures are designed to authenticate a stockholder’s identity to allow stockholders to vote their shares and confirm that their instructions have been properly recorded. Internet voting for stockholders of record is available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 3, 2021.

By Telephone—Telephone voting for stockholders of record is available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 3, 2021.

By Mail—Stockholders may elect to vote by mail by completing, signing and dating their proxy card and mailing it in the pre-addressed envelope that accompanies the delivery of a paper proxy card. Proxy cards submitted by mail must be received prior to the Annual Meeting in order for your shares to be voted. Stockholders who hold shares beneficially in “street name” (held in the name of a bank, broker or other holder of record) may vote by mail by requesting a paper proxy card according to the instructions contained in the Proxy Materials, and then completing, signing and dating the proxy card provided by the brokers or other agents and mailing it in the pre-addressed envelope provided.

At the Annual Meeting—Shares held in your name as the stockholder of record may be voted by you virtually at the Annual Meeting. Shares held beneficially in “street name” may be voted by you virtually at the Annual Meeting only if you obtain a legal proxy from the broker or other agent that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares and you bring such proxy to the Annual Meeting.

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

If you vote via the Internet, by telephone or by mailing a proxy card, we will vote your shares as you direct. For the election of directors (Item 1), you may specify whether your shares should be voted for all, some or none of the nominees for director listed. With respect to

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the ratification of our audit committee’s (the “Audit Committee”) appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm (Item 2), the approval of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers (Item 3), and the approval of the Amendment to the 2013 Plan (Item 4), you may vote “for” or “against” the ratification or approval, or you may abstain from voting on the ratification or approval.

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

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

How does the Board recommend I vote?

The Board unanimously recommends the following votes:

		FOR each of the Board’s nominees for election to the Board to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2022 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified (Item 1);
		FOR the ratification of the Audit Committee’s appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021 (Item 2);
		FOR advisory approval of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement (Item 3); and
		FOR the approval of the Amendment to the 2013 Plan (Item 4).

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

You may revoke or change a previously delivered proxy at any time before the Annual Meeting by delivering another proxy with a later date, by voting again via the Internet or by telephone, or by delivering written notice of revocation of your proxy to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal executive offices before the beginning of the Annual Meeting. You may also revoke your proxy by attending the Annual Meeting and voting virtually, although attendance at the Annual Meeting will not, in and of itself, revoke a valid proxy that was previously delivered. If you hold shares through a bank or brokerage firm, you must contact that bank or brokerage firm to revoke any prior voting instructions. You may also vote virtually at the Annual Meeting if you obtain a legal proxy as described above. Unless properly revoked, properly executed and delivered proxies that are received before the Annual Meeting’s adjournment will be voted in accordance with the directions provided. If no directions are provided on such properly executed and delivered proxy, those shares will be voted by one of the individuals named as a proxy on your proxy card as recommended by the Board, as stated in this Proxy Statement (1) in favor of our nominees for directors, (2) in favor of the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021, (3) in favor of the advisory approval of executive compensation for our Named Executive Officers, and (4) in favor of the Amendment to the 2013 Plan. If you wish to give a proxy to someone other than those named on the proxy card, you should cross out those names and insert the name(s) of not more than three people to whom you wish to give your proxy.

How many votes are needed to approve each proposal? How are votes counted? What are broker non-votes?

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

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If you are a stockholder whose shares are not registered in your name and you do not vote, then your bank, broker or other holder of record may still represent your shares at the Annual Meeting for purposes of obtaining a quorum. Broker non-votes occur when a beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” does not give instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares as to how to vote on matters deemed “non-routine.” Generally, if shares are held in “street name,” the beneficial owner of the shares is entitled to give voting instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares. If the beneficial owner does not provide voting instructions, the broker or nominee can still vote the shares with respect to matters that are considered to be “routine,” but not with respect to “non-routine” matters. Under the rules and interpretations of Nasdaq, “non-routine” matters are matters that may substantially affect the rights or privileges of stockholders, such as mergers, stockholder proposals, elections of directors (even if not contested) and executive compensation, as well as the advisory stockholder votes on executive compensation. Because the ratification of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is considered a “routine” matter, brokers or nominees can vote shares for which they did not receive instructions with respect to that proposal.

Therefore, you must vote your shares if you want them to be counted in the votes for election of directors (Item 1), the advisory approval of Named Executive Officer compensation (Item 3) or the approval of the Amendment to the 2013 Plan (Item 4). However, your broker may vote your shares in its discretion on routine matters such as the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm (Item 2).

Because each director nominee is elected by the affirmative vote of the holders of a plurality of the shares of Common Stock voted, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the election of directors (Item 1). The ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm (Item 2), the advisory approval of Named Executive Officer compensation (Item 3) and the approval of the Amendment to the 2013 Plan (Item 4) require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present virtually or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Because abstentions will be included in tabulations of the votes entitled to vote for purposes of determining whether Item 2, Item 3 or Item 4 has been approved, abstentions have the same effect as negative votes. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of those votes.

