Company: CRVO
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-013543
Chunk: 75

Company: CervoMed Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 75
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If the eligible employee disposes of the common stock acquired upon exercise of the incentive stock option within two years after the date of the grant of the incentive stock option or within one year after the date of exercise of the incentive stock options, then in the year of such disposition, generally the eligible employee will recognize ordinary income, and we will be entitled to an income tax deduction in an amount equal to the lesser of: (1) the excess of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price; or (2) the amount realized upon disposition over the exercise price. Any gain in excess of such amount recognized by the eligible employee as ordinary income will be taxed to the eligible employee as short-term or long-term capital gain (depending on the period of time the eligible employee held the common stock).

Non-Statutory Stock Options. An eligible employee, non-employee director or consultant will not recognize any federal taxable income upon the grant of a non-statutory stock option, and we will not be entitled to an income tax deduction at the time of such grant. Upon the exercise of a non-statutory stock option, generally the eligible employee, non-employee director or consultant will recognize ordinary income and we will be entitled to take an income tax deduction in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price. Upon a subsequent sale of the common stock by the eligible employee, non-employee director or consultant, he or she will recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss (depending on the period of time the eligible employee held the common stock).

Stock Appreciation Rights. An eligible employee, non-employee director or consultant will not recognize any federal taxable income upon the grant of a stock appreciation right, and we will not be entitled to an income tax deduction at the time of such grant. An eligible employee, non-employee director or consultant will recognize ordinary income for federal income tax purposes upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right under the 2025 Plan for cash, common stock or a combination of cash and common stock, and the amount of income that the eligible employee, non-employee director or consultant will recognize will depend on the amount of cash, if any, and the fair market value of the common stock, if any, that he or she receives as a result of such exercise. We generally will be entitled to a federal income tax deduction in an amount equal to the ordinary income recognized by the