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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-084288
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	PX14A6G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250417
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250417
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20250417

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Digimarc CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001438231
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		EIN:				262828185
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34108
		FILM NUMBER:		25847110

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8500 SW CREEKSIDE PLACE
		CITY:			BEAVERTON
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97008
		BUSINESS PHONE:		503-469-4800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8500 SW CREEKSIDE PLACE
		CITY:			BEAVERTON
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97008

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DMRC CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20080620

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ocho Investments LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001665159
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				811226206
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1401 LAVACA ST PMB 40912
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78701
		BUSINESS PHONE:		917-892-8855

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1401 LAVACA ST PMB 40912
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78701
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NOTICE OF EXEMPT SOLICITATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Submitted Pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(g)</FONT> </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Name of the Registrant: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Digimarc Corporation </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Name of Person Relying on Exemption: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ocho Investments LLC </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Address of Person Relying on Exemption: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o Andris Upitis, Manager - Ocho </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1401 Lavaca St, PMB 40912 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Austin, TX, 78701 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Written Materials. The following written materials are attached: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Letter to Digimarc Corporation Shareholders, dated April 17, 2025 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Press release, dated April 17, 2025 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">* * * </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Written materials are submitted pursuant
to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(g)(1)</FONT> promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This is not a solicitation of authority to vote any proxy. Ocho Investments LLC is not asking for your proxy card and will not accept
proxy cards if sent. The cost of this filing is being borne entirely by Ocho Investments LLC and its affiliates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PLEASE NOTE: Ocho Investments LLC is
not asking for your proxy card and cannot accept your proxy card. Please DO NOT send us your proxy card. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>(Written materials follow
on next page) </I></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ocho Investments LLC </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1401 Lavaca Street </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Unit 40912 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Austin, TX 78701 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">April&nbsp;17, 2025 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Fellow Digimarc Corporation Shareholders: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ocho
Investments LLC (&#147;Ocho&#148;) has been a sizable shareholder of Digimarc Corporation (&#147;Digimarc&#148;, &#147;DMRC&#148;, or &#147;the Company&#148;) since late 2020. In the past two months, Ocho increased its position and currently owns
1,115,000 shares, which represent 5.2% of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>In connection with the Company&#146;s upcoming Annual Meeting scheduled for May&nbsp;7, 2025,
Ocho will: </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B>Vote &#147;WITHHOLD&#148; on Riley McCormack, who as CEO is responsible for the Company&#146;s poor
performance and destruction of shareholder value </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B>&#147;VOTE NO&#148; on the Company&#146;s
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">say-on-pay</FONT></FONT> (Proposal No. 3 on your proxy card); this incentive plan has created misalignment between management versus shareholders in that executives were well
compensated while shareholders lost significant value </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B>Vote &#147;WITHHOLD&#148; on Kathleen Kool, who, as the previous Chair of the Compensation Committee, put in
place the misaligned incentives, and as Chair of the Board has failed to address the Company&#146;s poor performance </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Ocho
strongly urges all Digimarc shareholders to vote in the same manner. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Digimarc has a unique technology that offers a compelling opportunity for
enormous value creation on behalf of you, as shareholders. In order to achieve this potential, the Company requires 1) an experienced CEO who can deliver tangible results and communicate transparently, 2) fair compensation practices to reward
performance that is aligned with shareholder value, and 3) a strong and capable Chair who can effectively oversee the Board. <U>All of the above are imminently possible; right now, we have none. </U> </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If Ms.&nbsp;Kool and Mr.&nbsp;McCormack receive more &#147;Withhold&#148; votes than &#147;For&#148; votes,
under the terms of the Company&#146;s Corporate Governance Guidelines, they are required to submit their resignations as directors. The Board then has the discretion to accept the resignations or ignore shareholders by rejecting them. <SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>WITHHOLD VOTES ON CEO RILEY MCCORMACK</U> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are withholding our votes from Mr.&nbsp;McCormack for several reasons: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>1. Destruction of shareholder value </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Digimarc&#146;s <U>stock price is down 60%</U> in the four years since Mr.&nbsp;McCormack was named CEO
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present level) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The equity market has <U>unequivocally rebuked Mr.&nbsp;McCormack&#146;s performance</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Since Ocho published our public letter on 3/20/25, <U>numerous shareholders have reached out to share their
