Company: CERO
Filing Date: 2025-11-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001213900-25-115783
Chunk: 39

Company: CERO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-11-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 39
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 Diluted Common Stock determined on December 31 of the preceding year, or (2) a lesser number of shares of Common Stock determined by the Board prior to January 1 of a given year. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued on the exercise of ISOs under the Amended Plan is equal to 32,123,457shares. Shares subject to stock awards granted under the Amended Plan that expire or terminate without being exercised or otherwise issued in full or that are paid out in cash rather than in shares do not reduce the Share Reserve. Shares withheld under a stock award to satisfy the exercise, strike or purchase price of a stock award or to satisfy a tax withholding obligation do not reduce the Share Reserve. If any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a stock award are forfeited back to or repurchased or reacquired by the Company (1) because of the failure to meet a contingency or vest, (2) to satisfy the exercise, strike or purchase price of an award, or (3) to satisfy a tax withholding obligation in connection with an award, the shares that are forfeited or repurchased or reacquired will revert back to the Share Reserve and will again become available for issuance under the Amended Plan. Non -Employee Director Compensation Limit.The aggregate value of all compensation granted or paid to any non -employeedirector with respect to any period commencing on the date of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders for a particular year and ending on the day immediately prior to the date of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders for the next subsequent year, including awards granted under the Amended Plan and cash fees paid to such non -employeedirector, will not exceed (1) $1,000,000 in total value or (2) if such non -employeedirector is first appointed or elected to the Board during such annual period, $1,500,000 in total value, in each case, calculating the value of any equity awards based on the grant date fair value of such equity awards for financial reporting purposes. Plan Administration.The Board, or a duly authorized committee thereof, will administer the Amended Plan and is referred to as the “plan administrator” herein. The Board may also delegate to one or more of the Company’s officers the authority to, among other things, (1) designate employees (other than officers) to receive specified stock awards and (2) determine the number of shares subject to such stock awards. Under the Amended Plan, the Board has the