EX-10.1 4 file003.htm AMENDED LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN



                            MORTGAGEIT HOLDINGS, INC.
                        AMENDED LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

                                    ARTICLE I
                            ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN

MortgageIT Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") hereby establishes the MortgageIT
Holdings, Inc. Amended Long-Term Incentive (the "Plan") upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter stated. The Purpose of the Plan is to promote the
long-term success of the Company and the creation of shareholder value by (a)
encouraging officers, employees, directors and individuals performing services
for the Company or its subsidiaries as consultants or independent contractors to
focus on critical long-range objectives, (b) encouraging the attraction and
retention of officers, employees, directors, consultants and independent
contractors with exceptional qualifications, and (c) linking officers,
employees, directors, consultants and independent contractors directly to
shareholder interests through ownership of the Company. The Plan seeks to
achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of options to purchase
shares of the Company, restricted stock or stock appreciation rights.


                                   ARTICLE II
                                   DEFINITIONS

2.01   "Award" means any stock option, restricted stock award or stock
appreciation right granted to a Participant under the Plan.

2.02   "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.03   "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

2.04   "Common Stock" means shares of the common stock, $0.01 par value per
share, of the Company.

2.05   "Disability" means any physical or mental impairment which qualifies an
Employee for disability benefits under any applicable long-term disability plan
maintained by the Company or, if no such plan applies, which would qualify such
Employee for disability benefits under the Federal Social Security System.

2.06   "Effective Date" means the date upon which the Board approves this Plan.

2.07   "Employee" means any person who is employed by the Company or a
subsidiary thereof, and whose wages are reported on a Form W-2. The Company
classification as to who is an Employee shall be determinative for purposes of
an individual's eligibility under the Plan.

2.08   "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2.09   "Fair Market Value" of a share of the Company's Common Stock for all
purposes under the Plan on a particular date shall be the most recent valuation
adopted by the Board in good faith of the fair market value of each share of the
Company's Common Stock; provided that, as long as the Common Stock is registered
under Section 12 or Section 15 of the Exchange Act, the Fair Market Value of the
Company's Common Stock shall be the mean between the high and low sales price
per share of Common Stock on such date, or in case no such sale takes place on
such date, the last date on which a sale occurred, in either case as reported in
the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to
securities listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange or
included for quotation on the Nasdaq market, or if the Common Stock is not
listed or admitted for trading or included for quotation, in the
over-the-counter market, as reported by the NASD Automatic Quotation System or,
if such system is no longer in use, the principal other automated quotations
system that may then be in use or, if the Common Stock is not quoted by any such
organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a
professional market maker making a market in the Common Stock, or such other
method of valuation as may be selected by the Board in good faith.



If the relevant date is not a trading day, the determination shall be made as of
the next preceding trading day. As used herein, the term "trading day" means a
day on which public trading of securities occurs and as reported in the
principal consolidated reporting system referred to above, or if the Common
Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange or
included for quotation on the Nasdaq National Market, any business day.

2.10   "Grantee" refers to any Participant in the Plan who receives an Award.

2.11   "Incentive Stock Option" means any Award granted under this Plan which
the Board intends (at the time it is granted) to be an incentive stock option
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. All Incentive Stock Options
issued under this Plan are intended to comply with the requirements of Section
422 of the Code, and the regulations thereunder, and all provisions hereunder
shall be read, interpreted and applied with that purpose in mind.

2.12   "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means any Award granted under this Plan
which is a stock option but is not an Incentive Stock Option.

2.13   "Officer" means any Employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
who is designated by the Board as a corporate officer.

2.14   "Option" means an award of an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified
Stock Option granted under Section 7.01 hereof.

2.15   "Participant" means any Employee, Officer, director, consultant or
independent contractor who is designated by the Board pursuant to Article VI to
participate in the Plan.

2.16   "Restricted Stock Award" means an Award granted under Section 7.02
hereof.

2.17   "Retirement" means a termination of employment which constitutes a
"retirement" under any applicable qualified pension benefit plan maintained by
the Company or its subsidiaries, as that term is defined by the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or if no such plan
is maintained by the Company, a termination of employment anytime following
attainment of age 65.

