Company: HVIIR
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001493152-25-029121
Chunk: 692

Company: Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form: S-4
Chunk 692
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 Board may appoint to administer the Plan or, if no such committee has been appointed by the Board or if the Board elects to act as the Committee with respect to any action, the Board.

(i) “ Common Shares” means shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (and any stock or other securities into which such ordinary shares may be converted or into which they may be exchanged).

(j) “ Company” means [_______________], a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assignees.

(k) “ Date of Grant” means the date on which the granting of an Award is authorized, or such other date as may be specified in such authorization.

(l) “ Disability” means, unless the applicable Award agreement says otherwise, that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment. The determination of whether an individual has a Disability shall be determined under procedures established by the Committee. The Committee may rely on any determination that a Participant is disabled for purposes of benefits under any long-term disability plan maintained by the Company or any Affiliate in which such Participant participates.

(m) “ Effective Date” means the date this Plan is approved by the Board, as set forth on the signature page hereto.

(n) “ Eligible Director” means a person who is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

(o) “ Eligible Person” with respect to an Award denominated in Common Shares, means any (i) individual employed by the Company or an Affiliate; provided, however, that no such employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall be an Eligible Person unless and to the extent that such eligibility is set forth in such collective bargaining agreement which includes rules regarding equity entitlement or in an agreement or instrument relating thereto; (ii) director of the Company or an Affiliate; (iii) an individual consultant or advisor to the Company or an Affiliate; providedthat if the Securities Act applies, such persons must be eligible to be offered securities registrable on Form S-8 under the Securities Act; or (iv) prospective employees, directors, officers, consultants or advisors who have accepted offers of employment or consultancy from the Company or its Affiliates (and would satisfy the provisions of clauses (i) through (iii) above once he or she begins employment with or begins providing services to the Company or its Affiliates).

(p) “ Exchange Act” has the meaning given such term in the