Company: BFRG
Filing Date: 2025-09-26
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001493152-25-015716
Chunk: 40

Company: BullFrog AI Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-26
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 40
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 limitations on deductibility under Section 280G of the Code for compensation paid to executives designated in that Section, and provided that the Company effects withholding with respect to the deemed compensation.

Stock Appreciation Rights. The Company may grant stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) separate from any other award or in tandem with options under the Plan. Generally, the recipient of a SAR will not recognize any taxable income at the time the SAR is granted. When the SAR is exercised, the recipient receives the appreciation inherent in the SARs in cash and such cash will be taxable as ordinary compensation income to the recipient at the time that the cash is received. If the recipient receives the appreciation inherent in the SARs in shares of stock, the recipient will recognize ordinary compensation income equal to the excess of the fair market value of the stock on the day it is received over any amounts paid by the recipient for the stock. The Company will be entitled to a deduction for U.S. federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the amount recognized by the recipient as ordinary income, subject to the possible limitations on deductibility under Section 280G of the Code for compensation paid to executives designated in those Sections, and provided that the Company effects withholding with respect to the deemed compensation.

SARs may be issued in tandem with a stock option. Under this type of arrangement, the exercise of a SAR will result in the cancellation of an option, and the exercise of an option will result in a cancellation of a SAR. If the recipient of a tandem SAR elects to surrender the underlying option in exchange for cash or shares of stock equal to the appreciation inherent in the underlying option, the tax consequences to the recipient will be the same as discussed above relating to the SARs. If the recipient elects to exercise the underlying option, the holder will be taxed at the time of exercise as if he or she had exercised a nonqualified stock option, as previously discussed above. As a result, the recipient will recognize ordinary income for federal tax purposes measured by the excess of the then fair market value of the shares of stock over the exercise price.

Restricted Stock. Generally, the recipient of a stock award will recognize ordinary compensation income at the time the stock is received equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the stock received over any amount paid by the recipient in exchange for the stock. If, however, the stock is not vested when it is received under the Plan (for example, if the employee is required to work for a period of time in order to have