Company: CSLMF
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-155514
Chunk: 942

Company: CSLM ACQUISITION CORP.
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 942
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7. . The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed
severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any party hereto or any circumstance,
is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the
remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other parties or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of
such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.

8. . It is the intent of the parties that
this Agreement and the Transaction Bonus payable hereunder be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. This Agreement shall be interpreted,
operated, and administered in a manner consistent with this intention. To the extent that any provision in this Agreement is ambiguous as to its exemption from Section 409A, the provision shall be read in such a manner so that all payments
hereunder shall comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A. The Company or Parent may amend this Agreement as may be necessary to fully comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A and all related rules and regulations in order to
preserve the payments and benefits provided hereunder.

9. . The Company or Parent shall have the right to
deduct from any payment due under this Agreement, any applicable withholding taxes or other deductions required by law to be withheld with respect to such payment and to take such action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company or Parent to
satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes.

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10. . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
if either (a) the Closing fails to be consummated, (b) the Merger Agreement is terminated pursuant to its terms or (c) the Executive’s employment terminates for any reason prior to the Closing, then this Agreement shall
automatically terminate without any further action by the parties hereto and this Agreement shall be null and void and have no further force and effect