Who will count the vote?

The votes will be tabulated by Broadridge Financial Services LLC and James Alden of American Election Services, LLC shall serve as the inspector of elections during the Annual Meeting.

Where can I find the results of the Annual Meeting?

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

Who is soliciting this proxy?

Solicitation of proxies is made on behalf of the Board. The cost of soliciting proxies, including preparing, assembling and mailing the Proxy Statement, form of proxy and other soliciting materials, as well as the cost of forwarding such material to the beneficial owners of stock, will be paid by us, except for some costs associated with individual stockholders’ use of the Internet or telephone, and postage. In addition to the solicitation by electronic communications and/or by mail, directors, officers, regular employees and others may also, but without compensation other than their regular compensation, solicit proxies personally or by telephone or other means of electronic communication. We may reimburse brokers and others holding stock in their names or in the names of nominees for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in sending proxy materials to principals and beneficial owners.

The Company will also use MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at a cost not expected to exceed $12,500, plus expenses, to distribute to brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries additional copies of the proxy materials for beneficial owners of stock.

Who can help answer your questions?

If you have questions about the Annual Meeting or would like additional copies of this Proxy Statement, requests should be directed as described below:

Turtle Beach Corporation

c/o Gateway Investor Relations

4685 MacArthur Court, Suite 400

Newport Beach, California 92660

Attn: Cody Slach

Phone: (949) 574-3860

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to be Held on June 4, 2021.

The SEC’s e-proxy rules require companies to post their proxy materials on the Internet and permit them to provide only a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials to stockholders. For this proxy statement, we have chosen to follow the SEC’s “full set” delivery option and therefore, although we are posting a full set of our proxy materials (this proxy statement and our Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020) online, we are also mailing a full set of our proxy materials to our stockholders. The Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Card and Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 are available at https://corp.turtlebeach.com/.

We make available free of charge through our website https://corp.turtlebeach.com/ our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, the Proxy Statement and certain other forms and reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as soon as reasonably practicable after such documents are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The information on our website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this Proxy Statement or incorporated into any other filings we make with the SEC.

Annex A

ANNEX A

TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION

2013 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

(as amended and restated effective [ ], 2021)

1.        Purpose of the Plan

The purpose of the Plan is to assist the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates in attracting and retaining valued Employees, Consultants and Non-Employee Directors by offering them a greater stake in the Company’s success and a closer identity with it, and to encourage ownership of the Company’s stock by such Participants.

2.        Definitions

As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

2.1        “Affiliate” means any entity other than the Subsidiaries in which the Company has a substantial direct or indirect equity interest, as determined by the Board.

2.2        “Award” means a grant of Common Stock, Deferred Stock, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Options, SARs or Performance-Based Awards under the Plan.

2.3        “Award Agreement” means the written agreement, instrument or document evidencing an Award or Prior Plan Award, including any such item in an electronic medium.

2.4        “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.5        “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in a Participant’s employment or consulting agreement or, if no employment or consulting agreement is in effect or if “cause” is not defined therein, “Cause” shall mean: (a) the Participant’s conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony; (b) a determination by the Board that the Participant committed fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement against any person; (c) the Participant’s material breach of the terms of any material written agreement with the Company or any affiliate to which Participant is a party; (d) the Participant’s willful misconduct or gross neglect in performance of Participant’s duties; or (e) the Participant’s failure or refusal to carry out material responsibilities reasonably assigned by the Board or the Company’s Chief Executive Officer to the Participant; provided, however, that with respect to subsections (c), (d) and (e) above, Cause will only be deemed to occur after written notice to the Participant of such action or inaction giving rise to Cause and the failure by the Participant to cure such action or inaction (which is capable of cure) within 30 days after written notice.

2.6        “Change in Control” means, after the Effective Date, any of the following events:

(a)        a “person” (as such term in used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the 1934 Act), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13D-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

(b)        during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Section 2.6(a), Section 2.6(c) or Section 2.6(d) hereof) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or

(c)        the Company merges or consolidates with any other corporation, other than in a merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or

(d)        the complete liquidation of the Company or the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

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Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, if an Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, no event that, but for this Section, would be a Change in Control as defined in the Plan or the Award Agreement, as applicable, shall be a Change in Control unless such event is also a “change in control event” as defined in Section 409A of the Code.

2.7        “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder. A reference to any provision of the Code or the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder shall include reference to any successor provision of the Code or the Treasury regulations.

2.8        “Committee” means the committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan under Section 4.

2.9        “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, or such other class or kind of shares or other securities resulting from the application of Section 15.

2.10      “Company” means Turtle Beach Corporation, a Nevada corporation, or any successor corporation.

2.11      “Consultant” means an individual who renders services to the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate as a consultant, advisor or independent contractor.

2.12      “Deferral Period” means the period during which the receipt of a Deferred Stock Award under Section 8 will be deferred.

2.13      “Deferred Stock” means Common Stock to be delivered at the end of a Deferral Period and awarded by the Committee under Section 8.

