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EXHIBIT 10.1

BRT APARTMENTS CORP.
2022 INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION 1
EFFECTIVE DATE AND PURPOSE
1.1 Effective Date. This Plan (as defined) shall become effective upon approval by the stockholders of the Company (as defined), as and to the extent required by the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange.
1.2 Purpose of the Plan. The Plan is designed to motivate, retain and attract Participants (as defined) of experience and ability and to further the financial success of the Company by aligning the interests of Participants through the ownership of Shares (as defined) with the interests of the Company’s stockholders.
SECTION 2
DEFINITIONS
The following terms shall have the following meanings (whether used in the singular or plural) unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the 1934 Act or a regulation thereunder shall include any regulation promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such section or regulation.
“Affiliate” or “Affiliates” has the meaning ascribed to such term by Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 
“Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Performance Share Awards.
“Award Agreement” means either (1) the written agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan or (2) a statement (including an electronic communication) issued by the Company to a Participant describing the terms and provisions of such Award.
“Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company, or any analogous governing body of any successor to the Company.
“Change in Control” means any of the following:
(i) the acquisition (other than from the Company) in one or more transactions by any person (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act) of the beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of 25% or more of (A) the then outstanding Shares or (B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Company Voting Stock”); provided, however, the provision of this clause (i) is not applicable to acquisitions made individually, or as a group, by Fredric H. Gould, Matthew J. Gould and Jeffrey A. Gould, and their respective spouses, lineal descendants and Affiliates; 
(ii) individuals who, as of the date of the Award, constitute the Board of Directors (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date of such Award whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Regulation 14A promulgated under the 1934 Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Incumbent Board;
(iii) the closing of a sale or other conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company outside the ordinary course of the Company’s business; or
(iv) the effective time of any merger, share exchange, consolidation, or other business combination involving the Company if immediately after such transaction persons who hold a majority of the outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the surviving entity (or the entity owning 100% of such surviving entity) are not persons who, immediately prior to such transaction, held the Company’s voting Shares.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the term “Change in Control” is being used in a context where it is required to meet the definition of such term under Section 409A of the Code, then a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred under the foregoing definition unless the transaction or occurrence constitutes a change in control for purposes of Section 409A of the Code. 
The Board shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its sole discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to the above definition, the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and any incidental matters relating thereto; provided that any exercise of authority in conjunction with a determination of whether a Change in Control is a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) shall be consistent with such regulation.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations thereunder.
“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or any other committee of the Board appointed to administer the Plan.
“Company” means BRT Apartments Corp., a Maryland corporation.
“Company Voting Stock” has the meaning ascribed to such term under the definition of Change in Control. 
“Disability” or “Disabled” means the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
“Dividend Equivalent Right” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 9, entitling the Participant to receive an amount of cash equal to the cash distributions that would have been paid on the Shares specified in the Award to which such Dividend Equivalent Right relates, as if such Shares had been issued to and held by the Participant holding such Dividend Equivalent Right during the period beginning with the grant date (or if otherwise determined by the Committee, the beginning of the Performance Cycle) of the Award to which the Dividend Equivalent Right relates through the vesting date of such award (or if otherwise determined by the Committee, the conclusion of such Performance Cycle).
“Exercise Price” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to the exercise of an Option.
“Fair Market Value” means, as of any given date: (i) the closing sales price of the Shares on any national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed; (ii) the closing sales price if the Shares are listed on the OTCBB or other over the counter market; or (iii) if there is no regular public trading market for such Shares, the fair market value of the Shares as determined by the Committee.
“Grant Date” means, with respect to an Award, the effective date that such Award is granted to a Participant.
“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option to purchase Shares which is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
“Incumbent Board” has the meaning ascribed to such term under the definition of Change in Control.
“Non-management director” means a director who, in the applicable calendar year, was not compensated, directly or indirectly, by the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their Affiliates, other than compensation for service as a director or as a member of any committee of the Board.
“Non-qualified Stock Option” means an Option to purchase Shares which is not an Incentive Stock Option.
“Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option.
“Participant” means an officer, employee, director or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Performance-Based Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan.
“Performance Criteria” shall mean any, a combination of, or all of the following: (i) pre-tax income, (ii) after-tax income, (iii) net income (meaning net income as reflected in the Company’s financial reports for the applicable period), (iv) operating income (including net operating income), (v) cash flow, cash flow from operations, free cash flow and any one or more of the foregoing, (vi) return on any one or more of equity, capital, invested capital and assets, (vii) funds available for distribution, (viii) occupancy rate at any one or more of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ properties, (ix) total stockholder return, (x) funds from operations (“FFO”), as computed in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (“NAREIT”), (xi) adjusted FFO (i.e., adjusting FFO to give effect to any one or more of the following: 
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straight-line rent, amortization of lease intangibles, lease termination fee income, amortization of restricted stock or other non-cash compensation expense, amortization and/or write-off of deferred financing costs, deferred mortgage costs and debt prepayment costs), (xii) stock appreciation (meaning an increase in the price or value of the Shares after the date of grant of an award and during the applicable period), (xiii) revenues, (xiv) assets, (xv) earnings before any one or more of the following items: interest, taxes, impairment charges, depreciation or amortization for the applicable period, as reflected in the Company’s financial reports for the applicable period, (xvi) gains or losses on sales of properties, (xvii) reduction in expense levels, (xviii) operating cost management and employee productivity, (xix) strategic business criteria consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified revenue, market share, market penetration, geographic business expansion goals, objectively identified project milestones, cost targets and goals relating to acquisition or divestitures; (xx) achievement of business or operational goals such as market share and/or business development, and (xxi) such other metrics or criteria as the Committee may establish or select. Performance Criteria need not be the same with respect to all Participants and may be established on an aggregate or per share basis (diluted or undiluted), may be based on performance compared to performance by businesses or indices specified by the Committee, may be compared to any prior period, may be based on a company-wide basis or in respect of any one or more business units, may be measured on an absolute or relative basis, may be adjusted for non-controlling interests, and any one or more of the foregoing. All calculations and financial accounting matters relevant to this Plan shall be determined in accordance with GAAP, except as otherwise directed by the Committee.
“Performance Cycle” means one or more periods of time which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participants right to and the payment of a Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit, Option or Performance Share Award. 
“Performance Goals” means for a Performance Cycle, the applicable Performance Criteria.
“Period of Restriction” means the period during which an Award granted hereunder is subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Such restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement of Performance Goals or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Committee.
“Plan” means the BRT Apartments Corp. 2022 Incentive Plan, as set forth in this instrument, and as hereafter amended from time to time.
“Restricted Stock” means an Award of Shares, the grant, issuance, retention and/or vesting of which is subject to such conditions as are expressed in the Award Agreement and as contemplated herein.
“Restricted Stock Unit” or “RSU” means an Award of a right to receive one Share, the grant, issuance, retention and/or vesting of which is subject to such conditions as are expressed in the Award Agreement and as contemplated herein.
“Retirement” means (i) a director who has attained the age of 65 years who resigns or retires from the Board or does not stand for re-election to the Board and has served continuously as a director of the Company for not less than six consecutive years, and (ii) an officer or employee of, or consultant to, the Company or one of its Subsidiaries who has attained the age of 65 years who resigns or retires from the Company or one of its Subsidiaries and has served in any such capacity with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries for not less than ten consecutive years at the time of retirement or resignation.
“Shares” means the shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company, or any other security of the Company determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 5.3.
“Subsidiary” means (i) a corporation, association or other business entity of which 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or by the Company and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, (ii) any partnership or limited liability company of which 50% or more of the capital and profit interests is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or by the Company and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, or (iii) any other entity not described in clauses (i) or (ii) above of which 50% or more of the ownership and the power, pursuant to a written contract or agreement, to direct the policies and management or the financial and the other affairs thereof, are owned or controlled by the Company or by one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or by the Company and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company.
SECTION 3
ELIGIBILITY
3.1 Participants. Awards may be granted in the discretion of the Committee to officers, employees, directors of, or consultants to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
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3.2 Non-Uniformity. Awards granted hereunder need not be uniform among eligible Participants and may reflect distinctions based on title, compensation, responsibility or any other factor the Committee deems appropriate.
SECTION 4
ADMINISTRATION
4.1 The Committee. The Plan will be administered by the Committee, which, to the extent deemed necessary by the Board, will consist of two or more persons who satisfy the requirements for a “non-employee director” under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act. The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the Board of Directors. In the absence of such appointment, the Board of Directors shall serve as the Committee and shall have all of the responsibilities, duties, and authority of the Committee set forth herein.
4.2 Authority of the Committee. Subject to applicable law, the Committee shall have the exclusive authority to administer and construe the Plan in accordance with its provisions. The Committee’s authority shall include, without limitation, the power to (a) determine persons eligible for Awards, (b) prescribe the terms and conditions of the Awards, (c) construe and interpret the Plan, the Awards and any Award Agreement, (d) adopt rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith, (e) establish, interpret, amend or revoke any such rules, and (f) in its sole discretion, provide for acceleration of vesting, exercisability or payment of any Award, including but not limited to in connection with a Change in Control. The Committee, in its sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it may provide, may delegate all or any part of its authority and powers under the Plan to one or more officers of the Company to the extent permitted by law.