2.18   "Sale Event" means the consummation of (i) a dissolution or liquidation
of the Company, (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company to an unrelated person or entity, (iii) a merger, reorganization or
consolidation in which the holders of the Company's outstanding voting power
immediately prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the outstanding
voting power of the surviving or resulting entity immediately upon completion of
such transaction, or (iv) any other transaction in which the owners of the
Company's outstanding voting power prior to such transaction do not own at least
a majority of the outstanding voting power of the relevant entity after the
transaction, in each case, regardless of the form thereof.

2.19   "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

2.20   "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" means an Award granted under Section
7.03 hereof.

2.21   "Stock Award Agreement" means the written agreement pursuant to Article
VI hereof that sets forth the terms, conditions, restrictions and privileges for
an Award and that incorporates the terms of the Plan.


                                   ARTICLE III
                  ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN AND MISCELLANEOUS

3.01   PLAN ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation
Committee (the "Committee"). The Committee shall be responsible to the Board for
the overall administration and operation of the Plan, although the Committee
may, in its discretion, delegate to one or more officers responsibility for the
day-to-day operation of the Plan. The Board shall make all determinations with




respect to participation in the Plan by Employees, Officers, directors,
consultants or independent contractors of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, and with respect to the extent of that participation. The
interpretation and construction of any provision of the Plan by the Board or the
Committee shall be final. No member of the Board shall be liable for any action
or determination made by him or her in good faith

3.02   REVOCATION FOR MISCONDUCT. Any Award, or portion thereof, under this
Plan, whether or not vested, made to a Participant who is discharged from the
employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (or whose personal services
contract is terminated in the case of a consultant or independent contractor)
shall automatically terminate, be rescinded and be revoked.

3.03   LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. No Board or Committee member shall be liable for
any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan. To the
maximum extent allowed by law and the Company's Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws, the Board and the Committee shall be indemnified by the Company in
respect of all their activities under the Plan.

3.04   COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND REGULATIONS. All Awards granted hereunder shall
be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations and
to such approvals by any government or regulatory agency as may be required. The
Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates for shares of
Common Stock prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of, or
obtaining of consents or approvals with respect to, such shares under any
Federal or state law or any rule or regulation of any government body, which the
Company shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable.

3.05   RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER. The Company shall place a legend upon any
certificate representing shares acquired pursuant to an Award granted hereunder
noting that the transfer of such may be restricted as permitted by applicable
laws and regulations.

3.06   MARKET STAND-OFF. In connection with any underwritten public offering by
the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration
statement filed under the Securities Act, Participants shall not directly or
indirectly sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, offer, or
grant any option or other contract for the purchase of, purchase any option or
other contract for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or agree to
engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to, any Common Stock
received pursuant to the Plan without the prior written consent of the Company.
Such restriction (the "Market Stand-Off") shall be in effect for a period of
time following the date of the final prospectus for the offering as may be
requested by the Company or its underwriters. In the event of the declaration of
a stock dividend, a spin-off, a stock split, an adjustment in conversion ratio,
a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company's outstanding
securities without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional
securities which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to
any Common Stock subject to the Market Stand-Off, or into which such Common
Stock thereby becomes convertible, shall immediately be subject to the Market
Stand-Off. In order to enforce the Market Stand-Off, the Company may impose
stop-transfer instructions with respect to Common Stock received pursuant to the
Plan until the end of the applicable market Stand-Off period.


                                   ARTICLE IV
                                   ELIGIBILITY

Awards may be granted to such Employees, Officers, directors, consultants or
independent contractors as may be designated from time to time by the Board,
pursuant to guidelines, if any, which may be adopted by the Committee from time
to time.



                                    ARTICLE V
                       COMMON STOCK AVAILABLE FOR THE PLAN

The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to
this Plan shall be one million (1,000,000). If and to the extent that the number
of issued shares of Common Stock shall be increased or reduced by change in par
value, split up, reclassification, distribution of a dividend payable in Common
Stock, merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation,
or the like, the Board may make appropriate adjustment in the number of shares
of Common Stock authorized by the Plan and in the number and exercise price of
shares covered by outstanding Awards under the Plan. In the event of any
adjustment in the number of shares covered by any Award, any fractional shares
resulting from such adjustment shall be disregarded and each such Award shall
cover only the number of full shares resulting from such adjustment. The Board
may make such adjustments, and its determination shall be final, binding and
conclusive.

