Company: CERO
Filing Date: 2025-05-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001213900-25-040263
Chunk: 66

Company: CERO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-05-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 66
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1 (inception) through closing of the Business Combination, including for the 2023 fiscal year. Stockholders are hereby asked to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Wolf as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year. The Audit Committee is solely responsible for selecting the Company’s independent auditors. Although stockholder ratification of the appointment of Wolf to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is not required by law or the Company’s organizational documents, the Board has determined that it is desirable to seek stockholder ratification as a matter of good corporate governance in view of the critical role played by independent registered public accounting firms in maintaining the integrity of financial controls and reporting. If the stockholders do not ratify the appointment of Wolf, the Audit Committee will reconsider its selection and whether to engage an alternative independent registered public accounting firm. Representatives of Wolf are expected to virtually attend the Annual Meeting where they will be available to respond to appropriate questions and, if they desire, to make a statement. We incurred the following fees from Wolf for the audit of the consolidated financial statements and for other services provided during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

|                    | Fee Category |   |    2024 |     |   |    2023 |
|:-------------------|:-------------|:--|--------:|:----|:--|--------:|
| Audit fees(1)      |              | $ | 356,000 |     | $ | 215,000 |
| Audit related fees |              |   | 155,500 |     |   | 233,500 |
| Tax fees(2)        |              |   |       — |     |   |       — |
| All other fees(3)  |              |   |       — |     |   |       — |
| Total fees         |              | $ | 511,500 |     | $ | 448,500 |

____________ (1)“Audit fees” consist of fees for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the interim financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10 -Q, registration statements on Form S -4, registration statements on Form S -3, registration statements on Form S -1, registration statements on Form S -8and other professional services provided in connection with financings and other regulatory filings. (2)“Tax fees” consist of fees for professional services, including tax compliance, tax advice and