4.3 Decisions Binding. All determinations and decisions made by the Committee and any of its delegates pursuant to Section 4.2 shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, and shall be given the maximum deference permitted by law.
4.4 Limitation on Awards Granted to Non-management directors. The maximum number of Shares issuable pursuant to Awards that may be granted to a Non-management director in any calendar year shall not exceed 10,000 Shares.
SECTION 5
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
5.1 Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.3, the total number of Shares available for grant under the Plan shall not exceed 1,000,000 Shares. The Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares of the Company.
5.2 Lapsed Awards. Unless determined otherwise by the Committee, Shares related to Awards that are forfeited, cancelled, terminated or expire unexercised, shall be available for grant under the Plan. Shares that are tendered by a Participant to the Company in connection with the exercise of an Award, withheld from issuance in connection with a Participant’s payment of tax withholding liability, or settled in such other manner so that a portion or all of the Shares included in an Award are not issued to a Participant shall not be available for grant under the Plan.
5.3 Adjustments in Awards and Authorized Shares. In the event of a stock dividend or stock split, the number of Shares subject to the Plan, outstanding Awards and the numerical amounts set forth in Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall automatically be adjusted proportionally, except to the extent directed otherwise by the Committee. In the event of a merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, separation, liquidation, combination or other similar change in the structure of the Company affecting the Shares, the Committee shall adjust the number and class of Shares which may be delivered under the Plan, the number, class and price of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, and the numerical limits of Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8, proportionally, or in such other manner as the Committee shall determine to be advisable or appropriate. Any such numerical limitations shall be subject to adjustment under this Section only to the extent such adjustment will not affect the ability to grant or the qualification of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan or subject the Participant to taxes, penalties and interest imposed under section 409A(a)(1) of the Code. 
5.4 Restrictions on Transferability. The Committee may impose such restrictions on any Award, Award of Shares or Shares acquired pursuant to an Award as it deems advisable or appropriate, including, but not limited to, restrictions related to applicable Federal securities laws, the requirements of any national securities exchange or system upon which Shares are then listed or traded, and any blue sky or state securities laws.
SECTION 6
STOCK OPTIONS
6.1 Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Options may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall determine the number of Shares subject to each 
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Option. The Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, or any combination thereof. The maximum aggregate number of Shares underlying Options granted in any one calendar year to an individual Participant is 50,000.
6.2 Award Agreement. Each Option shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Exercise Price, the expiration date of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, whether the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, any conditions on exercise of the Option and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, including terms regarding forfeiture of Awards or continued exercisability of Awards in the event of a Change in Control or termination of employment by the Participant.
6.3 Exercise Price. The Exercise Price for each Option shall be determined by the Committee and shall be provided in each Award Agreement; provided, however, the Exercise Price for each Option may not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Exercise Price shall be not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share if the Participant (together with persons whose stock ownership is attributed to the Participant pursuant to section 424(d) of the Code) owns on the Grant Date stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
6.4 Expiration of Options. Except as provided in Section 6.7(c) regarding Incentive Stock Options, each Option shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) the date(s) for termination of the Option set forth in the Award Agreement or (ii) the expiration of ten (10) years from the Grant Date. Subject to such limits, the Committee shall provide in each Award Agreement when each Option expires and becomes un-exercisable. Except as set forth in an Award Agreement or as provided by the Committee, upon Retirement of a Participant, an Option may be exercised by such Participant to the extent it was exercisable on the effective date of the Retirement and shall be exercisable for a period of six months from the effective date of such Retirement, but not later than the expiration of the maximum term such Option. The Committee may not, after an Option is granted, extend the maximum term of the Option.
6.5 Exercisability of Options. Options granted under the Plan shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall determine. After an Option is granted, the Committee may accelerate or waive any condition constituting a substantial risk of forfeiture applicable to the Option. 
6.6 Payment. Options shall be exercised by a Participant’s delivery of a written notice of exercise to the Secretary of the Company (or his or her designee), setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for the Shares. Upon the exercise of an Option, the Exercise Price shall be payable to the Company in full in cash or its equivalent. The Committee may permit exercise (a) by the Participant tendering previously acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the total Exercise Price, (b) the Participant tendering a combination of cash and previously acquired Shares equal to total Exercise Price (the Shares tendered being valued at Fair Market Value at the time of exercise), or (c) by any other means which the Committee determines to provide legal consideration for the Shares, and to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan. As soon as practicable after receipt of a written notification of exercise and full payment for the Shares purchased, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Participant, evidence of such Participant’s ownership of such Shares. No right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Shares as to which the Option has been exercised until the records of the Company or its transfer agent reflect the issuance of such Shares. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other rights for which a record date is established prior to the date the records of the Company or its transfer agent reflect the issuance of the Shares upon exercise of the Options. 
6.7 Certain Additional Provisions for Incentive Stock Options.
(a) Exercisability. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined on the Grant Date(s)) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company, any parent and its Subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000. The portion of the Option which is in excess of the $100,000 limitation shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Option pursuant to Section 422(d)(1) of the Code.
(b) Company and Subsidiaries Only. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Participants who are officers or other employees of the Company or a Subsidiary on the Grant Date.
(c) Expiration. No Incentive Stock Option may be exercised after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Grant Date. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option that is granted to a Participant who (together with persons whose stock ownership is attributed to the Participant pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) owns on the Grant Date stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the term of such Incentive Stock Option shall be no more than five years from the Grant Date.
6.8 Restriction on Transfer. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee or as set forth in the Award Agreement, no Option may be transferred, gifted, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, voluntarily or involuntarily. Upon 
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the death or Disability of a Participant, an Option may be exercised by the duly appointed personal representative of the deceased Participant or in the event of a Disability by the Participant or the duly appointed attorney-in-fact, guardian or custodian of the Disabled Participant to the extent the Option was exercisable on the date of death or the date of Disability and shall be exercisable for a period of six months from the date of death or the date of Disability. 
6.9 Repricing of Options. Without stockholder approval, (i) the Company will not reprice, replace or regrant an outstanding Option either in connection with the cancellation of such Option or by amending an Award Agreement to lower the exercise price of such Option, and (ii) the Company will not cancel outstanding Options in exchange for cash or other Awards.
6.10 Voting Rights. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Options granted hereunder.
SECTION 7
RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
7.1 Grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock and/or RSUs to Participants in such amounts as the Committee shall determine. The Committee shall determine the number of Shares of Restricted Stock and/or RSUs to be granted to each Participant and the time when each Award shall be granted. No more than 100,000 Shares of each of Restricted Stock and Shares underlying RSUs may be granted to any individual Participant in any one calendar year.
7.2 Restricted Stock and RSU Agreements. Each Award of Restricted Stock and RSUs shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Period of Restriction, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock granted, the number of Shares subject to an RSU, any applicable Performance Goals and Performance Cycle, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, including terms regarding forfeiture of Awards in the event of termination of employment by the Participant or termination of the Participant’s relationship with the Company as a director, officer or consultant.
7.3 Transferability. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee or as set forth in the Award Agreement, Shares of Restricted Stock and RSUs (including Shares underlying RSUs) may not be sold, transferred, gifted, bequeathed, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, voluntarily or involuntarily, until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction and the satisfaction, in whole or in part, of any applicable Performance Goals within the applicable Performance Cycle. Without stockholder approval, the Company will not, except as otherwise provided for in the Plan, repurchase outstanding unvested Restricted Stock or unvested RSUs in exchange for cash. 
7.4 Other Restrictions. The Committee may impose such other restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock and RSUs (including Shares underlying RSUs) as it may deem advisable or appropriate in accordance with this Section 7.4.
(a) General Restrictions. The Committee may set one or more restrictions based upon (a) the achievement of specific Performance Goals, (b) applicable Federal or state securities laws, (c) time-based restrictions, or (d) any other restrictions determined by the Committee, including the occurrence of a Change in Control. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, the Period of Restriction shall be two (2) year cliff vesting period, with accelerated full vesting upon death, Disability or Retirement.
(b) Methods of Implementing Restrictions. The Committee may take such action as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate to give notice to the Participant of, and implement, the restrictions imposed pursuant to Section 7. 
7.5 Removal of Restrictions. After the end of the Period of Restriction, the Shares (including the Shares underlying the RSUs) shall be freely transferable by the Participant, subject to any other restrictions on transfer (including without limitation, limitations imposed pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents) which may apply to such Shares. 
7.6 Voting Rights. Participants holding (a) Shares of Restricted Stock shall have voting rights during the Period of Restriction and (b) RSUs shall not have voting rights during the Period of Restriction.
7.7 Dividends and Other Distributions. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement, Participants holding (a) Shares of Restricted Stock shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the Shares during the Period of Restriction and (b) except to the extent a Dividend Equivalent Right is granted in tandem with an RSU, RSUs shall not be entitled to receive any dividends or other distributions paid with respect to the underlying Shares during the Period of Restriction.