The Board also may adjust the number of shares subject to outstanding Awards and
the exercise price and the terms of outstanding Awards to take into
consideration material changes in accounting practices or principles,
extraordinary dividends, acquisitions or dispositions of stock or property or
any other event if it is determined by the Board that such adjustment is
appropriate in order to prevent dilution or expansion of the rights of
Participants, provided that no such adjustment shall be made in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option, without the consent of the Participant, if such
adjustment would constitute a modification, extension or renewal of the Option
within the meaning of Section 424(h) of the Code.

No shares shall be the subject of more than one Award at any time, but if an
Award as to any shares is surrendered before exercise, or expires or terminates
for any reason without having been exercised in full, or for any other reason
ceases to be exercisable, the number of shares covered thereby shall again
become available for grant under the Plan as if no Awards had been previously
granted with respect to such shares.


                                   ARTICLE VI
                      PARTICIPATION; STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

The Board shall, in its discretion, determine from time to time which Employees,
Officers, directors, consultants or independent contractors will participate in
the Plan and receive Awards under the Plan. In making all such determinations,
there shall be taken into account the duties, responsibilities and performance
of each respective Employee, Officer, director, consultant or independent
contractor, his or her present and potential contributions to the growth and
success of the Company and its subsidiaries, his or her cash compensation and
such other factors as the Board shall deem relevant to accomplishing the
purposes of the Plan.

Awards may be granted individually or in tandem with other Awards. All Awards
are subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions and privileges of the Plan in
addition to the terms, conditions, restrictions and privileges for an Award
contained in the Stock Award Agreement. No Award under this Plan shall be
effective unless memorialized in writing by the Committee in a Stock Award
Agreement delivered to and signed by the Participant.


                                   ARTICLE VII
                                     AWARDS

7.01   STOCK OPTIONS. The Board may from time to time grant to eligible
Participants Awards of Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options;
provided however that Awards of Incentive Stock Options shall be limited to
Employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Options intended to qualify
as Incentive Stock Options must have an exercise price at least equal to the
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock at the time of grant, except as
provided in Section 8.05. Non-Qualified Stock Options may have an exercise price
that is equal to, below, or above the Fair Market Value of a share of Common
Stock at the time of grant. The exercise price applicable to a particular Award
shall be set forth



in each individual Stock Award Agreement.

7.02   RESTRICTED STOCK. The Board may from time to time grant Restricted Stock
Awards to eligible Participants in such amounts, on such terms and conditions,
and for such consideration, including no consideration or such minimum
consideration as may be required by law, as it shall determine. A Restricted
Stock Award represents shares of Common Stock that are issued subject to such
restrictions on transfer and other incidents of ownership and such forfeiture
conditions as the Board may determine. The Board may, in connection with any
Restricted Stock Award, require the payment of a specified purchase price.

7.03   STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The Board may grant Stock Appreciation Rights
to eligible Participants in such amounts and on such terms or conditions as it
shall determine. A Stock Appreciation Right is an Award in the form of a right
to receive, upon surrender of the right but without other payment, an amount
based on appreciation in the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock over a base
price established for the Award. Stock Appreciation Rights may be paid by the
delivery of Common Stock or cash, or any combination thereof, as determined in
the sole discretion of the Board.


                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                  OPTION AWARDS

8.01   VESTING OF OPTIONS.
(a) GENERAL RULES. The Board, in its sole discretion, shall prescribe the time
or times at which, or the conditions upon which, an Option shall become vested
and exercisable, and may accelerate the exercisability of any Option at any
time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no vesting shall occur on or after the date
that an Employee's employment or personal services contract with the Company or
any of its subsidiaries terminates for any reason other than his death,
Disability or Retirement.

(b) ACCELERATION OF VESTING UPON DEATH, DISABILITY OR RETIREMENT. In the event a
Participant dies while in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or terminates employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries as a result
of Disability, any Option(s) granted to such Participant under this Plan not yet
vested on such date shall become 100% vested as of such date and be exercisable
either by the Participant or the Participant's representative, subject to
Section 8.03. In the event of a Participant's Retirement, any Option(s) granted
to such Participant under this Plan not yet vested on such date shall become
100% vested as of such date and become exercisable only if the grant date of
such Option(s) precedes the Participant's date of Retirement by two (2) or more
years.

