Company: GDSTR
Filing Date: 2025-05-14
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001213900-25-043297
Chunk: 176

Company: Goldenstone Acquisition Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-05-14
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 176
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 or in combination of the two. Except as otherwise permitted by the compensation committee, stock options granted under the Equity Incentive Plan may not be transferred other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and all stock options are exercisable during the holder’s lifetime, or in the event of legal incapacity or incompetency, the holder’s guardian or legal representative. Stock Appreciation Rights.The Equity Incentive Plan permits the compensation committee to grant stock appreciation rights. A stock appreciation right entitles the holder to receive a number of shares of Common Stock having a fair market value equal to the excess fair market value of one share of Common Stock over the exercise price, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the stock appreciation rights. The compensation committee determines the exercise price per share, which may not be less than 100% of the fair market value on the day of the grant. A stock appreciation right may only be exercised within ten years from the date of the grant. Restricted Stock.Under the Equity Incentive Plan, shares of restricted stock may be awarded either alone or in addition to other awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan. The compensation committee determines the number of shares to be awarded, the price if any to be paid for the restricted stock by the person receiving the stock from us, the time or times within which awards of restricted stock may be subject to forfeiture, the vesting schedule and rights to acceleration thereof, and all other terms and conditions of the restricted stock awards. Performance Awards.Under the Equity Incentive Plan, awards may be granted that are vest upon the achievement of specified performance goals during a performance period. Performance awards may consist of shares of restricted stock (“Performance Shares”) or units having a dollar value. Performance Shares may, in the compensation committee’s discretion, be intended to satisfy the requirements for performance -basedcompensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. If the compensation committee intends for a performance award to satisfy the requirements for performance -basedcompensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the IRS, payment will be contingent upon the achievement of one or more performance goals, as certified by the compensation committee. Such performance goals will be based on one or more of the following performance measures: (a)Net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); (b)Earnings per share; 87 (c)Net sales or revenue growth; (d)Net operating profit; (e)Return measures (including, but not limited to, return on