2.14      “Disability” means with respect to a Participant, means “disability” as defined from time to time under any long-term disability plan of the Company or Subsidiary with which the Participant is employed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Awards that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A(d) of the Code and provide for an accelerated payment in connection with any Disability, Disability shall have the same meaning as set forth in any regulations, revenue procedure, revenue rulings or other pronouncements issued pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.

2.15      “Effective Date” means [    ].

2.16      “Employee” means an individual, including an officer or director, who is employed by the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate.

2.17      “Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of Common Stock determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee in good faith and in accordance with applicable law. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of Common Stock shall mean, on any given date, the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed on such date or, if Common Stock was not traded on such date, on the last preceding day on which the Common Stock was traded.

2.18      “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option or a portion thereof intended to meet the requirements of an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code and designated as an Incentive Stock Option in the applicable Award Agreement.

2.19      “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder. A reference to any provision of the 1934 Act or rule promulgated under the 1934 Act shall include reference to any successor provision or rule.

2.20      “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who meets the definition of a “non-employee director” under Rule 16b-3(b)(3) promulgated under the 1934 Act.

2.21      “Non-Qualified Option” means an Option or a portion thereof not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option and designated as a Non-Qualified Option in the applicable Award Agreement.

2.22      “Option” means a right to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock at a specified price awarded by the Committee under Section 11 of the Plan.

2.23      “Participant” means any Employee, Consultant or Non-Employee Director who receives an Award.

2.24      “Performance-Based Award” means any form of Award permitted under this Plan, where the Participant’s right to, and payment of, such Award is conditioned upon the achievement of specified Performance Goals. The Committee will have full discretion to select the length of any applicable Performance Cycle, the kind and/or level of the applicable Performance Goal, and whether the Performance Goal is to apply to the Company, an Affiliate, any division or business unit thereof, or to an individual.

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2.25      “Performance Cycle” means the period selected by the Committee during which the performance of the Company, any Subsidiary, any Affiliate or any business unit thereof, or any individual, is measured for the purpose of determining the extent to which a Performance Goal has been achieved.

2.26      “Performance Goal” means the written goal or goals established by the Committee for purposes of establishing the criteria applicable to a Performance-Based Award for a Participant during a Performance Cycle, which may include, but shall not be limited to, any one or more of the following as they relate to the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business unit or department thereof): (i) stock price, (ii) market share, (iii) sales, (iv) earnings per share, (v) diluted earnings per share, (vi) diluted net income per share, (vii) return on stockholder equity, (viii) costs, (ix) cash flow, (x) return on total assets, (xi) return on capital or invested capital, (xii) return on net assets, (xiii) operating income, (xiv) net income, (xv) earnings (or net income) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, (xvi) improvements in capital structure, (xvii) gross, operating or other margins, (xviii) budget and expense management, (xix) productivity ratios, (xx) working capital targets, (xxi) enterprise value, (xxii) safety record, (xxiii) completion of acquisitions or business expansion of the company, our subsidiaries or affiliates (or any business unit or department thereof) (xxiv) economic value added or other value added measurements, (xxv) expense targets, (xxvi) operating efficiency, (xxvii) regulatory body approvals for commercialization of products (xxviii) implementation or completion of critical projects or related milestones, (xxix) quality control, (xxx) supply chain achievements and (xxxi) marketing and distribution of products, in all cases, whether measured absolutely or relative to an index or peer group. The Committee shall have discretion to determine the specific targets with respect to each of these categories of Performance Goals. The Committee may also grant Performance-Based Awards that are based on Performance Goals other than those set forth above. If the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, or the manner in which it conducts its business, or other events or circumstances render the Performance Goals unsuitable, the Committee may modify such Performance Goals or the related minimum acceptable level of achievement, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable.

2.27      “Plan” means the Turtle Beach Corporation 2013 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan herein set forth, as amended from time to time.

2.28      “Prior Plans” means the 2010 Stock Option Plan of Parametric Sound Corporation and the 2012 Stock Option Plan of Parametric Sound Corporation, in each case as amended.

2.29      “Prior Plan Award” means an “Option” as defined in the applicable Prior Plan.

2.30      “Restricted Stock” means Common Stock awarded by the Committee under Section 9 of the Plan.

2.31      “Restricted Stock Unit” means the right to a payment in Common Stock or in cash, or in a combination thereof, awarded by the Committee under Section 10 of the Plan.

2.32      “Restriction Period” means the period during which Restricted Stock awarded under Section 9 of the Plan and Restricted Stock Units awarded under Section 10 of the Plan are subject to forfeiture.

2.33      “SAR” means a stock appreciation right awarded by the Committee under Section 12 of the Plan.

2.34      “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company), partnership, joint venture or other business entity of which 50% or more of the outstanding voting power is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.

2.35      “Ten Percent Stockholder” means a person who on any given date owns, either directly or indirectly (taking into account the attribution rules contained in Section 424(d) of the Code), stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or a Subsidiary.