8.02   DURATION OF OPTIONS.
(a) GENERAL RULE. Except as provided in Section 8.05, each Option granted to a
Participant shall be exercisable at any time on or after it vests until the
earlier of (i) ten (10) years after its date of grant or (ii) the date that is
six (6) months (ninety (90) days in the case of Incentive Stock Options granted
to Employees) following the last day on which the Participant is employed or
renders services for the benefit of the Company or its subsidiaries.

(b) EXCEPTION FOR TERMINATION DUE TO DEATH, DISABILITY OR RETIREMENT. If a
Participant dies while in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or terminates employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries as a result
of death, Disability or Retirement without having fully exercised his Options,
the Participant or his legal representative or guardian, or the executors,
administrators, legatees or distributes of his estate shall have the right,
during the twelve (12) month period following the earlier of his death,
Disability or Retirement, to exercise such Options to the extent vested on the
date of such death, Disability or Retirement. In no event, however, shall any
Option be exercisable more than ten (10) years from the date it was granted.

(c) NOTICE OF DISPOSITION; WITHHOLDING; ESCROW. A Grantee shall immediately
notify the Company in writing of any sale, transfer, assignment or other
disposition (or action constituting a disqualifying disposition within the
meaning of Section 421 of the Code) of any shares of Common Stock acquired
through exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, within two (2) years after the
grant of such



Incentive Stock Option or within one (1) year after the acquisition of such
shares, setting forth the date and manner of disposition, the number of shares
disposed of and the price at which such shares were disposed. The Company shall
be entitled to withhold from any compensation or other payments then or
thereafter due to the Grantee such amounts as may be necessary to satisfy any
withholding requirements of Federal or state law or regulation and, further, to
collect from the Grantee any additional amounts which may be required for such
purpose. The Board may, in its discretion, require shares of Common Stock
acquired by a Grantee upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option to be held in
an escrow arrangement for the purpose of enabling compliance with the provisions
of this Section 8.02(c).

8.03   NONASSIGNABILITY. Options shall not be transferable by a Grantee except
by will or the laws of descent or distribution, and during a Grantee's lifetime
shall be exercisable only by such Grantee or the Grantee's guardian or legal
representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any other provision of this
Plan, a Grantee who holds Non-Qualified Stock Options may transfer such Options
to his or her spouse, lineal ascendants, lineal descendants, or to a duly
established trust for the benefit of one or more of these individuals. Options
so transferred may thereafter be transferred only to the Grantee who originally
received the grant or to an individual or trust to whom the Grantee would have
initially transferred the Option pursuant to this Section 8.03. Awards which are
transferred pursuant to this Section 8.03 shall be exercisable by the transferee
according to the same terms and conditions as applied to the Grantee.

8.04   MANNER OF EXERCISE. To the extent vested and exercisable, Options may be
exercised in part or in whole from time to time by execution of a written notice
directed to the Company, at the Company's principal place of business,
accompanied by cash or a check in payment of the exercise price for the number
of shares specified and paid for. The Board may, in its discretion, permit a
Grantee to exercise vested and exercisable options awarded under this Plan by
surrendering an amount of Common Stock already owned by the Grantee equal to the
Options' exercise price, but only in instances where the shares to be
surrendered have been held by the Grantee for a period of at least six (6)
months. Subject to the limitations set forth in the Stock Award Agreement, for
so long as the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading on a national
securities exchange or included for quotation on the Nasdaq market, the Board
may, in its discretion, allow the Grantee may make payment by arranging with a
third party broker to sell a number of shares otherwise deliverable to the
Grantee and attributable to the exercise of the Option in order to pay the
exercise price of the Option.