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SECTION 8
PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS
8.1 Performance-Based Awards. Participants selected by the Committee may be granted one or more Performance Awards in the form of Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Rights or Performance Share Awards payable upon the attainment of Performance Goals that are established by the Committee and related to one or more of the Performance Criteria, in each case on a specified date or dates or over a Performance Cycle as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall define the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for any Performance Cycle. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overall Company performance or the performance of an individual. The Committee, in its discretion, may adjust or modify the calculation of Performance Goals for such Performance Cycle in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of an individual (i) in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event or development, (ii) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or (iii) in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions; provided, however, that the Committee may not exercise such discretion in a manner that would increase the Performance-Based Award granted to a Participant. Performance Awards, other than Dividend Equivalent Rights, shall be paid in Shares.
8.2 Grant of Performance-Based Awards. With respect to each Performance-Based Award granted to a Participant, the Committee shall select, within the first 180 days of the beginning of a Performance Cycle, the Performance Criteria for such grant, and the Performance Goals with respect to each Performance Criterion (including, if applicable, a threshold level of performance below which no amount will become payable with respect to such Award). Each Performance-Based Award will specify the amount payable, or the formula for determining the amount payable, upon achievement of the various applicable performance targets. The Performance Criteria established by the Committee may be (but need not be) different for each Performance Cycle and different Performance Goals may be applicable to Performance-Based Awards to different Participants.
8.3 Payment of Performance-Based Awards. Following the completion of a Performance Cycle, the Committee shall meet to review and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Cycle have been achieved and, if so, to calculate and certify in writing the amount of the Performance-Based Awards earned for the Performance Cycle. 
8.4 Maximum Award Payable. The maximum Performance-Based Award payable to any one Participant under the Plan for a Performance Cycle is 100,000 Shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.3 hereof).
SECTION 9
DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS
9.1 Dividend Equivalent-Rights. A Dividend Equivalent Right may be granted hereunder to any Participant only in tandem with an Award of RSUs or a Performance Based Award (other than an Award of Restricted Stock or Options). The terms and conditions of Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be specified in the Award Agreement which shall provide that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall (i) not be sold, transferred, gifted, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, voluntarily or involuntarily (provided, that if permitted by the Committee, a Participant may designate a beneficiary to receive any proceeds of Dividend Equivalent Rights upon the Participant’s death), and (ii) be settled upon settlement or payment of, or lapse of restrictions on, the Award to which it relates, and such Dividend Equivalent Right shall expire or be forfeited or annulled under the same conditions as such Award.
SECTION 10
AMENDMENT, TERMINATION, AND DURATION
10.1 Amendment, Suspension, or Termination. The Board, in its sole discretion, may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that if and to the extent required by law or to maintain the Plan’s compliance with the Code, the rules of any national securities exchange (if applicable), or any other applicable law, any such amendment shall be subject to stockholder approval. The amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall not, without the consent of the Participant, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Award theretofore granted to such Participant. No Award may be granted during any period of suspension or after termination of the Plan.
10.2 Duration of the Plan. The Plan shall become effective in accordance with Section 1.1, and subject to Section 10.1, shall remain in effect until the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the Plan.