3.        Eligibility

Any Employee, Consultant or Non-Employee Director is eligible to receive an Award.

4.        Administration and Implementation of Plan

4.1        The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Any action of the Committee in administering the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, their Employees, Consultants and directors, Participants, persons claiming rights from or through Participants and stockholders of the Company. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination, or interpretation taken or made in good faith by the Committee with respect to the Plan, any Awards granted hereunder or any Prior Plan Awards, and all members of the Committee shall be fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, determination or interpretation.

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4.2        Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full and final authority in its discretion (a) to select the Employees, Consultants and Non-Employee Directors who will receive Awards pursuant to the Plan, (b) to determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant, (c) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to which an Award will relate, the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan (including, but not limited to, restrictions as to vesting, transferability or forfeiture, exercisability or settlement of an Award and waivers or accelerations thereof, and waivers of or modifications to performance conditions relating to an Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee shall determine) and all other matters to be determined in connection with an Award; (d) to determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered; (e) to determine whether Performance Goals to which the settlement of an Award is subject are satisfied; (f) to correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, and to adopt, amend and rescind such rules and regulations as, in its opinion, may be advisable in the administration of the Plan; and (g) to construe and interpret the Plan and to make all other determinations as it may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

4.3        The Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter, such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of the Participant’s termination of employment or service with the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate; provided, however, that the Committee shall retain full power to accelerate or waive any such term or condition as it may have previously imposed, including, without limitation, any vesting period. All Awards shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. The right of a Participant to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such Performance Goals as may be specified by the Committee.

4.4        To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may delegate some or all of its authority with respect to the Plan and Awards to any executive officer of the Company or any other person or persons designated by the Committee, in each case, acting individually or as a committee, provided that the Committee may not delegate its authority hereunder to make awards to Employees who are (i) “officers” as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the 1934 Act or (ii) officers or other Employees who are delegated authority by the Committee pursuant to this Section. Any delegation hereunder shall be subject to the restrictions and limits that the Committee specifies at the time of such delegation or thereafter. The Committee may, at any time, rescind the authority delegated to any person pursuant to this Section. Any action undertaken by any such person or persons in accordance with the Committee’s delegation of authority pursuant to this Section shall have the same force and effect as if undertaken directly by the Committee.

5.        Minimum Vesting Requirement

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, Awards granted under the Plan shall not vest over a period of less than one year from the date on which the Award is granted; provided that the following Awards shall not be subject to the foregoing minimum vesting requirement: any (i) Substitute Awards (as such term is defined in Section 6.4(d)), (ii) Awards to Non-Employee Directors that vest on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the date of grant and the next annual meeting of stockholders that is at least 50 weeks after the immediately preceding year’s annual meeting, and (iii) any additional Awards that the Committee may grant, up to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the available share reserve authorized or issuance under the Plan under Section 6.1 (subject to adjustment under Section 15); provided, further, that the Committee may authorize acceleration of vesting of such Awards in the event of the Participant’s death or Disability, or the occurrence of a Change in Control as provided in Section 14.

6.        Shares of Stock Subject to the Plan

6.1         Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15 and the provisions of this Section 6, the total number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall be 4,302,353, plus effective as of the date of stockholder approval, an additional 975,000 shares of Common Stock.

6.2        Award Limits. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15, (i) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards that are intended to be Incentive Stock Options shall not exceed 5,277,353 and (ii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards that may be granted to any individual Participant (other than a Non-Employee Director) shall not exceed 500,000 during any calendar year.

6.3         Awards to Non-Employee Directors. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock associated with any Award made under the Plan in any calendar year to any one Non-Employee Director shall be 250,000 shares.

6.4         Share Counting.

(a)        Lapsed Awards. If any Award or Prior Plan Award is forfeited, canceled, or such Award otherwise terminates, any shares subject to such Award or Prior Plan Award shall not be counted against the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to the Plan.

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(b)        No Net Counting of Options or SARs. SARs or Options shall be counted in full against the number of shares available for future Awards under the Plan, regardless of the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon settlement of the SAR or Option. Accordingly, if in accordance with the terms of the Plan, a Participant exercises an Option by either tendering previously owned shares of Common Stock or through net settlement, then such shares surrendered to exercise the Option shall continue to count against the aggregate number of shares available for grant under the Plan set forth in Section 6.1 above. For the avoidance of doubt, if shares are repurchased by the Company on the open market with the proceeds of the exercise price of Options (including Options granted under the Prior Plan), such shares may not again be made available for issuance under the Plan.

(c)        Withholding. If any shares subject to an Award or Prior Plan Award are retained or reacquired by the Company in payment of an exercise price or satisfaction of a withholding or other tax obligation in connection with any Award, such shares shall not be made available for future Awards under the Plan.

(d)        Items Not Included. The following items shall not count against the aggregate number of shares available for future Awards under the Plan: (i) the payment in cash of dividends or dividend equivalents under any outstanding Award; (ii) any Award that is settled in cash rather than by issuance of shares of Common Stock; or (iii) Awards granted through the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted to individuals who become Participants as a result of a merger, consolidation, acquisition or other corporate transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary (“Substitute Awards”).