8.05   $100,000 LIMITATION. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions contained
elsewhere in this Plan and as long as required by Section 422 of the Code, the
aggregate Fair Market Value, determined as of the time an Incentive Stock Option
is granted, of the Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options
are exercisable for the first time by the Grantee during any calendar year under
this Plan and stock options that satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the
Code under any other stock option plan or plans maintained by the Company, shall
not exceed $100,000. To the extent that the aggregate value of shares of Common
Stock to be received by the Grantee for the first time in any one year pursuant
to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option ("ISO Stock") exceeds $100,000
based on the fair market value of the Common Stock as of the date of the
Incentive Stock Option's grant, such excess shall be treated as Common Stock
received pursuant to the exercise of a Nonqualified Stock Option ("NQSO Stock").
The Company shall designate which shares of Common Stock to be received by the
Grantee will be treated as ISO Stock and which shares of Common Stock, if any,
will be treated as NQSO Stock by issuing separate share certificates identifying
in the Company's share transfer records which shares are ISO Stock.

8.06   LIMITATION ON TEN PERCENT STOCKHOLDERS. The price at which shares of Common
Stock may be purchased upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an
individual who, at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns,
directly or indirectly, more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock issued to stockholders of the Company, shall be no
less than one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a share
of the Common Stock of the Company at the time of grant, and such Incentive
Stock Option shall by its terms not be exercisable after the expiration of five
(5) years from the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted.



                                   ARTICLE IX
                            STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

9.01   TANDEM SARS. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted in connection with
an Option, either at the time of grant or at any time thereafter during the term
of the Option. An SAR granted in connection with an Option will entitle the
holder, upon exercise, to surrender such Option or any portion thereof to the
extent unexercised, with respect to the number of shares as to which such SAR is
exercised, and to receive payment of an amount computed as described in Section
9.03 hereof. Such Option will, to the extent and when surrendered, cease to be
exercisable. An SAR granted in connection with an Option hereunder will have a
base price per share equal to the per share exercise price of the Option, will
be exerciseable at such time or times, and only to the extent, that a related
Option is exercisable, and will expire no later than the related Option expires.

9.02   FREESTANDING SARS. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted without any
related Option and, in such case, will be exercisable as determined by the
Board, but in no event after 10 years from the date of grant. The base price of
an SAR granted without any related Option shall be determined by the Board in
its sole discretion; provided, however, that the base price per share of any
such freestanding SAR shall not be less than one hundred (100%) of the Fair
Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of grant.

9.03   PAYMENT OF SARS. An SAR will entitle the holder, upon exercise of the SAR,
to receive payment of an amount determined by multiplying: (i) the excess of the
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR
over the base price of such SAR, by (ii) the number of shares as to which such
SAR is exercised. Payment of the amount determined under the foregoing may be
made, in the discretion of the Board, in cash, in shares of Common Stock valued
at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise, or in a combination of cash
and shares of Common Stock.


                                    ARTICLE X
                             RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

10.01  VESTING REQUIREMENTS. The restrictions imposed on shares granted under a
Restricted Stock Award shall lapse in accordance with the vesting requirements
specified by the Board in the Stock Award Agreement. Such vesting requirements
may be based on the continued employment of the Participant with the Company or
its subsidiaries for a specified time period or periods, provided that any such
restriction shall not be scheduled to lapse in its entirety earlier than the
first anniversary of the date of grant. Such vesting requirements may also be
based on the attainment of specified business goals or measures established by
the Board in its sole discretion.

10.02  RESTRICTIONS. Shares granted under any Restricted Stock Award may not be
transferred, assigned or subject to any encumbrance, pledge, or charge until all
applicable restrictions are removed or have expired, unless otherwise allowed by
the Board. The Board may require the Participant to enter into an escrow
agreement providing that the certificates representing the shares granted or
sold under a Restricted Stock Award will remain in the physical custody of an
escrow holder until all restrictions are removed or have expired. Failure to
satisfy any applicable restrictions shall result in the subject shares of the
Restricted Stock Award being forfeited and returned to the Company, with any
purchase price paid by the Participant to be refunded, unless otherwise provided
by the Board. The Board may require that certificates representing the shares
granted under a Restricted Stock Award bear a legend making appropriate
reference to the restrictions imposed.

10.03  RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Article
X and the applicable Stock Award Agreement, the Participant will have all rights
of a shareholder with respect to the shares granted to him under a Restricted
Stock Award, including the right to vote the shares and receive all dividends
and other distributions paid or made with respect thereto, unless the Board
determines otherwise at the time the Restricted Stock Award is granted.