frustration with</U> the Company&#146;s poor operating and financial performance under his leadership, as well as his inadequate communication with investors </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2. Four years of no growth in quarterly revenue per share </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Quarterly revenue</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.396</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.402</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.4</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><U>For the past four years, quarterly revenue has been flat</U> at ~$0.40 per share </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Modest growth in revenue has been offset by ongoing dilution from capital raises and acquisitions
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:11%">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Guidelines can be found here. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">https://dmremktdocs.blob.core.windows.net/documents/4E57NSXD3ZZP-373239220-511.pdf</FONT> </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Mr.&nbsp;McCormack has no prior sales or
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">go-to-market</FONT></FONT> experience; unfortunately, he has been unable to overcome the lack of this skill set, and the result has been a dearth of revenue growth
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>3. Declining Net ARR </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Actual results</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19.6</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Needham est (as of 6/24)</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">32.0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">63</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Note: Net ARR = reported ARR less announced, pending customer losses </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Digimarc began reporting annual recurring revenue (ARR) in 3q23, and it has become the most important metric in
determining the Company&#146;s intrinsic value </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Company announced two large commercial contracts in the past four years; they will <U>both no longer generate
ARR by the end of the current quarter</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Since Digimarc first reported this metric, <U>Net ARR has declined by 17%</U>
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(-14%</FONT> CAGR) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">This is in stark contrast to the 63% increase (48% CAGR) that was projected by a prominent sell side analyst
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The actual Net ARR result for 12/31/24 was <U>49% below the sell side&#146;s forecast from only 6 months
earlier</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>4. Digimarc&#146;s continued losses, and the resulting limited cash resources, have forced the Company to curtail
investments in its business and employees </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">77.7</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">52.5</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28.7</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">21.7</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sales, marketing, ops</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">78</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">101</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">70</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">70</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">R&amp;D, engineering</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">86</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">133</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">109</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">29</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-73</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Finance, admin, IT</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">39</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">43</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-28</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total Employees</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">203</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">277</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">215</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">125</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-42</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">In the four years Mr.&nbsp;McCormack has been CEO, Digimarc&#146;s poor financial performance has resulted in
<U>over $120M in losses and a depleted cash balance</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">This poor performance has depressed Digimarc&#146;s stock price; at this level, it would be extremely dilutive to
raise new capital </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The cumulative losses and declining cash balance recently <U>caused the Company to reduce its workforce by 42%,
including a 73% decrease in R&amp;D and engineering employees</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">These cuts threaten the viability of some of the Company&#146;s most promising markets, especially those that
have not yet achieved product-market fit </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><U>Digimarc shareholders should not be forced to continue relying on a CEO whose poor performance has required
the Company to terminate 42% of its employees</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>5. Mr.&nbsp;McCormack has lost credibility and trust with investors </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">For over four months, Mr.&nbsp;McCormack <U>failed to disclose to shareholders the loss of Digimarc&#146;s
largest commercial customer</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The contract expired in June 2024 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Nonetheless, it was still included in the ARR calculation as of 6/30/24, which was reported to investors on the
Company&#146;s earnings call in August 2024 (even though <U>Digimarc had not received revenue from this contract for the prior five weeks</U>) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Legally, because Mr.&nbsp;McCormack discussed the future opportunities he envisioned with this customer on that
same August 2024 call, he was <U>required to disclose the loss of this contract at the same time</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">However, he did not disclose the termination of the contract until the following earnings call (November 2024)
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">As a result, <U>Mr.&nbsp;McCormack&#146;s credibility has been destroyed</U>, and investors&#146; distrust will
strand the stock price &#147;in the penalty box&#148; until the Company hires a new CEO </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><U>Digimarc shareholders deserve a CEO who communicates with clarity and transparency rather than one who
withholds critical information</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;McCormack consistently speaks with great optimism about the future. Unfortunately, <U>while