6.5        Source of Shares. Any shares issued hereunder may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares, or shares purchased on the open market.

7.        Common Stock

An Award of Common Stock is a grant by the Company of a specified number of shares of Common Stock to the Participant, which shares are not subject to forfeiture except as set forth in Section 23. Upon the Award of Common Stock, the Committee may direct the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award be issued to the Participant, designating the Participant as the registered owner. The Participant shall have all of the customary rights of a stockholder with respect to the Award of Common Stock, including the right to vote shares of the Common Stock and receive dividends with respect to the Common Stock.

8.        Deferred Stock

An Award of Deferred Stock is an agreement by the Company to deliver to the Participant a specified number of shares of Common Stock at the end of a specified Deferral Period or Periods. Such an Award shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

8.1        Upon the Award of Deferred Stock, the Committee shall direct that the number of shares subject to such Award be credited to the Participant’s account on the books of the Company but that issuance and delivery of the same shall be deferred until the date or dates provided in the Award Agreement. Prior to issuance and delivery of the Deferred Stock, the Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Deferred Stock credited to the Participant’s account.

8.2        During the Deferral Period, no dividend shall be paid with respect to shares covered by a Deferred Stock Award and the Participant shall have no future right to any dividend paid during the Deferral Period.

8.3        The Deferral Period may consist of one or more installments. Provided that the Deferred Stock has not been previously forfeited, at the end of the Deferral Period or any installment thereof, the shares of Deferred Stock applicable to such installment, shall be issued and delivered to the Participant (or, where appropriate, the Participant’s legal representative) in accordance with the terms of the Award Agreement.

9.        Restricted Stock

An Award of Restricted Stock is a grant by the Company of a specified number of shares of Common Stock to the Participant, which shares are subject to forfeiture upon the happening of specified events. Such an Award shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

9.1        Upon the Award of Restricted Stock, the Committee may direct the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award be issued to the Participant or placed in a restricted stock account (including an electronic account) with the transfer agent and in either case designating the Participant as the registered owner. The certificate(s), if any, representing such shares shall be physically or electronically legended, as applicable, as to sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or other encumbrances during the Restriction Period and, if issued to the Participant, returned to the Company to be held in escrow during the Restriction Period. In all cases, the Participant shall sign a stock power endorsed in blank to the Company to be held in escrow during the Restriction Period.

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9.2        During the Restriction Period, the Participant shall have the right to vote shares of Restricted Stock. During the Restriction Period, no dividend shall be paid with respect to the number of shares covered by a Restricted Stock Award and the Participant shall have no future right to any dividend paid during the Restriction Period.

9.3        Provided that the Restricted Stock has not been previously forfeited, at the end of the Restriction Period the restrictions imposed under the Award Agreement shall lapse with respect to the number of shares specified thereunder, and the legend, if any, imposed hereunder shall be removed and such number of shares delivered to the Participant (or, where appropriate, the Participant’s legal representative).

10.      Restricted Stock Units

An Award of Restricted Stock Units is a grant by the Company of the right to receive a payment in Common Stock or in cash, or in a combination thereof, that is equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of vesting or payment, as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, which right is subject to forfeiture upon the happening of specified events. Such an Award shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

10.1      Any amount payable upon the end of the Restriction Period with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit shall be paid by the Company in shares of Common Stock, in cash or in a combination of shares of Common Stock and cash, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion or as set forth in the Award Agreement.

10.2      Provided that the Restricted Stock Units have not been previously forfeited, at the end of the Restriction Period the restrictions imposed under the Award Agreement shall lapse with respect to the number of Restricted Stock Units specified thereunder, and shares of Common Stock or cash with a value equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock underlying such Restricted Stock Units shall be delivered to the Participant (or, where appropriate, the Participant’s legal representative).

11.      Options

Options give a Participant the right to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock from the Company for a specified time period at a fixed price. Options may be either Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options. The grant of Options shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

11.1      Option Price: The price per share at which Common Stock may be purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee, but shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant (or 110% of such Fair Market Value in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder), unless the Option was granted through the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or with which the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate combines.

11.2      Term of Options: The term of an Option shall in no event be greater than ten years (five years in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder).

11.3      Incentive Stock Options: Each provision of the Plan and each Award Agreement relating to an Incentive Stock Option shall be construed so that each Incentive Stock Option shall be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code, and any provisions of an Award Agreement that cannot be so construed shall be disregarded. In no event may a Participant be granted an Incentive Stock Option which does not comply with the grant and vesting limitations prescribed by Section 422(b) of the Code. Incentive Stock Options may not be granted to Employees of Affiliates or to Consultants or Non-Employee Directors.

