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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

9.	SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Binah Capital Group, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was established and effective March 15, 2024. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company and its stockholders by providing an incentive to attract, retain and reward persons performing services for the Company and by motivating such persons to contribute to the growth and profitability of the Company. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards.

Subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be equal to 1,600,000 shares (the “Base Reserve”) plus an annual increase, effective as of the first day of the Company’s fiscal year beginning in the year following the fiscal year in which the Company’s stockholders approved the Plan and the first day of each subsequent fiscal year through and including the first day of the Company’s fiscal year beginning on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the commencement of such annual increase, equal to the lesser of (i) ten percent (10%) of the number of shares of Stock outstanding as of the conclusion of the Company’s immediately preceding fiscal year, or (ii) such amount, if any, as the Board may determine, and such shares shall consist of authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of Stock or any combination thereof.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026:


		Number
		of Shares
Outstanding - January 1, 2026		872,500
Granted		—
Exercised		—
Forfeited and Expired		—
Outstanding - March 31, 2026		872,500
Exercisable		519,444
Exercisable and expected to vest March 31, 2026		519,444

9.	SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (continued)

The following table summarizes information about the outstanding options as of March 31, 2026:

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

 

Exercisable

Weighted-

Weighted-

Weighted-

Average

Average

Average

Number of

Exercise

Remaining

Number of

Exercise

Exercise Price

 

Shares

 

Price

 

Life (Years)

 

Shares

 

Price

$2.04

872,500

$

2.04

1.7

519,444

$

2.04

Restricted Stock and Stock Units

The following summarizes the Company’s activity in its restricted stock awards and stock units as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026:


		Restricted Stock Awards					Restricted Stock Units
				Weighted-					Weighted-
				Average					Average
		Number of		Grant Date			Number of		Grant Date
		Shares		Fair Value			Units		Fair Value
Outstanding - January 1, 2026		112,843		$	2.01		500,000		$	2.04
Granted		94,828		$	2.32		—		$
Vested		94,828		$	2.32		—		$	—
Forfeited		—					—		$	—
Outstanding - March 31, 2026		207,671		$	2.15		500,000		$	2.04
Expected to vest - March 31, 2026		207,671		$	2.15		—		$	—

The Company grants restricted stock awards and restricted stock units to its employees and officers. Restricted stock awards and stock units must vest or are subject to forfeiture; however restricted stock awards are included in shares outstanding upon grant and have the same dividend and voting rights as the Company’s common stock. The Company recognized $0.1 million and $0.04 million of share-based compensation expense related to the vesting of the restricted stock awards and stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2026. As of March 31, 2026, total unrecognized cost for restricted stock units and stock options was $0.9 million, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining period of 1.4 years.