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SECTION 11
TAX WITHHOLDING
11.1 Withholding Requirements. Prior to the delivery of any Shares pursuant to an Award (or the exercise thereof), the Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold from any amounts due to the Participant from the Company, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy Federal, state and local taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) required or appropriate to be withheld with respect to such Award (or the exercise or vesting thereof).
11.2 Withholding Arrangements. The Company, pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit a Participant to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part, by (a) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares, or (b) delivering to the Company, Shares then owned by the Participant. The amount of the withholding requirement shall be deemed to include any amount that the Company agrees may be withheld at the time any such election is made, not to exceed the amount determined by using the maximum federal, state and local marginal income tax rates applicable to the Participant with respect to the Award on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered shall be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld.
SECTION 12
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Deferrals. To the extent consistent with the requirements of section 409A of the Code, the Committee may provide in an Award Agreement or another document that a Participant is permitted or required to defer receipt of the delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant under an Award, other than an Option, any such deferral shall be subject to such rules and procedures as shall be determined by the Committee.
12.2 Termination for Cause. If a Participant’s employment or relationship with the Company or a Subsidiary shall be terminated for cause by the Company or such Subsidiary during the Restriction Period or prior to the exercise of any Option (for these purposes, cause shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in any employment agreement or Award Agreement to which such Participant is a party or, in the absence thereof, shall include, but not be limited to, insubordination, dishonesty, incompetence, moral turpitude, the refusal to perform his duties and responsibilities for any reason (other than illness or incapacity) and other misconduct of any kind, as determined by the Committee), then, (i) all Options (whether or not then vested and exercisable) shall immediately terminate and (ii) such Participant’s rights to all Restricted Stock, RSUs, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Performance Share Awards shall be forfeited immediately. 
12.3 No Effect on Employment or Service; Types of Service Recognized. Nothing in the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement, and no action of the Committee, shall confer or be construed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate any Participant’s employment or service at any time, with or without cause. Employment with the Company or any Subsidiary is on an at-will basis only, unless otherwise provided by an applicable employment or service agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Subsidiary, as the case may be. Except as set forth in the following sentence, for purposes of the Plan and any Award, service as an employee, officer, director or consultant shall be recognized; references in the Plan and any Award Agreement to employment shall be construed more broadly to refer to service as an employee, officer, director or consultant. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, references in the Plan or any Award Agreement to employment shall be construed as referring only to employment, and not to other forms of service. 
12.4 Successors. All obligations of the Company under the Plan, with respect to Awards granted hereunder, shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect merger, consolidation or otherwise, or the purchase of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company.
12.5 No Rights as Stockholder. Except to the limited extent provided in Sections 7.6 and 7.7, no Participant (nor any beneficiary thereof) shall have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company with respect to any Shares issuable pursuant to an Award (or the exercise or vesting thereof), unless and until the issuance of such Shares shall have been recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars. 
12.6 Uncertificated Shares. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the ownership of Shares issued under the Plan may be evidenced in such a manner as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, including by book-entry or direct registration (including transaction advices) or the issuance of one or more share certificates, and to the extent that the Plan, applicable law or the Company’s organizational documents, require or contemplate the imposition of a legend or other 
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notation on one or more certificates evidencing Shares or an Award, the Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine the manner in which such legend or notation is implemented.
12.7 Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, or Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
12.8 Severability. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
12.9 Requirements of Law; Claw-Back Policies. The grant of Awards and the issuance of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required from time to time, and shall be subject to the applicable provisions of any claw-back policy implemented by the Company, whether implemented prior to or after the grant of such Award, including without limitation, any claw-back policy adopted to comply with the requirements of applicable law (including the requirements of a national securities exchange).
12.10 Securities Law Compliance. To the extent any provision of the Plan, Award Agreement or action by the Committee fails to comply with any applicable federal or state securities law, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable or appropriate by the Committee.
12.11 Real Estate Investment Trust. No Award shall be granted or awarded and, with respect to any Award granted under the Plan, such Award shall not vest, be exercisable or be settled, to the extent that the grant, vesting, exercise or settlement of such Award could cause the Participant or any other person to be in violation of any restrictions on ownership and transfer of the Company’s securities set forth in its articles of incorporation or other governing instrument or organizational documents, as amended, and in effect from time to time, or if, in the discretion of the Committee, the grant, vesting, exercise or settlement of such award could otherwise impair the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust under the Code.
12.12 Governing Law. The Plan and all Award Agreements shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Maryland and applicable federal law.
12.13 Captions. Captions are provided herein for convenience of reference only, and shall not serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of the Plan.
12.14 Section 409A of the Code. 
(a) General. The Company intends that all Awards be structured to comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A, such that no adverse tax consequences, interest, or penalties under Section 409A apply. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Committee may, without a Participant’s consent, amend this Plan or Awards, adopt policies and procedures, or take any other actions (including amendments, policies, procedures and retroactive actions) as are necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of Awards, including any such actions intended to (i) exempt this Plan or any Award from Section 409A, or (ii) comply with Section 409A, including regulations, guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority that may be issued after an Award’s grant date. The Company makes no representations or warranties as to an Award’s tax treatment under Section 409A or otherwise. The Company will have no obligation under this Section 12.14 or otherwise to avoid the taxes, penalties or interest under Section 409A with respect to any Award and will have no liability to any Participant or any other person if any Award, compensation or other benefits under the Plan are determined to constitute noncompliant “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to taxes, penalties or interest under Section 409A.
(b) Separation from Service. If an Award constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” under Section 409A, any payment or settlement of such Award upon a termination of a Participant’s employment or other service provider relationship will, to the extent necessary to avoid taxes under Section 409A, be made only upon the Participant’s “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A), whether such “separation from service” occurs upon or after the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service provider relationship. For purposes of this Plan or any Award Agreement relating to any such payments or benefits, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms means a “separation from service.”
(c) Payments to Specified Employees. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or any Award Agreement, any payment(s) of “nonqualified deferred compensation” required to be made under an Award to a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A and as the Committee determines) due to his or her “separation from service” will, to the extent 
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necessary to avoid taxes under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, be delayed for the six-month period immediately following such “separation from service” (or, if earlier, until the specified employee’s death) and will instead be paid (as set forth in the Award Agreement) on the day immediately following such six-month period or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter (without interest). Any payments of “nonqualified deferred compensation” under such Award payable more than six months following the Participant’s “separation from service” will be paid at the time or times the payments are otherwise scheduled to be made. Furthermore, notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement, any payment of “nonqualified deferred compensation” under the Plan that may be made in installments shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments.
12.15. Section 280G of the Code. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, if any payment or benefit that a Participant would otherwise receive from the Company pursuant to an Award under the Plan or otherwise (a “Payment”) would (a) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (b) but for this paragraph, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment will be equal to the Reduced Amount (as defined below). The “Reduced Amount” will be either (1) the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment (after reduction) being subject to the Excise Tax or (2) the entire Payment, whichever amount after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from a deduction of such state and local taxes), results in Participant’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of the Payment. If a reduction is to be made, the Payment or Payments to which reduction will apply will based on the date as of which the Payment is due, starting with the Payment due latest. In no event will the Company be liable to a Participant for any amounts not paid as a result of the operation of this paragraph (other than for the Company’s obligations to pay the Reduced Amount or the entire Payment, as applicable). The Company makes no representation that any or all of the payments or benefits described in the Plan will be exempt from the Excise Tax, and the Participant shall be responsible for payment of any Excise Tax (if applicable).