he has often said &#147;it is results that matter,&#148; on that front, he has delivered four years of poor performance</U>. <B>We strongly urge you, as Digimarc shareholders, to Withhold your </B><B>votes from Mr. McCormack.</B> </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>VOTE NO ON <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">SAY-ON-PAY</FONT></FONT>
</U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There were several significant issues with Digimarc&#146;s 2024 executive compensation: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>1. The incentive plan rewards executives for their performance on a metric that misaligns the interests of management versus shareholders </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">This misalignment was caused by a significant change in the Company&#146;s incentive plan for 2024
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Previously, Digimarc used total annual recurring revenue (ARR) as the largest weighting (65%) in its incentive
compensation, which was aligned with shareholder interests, as total ARR was inclusive of both new customer wins and contract losses </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Beginning in 2024, Digimarc changed the largest weighting (still 65%) in its incentive compensation calculation
to &#147;Gross New ARR Growth&#148;, which is based on only the <I>additions </I>to Ending ARR (but <U>ignores any customer losses</U>) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">In other words, <U>even if the Company were to lose all of its existing customers, there would be no impact on
management&#146;s compensation</U> in what is by far the largest weighting of their Annual Incentive Plan </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2. Digimarc&#146;s
financial performance in 2024 destroyed enormous value, yet its executives received nearly their full bonus payout </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Digimarc reported a <U>10% decline in total ARR in 2024</U> (due to the loss of its largest commercial contract,
among others) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">However, the Company reported 23% Gross New ARR Growth in 2024 (which exceeded its 22.5% target for this
deficient metric) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Under the 2023 compensation system, this performance would have resulted in executives receiving 0% of the 65%
payout (based on total ARR) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">However, under the 2024 compensation system, the same performance resulted in executives receiving a 71% payout
on this metric (109% of the target of a 65% payout for Gross New ARR Growth) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Under the prior (more sensible) plan, this 71% payout would have been 0%, which would have reduced the
executives&#146; Annual Incentive Plan payout from 96% of target to 25% (i.e., <U>the 2024 incentive payments were nearly 4x the level they would have been under the previous system</U>) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Importantly, shareholders care far more about the prior metric (total ARR) than the new measure (Gross New ARR
Growth) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">In fact, from the day after Digimarc reported its 12/31/23 ARR to the day after reporting its 12/31/24 results,
<U>the stock price plummeted 56%</U> (compared to a 14% increase in the Nasdaq Composite Index during the same time period) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">In other words, in 2024, the Company&#146;s <U>executives received a 109% payout on this metric (and a 96% payout
on its target incentive plan overall), despite the shareholders having suffered 70% stock price underperformance</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>3. The timing was curious, at best </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The timing of this peculiar change in the incentive compensation framework was particularly detrimental as it was
<U>implemented just months before the known, upcoming expiration of Digimarc&#146;s largest commercial contract</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">This <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-year</FONT> contract started in July 2022 and was scheduled to expire
in June 2024 </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-renewal</FONT> of this contract was <U>devastating for the
Company&#146;s shareholders but</U>, because the incentive plan was changed to ignore the loss of existing customers, the <U>executives&#146; bonus payouts were not impacted</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>We strongly urge you, as Digimarc shareholders, to Vote No on the Company&#146;s
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">say-on-pay</FONT></FONT> (Proposal No. 3 on your proxy card)</B>,<B> </B>as the Company&#146;s incentive compensation is severely misaligned with the value of your investment. As a
result, the Company&#146;s precious cash has been paid to executives to fund disappointing performance that has cost all of the shareholders, in aggregate, hundreds of millions of dollars in financial losses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>WITHHOLD VOTES ON CHAIR KATHLEEN KOOL </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are
withholding our votes from Ms.&nbsp;Kool for several reasons: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>1. Ms.&nbsp;Kool was Chair of the Compensation Committee for the 2024 incentive plan
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">As Chair of the Compensation Committee, she <U>oversaw the redesign and implementation of the disastrous
compensation plan</U> outlined above </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">This allowed Digimarc&#146;s executives to be well compensated in 2024, despite failing to renew the
Company&#146;s largest commercial contract and destroying significant shareholder value </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">This was a dereliction of fiduciary duty, as this change to executive compensation clearly benefited management
at the expense of Digimarc shareholders </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2. Lackadaisical and indifferent approach to the Company&#146;s loss of value and
shareholders&#146; interests </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Ms.&nbsp;Kool, as Chair of the Board, appears to have taken no action to address the Company&#146;s dramatic loss
of value and the CEO&#146;s poor performance </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>&#147;As the Chair of the Board, Ms.</I><I></I><I>&nbsp;Kool works ... to <U>engage with and represent the
shareholder community</U>.&#148; </I>&#150; <I>Digimarc&#146;s proxy statement, 3/25/25 </I> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Despite that claim, Ms.&nbsp;Kool&#146;s actions in this role have been counterproductive for both the Company
and its shareholders: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">When Ocho requested a private meeting shortly before crossing the 5% ownership threshold, Ms.&nbsp;Kool promptly
agreed </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">However, <U>she inexplicably canceled the meeting</U> one business day later </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">She then refused to reschedule the meeting, <U>claiming she was &#147;not able to have the conversation&#148;</U>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">This forced Ocho to publish a public letter (the first its principal has written in over 30 years of public
