Company: CERO
Filing Date: 2025-02-05
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001213900-25-010230
Chunk: 236

Company: CERO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-05
Form: S-1/A
Chunk 236
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 Nasdaq, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if, in the opinion of that company’s board of directors, that person does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. In making these determinations, our board of directors considered the current and prior relationships that each non-employee director has with us and all other facts and circumstances our board of directors deemed relevant in determining independence, including the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock by each non-employee director and relationships with each of PBAX and Legacy CERo. Classified Board of Directors In accordance with the terms of our Charter, our board of directors is divided into three classes with staggered, three-year terms. At each annual meeting of stockholders, the directors whose terms then expire will be eligible for reelection until the third annual meeting following reelection. Our directors are divided among the three classes as follows:

| ● | the Class I directors are Mr. Byrnes and Ms. Rolfe, and their terms will expire at our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders; |

| ● | the Class II directors are Mr. Atwood and Ms. LaPorte, and their terms will expire at our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders; and |

| ● | the Class III directors are Mr. Ehrlich and Mr. Patel, and their terms will expire at our 2027 annual meeting of stockholders. |

145 Our Bylaws provide that the number of members of our board of directors shall be fixed in accordance with our Charter. Our Charter provides that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of the board of directors. Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one-third of the directors. Our board of directors is currently fixed at seven members. The division of our board of directors into three classes with staggered three-year terms may delay or prevent a change of our board of directors or a change in control of our company. Our directors may be removed only for cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of our outstanding voting stock then entitled to vote in an election of directors. Director Attendance at Annual Meeting of Stockholders We encourage our directors to attend our annual meetings of stockholders. We did not hold an annual meeting of stockholders during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Board and Committee Meetings During