10Exhibit 4.1

 

 

PLACEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENT

 

June 3, 2022

 

Mr. Evangelos J. Pistiolis

Chief Executive Officer

Top Ships Inc.

1 Vas. Sofias & Meg.

Alexandrou Street

151 24, Maroussi

Athens, Greece

 

Dear Mr. Pistiolis:

 

This agreement (the “Agreement”)
constitutes the agreement between Maxim Group LLC (the “Placement Agent”) and Top Ships Inc., a company incorporated
under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the “Company”), pursuant to which the Placement Agent shall
serve as the exclusive placement agent for the Company, on a “reasonable best efforts” basis, in connection with the proposed
placement (the “Placement”) of registered common shares (the “Shares”) and unregistered warrants
to purchase common shares (the “Warrants” together with the Shares, the “Securities”) of the Company,
par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). The terms of the Placement and the Securities shall be mutually agreed
upon by the Company and the purchasers (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”)
and nothing herein constitutes that the Placement Agent would have the power or authority to bind the Company or any Purchaser or an obligation
for the Company to issue any Securities or complete the Placement. This Agreement and the documents executed and delivered by the Company
and the Purchasers in connection with the Placement, including but not limited to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) shall be collectively
referred to herein as the “Transaction Documents.” The date of the closing of the Placement shall be referred to herein
as the “Closing Date.” The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent’s obligations hereunder
are on a reasonable best efforts basis only and that the execution of this Agreement does not constitute a commitment by the Placement
Agent to purchase the Securities and does not ensure the successful placement of the Securities or any portion thereof or the success
of the Placement Agent with respect to securing any other financing on behalf of the Company. Following the prior written consent of the
Company, the Placement Agent may retain other brokers or dealers to act as sub-agents or selected dealers on its behalf in connection
with the Placement. The sale of the Securities to any Purchaser will be evidenced by a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”) between the Company and such Purchaser in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Placement Agent. Capitalized
terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement. Prior to the signing of any
Purchase Agreement, officers of the Company will be available to answer inquiries from prospective Purchasers.

 

   SECTION 1.       REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY; COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

 

A.            Representations of the Company. Each of the representations and warranties (together with any related disclosure schedules
thereto) and covenants made by the Company to the Purchasers in the Purchase Agreement in connection with the Placement is hereby incorporated
herein by reference into this Agreement (as though fully restated herein) and is, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing
Date, hereby made to, and in favor of, the Placement Agent. In addition to the foregoing, the Company represents and warrants that:

 

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1.             
The Company has prepared and filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-234281), and
amendments thereto, and related preliminary prospectuses, for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), of the Shares, which registration statement, as so amended (including post-effective amendments, if any) became effective
on November 4, 2019. At the time of such filing, the Company met the requirements of Form F-3 under the Securities Act. Such registration
statement meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x) under the Securities Act and complies with said Rule. The Company will
file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”)
of the Commission promulgated thereunder, a supplement to the form of prospectus included in such registration statement relating to the
placement of the Shares and the plan of distribution thereof and has advised the Placement Agent of all further information (financial
and other) with respect to the Company required to be set forth therein. Such registration statement, including the exhibits thereto,
as amended at the date of this Agreement, is hereinafter called the “Registration Statement”; such prospectus in the
form in which it appears in the Registration Statement is hereinafter called the “Base Prospectus”; and the supplemented
form of prospectus, in the form in which it will be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (including the Base Prospectus as
so supplemented) is hereinafter called the “Prospectus Supplement.” Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration
Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference
therein (the “Incorporated Documents”) pursuant to Item 6 of Form F-3 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or
before the date of this Agreement, or the issue date of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be; and any
reference in this Agreement to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the
Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document
under the Exchange Act after the date of this Agreement, or the issue date of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, as the
case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and
other information which is “contained,” “included,” “described,” “referenced,” “set
forth” or “stated” in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement (and all other references
of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is or is deemed
to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be. No
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the use of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement has
been issued, and no proceeding for any such purpose is pending or has been initiated or, to the Company's knowledge, is threatened by
the Commission. For purposes of this Agreement, “free writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act and the “Time of Sale Prospectus” means the preliminary prospectus, if any, together with the free
writing prospectuses, if any, used in connection with the Placement, including any documents incorporated by reference therein.

 

2.             
The Registration Statement (and any further documents to be filed with the Commission) contains all exhibits and schedules as required
by the Securities Act. Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective, complied
in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations and did not and, as amended
or supplemented, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus Supplement, each as of its respective date, comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and
the applicable Rules and Regulations. Each of the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, as amended
or supplemented, did not and will not contain as of the date thereof any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
The Incorporated Documents, when they were filed with the Commission, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange
Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations, and none of such documents, when they were filed with the Commission, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (with respect to Incorporated
Documents incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement), in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus
or Prospectus Supplement, when such documents are filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the requirements
of the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. No post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement reflecting any facts or events arising after the date thereof
which represent, individually or in the aggregate, a fundamental change in the information set forth therein is required to be filed with
the Commission. There are no documents required to be filed with the Commission in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby
that (x) have not been filed as required pursuant to the Securities Act or (y) will not be filed within the requisite time period. There
are no contracts or other documents required to be described in the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement,
or to be filed as exhibits or schedules to the Registration Statement, which (x) have not been described or filed as required or (y) will
not be filed within the requisite time period.