11.4      Payment of Option Price: The option price of the shares of Common Stock received upon the exercise of an Option shall be paid within three days of the date of exercise: (i) in cash, or (ii) with the proceeds received from a broker-dealer whom the Participant has authorized to sell all or a portion of the Common Stock covered by the Option, or (iii) with the consent of the Committee, in whole or in part in Common Stock held by the Participant and valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise. With the consent of the Committee, payment upon the exercise of a Non-Qualified Option may be made in whole or in part by Restricted Stock held by the Participant and valued at Fair Market Value on the date the Option is exercised. In such case, the Common Stock to which the Option relates shall be subject to the same forfeiture restrictions originally imposed on the Restricted Stock exchanged therefor. An Option may be exercised only for a whole number of shares of Common Stock.

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12.      Stock Appreciation Rights

SARs give the Participant the right to receive, upon exercise of the SAR, the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of exercise over (ii) the grant price of the SAR as determined by the Committee, but which may never be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant. The grant of SARs shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

12.1      The term of a SAR shall in no event be greater than ten years.

12.2      The Committee shall determine the time or times at which a SAR may be exercised in whole or in part, the method of exercise, the method of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, method by which Common Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants, whether or not a SAR shall be in tandem with any other Award, and any other terms and conditions of any SAR.

12.3      The Committee may provide that a SAR shall be deemed to be exercised at the close of business on the scheduled expiration date of such SAR.

13.      Performance-Based Awards.

13.1      Awards with a performance feature are referred to as “Performance-Based Awards,” which may be granted as Awards with the features and restrictions applicable thereto as determined by the Committee, including the Performance Goals to be achieved during any Performance Cycle and the length of the Performance Cycle. Performance-Based Awards may be paid in cash, shares of Common Stock, or any combination thereof in the sole discretion of the Committee. The performance levels to be achieved for each Performance Cycle and the amount of the Award to be paid shall be conclusively determined by the Committee. Except as provided in Section 15, each Performance-Based Award shall be paid following the end of the Performance Cycle or, if later, the date on which any applicable contingency or restriction has ended.

13.2      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if the Committee determined at the time that an Award granted to a Participant that such Participant was, or was likely to be as of the end of the tax year in which the Company would claim a tax deduction in connection with such Award, a “covered employee,” as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code, and that the Award was eligible for the qualified performance-based compensation exception that was available under Section 162(m) of the Code prior to the repeal of such exception for tax years after 2017, then the Committee may provide that this Section 13.2 is applicable to such Award. Effective for tax years after 2017, the qualified performance-based compensation exception from Section 162(m)’s tax deduction limitation was repealed; provided, however, that notwithstanding such repeal, the qualified performance-based compensation remains subject to a transition rule for remuneration that is payable pursuant to a written binding contract that was in effect on November 2, 2017 and is not materially modified thereafter. For the avoidance of doubt, it is the intent of the Company to preserve the qualified performance-based compensation exception, including pursuant to the transition rule, that is or may be available for Awards payable under this Plan to the maximum extent permitted by law.

14.      Consequences of a Change in Control

14.1      Assumption of Outstanding Awards. Upon a Change in Control where the Company is not the surviving corporation (or survives only as a subsidiary of another corporation), unless the Committee determines otherwise, all outstanding Awards that are not exercised or paid at the time of the Change in Control shall be assumed by, or replaced with grants that have comparable terms by, the surviving corporation (or a parent or subsidiary of the surviving corporation). After a Change in Control, references to the “Company” as they relate to employment matters shall include the successor employer in the transaction, subject to applicable law.

14.2      Vesting Upon Certain Terminations of Employment. Unless the Award Agreement provides otherwise, if a Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company or a Subsidiary without Cause upon or within 12 months following a Change in Control, the Participant’s outstanding Awards shall become fully vested as of the date of such termination; provided that any Performance-Based Awards shall vest only based on the greater of (i) actual performance as of the date of the Change in Control, or (ii) target performance, pro-rated based on the period elapsed between the beginning of the applicable performance period and the date of termination.

14.3      Other Alternatives. In the event of a Change in Control, if any outstanding Awards are not assumed by, or replaced with grants that have comparable terms by, the surviving corporation (or a parent or subsidiary of the surviving corporation), the Committee may take any of the following actions with respect to any or all outstanding Awards, without the consent of any Participant: (i) the Committee may determine that outstanding Options and SARs shall automatically accelerate and become fully exercisable and the restrictions and conditions on outstanding Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Performance-Based Awards shall immediately lapse; (ii) the Committee may determine that Participants shall receive a payment in settlement of outstanding Restricted Stock Units or

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Performance-Based Awards, in such amount and form as may be determined by the Committee; (iii) the Committee may require that Participants surrender their outstanding Options and SARs in exchange for a payment by the Company, in cash or Common Stock as determined by the Committee, in an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the then Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Participant’s unexercised Options and SARs exceeds the Option exercise price or SAR base amount, and (iv) after giving Participants an opportunity to exercise all of their outstanding Options and SARs, the Committee may terminate any or all unexercised Options and SARs at such time as the Committee deems appropriate. Such surrender, termination or payment shall take place as of the date of the Change in Control or such other date as the Committee may specify. Without limiting the foregoing, if the per share Fair Market Value of the Common Stock does not exceed the per share Option exercise price or SAR base amount, as applicable, the Company shall not be required to make any payment to the Participant upon surrender of the Option or SAR.

