Company: CSLMF
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-155514
Chunk: 919

Company: CSLM ACQUISITION CORP.
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 919
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mation of such proposed action shall be cancelled.

(d) . Notwithstanding the forgoing provisions of this Section 4.2, if an Award constitutes deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A, no payment or settlement of such Award shall be made pursuant to
Section 4.2(b) or (c), unless the Corporate Transaction or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, as applicable, constitutes a Change in Control or the requirements set forth in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix) are met.

Article 5.

Eligibility and General Conditions of Awards

5.1 . The Committee may in its discretion grant Awards to any Eligible Person, whether or not he or she has previously
received an Award; provided, however, that all Awards made to Non-Employee Directors shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion.

5.2 . To the extent not set forth in the Plan, the terms and conditions of each Award shall be set forth in an
Award Agreement.

5.3 . The Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise or
settlement thereof, at the date of grant or, subject to the provisions of Section 15.2, thereafter, such additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine, including terms
requiring forfeiture, acceleration or pro-rata acceleration of Awards in the event of a

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Termination of Affiliation by the Grantee. Except as may be required under the Delaware General Corporation Law, Awards may be granted for no consideration other than prior and future services.
Except as set forth in an Award Agreement or as otherwise determined by the Committee, (a) all Options and SARs that are not vested and exercisable at the time of a Grantee’s Termination of Affiliation, and any other Awards that remain
subject to a risk of forfeiture or which are not otherwise vested at the time of the Grantee’s Termination of Affiliation shall be forfeited to the Company and (b) all outstanding Options and SARs not previously exercised shall expire
three months after the Grantee’s Termination of Affiliation.

5.4 .

(a) Each Award and each right under any Award shall be exercisable only by the Grantee during the Grantee’s
lifetime, or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Grantee’s guardian or legal representative or by a transferee receiving such Award pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order (a