equity investing) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><U>Large shareholders should not be required to communicate publicly</U> in order to have their voices heard by
the person claiming to serve as the Company&#146;s representative of the shareholder community </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">While Digimarc is in crisis, as Chair of the Board, Ms.&nbsp;Kool was unable to schedule a meeting with Ocho for
25 days after our public letter and <U>has taken no other discernable action on behalf of the Company&#146;s shareholders</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>3. As
the only director to choose to receive her retainer entirely in cash (instead of stock), Ms.&nbsp;Kool continues to cast a vote of &#147;no confidence&#148; in the Company </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">In March 2023, April 2024, and March 2025, Digimarc released proxy statements that included paragraphs about the
opportunity for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> directors to receive 0%, 50%, or 100% of their annual retainers in common stock </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">In March 2023 and April 2024, that paragraph ended with similar language: <U>&#147;Following our annual meeting,
all our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> directors chose to take at least half of their annual cash retainer in equity&#148;</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">In March 2025, that sentence no longer appeared; also, footnote 1 to the 2024
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director Compensation Table makes clear that <U>Ms.&nbsp;Kool elected to receive all of her 2024 director compensation in cash</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Form 4 filings in April 2025 reveal that Ms.&nbsp;Kool still chooses to be the lone director not to receive
any of her retainer in common stock (i.e., she continues to opt for cash only) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">It is also concerning that <U>Ms.&nbsp;Kool was named Chair of Digimarc in July 2024, just a few months after
choosing to become the only director to receive none of her retainer fees in stock</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Digimarc shareholders deserve a Chair who believes in the Company enough to &#147;put her money where her mouth
is&#148; by receiving her retainer in stock </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Just as Ms. Kool has repeatedly cast a vote of &#147;no confidence&#148; by eschewing stock to choose to
receive cash for all of her retainer, <U>Ocho has no confidence in her as the Chair of the Company</U>. <B>We strongly urge you, as Digimarc shareholders, to Withhold your votes from Ms. Kool.</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>For the reasons stated above, we strongly urge you to Vote No on Digimarc&#146;s
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">say-on-pay</FONT></FONT> proposal and Withhold your votes on Mr. McCormack and Ms. Kool. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sincerely, </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">


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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NEWS PROVIDED BY </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Ocho Investments LLC </B><FONT
STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:SYMBOL">&#174;</FONT><B></B><B> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Apr 17, 2025, 07:00 ET </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Calls to &#147;WITHHOLD&#148; Votes on CEO and Chair; &#147;VOTE NO&#148; on Say-on-Pay </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">AUSTIN, Texas, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ &#150; Ocho Investments LLC (&#147;Ocho&#148;), which owns 5.2% of the stock of Digimarc Corporation (Nasdaq:
<B><U>DMRC</U></B>) (&#147;Digimarc&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;), today published a letter to the shareholders of Digimarc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The letter informs
shareholders that, at Digimarc&#146;s Annual Meeting scheduled for May&nbsp;7, 2025, Ocho will vote &#147;WITHHOLD&#148; on CEO Riley McCormack and Chair Kathleen Kool. Also, Ocho will &#147;VOTE NO&#148; on the Company&#146;s <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">say-on-pay</FONT></FONT> proposal. <B>Ocho strongly urges all Digimarc shareholders to vote in the same manner.</B> </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The letter outlines why Ocho believes these votes are in the best interests of the shareholders of Digimarc,
including: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">WITHHOLD on Mr.&nbsp;McCormack because his four-year tenure has been marked by a 60% decline in the stock price,
no growth in revenue per share and declining net ARR, continued operating losses and the need to curtail investments in employees and the business, and lost credibility with investors due to a lack of transparent communication.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">VOTE NO on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">say-on-pay</FONT></FONT> because
Digimarc&#146;s incentive plan misaligns the interests of management versus shareholders. The change of a key compensation metric, from total ARR to &#147;Gross New ARR Growth&#148;, occurred just months before the expiration (and eventual loss) of
the Company&#146;s largest commercial contract. This curious revision meant, even in the event Digimarc had lost all of its existing customers, there would be no effect on the largest weighting (65%) of management&#146;s cash bonuses. As a result,
Digimarc&#146;s executives were paid nearly four times as much on their Annual Incentive Plan for 2024 (96% payout) than they would have under the prior (more sensible) plan (25% payout). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">WITHHOLD on Ms.&nbsp;Kool because she was Chair of the Compensation Committee when the aforementioned changes to
the incentive plan occurred to the detriment of shareholders, she appears to have taken no action to address the Company&#146;s dramatic loss in shareholder value and CEO&#146;s poor performance, she has not been willing to meet with large
shareholders unless they communicate publicly, and she has cast a vote of &#147;no confidence&#148; as the lone director to choose to receive none of her annual retainer in stock (opting for cash only). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Digimarc&#146;s shareholders deserve 1) an experienced CEO who can deliver tangible results and communicate transparently, 2) fair compensation practices to
reward performance that is aligned with shareholder value, and 3) a strong and capable Chair who can effectively oversee the Board. All of the above are imminently possible; right now, we have none. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The full letter is available via this link: <B><U>https://www.ochocapital.com/s/DMRC-04172025,pdf</U></B> </P>
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