15.      Adjustments upon Changes in Capitalization

15.1      In order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants under the Plan as a result of any stock dividend, recapitalization, forward stock split or reverse stock split, reorganization, division, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase or share exchange, extraordinary or unusual cash distribution or other similar corporate transaction or event that affects the Common Stock, the Committee shall adjust (i) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock which may thereafter be issued in connection with Awards or Prior Plan Awards, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of outstanding Awards or Prior Plan Awards, (iii) the aggregate number and kind of shares of Common Stock available under the Plan, and (iv) the exercise or grant price relating to any Award or Prior Plan Award. Any such adjustment shall be made in an equitable manner which reflects the effect of such transaction or event. It is provided, however, that in the case of any such transaction or event, the Committee may make any additional adjustments to the items in (i) through (iv) above which it deems appropriate in the circumstances, or make provision for a cash payment with respect to any outstanding Award or Prior Plan Award; and it is provided, further, that no adjustment shall be made under this Section that would cause the Plan to violate Section 422 of the Code with respect to Incentive Stock Options.

15.2      In addition, the Committee is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards, including any Performance Goals, in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, events described in Section 15.1) affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles.

16.      Termination and Amendment

16.1      Amendment, Modification and Termination. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan without the consent of the Company’s stockholders or Participants (including with retroactive effect), except that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders if (i) such action would increase the number of shares subject to the Plan, (ii) such action results in the replacement or repurchase of any Option or SAR, or (iii) such stockholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock may then be listed or quoted, in each case, except as provided in Section 15.1. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate, any Award theretofore granted and any Award Agreement relating thereto (including with retroactive effect).

16.2      Awards Previously Granted. No termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award. Any Award issued prior to this amendment shall be governed by the terms of the version of the Plan it was granted under.

16.3      No Repricing. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the repricing of Options or SARs is prohibited without prior approval of the Company’s stockholders. For this purpose, a “repricing” means any of the following (or any other action that has the same effect as any of the following): (i) changing the terms of an Option or SAR to lower its Option Price or grant price; (ii) any other action that is treated as a “repricing” under generally accepted accounting principles; and (iii) repurchasing for cash or canceling an Option or SAR at a time when its Option Price or grant price is greater than the Fair Market Value of the underlying shares in exchange for another Award, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with a change in capitalization or similar change under Section 15 above. Such cancellation and exchange would be considered a “repricing” regardless of whether it is treated as a “repricing” under generally accepted accounting principles and regardless of whether it is voluntary on the part of the Participant.

17.      No Right to Award, Employment or Service

Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Employee, Consultant or Non-Employee Director any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate. For purposes of the Plan, transfer of employment or service between the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates shall not be deemed a termination of employment or service.

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18.      Taxes

The Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate is authorized to withhold from any payment relating to an Award under the Plan, including from a distribution of Common Stock or any payroll or other payment to a Participant, in amounts that are sufficient to satisfy Federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes (including the Participant’s FICA or other applicable social tax obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan.

The Company may cause any tax withholding obligation described in this Section to be satisfied by the Company withholding shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the required tax withholding imposed on the transaction (not to exceed maximum statutory rates). In the alternative, the Company may permit Participants to elect to satisfy the tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part, by either (a) having the Company withhold shares of Common stock having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the required tax withholding imposed on the transaction (not to exceed maximum statutory rates) or (b) tendering previously acquired shares of Common stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the required tax withholding imposed on the transaction (not to exceed maximum statutory rates). All such elections shall be irrevocable, made in writing, signed by the Participant, and shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

19.      Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries

No Award or other right or interest of a Participant under the Plan shall be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to, or in favor of, or subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to, any party, other than the Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or assigned or transferred by such Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and such Awards and rights shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide that Awards or other rights or interests of a Participant granted pursuant to the Plan (other than an Incentive Stock Option) be transferable, without consideration, to immediate family members (i.e., children, grandchildren or spouse), to trusts for the benefit of such immediate family members and to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners. The Committee may attach to such transferability feature such terms and conditions as it deems advisable. In addition, a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary (which may be a person or a trust) to exercise the rights of the Participant, and to receive any distribution, with respect to any Award upon the death of the Participant. A beneficiary, guardian, legal representative or other person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to such Participant, except as otherwise determined by the Committee, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.

20.      No Rights to Awards; No Stockholder Rights

No Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants. No Award shall confer on any Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until Common Stock is duly issued or transferred to the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Award.

21.      Foreign Nationals

Without amending the Plan, Awards may be granted to Employees, Consultants and Non-Employee Directors who are foreign nationals or are employed or providing services outside the United States or both, on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable to further the purpose of the Plan. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of, the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose, provided that no such supplements, amendments, restatements or alternative versions shall include any provisions that are inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as then in effect, unless the Plan could have been amended to eliminate such inconsistency without further approval by the stockholders of the Company.