 

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3.             
The Company is eligible to use free writing prospectuses in connection with the Placement pursuant to Rules 164 and 433 under the
Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has
been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations
of the Commission thereunder. Each free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d)
under the Securities Act or that was prepared by or behalf of or used by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Company will not,
without the prior consent of the Placement Agent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.

 

4.              
There are no affiliations with any FINRA member firm among the Company's officers, directors or, to the knowledge of the Company,
any five percent (5.0%) or greater stockholder of the Company, except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the other
documents the Company has filed or furnished with the Commission.

 

B.            
Covenants of the Company. The Company has delivered, or will as promptly as practicable deliver, to the Placement Agent
complete conformed copies of the Registration Statement and of each consent and certificate of experts, as applicable, filed as a part
thereof, and conformed copies of the Registration Statement (without exhibits), the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus Supplement, as amended or supplemented, in such quantities and at such places as the Placement Agent reasonably requests. Neither
the Company nor any of its directors and officers has distributed and none of them will distribute, prior to the Closing Date, any offering
material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities pursuant to the Placement other than the Base Prospectus, the Time
of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, the Registration Statement, copies of the documents incorporated by reference therein and
any other materials permitted by the Securities Act.

 

   SECTION 2.       REPRESENTATIONS
OF THE PLACEMENT AGENT. The Placement Agent represents and warrants that it (i) is a member in good standing of FINRA, (ii) is registered
as a broker/dealer under the Exchange Act, (iii) is licensed as a broker/dealer under the laws of the States applicable to the offers
and sales of the Securities by such Placement Agent, (iv) is and will be a body corporate validly existing under the laws of its place
of incorporation, and (v) has full power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Placement
Agent will immediately notify the Company in writing of any change in its status as such. The Placement Agent covenants that it will
use its reasonable best efforts to conduct the Placement hereunder in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the requirements
of applicable law.  

 

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   SECTION 3.        COMPENSATION.
In consideration of the services to be provided for hereunder, the Company shall pay to the Placement Agent or their respective designees
their pro rata portion (based on the Securities placed) of the following compensation with respect to the Securities which they are placing:

 

A.            A
cash fee (the “Cash Fee”) equal to an aggregate of six and a quarter percent (6.25%) of the aggregate gross proceeds
of the Placement paid at or prior to the Closing. The Cash Fee shall be paid at the Closing of the Placement.

 

B.            
Subject to compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(D), the Company also agrees, in case of Closing of the Placement, to reimburse
the Placement Agent for all travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred, including the reasonable fees, costs and disbursements of
its legal counsel, in an amount not to exceed an aggregate of $45,000.00. The Company will reimburse Placement Agent directly out of the
Closing of the Placement.

 

C.            
The Placement Agent reserves the right to reduce any item of its compensation or adjust the terms thereof as specified herein in
the event that a determination shall be made by FINRA to the effect that such Placement Agent’s aggregate compensation is in excess
of FINRA Rules or that the terms thereof require adjustment.

 

   SECTION 4.       INDEMNIFICATION.
The Company agrees to the indemnification and other agreements set forth in the Indemnification Provisions (the “Indemnification”)
attached hereto as Addendum A, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference and shall survive the termination
or expiration of this Agreement.

 

   SECTION 5.       ENGAGEMENT
TERM. The Placement Agent’s engagement hereunder shall be until the earlier of (i) the final closing date of the Placement,
(ii) the date the Company elects to terminate this Agreement, and (iii) June 15, 2022 (in the case of (ii), provided that no Purchase
Agreement has been executed) (such date, the “Termination Date” and the period of time during which this Agreement
remains in effect is referred to herein as the “Term”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the provisions concerning confidentiality, indemnification and contribution contained herein and the Company’s obligations contained
in the Indemnification Provisions will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement. The Placement Agent each agree, severally
and not jointly, not to use any confidential information concerning the Company provided to the Placement Agent by the Company for any
purposes other than those contemplated under this Agreement.

 

   SECTION 6.      PLACEMENT
AGENT INFORMATION. The Company agrees that any information or advice rendered by the Placement Agent in connection with this engagement
is for the confidential use of the Company only in their evaluation of the Placement and, except as otherwise required by law, the Company
will not disclose or otherwise refer to the advice or information in any manner without the Placement Agent’s prior written consent.

 

   SECTION 7.       NO
FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP. This Agreement does not create, and shall not be construed as creating rights enforceable by any person or
entity not a party hereto, except those entitled hereto by virtue of the Indemnification Provisions hereof. The Company acknowledges
and agrees that the Placement Agent is not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary of the Company and shall have no duties or liabilities
to the equity holders or the creditors of the Company or any other person by virtue of this Agreement or the retention of such Placement
Agent hereunder, all of which are hereby expressly waived.

 

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   SECTION 8.       CLOSING.
The obligations of the Placement Agent, and the closing of the sale of the Securities hereunder are subject to the accuracy, when made
and on the Closing Date, of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company and its Subsidiaries contained herein and in
the Purchase Agreement, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries made in any certificates pursuant to the
provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company and its Subsidiaries of their obligations hereunder, and to each of the following
additional terms and conditions, except as otherwise disclosed to and acknowledged and waived by the Placement Agent by the Company:

 

A.            No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose
shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission, and any request for additional information on the part of the Commission (to
be included in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or otherwise) shall have been complied with
to the reasonable satisfaction of the Placement Agent. Any filings required to be made by the Company in connection with the Placement
shall have been timely filed with the Commission.

 

B.            The
Placement Agent shall not have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to the Closing Date that the Registration Statement,
the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement of a fact which, in
the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Placement Agent, is material or omits to state any fact which, in the reasonable opinion of
such counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

 

C.            All
corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization, form, execution, delivery and validity of each of this Agreement,
the Securities, the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement and all other legal matters relating to
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for the
Placement Agent, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel all documents and information that they may reasonably request
to enable them to pass upon such matters.

 

D.            The
Placement Agent shall have received from outside counsel to the Company such counsel’s written opinions, addressed to the Placement
Agent and the Purchasers and dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent.

 

E.             On
the Closing Date, the Placement Agent shall have received a “comfort” letter from Deloitte
Certified Public Accountants S.A. (the Company’s independent registered accounting firm) (“Deloitte”)
as of each such date, addressed to each of the Placement Agent and in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to the Placement
Agent and Placement Agent’s counsel.

