Company: CERO
Filing Date: 2025-07-21
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001213900-25-066152
Chunk: 237

Company: CERO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-07-21
Form: S-1
Chunk 237
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 its approval criteria for board of directors and committee 
 membership;                                                                                           |

| ● | establishing a process for identifying and evaluating board of director candidates, including nominees 
 recommended by stockholders;                                                                           |

| ● | identifying individuals qualified to become members of the board of directors; |

| ● | recommending to the board of directors the persons to be nominated for election as directors and to each 
 of the committees of the board of directors;                                                             |

| ● | developing and recommending to the board of directors corporate governance guidelines and periodically   
 reviewing those guidelines and the code of conduct and business ethics and recommending any changes; and |

| ● | overseeing a periodic evaluation of the board of directors and its committees. |

134 Director Nomination Process Our board of directors is responsible for filling vacancies on our board of directors and for nominating candidates for election by our stockholders each year in the class of directors whose term expires at the relevant annual meeting. The board of directors delegates the selection and nomination process to the nominating and corporate governance committee, with the expectation that other members of the board of directors, and of management, will be requested to take part in the process as appropriate. The nominating and corporate governance committee considers candidates for board of director membership suggested by its members and our Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, in selecting nominees for directors, the nominating and corporate governance committee will review candidates recommended by stockholders in the same manner and using the same general criteria as candidates recruited by the committee and/or recommended by our board of directors. The nominating and corporate governance committee may gather information about the candidates through interviews, detailed questionnaires, comprehensive background checks or any other means that the nominating and corporate governance committee deems to be appropriate in the evaluation process. Our nominating and corporate governance committee and our board of directors consider a broad range of factors relating to the qualifications of nominees. Our nominating and corporate governance committee’s and our board of directors’ priority in selecting board members is the identification of persons who will provide a composite mix of backgrounds, experience, knowledge and capabilities that will allow our board of directors to promote our strategic objectives and fulfill its responsibilities to our stockholders. Our nominating and corporate governance committee and our board of directors highly value diversity and, as such, also consider diversity of gender, race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation when selecting members of our board of directors. Any stockholder who wishes to recommend a candidate for consideration by the committee as a nominee for director should follow the procedures described in our proxy statement to