Company: CERO
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001213900-25-032134
Chunk: 1665

Company: CERO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 1665
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 use, storage,
treatment and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes. Our operations involve the use of hazardous and flammable materials, including
chemicals and biological and radioactive materials. Our operations also produce hazardous waste products. We generally contract with third
parties for the disposal of these materials and wastes. We cannot eliminate the risk of contamination or injury from these materials.
In the event of contamination or injury resulting from our use of hazardous materials, we could be held liable for any resulting damages,
and any liability could exceed our resources. We also could incur significant costs associated with civil or criminal fines and penalties.

Although we maintain workers’
compensation insurance to cover us for costs and expenses we may incur due to injuries to our employees resulting from the use of hazardous
materials, this insurance may not provide adequate coverage against potential liabilities. We do not maintain insurance for environmental
liability or toxic tort claims that may be asserted against us in connection with our storage or disposal of biological, hazardous or
radioactive materials.

We may be affected by regulatory responses
to climate-related issues.

The Biden administration
made climate change and the limitation of greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions one of its primary objectives. Although the Trump
administration is expected to reverse such priorities, several states and other geographic regions in the United States have also adopted
legislation and regulations to reduce emissions of GHGs.

On March 6, 2024, the SEC finalized
new rules for public companies that would require extensive climate-related disclosures and significant analysis of the impact of climate-related
issues on our business strategy, results of operations, and financial condition (the “SEC Climate Disclosure Rules”). Following
court challenges initiated during the Biden administration and while the SEC was led by former Chairman Gensler that resulted in the indefinite
delay in implementation of the SEC Climate Disclosure Rules, on March 27, 2025, the SEC announced that it had voted to end its defense
of such rules in court. Nevertheless, if the SEC or state regulatory authorities were to seek to impose such rules in the future, our
legal, accounting and other compliance expenses would increase significantly. . We may also be exposed to legal or regulatory action or
claims as a result of any such new regulations. All of these risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position,
and/or stock price.

Risks Related to Intellectual
Property

Our intellectual property rights are valuable,
and any inability to protect them could reduce the value of our products, services and brand.

The loss of