Company: BHM
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-035097
Chunk: 73

Company: Bluerock Homes Trust, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 73
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 the exercise price of an outstanding option may not be reduced and no payment may be made to cancel an “underwater” option without the approval of our stockholders. The exercise price for any option is generally payable (i) in cash, (ii) by certified check, (iii) by the surrender of shares of our Class A Common Stock (or attestation of ownership of shares of our Class A Common Stock) with an aggregate fair market value on the date on which the option is exercised, equal to the exercise price, or (iv) by payment through a broker in accordance with procedures established by the Federal Reserve Board. The term of an option cannot exceed ten years from the date of grant (or five years in the case of an incentive stock option granted to an individual who is a “ten percent stockholder”). The administrator will prescribe when an option will become exercisable, but options generally will not become exercisable before the first anniversary of its grant, except in the event of the death or disability of the holder or a Change in Control of the Company, and further provided that awards for up to five percent (5%) of the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Amended 2022 Incentive Plans may be granted or awarded without regard to the one-year minimum vesting requirement, in the discretion of the administrator. A participant cannot sell or dispose of more than fifty percent of the shares acquired under an option before the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of the option exercise or the date the participant is no longer employed by or providing services to us, or the Operating Partnership or our Manager. Incentive stock options may only be granted under the Amended 2022 Individuals Plan to our employees and employees of our subsidiaries.

#### Stock Awards
The Amended 2022 Incentive Plans also provide for the grant of stock awards. A stock award is an award of shares of our Class A Common Stock that are subject to vesting requirements, restrictions on transfer and other restrictions as the administrator determines in its sole discretion on the date of grant, including the attainment of performance objectives. The restriction period generally will be at least one year, except in the event of the death or disability of the holder or a Change in Control of the Company, and further provided that awards for up to five percent (5%) of the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Amended 2022 Incentive Plans may be granted or awarded without regard to the one-year minimum