Company: CSLMF
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-155514
Chunk: 437

Company: CSLM ACQUISITION CORP.
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: DEFM14A
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION OF FUSEMACHINES Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “Fusemachines,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “the Company” in this section are to the business and operations of Fusemachines prior to the Business Combination and the business and operations of Pubco as directly or indirectly affected by Fusemachines by virtue of Pubco’s ownership of the business of Fusemachines following the Business Combination. This section discusses the material components of the executive compensation program for (i) the individual who served as our principal executive officer during fiscal year 2024; and (ii) our next two most highly compensated executive officers who earned more than $100,000 during fiscal year 2024 and were serving as executive officers as of December 31, 2024. We refer to these individuals as our “named executive officers.” This discussion may contain forward-looking statements that are based on our current plans, considerations, expectations and determinations regarding future compensation programs. Actual compensation programs that we adopt following the Business Combination may differ materially from the currently planned programs summarized in this discussion. As an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, we are not required to include a Compensation Discussion and Analysis section and have elected to comply with the scaled disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies. Summary Compensation Table The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of our named executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2024:

| Name and Principal Position     |     | Year |      |     | Salary 
 ($)(1) |         |     | Bonus  
 ($)(2) |        |     | Option 
 Awards 
 ($)(3) |         |     | Total 
 ($)   |         |
| Sameer Maskey                   
 Chief Executive Officer         |     |      | 2024 |     |        | 400,000 |     |        |      — |     |        | 597,779 |     |       | 997,779 |
| Anish Joshi                     
 Head of Technology              |     |      | 2024 |     |        | 223,750 |     |        | 30,188 |     |        | 292,021 |     |       | 545,959 |
| Parag Shrestha                  
 Head of Strategy, MD South Asia |     |      | 2024 |     |        | 116,526 |     |        |      —