10.04  SECTION 83(B) ELECTION. The Board may provide in a Stock Award Agreement
that the



Restricted Stock Award is conditioned upon the Participant's refraining from
making an election with respect to the Award under section 83(b) of the Code.
Irrespective of whether an Award is so conditioned, if a Participant makes an
election pursuant to section 83(b) of the Code with respect to a Restricted
Stock Award, the Participant shall be required to promptly file a copy of such
election with the Company.


                                   ARTICLE XI
                      AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

The Board may, by resolution, at any time terminate or amend the Plan with
respect to any shares of Common Stock or Awards which have not been granted, but
no such action shall adversely affect the rights under any outstanding Award
without the holder's consent. If and to the extent necessary to ensure that
Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan remain qualified under Section
422 of the Code, Plan amendments shall be subject to approval by the Company's
stockholders who are eligible to vote at a meeting of stockholders.


                                   ARTICLE XII
                                EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS

Neither the Plan nor any Award hereunder shall create any right on the part of
any Employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to continue in such
capacity.


                                  ARTICLE XIII
                                   WITHHOLDING

The Company may withhold from any cash payment made under this Plan sufficient
amounts to cover any applicable withholding and employment taxes, and if the
amount of such cash payment is insufficient, the Company may require the Grantee
to pay to the Company the amount required to be withheld as a condition to
delivering the shares acquired pursuant to an Award. The Company also may
withhold or collect amounts with respect to a disqualifying disposition of
shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to exercise of an Incentive Stock
Option, as provided in Section 8.02(c).

The Board is authorized to adopt rules, regulations or procedures which provide
for the satisfaction of a Participant's tax withholding obligation by the
retention of shares of Common Stock to which he otherwise would be entitled
pursuant to an Award or by the Participant's delivery of previously-owned shares
of Common Stock or other property. However, if the Company adopts rules,
regulations or procedures which permit withholding obligations to be met by the
retention of Common Stock to which a Grantee otherwise would be entitled
pursuant to an Award, the fair market value of the Common Stock retained for
such purpose shall not exceed the minimum required Federal, state and local tax
withholding due upon exercise of the Award.


                                   ARTICLE XIV
                        EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PLAN; TERM

14.01  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PLAN. This Plan shall become effective on the
Effective Date, and Awards may be granted hereunder as of or after the Effective
Date and prior to the termination of the Plan, provided that no Incentive Stock
Option issued pursuant to this Plan shall qualify as such unless this Plan is
approved by the requisite vote of the holders of the outstanding voting shares
of the Company at a meeting of stockholders of the Company held within twelve
(12) months before or after the Effective Date.

14.02  TERM OF PLAN. Unless sooner terminated, this Plan shall remain in effect
for a period of ten (10) years ending on the tenth anniversary of the Effective
Date. Termination of the Plan shall not affect any Awards previously granted and
such Awards shall remain valid and in effect until they have been fully
exercised or earned, are surrendered or by their terms expire or are forfeited.




                                   ARTICLE XV
                                  GOVERNING LAW

To the extent not governed by Federal law, this Plan shall be construed under
the laws of the State of Maryland.





IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused a duly authorized officer to execute
this MortgageIT Holdings, Inc. Amended Long-Term Incentive Plan, and to apply
the Corporate seal hereto as of the day of              , 2005.

                                            MORTGAGEIT HOLDINGS, INC.

                                            By:
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                                            Name:
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                                            Title:
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                            MORTGAGEIT HOLDINGS, INC.
                        AMENDED LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

                       FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
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Restricted Stock Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of           (the "Grant
Date"), between MortgageIT Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and               (the
"Participant"). This Agreement is pursuant to the terms of the MortgageIT
Holdings, Inc. Amended Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), a copy of which
has been furnished to the Participant and the terms of which are incorporated
herein by reference. Unless otherwise indicated, whenever capitalized terms are
used in this Agreement, they shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

SECTION 1. GRANT OF AWARD. The Participant is hereby granted an award of
restricted stock representing shares of Common Stock under the terms and
conditions specified herein (the "Award").

SECTION 2.  VESTING OF SHARES.

