Company: CERO
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001213900-25-118817
Chunk: 248

Company: CERO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form: S-1
Chunk 248
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 engagement, pay equity, 
 and diversity and inclusion;                                                                                                                |

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| ● | selecting independent compensation                                                                                                    
 consultants and assessing whether there are any conflicts of interest with any of the Compensation Committee’s compensation advisors; |

| ● | reviewing and recommending                                                                                                           
 to the board of directors employment agreements, severance arrangements and change-of-control agreements or provisions for executive 
 officers and other senior management, as appropriate; and                                                                            |

| ● | reviewing the policies relating            
 to compensation and benefits of employees. |

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee The members of our nominating and corporate governance committee are Dr. Rolfe, Ms. LaPorte and Mr. Byrnes. Dr. Rolfe serves as the chairperson of the committee. Our board of directors has determined that each of Dr. Rolfe, Ms. LaPorte and Mr. Byrnes is independent under the applicable Nasdaq listing standards. The nominating and corporate governance committee’s main function is to consider candidates for board membership and oversee our corporate governance policies, reporting and making recommendations to our board of directors concerning governance matters and oversight of the evaluation of our board of directors. The nominating and corporate governance committee’s responsibilities include, among other things:

| ● | recommending to the board of                                                         
 directors for its approval criteria for board of directors and committee membership; |

| ● | establishing a process for                                                                               
 identifying and evaluating board of director candidates, including nominees recommended by stockholders; |

| ● | identifying individuals qualified            
 to become members of the board of directors; |

| ● | recommending to the board of                                                                                             
 directors the persons to be nominated for election as directors and to each of the committees of the board of directors; |

| ● | developing and recommending                                                                                                                
 to the board of directors corporate governance guidelines and periodically reviewing those guidelines and the code of conduct and business 
 ethics and recommending any changes; and                                                                                                   |

| ● | overseeing a periodic evaluation              
 of the board of directors and its committees. |

Director Nomination Process Our board of directors is responsible for filling vacancies on our board of directors and for nominating candidates for election by our stockholders each year in the class of directors whose term expires at the relevant annual meeting. The board of directors delegates the selection and nomination process to the nominating and corporate governance committee, with the expectation that other members of the board of directors, and of management, will be requested to take part in the process as appropriate. The nominating and corporate governance committee considers candidates for board of director membership suggested by