NOTE 18 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION:

At December 31, 2025, the Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Incentive Plan”), authorizes the issuance of up to 4,200,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock for awards under the Incentive Plan. Awards under the Incentive Plan may include incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares and restricted stock units, performance awards, other stock-based awards, or short-term cash incentive awards. If any award is canceled, terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason prior to the issuance of the shares, or if the shares are issued under the Incentive Plan and thereafter are forfeited to the Corporation, the shares subject to such awards and the forfeited shares will not count against the aggregate number of shares available under the Incentive Plan. Shares tendered or withheld to pay the option exercise price or tax withholding will continue to count against the aggregate number of shares of common stock available for grant under the Incentive Plan. Any shares repurchased by the Corporation with cash proceeds from the exercise of options will not be added back to the pool of shares available for grant under the Incentive Plan.

The Incentive Plan may be administered by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (“Compensation Committee”). The Compensation Committee has the authority to determine, within the limits of the express provisions of the Incentive Plan, the individuals to whom the awards will be granted and the nature, amount and terms of such awards.

The Compensation Committee has granted stock options, time-vesting restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance-vesting restricted stock units (“PSUs”) to select individuals. All stock options, which were fully vested, expired by December 31, 2024. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock of the Corporation at a future date after the RSU has become earned and vested, subject to the terms and conditions of the RSU award agreement. The RSUs typically vest over a three-year period. The PSUs can be earned depending upon the achievement of a performance or market condition and a time-vesting condition as follows: (i) achievement of a targeted return on invested capital over a three-year performance period; (ii) achievement of a three-year cumulative relative total shareholder return as ranked against other companies included in the Corporation’s peer group; (iii) achievement of a targeted share price for the Corporation's common stock for a prescribed period during the four-year period commencing on the date of grant; (iv) achievement of an absolute stock price for Corporation’s common stock for a prescribed period during the three-year period commencing on the date of grant; and (v) remaining continuously employed with the Corporation through either the end of the third year following the date of grant or, for the share-price performance awards, the end of the fourth year following the date of grant. Earlier vesting of the stock units is permitted under certain conditions, such as upon a change of control of the Corporation, or as approved by the Board of Directors.

The grant date fair values for the RSUs and PSUs subject to a performance condition are equal to the closing price of the Corporation’s common stock on the NYSE on the date of grant. The grant date fair value for PSUs subject to a market condition is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The determination of the fair value of these awards takes into consideration the likelihood of achievement of the market condition. Unrecognized compensation expense associated with the RSUs and PSUs equaled $1,728 at December 31, 2025, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2 years.

Outstanding RSUs and PSUs, which would represent non-vested awards, as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and activity for the years then ended, are summarized below. Forfeitures resulting from failure to provide continuous service to the Corporation throughout the service period are recognized as they occur. Forfeitures resulting from failure to achieve the performance or market condition of an award are recognized when the performance or market condition is not met.

 

 

Number of
RSUs

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Fair
Value

 

 

Number of
PSUs

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Fair
Value

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2024

 

 

390,739

 

 

$

4.03

 

 

 

667,788

 

 

$

3.66

 

Granted

 

 

227,211

 

 

 

1.61

 

 

 

270,439

 

 

 

1.63

 

Converted to common stock

 

 

(183,047

)

 

 

4.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(10,832

)

 

 

3.88

 

 

 

(179,389

)

 

 

6.80

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2024

 

 

424,071

 

 

 

2.53

 

 

 

758,838

 

 

 

2.20

 

Granted

 

 

241,780

 

 

 

2.26

 

 

 

300,009

 

 

 

3.30

 

Converted to common stock

 

 

(218,758

)

 

 

3.06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(5,316

)

 

 

2.54

 

 

 

(120,979

)

 

 

2.73

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2025

 

 

441,777

 

 

$

2.12

 

 

 

937,868

 

 

$

2.48

 

The Incentive Plan also provides for restricted stock awards during any one year to non-employee members of the Board of Directors, based on the grant date fair value, not to exceed $200. The limit does not apply to shares received by a non-employee director at his or her election in lieu of all or a portion of the director’s retainer for board service. The restricted stock awards vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date. Outstanding restricted stock awards granted to non-employee members of the Board of Directors as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and activity for the years then ended, are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of
Restricted Stock Awards

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Fair
Value

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

136,371

 

 

$

2.79

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,552

 

 

 

1.61

 

Converted to common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

(136,371

)

 

 

2.79

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,552

 

 

 

1.61

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,096

 

 

 

2.26

 

Converted to common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

(114,552

)

 

 

1.61

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,096

 

 

$

2.26

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense for all awards, including expense associated with the equity-based awards granted to non-employee members of the Board of Directors, approximated $1,351 and $1,478 for 2025 and 2024, respectively. The income tax benefit recognized in the consolidated statements of operations was not significant due to the Corporation having a valuation allowance recorded against its deferred income tax assets for the jurisdiction where the expense was recognized.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 16, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 17, 2025
2023Mar 25, 2024
2022Mar 21, 2023
2021Mar 17, 2022
2020Mar 26, 2021
2019Mar 16, 2020

About Stock Compensation Disclosures

Stock-based compensation disclosures detail the equity awards granted to employees and executives — including stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), and performance shares — along with the valuation methods and assumptions used to expense them. This section reveals the true cost of talent retention and the alignment between management incentives and shareholder interests.

Key signals: total unrecognized compensation expense and its expected recognition period signal future earnings headwinds from already-granted awards. For stock options, examine Black-Scholes assumptions — expected volatility, risk-free rate, and expected term — as understating any of these reduces reported compensation expense. Compare stock compensation expense as a percentage of revenue against peers to assess dilution cost. Watch vesting schedules for acceleration clauses tied to change-of-control events. Performance-based awards with undemanding targets may indicate weak governance. Add back stock compensation to operating cash flow to calculate a more conservative free cash flow figure.