 

F.             On
the Closing Date, Placement Agent shall have received a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Company, dated, as applicable,
as of the date of such Closing, to the effect that, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the applicable date, the representations
and warranties of the Company contained herein and in the Purchase Agreement were and are accurate in all material respects, except for
such changes as are contemplated by this Agreement and except as to representations and warranties that were expressly limited to a state
of facts existing at a time prior to the applicable Closing Date, and that, as of the applicable date, the obligations to be performed
by the Company hereunder on or prior thereto have been fully performed in all material respects. Such officer shall also provide a customary
certification as to such accounting or financial matters that are included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus Supplement that Deloitte is unable to provide assurances on in the letter contemplated by Section 8(E) above.

 

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G.            On
the Closing Date, Placement Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary of the Company, dated, as applicable, as of the
date of such Closing, certifying to the organizational documents, good standing in the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and
board resolutions relating to the Placement of the Securities from the Company.

 

H.            Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) shall have sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, any loss or interference
with its business from fire, explosion, flood, terrorist act or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor
dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth in or contemplated by the Registration Statement,
the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, (ii) since such date there shall not have been any change in the capital stock or
long-term debt of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting
the business, general affairs, management, financial position, stockholders' equity, results of operations or prospects of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth in or contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus
Supplement, and (iii) since such date there shall not have been any new or renewed inquiries by the Commission, FINRA or any other regulatory
body regarding the Company, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii), is, in the judgment of the
Placement Agent, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery of the Securities
on the terms and in the manner contemplated by the Base Prospectus, Time of Sale Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement.

 

I.              The
Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act and, as of the Closing Date, the Shares and Warrant Shares shall be listed and admitted
and authorized for trading on the Trading Market or other applicable U.S. national exchange, or a notification of such listing shall
have been submitted to the Trading Market, and satisfactory evidence of such action shall have been provided to the Placement Agent.
The Company shall have taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of terminating the registration of the Common Stock
under the Exchange Act or delisting or suspending from trading the Common Stock from the Trading Market or other applicable U.S. national
exchange, nor, except as disclosed in the Base Prospectus, Time of Sale Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, has the Company received
any information suggesting that the Commission or the Trading Market or other U.S. applicable national exchange is contemplating terminating
such registration or listing.

 

J.              No
action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental
agency or body which would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or materially and adversely affect
or potentially and adversely affect the business or operations of the Company; and no injunction, restraining order or order of any other
nature by any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall have been issued as of the Closing Date which would prevent the
issuance or sale of the Securities or materially and adversely affect or potentially and adversely affect the business or operations
of the Company.

 

K.            The
Company shall have prepared and filed with the Commission a Form 6-K with respect to the Placement, including as an exhibit thereto this
Agreement.

 

L.             The
Company shall have entered into a Purchase Agreement with each of the Purchasers and such agreements shall be in full force and effect
and shall contain representations, warranties and covenants of the Company as agreed between the Company and the Purchasers.

 

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M.           FINRA
shall have raised no objection to the fairness and reasonableness of the terms and arrangements of this Agreement. In addition, the Company
shall, if requested by the Placement Agent, make or authorize Placement Agent’s counsel to make on the Company’s behalf,
any filing with the FINRA Corporate Financing Department pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 with respect to the Placement and pay all filing
fees required in connection therewith.

 

N.            Prior
to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Placement Agent such further information, certificates and documents as
the Placement Agent may reasonably request.

 

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 8
shall not have been fulfilled when and as required by this Agreement, or if any of the certificates, opinions, written statements or letters
furnished to the Placement Agent or to Placement Agent’s counsel pursuant to this Section 8 shall not be reasonably satisfactory
in form and substance to the Placement Agent and to Placement Agent’s counsel, all obligations of the Placement Agent hereunder
may be cancelled by the Placement Agent at, or at any time prior to, the consummation of the Closing. Notice of such cancellation shall
be given to the Company in writing or orally. Any such oral notice shall be confirmed promptly thereafter in writing.

 

   SECTION 9.     
PURCHASE AGREEMENT WAIVERS. The Company covenants and agrees that prior to seeking any waiver from any Purchaser under Section
4.11 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall first provide written notice to the Placement Agent.

 

   SECTION 10.     GOVERNING
LAW; AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS, ETC. This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State
of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely in such State, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles
thereof. This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party. This Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any right to trial
by jury with respect to any dispute arising under this Agreement or any transaction or conduct in connection herewith is waived. Any
dispute arising under this Agreement may be brought into the courts of the State of New York or into the Federal Court located in New
York, New York and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company hereby accepts for itself and in respect of its property,
generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of aforesaid courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of
process and consents, to the extent permitted by law, to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by delivering a
copy thereof via overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement
and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall
be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. The Company agrees that a final judgment in
any such action, proceeding or counterclaim brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and may be enforced
in any other courts to the jurisdiction of which the Company is or may be subject, by suit upon such judgment. If either party shall
commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of a Transaction Document, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding
shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorney's fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation
and prosecution of such action or proceeding. In addition to and without limiting the foregoing, the Company has confirms that it has
appointed Watson Farley & Williams LLP, 250 West 55th Street, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10019, as its
authorized agent (the “Authorized Agent”) upon whom process may be served in any suit, action or proceeding arising
out of or based upon the this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated herein which may be instituted
in any New York federal or state court, and expressly accept the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such
suit, action or proceeding. The Company hereby represents and warrants that the Authorized Agent has accepted such appointment and has
agreed to act as said agent for service of process, and the Company agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and
all documents that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. The Company hereby authorizes
and directs the Authorized Agent to accept such service. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent shall be deemed, in every respect,
effective service of process upon the Company. If the Authorized Agent shall cease to act as agent for service of process, the Company
shall appoint, without unreasonable delay, another such agent in the United States, and notify you of such appointment. This paragraph
shall survive any termination of this Agreement, in whole or in part.

  

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  SECTION 11.   
 ENTIRE AGREEMENT/MISC. This Agreement (including the attached Indemnification Provisions) embodies the entire agreement
and understanding between the parties hereto, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to the subject matter
hereof, except for that certain Equity Distribution Agreement dated April 15, 2022. If any provision of this Agreement is determined
to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such determination will not affect such provision in any other respect or any other provision
of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect. This Agreement may not be amended or otherwise modified or waived except
by an instrument in writing signed by both Placement Agent and the Company. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants
contained herein shall survive the closing of the Placement and delivery of the Securities. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts
have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart.
In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or a .pdf format file, such signature shall create a valid and
binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile
or .pdf signature page were an original thereof.

