Company: CDT
Filing Date: 2025-07-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001641172-25-018242
Chunk: 90

Company: CDT Equity Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-08
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 90
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 price, new customers, order intake, cost controls, operating efficiencies, strategic partnerships or transactions (including in-licensing and out-licensing of intellectual property, milestones related to research development (including, but not limited to, preclinical and clinical studies), product development and manufacturing, implementation or completion of projects or processes (including, without limitation, clinical trial initiation, clinical trial enrollment and dates, clinical trial results, regulatory filing submissions, regulatory filing acceptances, regulatory or advisory committee interactions, regulatory approvals, and product supply), submission to, or approval by, a regulatory body (including, but not limited to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) of an applicable filing or a product, market penetration, geographic business expansion, cost targets, productivity, corporate value and sustainability metrics (including, without limitation, environmental, social and governance matters), human capital metrics (including, without limitation, employee satisfaction, management of employment practices, employee benefits, retention and safety), supervision of litigation or labor negotiations, dealings with regulatory bodies, acquisitions or divestitures, customer satisfaction, strategic business criteria related to a Participant’s area or areas of responsibility, or any other criteria established by the Administrator.

<div align='center'>ARTICLE IX.
ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK
AND CERTAIN OTHER EVENTS</div>

9.1 Equity Restructuring. In connection with any Equity Restructuring, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article IX, the Administrator will equitably adjust the terms of the Plan and each outstanding Award as it deems appropriate to reflect the Equity Restructuring, which may include (a) adjusting the number and type of securities subject to each outstanding Award or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Article V hereof on the maximum number and kind of shares that may be issued); (b) adjusting the terms and conditions of (including the grant or exercise price), and the performance goals or other criteria included in, outstanding Awards; and (iii) granting new Awards or making cash payments to Participants. The adjustments provided under this Section 9.1 will be nondiscretionary and final and binding on all interested parties, including the affected Participant and the Company; provided that the Administrator will determine whether an adjustment is equitable.

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9.2 Corporate Transactions. In the event of any extraordinary dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, other securities, or other property), reorganization, merger