2.1    Vesting Schedule. Subject to Section 3, shares covered by the Award (the
"Restricted Shares") shall vest based on the passage of time according to the
following vesting schedule:


NUMBER OF RESTRICTED SHARES                             VESTING DATE
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2.2    Accelerated Vesting. Notwithstanding Section 2.1, Restricted Shares shall
become fully and immediately vested upon a Sale Event.

2.3    Discretionary Vesting. The Board may, in its sole discretion, accelerate
the vesting of any or all Restricted Shares at any time and for any reason.

SECTION 3. FORFEITURE IN THE EVENT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. If the
Participant's employment with the Company and its subsidiaries is terminated for
any reason, the Participant shall forfeit his or her interest in any Restricted
Shares that have not yet become vested, which shall be cancelled and be of no
further force or effect.

SECTION 4. DIVIDENDS AND VOTING RIGHTS. The Participant shall be entitled to
receive any dividends paid with respect to the Restricted Shares; provided,
however, that no dividends shall be payable to or for the benefit of a
Participant with respect to record dates occurring prior to the Grant Date, or
with respect to record dates occurring on or after the date, if any, on which
the Participant has forfeited the Restricted Shares pursuant to Section 3
hereof. The Participant shall be entitled to vote the Restricted Shares to the
same extent as would have been applicable to the Participant if the Participant
was then vested in the Restricted Shares; provided, however, that the
Participant shall not be entitled to vote the Restricted Shares with respect to
record dates occurring prior to the Grant Date, or with respect to record dates
occurring on or after the date, if any, on which the Participant has forfeited
the Restricted Shares pursuant to Section 3 hereof.

SECTION 5. ADJUSTMENTS. If at any time while the Award is outstanding, the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is changed by reason of a
reorganization, recapitalization, stock split or any other event described in
Article V of the Plan, the number and/or kind of Restricted Shares covered by
the Award shall be adjusted accordingly pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.



SECTION 6. LIMITATIONS ON RESTRICTED SHARES. Restricted Shares may not be sold,
assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered until the Participant is
vested in such shares in accordance with the provisions hereof.

SECTION 7. NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in this Agreement shall
confer upon a Participant who is an employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or to interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries to terminate the Participant's employment at any time.

SECTION 8. DEPOSIT OF RESTRICTED SHARES. Each certificate issued in respect of
Restricted Shares granted under this Agreement shall be registered in the name
of the Participant and shall be deposited with an escrow agent designated by the
Board. The grant of Restricted Shares is conditioned upon the Participant
endorsing in blank a stock power for the Restricted Shares.

SECTION 9. WITHHOLDING OF TAXES. The Company shall withhold from any amounts due
and payable by the Company to the Participant (or secure a cash payment from the
Participant in lieu of withholding) the amount of any federal or state
withholding or other taxes, if any, due from the Company with respect to the
Restricted Shares.

SECTION 10.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

10.1   Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon a party hereto
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered
by hand or three days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid or, in
the case of facsimile notice, when received, addressed as follows or to such
other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective
only upon receipt.

(a) If to the Company, to the following address:

       MortgageIT Holdings, Inc.
       33 Maiden Lane, 6th Floor
       New York, NY  10038
       Attn: Doug W. Naidus,
             Chairman of the Board and
             Chief Executive Officer
       Facsimile:  (212) 651-7623

(b) If to the Participant, to the address or facsimile number as shown on the
signature page hereto.

10.2   Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing executed by
the parties hereto that specifically states that it is amending this Agreement.

10.3   Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in
accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, other than
the conflict of laws provisions of such laws.

10.4   Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to
serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

10.5   Construction. The construction of this Agreement is vested in the Board,
and the Board's construction shall be final and conclusive on all persons.





       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by the
parties hereto.




PARTICIPANT                                     MORTGAGEIT HOLDINGS, INC.



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                            MORTGAGEIT HOLDINGS, INC.
                        AMENDED LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

                    FORM OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
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Stock Option Agreement (this "Option Agreement"), dated as of               (the
"Grant Date"), between MortgageIT Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and
(the "Participant"). This Option Agreement is pursuant to the terms of the
MortgageIT Holdings, Inc. Amended Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), a copy
of which has been furnished to the Participant and the terms of which are
incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise indicated, whenever
capitalized terms are used in this Option Agreement, they shall have the
meanings set forth in the Plan.