22.      Securities Law Requirements

22.1      No Award or Prior Plan Award shall be exercisable if the Company shall at any time determine that (a) the listing upon any securities exchange, registration or qualification under any state or federal law of any Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon such exercise, or (b) the consent or approval of any regulatory body or the satisfaction of withholding tax or other withholding liabilities, is necessary or appropriate in connection with such exercise. In any of the events referred to in clause (a) or clause (b) above, the exercisability of such Awards or Prior Plan Awards shall be suspended and shall not be effective unless and until such withholding, listing, registration, qualifications or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company in its sole discretion, notwithstanding any termination of any Award or Prior Plan Award or any portion of any Award or Prior Plan Award during the period when exercisability has been suspended.

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22.2      The Committee may require, as a condition to the right to exercise any Award or Prior Plan Award that the Company receive from the Participant, at the time any such Award or Prior Plan Award is exercised, vests or any applicable restrictions lapse, representations, warranties and agreements to the effect that the shares are being purchased or acquired by the Participant for investment only and without any present intention to sell or otherwise distribute such shares and that the Participant will not dispose of such shares in transactions which, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, would violate the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as then amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. The certificates issued to evidence such shares shall bear appropriate legends summarizing such restrictions on the disposition thereof.

23.      Recoupment

Any Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to mandatory repayment by the Participant to the Company pursuant to the terms of any Company “clawback” or recoupment policy directly applicable to the Plan and (i) set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement or (ii) required by law to be applicable to the Participant.

24.      Termination

Unless the Plan previously shall have been terminated by action of the Board, the Plan shall terminate on the 10-year anniversary of the Effective Date, and no Awards under the Plan shall thereafter be granted.

25.      Fractional Shares

The Company will not be required to issue any fractional shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan. The Committee may provide for the elimination of fractions and for the settlement of fractions in cash.

26.      Governing Law

To the extent that Federal laws do not otherwise control, the validity and construction of the Plan and any Award Agreement entered into thereunder shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, but without giving effect to the choice of law principles thereof.

VOTE BY INTERNET—www.proxyvote.comUse the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information. Vote by 11:59 P.M. ET on 06/03/2021. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.During The Meeting—Go to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HEAR2021TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION44 SOUTH BROADWAY, 4TH FLOORWHITE PLAINS, NY 10601 You may attend the meeting via the Internet and vote during the meeting. Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow available and follow the instructions.VOTE BY PHONE—1-800-690-6903Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions. Vote by 11:59 P.M. ET on 06/03/2021. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.VOTE BY MAILMark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLYTHIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.For Withhold For All To withhold authority to vote for any All All Except individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of theThe Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: nominee(s) on the line below.    0 0 01. Election of Directors    Nominees01) Juergen Stark 02) William E. Keitel 03) L. Gregory Ballard 04) Yie-Hsin Hung 05) Kelly Thompson 06) Andrew Wolfe, Ph.D.The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4. For Against Abstain2. To ratify the selection of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal    0 0 0    year ending December 31, 2021.3. An advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.    0 0 0 4. To approve amendments to the Company’s 2013 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the “2013    0 0 0    Plan”), to increase the total number of shares of common stock authorized for grant thereunder from 4,302,353    shares to 5,277,353 shares.NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.*Due to concerns relating to the public health impact of the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) and related travel, the 2021 Annual Meeting will be held by means of remote communication (i.e., a virtual-only meeting).. 177 . 0 . 0    R1 _ 1Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or 0000509385 partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] Date Signature (Joint Owners) Date

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting:The Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available at www.proxyvote.comTURTLE BEACH CORPORATION Annual Meeting of Stockholders June 4, 2021 12:00 PM EDTThis proxy is solicited by the Board of DirectorsThe undersigned hereby appoint(s) Juergen Stark and John T. Hanson, or either of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorize(s) them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of common stock of TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION that the stockholder(s) is/are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at 12:00 PM EDT, on June 4, 2021, virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HEAR2021, and any postponements, continuations, or adjournments thereof with all powers which the undersigned would possess if personally present, upon and in respect of the matters listed on the reverse side and in accordance with the instructions indicated on the reverse side, with discretionary authority as to any and all other matters that may properly come before the meeting.UNLESS A CONTRARY DIRECTION IS INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL NOMINEES LISTED IN PROPOSAL ONE AND FOR PROPOSALS TWO, THREE AND FOUR. IF SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ARE INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH.This proxy has been solicited by or for the benefit of the Board of Directors of the Company. I understand that I may revoke this proxy by delivering another proxy with a later date, by voting again via the Internet or by telephone, by delivering written notice of revocation of proxy to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal executive offices before the beginning of the Annual Meeting, or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting virtually.    R1.0.0.177 _ 2 0000509385Continued and to be signed on reverse side