 

SECTION 12.     CONFIDENTIALITY.
The Placement Agent (i) will keep the Confidential Information (as such term is defined below) confidential and will not (except as required
by applicable law or stock exchange requirement, regulation or legal process (“Legal Requirement”)), without the Company’s
prior written consent, disclose to any person any Confidential Information, and (ii) will not use any Confidential Information other
than in connection with the Placement. The Placement Agent further agrees to disclose the Confidential Information only to its Representatives
(as such term is defined below) who need to know the Confidential Information for the purpose of the Placement, and who are informed
by the Placement Agent of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information. The term “Confidential Information”
shall mean, all confidential, proprietary and non-public information (whether written, oral or electronic communications) furnished by
the Company to a Placement Agent or its Representatives in connection with such Placement Agent’s evaluation of the Placement.
The term “Confidential Information” will not, however, include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available
other than as a result of a disclosure by a Placement Agent or its Representatives in violation of this Agreement, (ii) is or becomes
available to a Placement Agent or any of its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a third-party, (iii) is known to a Placement
Agent or any of its Representatives prior to disclosure by the Company or any of its Representatives, or (iv) is or has been independently
developed by a Placement Agent and/or the Representatives without use of any Confidential Information furnished to it by the Company.
The term “Representatives” shall mean the Placement Agent’s directors, board committees, officers, employees, financial
advisors, attorneys and accountants. This provision shall be in full force until the earlier of (a) the date that the Confidential Information
ceases to be confidential and (b) two years from the date hereof. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, in the event that the Placement
Agent or any of their respective Representatives are required by Legal Requirement to disclose any of the Confidential Information, such
Placement Agent and their respective Representatives will furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information which such Placement
Agent or their respective Representative, as applicable, is required to disclose by Legal Requirement as advised by counsel, and will
use reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information so disclosed.

 

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            SECTION
13.     NOTICES. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted
to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission,
if such notice or communication is sent to the email address specified on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 6:30 p.m. (New
York City time) on a business day, (b) the next business day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is sent
to the email address on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a business day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City
time) on any business day, (c) the third business day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. internationally recognized air courier
service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications
shall be as set forth on the signature pages hereto.

 

   SECTION 14.     Press
Announcements. The Company agrees that the Placement Agent shall, from and after any Closing, have the right to reference
the Placement and the Placement Agent’ role in connection therewith in the Placement Agent’ marketing materials and on its
website and to place advertisements in financial and other newspapers and journals, in each case at its own expense.

 

 

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth
our agreement by signing and returning to Maxim the enclosed copy of this Agreement.

 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	Maxim GROUP LLC
	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ Clifford A. Teller
	 	 	Name: Clifford A. Teller
	 	 	Title:    Co-President
	 	 
	 	Address for notice:
	 	300 Park Avenue, 16th Floor
	 	New York, NY 10022
	 	
    Attention: James Siegel, General Counsel

    Email: jsiegel@maximgrp.com

 

Accepted and Agreed to as of

the date first written above:

 

	TOP SHIPS INC.
	 	 
	By: 	/s/ Alexandros Tsirikos	 
	 	Name: Alexandros Tsirikos  	 
	 	Title:  Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

Address for notice:

Top Ships Inc.

1 Vas. Sofias & Meg.

Alexandrou Street

151 24, Maroussi

Athens, Greece

Email: atsirikos@topships.org

 

 

 

[Signature Page to June 3, 2022 Placement Agency Agreement
Between 

Maxim Group LLC and Top Ships Inc.]

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

ADDENDUM A

INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS

 

In connection with the engagement of Maxim Group LLC
(the “Placement Agent”) by Top Ships Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to a placement agency agreement dated as of
the date hereof, between the Company and the Placement Agent, as it may be amended from time to time in writing (the “Agreement”),
the Company hereby agrees as follows:

 

1.              To
the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify the Placement Agent and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and
controlling persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Section 20 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) against all losses, claims, damages, expenses and liabilities, as the same are incurred (including the
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), relating to or arising out of its activities hereunder or pursuant to the Agreement,
except (i) to the extent that any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) are found in a
final judgment (not subject to appeal) by a court of law to have resulted primarily and directly from any indemnitee’s willful
misconduct or gross negligence or (ii) are based on information provided by the Placement Agent in writing for inclusion in the
Registration Statement.

 

2.             
Promptly after receipt by the Placement Agent of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action or proceeding with respect
to which the Placement Agent is entitled to indemnity hereunder, the Placement Agent will notify the Company in writing of such claim
or of the commencement of such action or proceeding, and the Company will assume the defense of such action or proceeding and will employ
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent and will pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. Notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, the Placement Agent will be entitled to employ counsel separate from counsel for the Company and from any other party in such
action if counsel for the Placement Agent reasonably determines that it would be inappropriate under the applicable rules of professional
responsibility for the same counsel to represent both the Company and the Placement Agent. In such event, the reasonable fees and disbursements
of no more than one such separate counsel will be paid by the Company. The Company will have the exclusive right to settle the claim or
proceeding provided that the Company will not settle any such claim, action or proceeding without the prior written consent of the Placement
Agent, which will not be unreasonably withheld. The Placement Agent and all other indemnitees shall not settle any claim, action or proceeding
without the prior written consent of the Company which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

3.              The
Company agrees to notify the Placement Agent promptly of the assertion against it or any other person of any claim or the
commencement of any action or proceeding relating to a transaction contemplated by the Agreement.

 

4.             
If for any reason the foregoing indemnity is unavailable to the Placement Agent or insufficient to hold the Placement Agent harmless,
then the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Placement Agent, as the case may be, as a result of such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Company
on the one hand, and the Placement Agent on the other, but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Placement Agent
on the other that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any relevant equitable considerations. The amounts
paid or payable by a party in respect of losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal
or other fees and expenses incurred in defending any litigation, proceeding or other action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions hereof,
the Placement Agent’s share of the liability hereunder shall not be in excess of the amount of fees actually received, or to be
received, by the Placement Agent under the Agreement (excluding any amounts received as reimbursement of expenses incurred by the Placement
Agent).

 

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5.             
These Indemnification Provisions shall remain in full force and effect whether or not the transaction contemplated by the Agreement
is completed and shall survive the termination of the Agreement, and shall be in addition to any liability that the Company might otherwise
have to any indemnified party under the Agreement or otherwise.

 

 

 

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	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	Maxim GROUP LLC
	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ Clifford A. Teller
	 	 	Name: Clifford A. Teller
	 	 	Title:    Co-President
	 	 
	 	Address for notice:
	 	300 Park Avenue, 16th Floor
	 	New York, NY 10022
	 	
    Attention: James Siegel, General Counsel

    Email: jsiegel@maximgrp.com

 

Accepted and Agreed to as of

the date first written above:

 

	TOP SHIPS INC.
	 	 
	By: 	/s/ Evangelos J. Pistiolis	 
	 	Name: Evangelos J. Pistiolis	 
	 	Title:  Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

Address for notice:

Top Ships Inc.

1 Vas. Sofias & Meg.

Alexandrou Street

151 24, Maroussi

Athens, Greece

Email: atsirikos@topships.org

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Indemnification Provisions

Pursuant to June 3, 2022 Placement Agency Agreement

between Maxim Group LLC and Top Ships Inc.]

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