Company: CERO
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: 10-K/A
Source: 0001213900-25-036075
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Company: CERO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: 10-K/A
Chunk 35
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 January 1, 2025, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 5% of the fully diluted shares of our common stock on the immediately preceding December 31 or (ii) such number of shares as determined by our board in each case subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split, stock dividend or other change in our capitalization. On January 1, 2025, the number of shares reserved under the 2024 Plan was increased by 5% of the fully diluted shares of our common stock on the immediately preceding December 31, or 189,701 shares. The 2024 ESPP has an evergreen provision that allows for an annual increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the 2024 ESPP to be added on the first day of each January, starting with January 1, 2024, by the lesser of (i) 10,198 shares of our common stock, (ii) 1% of the fully diluted shares of common stock on the immediately preceding December 31, or (iii) such number of shares of common stock as determined by our board. The number of shares reserved under the 2024 ESPP is subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split, stock dividend or other change in our capitalization. As of April 1, 2025, the board of directors have granted an aggregate of 471,199 option awards under the 2024 Plan, leaving no shares reserved for future issuance under the 2024 Plan. Perquisites We generally do not provide perquisites to our employees, other than certain de minimis perquisites available to all of our employees, including our named executive officers. 401(k) Plan We maintain the CERo Therapeutics 401(k) Plan, a tax-qualified retirement plan that provides eligible employees, including the named executive officer, with an opportunity to save for retirement on a tax-advantaged basis. Plan participants are able to defer eligible compensation subject to applicable annual limits under the Code. Participants’ pre-tax or Roth contributions are allocated to each participant’s individual account and are then invested in selected investment alternatives according to the participants’ directions. Participants are immediately and fully vested in their contributions. We match each participant’s contribution up to a safe harbor maximum of 4% of his or her eligible compensation with participants vesting immediately and fully in such matching contributions. Our 401(k) plan is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code with the