AmBase Reports Full Year Results

BOCA RATON, Fla., March 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AmBase Corporation ("AmBase" or the "Company") ABCP announced today net loss of $4,625,000 or $0.11 per share for the full year ended December 31, 2015.

For the full year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded net income of $14,421,000 or $0.35 per share.

Statements made in this press release may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Forward-looking statements can be identified by such words as "estimates," "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "intends" and variations of such words and similar expressions. The Company cautions readers that a variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control, include, but are not limited to those set forth under the heading "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, as may be supplemented or amended by the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are incorporated herein by reference. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events, new information or otherwise.

The Company also announced that it has fixed the close of business on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, as the record date for the upcoming 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of AmBase Corporation, which will be held at 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1800 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut.

The information in this press release should be read in conjunction with the AmBase Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A more complete discussion of the Company's annual results and the Company's affairs is included in AmBase Corporation's Annual Report on 10-K for the annual period December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

AmBase Corporation
Summary Results
*(in thousands, except per share data)*

	Twelve Months
	2015	2014
Operating expenses	$ 2,580	$ 938
Operating loss	(2,580)	(938)
Interest income	-	10
Realized gains (losses) on sales of investment securities	-	20
Other expense - federal tax gross-up - indemnification assets reversal	-	(18,429)
Equity income (loss) - 111 West 57th Partners LLC	(1,905)	(2,104)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(4,485)	(21,441)
Income tax expense (benefit)	140	(35,862)
Net income (loss)	(4,625)	14,421
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(34)	-
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	$ (4,591)	$ 14,421

Net income (loss) per common share - basic	$ (0.11)	$ 0.35
Net income (loss) per common share - assuming dilution	$ (0.11)	$ 0.35

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	40,738	40,792
Weighted average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution	40,738	40,792