Stock Incentive Plan of Ambase Corp.

18-350A 18-350A . . . Stock Incentive Plan which provides for issuance of (a) incentive stock options, (b) Non-qualified Stock Options, (c) stock appreciation rights, (d) restricted stock, (e) unrestricted stock, and (f) performance shares. The Plan permits optionees to pay exercise price of options (i) in cash, (ii) in shares of corporation common stock already owned by optionee, (iii) with combination of cash and shares, (iv) by "pyramiding" shares or (v) by effecting a "cashless exercise". "Pyramiding" is technique whereby optionee requests issuer to automatically apply portion of shares received upon exercise of stock option to satisfy exercise price of additional stock options, resulting in multiple simultaneous exercises of options by use of shares as payment. A "cashless exercise" is technique which allows optionee to exercise stock options without cash through assistance of broker through either simultaneous exercise and sale or broker loan (more...)