UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 1, 2024 (April 1, 2024)

AMBASE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
1-07265
95-2962743
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

7857 WEST SAMPLE ROAD, SUITE 134
CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA 33065
 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(201) 265-0169
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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None.

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Item 3.02
Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities
 
As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2024, AmBase Corporation (the “Company”) commenced a private placement offering (the “Equity Offering”) of up to 44,200,460 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) for $0.20 per share of Common Stock.
 
On April 1, 2024, the Company completed the issuance and sale of all 44,200,460 Shares in the Equity Offering on the previously disclosed terms and conditions, including 1,250,000 Shares purchased by an institutional investor not affiliated with the Company and 42,950,460 Shares purchased by BARC Investments, LLC (“BARC”), an affiliate of the Company owned and controlled by Company directors Alessandra F. Bianco and Richard A. Bianco, Jr. and their sibling Christina Bianco.  The offer and sale of the Shares in the Equity Offering was completed in reliance on the exemption from registration under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D promulgated under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
104.1
 
The Cover Page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
AMBASE CORPORATION
   
 
By 
 /s/ John Ferrara  
 
John Ferrara
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Controller
 
AmBase Corporation
 
Date:  April 1, 2024