Company: CERO
Filing Date: 2025-11-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001213900-25-115783
Chunk: 45

Company: CERO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-11-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 45
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, or as otherwise provided under the Amended Plan. Recoupment. Awards granted under the Amended Plan are subject to recoupment in accordance with any clawback policy adopted by the Board. Plan Amendment or Termination.The Board has the authority to amend, suspend, or terminate the Amended Plan at any time, provided that such action does not materially impair (within the meaning of the Amended Plan) the existing rights of any participant without such participant’s written consent. Certain material amendments also require approval of the stockholders of the Company. No ISOs may be granted after the tenth anniversary of the date that the Board adopts the Plan. No stock awards may be granted under the Amended Plan while it is suspended or after it is terminated. U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences The following is a summary of the principal U.S. federal income tax consequences to participants and the Company with respect to participation in the Amended Plan. This summary is not intended to be exhaustive and does not discuss the income tax laws of any local, state or foreign jurisdiction in which a participant may reside. The information is based upon current U.S. federal income tax rules and therefore is subject to change when those rules change. Because the tax consequences to any participant may depend on such participant’s particular situation, each participant should consult the participant’s tax adviser regarding the federal, state, local and other tax consequences of the grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of an award or the disposition of stock acquired under the Amended Plan. The Amended Plan is not qualified under the provisions of Section 401(a) of the Code and is not subject to any of the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. Tax Consequences to the Participants Nonstatutory Stock Options.Generally, there is no taxation to the participant upon the grant of a NSO. Upon exercise, a participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of exercise of the stock option over the exercise price. If the participant is employed by the Company or one of its affiliates, that income will be subject to withholding taxes. The participant’s tax basis in those shares will be equal to their fair market value on the date of exercise of the stock option, and the participant’s capital gain holding period for those shares will begin on the day after they are transferred to the participant. Incentive Stock Options. The Amended Plan provides for the grant of stock options that are intended to