Company: CERO
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001213900-25-035562
Chunk: 126

Company: CERO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 126
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 unless we consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks subject matter jurisdiction, any state court located within the State of Delaware or, if all such state courts lack subject matter jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) and any appellate court therefrom will be the sole and exclusive forum for the following claims or causes of action under Delaware statutory or common law: (A) any derivative claim or cause of action brought on our behalf, (B) any claim or cause of action for breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our then current or former directors, officers, or other employees to us or our stockholders, (C) any claim or cause of action against it or any of our current or former directors, officers or other employees arising out of or pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (as each may be amended from time to time), (D) any claim or cause of action seeking to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (as each may be amended from time to time, including any right, obligation, or remedy thereunder) (E) any claim or cause of action as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (F) any claim or cause of action against us or any of our then current or former directors, officers or other employees, governed by the internal -affairsdoctrine or otherwise related to our internal affairs, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by law and subject to the court having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants. These provisions do not apply to claims or causes of action brought to enforce a liability or duty created by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other claim where the U.S. federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all such Securities Act actions. Accordingly, both state and federal courts have jurisdiction to entertain such claims. To prevent having to litigate claims in multiple jurisdictions and the threat of inconsistent or contrary rulings by different courts, among other considerations, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws will further provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the