Company: GDSTR
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001213900-25-071731
Chunk: 586

Company: Goldenstone Acquisition Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 586
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 any time. However, no amendment, alteration, or discontinuation may be made that would adversely affect the rights of a Participant, without that Participant’s consent, or which, without the approval of such amendment within one year (365 days) of its adoption by the Board, by the Company’s shareholders in a manner consistent with Section 1.422 -2of the Treasury Regulations, would: (i) increase the total number of Shares reserved for the purposes of the Plan (except as otherwise provided in Section 3(c)), or (ii) change the persons or class of persons eligible to receive Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to the Plan shall be effective without the approval of the Company’s stockholders if such approval is required under applicable laws, regulations, or rules of any securities exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are then listed or quoted SECTION 11. Unfunded Status of Plan. The Plan is intended to be “unfunded.” With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein will give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company. In its sole discretion, the Board may authorize the creation of grantor trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Shares or payments in lieu of Shares or with respect to Awards. SECTION 12. Substitute Options. In the event that the Company, directly or indirectly, acquires another entity, the Board may authorize the issuance of stock options (“Substitute Options”) to the individuals performing services for the acquired entity in substitution of stock options previously granted to those individuals in connection with their performance of services for such entity upon such terms and conditions as the Board shall determine, taking into account the conditions of Code Section 424(a), as from time to time amended or superceded, in the case of a Substitute Option that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. Shares of capital stock underlying Substitute Stock Options shall not constitute Shares issued pursuant to the Plan for any purpose. SECTION 13. General Provisions. (a)The Board shall condition any Award upon compliance with applicable securities laws. The Board may require each Participant to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that the Participant is acquiring securities of the Company for investment purposes and without a view to distribution thereof and as to such other matters as the Board believes are appropriate. The certificate evidencing any Award and any securities issued pursuant thereto may include any legend that the Board deems appropriate to reflect any