Company: CERO
Filing Date: 2025-11-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001213900-25-115783
Chunk: 87

Company: CERO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-11-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 87
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: •permit the Board to issue up to 10,000,000shares of Preferred Stock, with any rights, preferences and privileges as they may designate, including the right to approve an acquisition or other change of control; •provide that the authorized number of directors may be fixed only by resolution of the Board; •provide that the Board will be classified into three classes of directors; •provide that, subject to the rights of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, directors may only be removed for cause, which removal may be effected, subject to any limitation imposed by law, by the holders of at least 662/3% of the voting power of all of our then -outstandingshares of the capital stock entitled to vote generally at an election of directors, voting together as a single class; •provide that all vacancies, including newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law, be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum; •require that any action to be taken by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and not be taken by written consent or electronic transmission; •provide that our stockholders seeking to present proposals before a meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at a meeting of stockholders must provide advance notice in writing, and also specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice; •provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the chairperson of the Board, our chief executive officer or by the Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors; and •not provide for cumulative voting rights, therefore allowing the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote in any election of directors to elect all of the directors standing for election if they should so choose. 47 The amendment of a number of these provisions would require approval by the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of all of our then -outstandingcapital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class. The combination of these provisions will make it more difficult for our existing stockholders to replace the Board, as well as for another party to obtain control of us by replacing the Board. Since the Board has the power to retain and discharge our officers, these provisions could also make it more difficult for existing stockholders or another party to effect