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RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT, INC.
445 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 5B NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 |
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/s/ David M. Cote
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
February 9, 2026 |
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Provision
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Delaware
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Nevada
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Charter Regarding Limitation of Liability of Directors and Officers
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The Delaware Charter provides that no director or officer will be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director, except to the extent that such exemption from liability or limitation is not permitted under the DGCL.
The DGCL precludes exculpation for (i) any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) the payment of unlawful
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| | The NRS, which the Nevada Charter follows, provides that directors and officers are not individually liable to the Company, its stockholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director or officer, unless the presumption of Nevada’s codified “business judgment rule” has been rebutted and it is proven that such person’s act or failure to act constituted a breach of such person’s fiduciary duties as a director or officer and such breach involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law. Note that Nevada law, which covers both | |
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Provision
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Delaware
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Nevada
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| | | | dividends, stock repurchases or redemptions or (iv) any transaction in which the director received an improper personal benefit. | | | directors and officers, does not categorically exempt breaches of duty of loyalty from exculpation. Liability of directors for improper payment of dividends is subject to the same exculpatory standard applicable to other liabilities. | |
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Charter Regarding Forum Adjudication for Disputes
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| | Under the Delaware Charter, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, and subject to applicable jurisdictional requirements, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, then another court of the State of Delaware or, if no court of the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, then the United States District Court for the District of Delaware) is the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, employee or stockholder of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the Delaware Charter or the Delaware Bylaws or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, except that the foregoing sentence does not apply to claims arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or other federal securities laws for which there is exclusive federal or concurrent federal and state jurisdiction. | | | Under the Nevada Bylaws, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, and subject to applicable jurisdictional requirements, the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in Clark County, Nevada (the “Eighth Judicial District Court”) (or, if the Eighth Judicial District Court lacks jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, then another court of the State of Nevada or, if no court of the State of Nevada has jurisdiction, then the United States District Court for the District of Nevada) will be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer or controlling stockholder of the Company in such capacity, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of NRS Title 7, the Nevada Charter or the Nevada Bylaws, including any other internal action (as defined in NRS 78.046 or any successor statute), or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, except that foregoing sentence will not apply to claims arising under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal securities laws for which there is exclusive federal or concurrent federal and state jurisdiction. | |
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Provision
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Delaware
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Nevada
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| | | | The Delaware Charter also provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America are the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. | | | The Nevada Charter also provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. | |
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Bylaws Regarding Proxies
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| | Under the DGCL and the Delaware Bylaws, no proxy authorized by a stockholder shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. | | | The NRS, and consistent therewith, the Nevada Bylaws provide that no proxy shall be voted or acted upon after six months from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period, which may not exceed seven years unless the proxy is deemed irrevocable pursuant to the applicable provisions of the NRS. | |
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Bylaws Regarding Officers
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| | The officers of the Company will include any officers required by the DGCL, each of whom will be elected by the Board of Directors and who will hold office for such terms as shall be determined by our board of directors and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. The Company may have such other officers as our board of directors may deem desirable or appropriate. | | | The officers of the Corporation shall include a President, Secretary and a Treasurer or the equivalent thereof, each of whom will be elected by the Board of Directors and who will hold office for such terms as shall be determined by our board of directors and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. The Company may have such other officers as our board of directors may deem desirable or appropriate. | |
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Bylaws Regarding Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings
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| | Under the Delaware Bylaws, a notice of a stockholders’ meeting must state: (i) the place, if any, date and time of the meeting; (ii) the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting; (iii) the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of | | | Under the Nevada Bylaws, a notice of a stockholders’ meeting must state: (i) the physical location, if any, date and time of the meeting; (ii) the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting; (iii) the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of | |
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Provision
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Delaware
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Nevada
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| | | | the meeting; and (iv) in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. | | | the meeting; and (iv) in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, provided, however, that (a) if a proposed plan of merger, conversion or exchange is to be submitted to a vote at the meeting, the notice of the meeting must state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the plan of merger, conversion or exchange and must contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan, and (b) if a proposed action creating dissenter’s rights is to be submitted to a vote at the meeting, the notice of the meeting must state that the stockholders are or may be entitled to assert dissenter’s rights under NRS 92A.300 to 92A.500, inclusive, and be accompanied by a copy of those statutory provisions. | |
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Charter and Bylaws Regarding Removal of Directors
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| | The Delaware Charter provides that any director may only be removed for cause by an affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of stock of the Company then entitled to vote at an election of directors. The Delaware Bylaws provide that directors may be removed in accordance with the Delaware Charter. | | | Under the NRS, a director may only be removed by the vote of stockholders representing not less than two-thirds of the voting power of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote. The Nevada Charter provides that any director may only be removed for cause by an affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of stock of the Company then entitled to vote at an election of directors. The Nevada Bylaws provide that directors may be removed in accordance with the Nevada Charter. | |
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Bylaws Regarding Committees
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| | Under the DGCL and the Delaware Bylaws, no committee of our board of directors shall have the power or authority to: (i) approve or adopt, or recommend to our stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by | | | The NRS, and therefore, the Nevada Bylaws, do not contain a similar limitation on the authority of board committees. | |
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Provision
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Delaware
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Nevada
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| | | | law to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (ii) adopt, amend or repeal the Delaware Bylaws. | | | | |
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Bylaws Regarding Acquisition of Controlling Interest Statutes
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| | The Delaware Bylaws do not contain a similar provision, and the DGCL does not contain provisions similar to the NRS relating to the acquisition of controlling interests. | | | The Nevada Bylaws provide that the provisions of the NRS relating to acquisitions of controlling interests in the Company do not apply to the Company or to any acquisition of shares of the Company’s capital stock. Please see the Company’s summary of the Nevada acquisition of controlling interest statutes in the section titled “Acquisition of Controlling Interests.” | |
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Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership |
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Percentage of Class/
Total Voting Power(2) |
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| Directors and Named Executive Officers(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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David M. Cote(3)
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| | | | 1,866 | | | | | | * | | |
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Kurt Schoen(4)
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| | | | 1,900 | | | | | | * | | |
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Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership |
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Percentage of Class/
Total Voting Power(2) |
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Thomas R. Knott(5)
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| | | | 4,107,534 | | | | | | 48.3% | | |
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John D. Cote(5)
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| | | | 4,306,380 | | | | | | 50.7% | | |
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Joseph J. DeAngelo(6)
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| | | | 516 | | | | | | * | | |
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Roger Fradin(7)
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| | | | 516 | | | | | | * | | |
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Paul Galant(8)
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| | | | 8,206 | | | | | | * | | |
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Wayne Hewett
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Brian Hughes(9)
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| | | | 8,374 | | | | | | * | | |
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Mark James(10)
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| | | | 4,100 | | | | | | * | | |
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Timothy Mahoney(11)
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| | | | 9,207 | | | | | | * | | |
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Dr. Krishna Mikkilineni(12)
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| | | | 516 | | | | | | * | | |
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Jane J. Thompson(13)
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| | | | 8,639 | | | | | | * | | |
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Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (13 persons)
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| | | | 4,350,220 | | | | | | 51.2% | | |
| Principal Stockholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Tungsten 2024 LLC(5)
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| | | | 4,180,864 | | | | | | 49.2% | | |
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