SECTION 1. GRANT OF OPTIONS. The Participant is hereby granted an option
representing shares of Common Stock ("Shares") under the terms and conditions
specified herein (the "Option"). Such Option is intended to constitute an
Incentive Stock Option. If the Option granted hereunder fails to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option for any reason, then the Option, or portion thereof that
does not so qualify, shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.

SECTION 2. OPTION PRICE. The exercise price of the Option shall be $
per share (the "Option Price").

SECTION 3. VESTING OF OPTION.

3.1    Vesting Schedule. The Option shall vest and become exercisable based on
the passage of time according to the following vesting schedule:

NUMBER OF SHARES                                   VESTING DATE
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3.2    Accelerated Vesting. Notwithstanding Section 3.1, the Option shall become
fully and immediately vested and exercisable upon: (i) a Sale Event; or (ii)
upon the death, Disability or Retirement of the Participant as set forth in
Section 8.01(b) of the Plan.

3.3    Discretionary Vesting. The Board may, in its sole discretion, accelerate
the vesting of the Option at any time and for any reason.

SECTION 4. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION LIMITATION. Pursuant to section 422(d) of the
Code, to the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock
with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time
by the Participant during any calendar year under all plans of the Company and
its subsidiaries exceeds $100,000, such options shall be treated as Nonqualified
Stock Options (the Company shall designate which options will be treated as
Nonqualified Stock Options).

SECTION 5. OPTION TERM. The Option may be exercised, to the extent that it is
vested pursuant to Section 3, during the Option Term, unless earlier terminated
in accordance with the terms of the Plan. For purposes hereof, the "Option Term"
shall commence on the Grant Date and shall expire on the tenth anniversary
thereof. Upon the expiration of the Option Term, to the extent unexercised, the
Option shall terminate and be of no further force or effect.

SECTION 6. EXERCISE OF OPTION. An Option may be exercised by the Participant (or
such other person as may be specified in the Plan) to the extent vested, with
respect to whole shares only, by giving written



notice to the Company of exercise along with payment of the aggregate exercise
price. The Option Price for the Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the
Option shall be paid: (i) in cash or by check; (ii) in whole shares of Common
Stock; or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii) above. The value of any share of
Common Stock delivered in payment of the Option Price shall be its Fair Market
Value on the date the Option is exercised.

SECTION 7. WITHHOLDING OF TAXES. The Company shall withhold from any amounts due
and payable by the Company to the Participant (or secure payment from the
Participant in lieu of withholding) the amount of any federal or state
withholding or other taxes, if any, due from the Company with respect to the
exercise of the Option, and the Company may defer such issuance until such
withholding or payment is made unless otherwise indemnified to its satisfaction
with respect thereto. The Company shall have the right to: (i) make deductions
from any settlement of this Option, including the delivery of Shares, or require
Shares or cash, or both, be withheld from any settlement of this Option, in each
case in an amount sufficient to satisfy the withholding obligation; or (ii) take
such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to satisfy the withholding
obligation.

SECTION 8. ADJUSTMENTS. If at any time while the Option is outstanding, the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is changed by reason of a
reorganization, recapitalization, stock split or any other event described in
Article V of the Plan, the number and/or kind of Shares subject to the Option
and/or the Option Price of such Shares shall be adjusted in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan.

SECTION 9. OPTION NOT TRANSFERABLE. This Option may not be transferred, pledged,
assigned, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Participant,
except by will or laws of descent and distribution, and during the Participant's
life, may only be exercised by the Participant. Any attempt to effect a transfer
of this Option that is not otherwise permitted by the Board, the Plan, or this
Option Agreement shall be null and void.

SECTION 10. DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION. If Shares acquired by exercise of the
Option are disposed of within two years following the Grant Date or one year
following the transfer of such Shares to the Participant upon exercise, the
Participant shall, promptly following such disposition, notify the Company in
writing of the date and terms of such disposition and provide such other
information regarding the disposition as the Board may reasonably require.

SECTION 11. NO RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER OR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT.

11.1   No Right as Shareholder. The Participant shall not have any privileges of
a Shareholder of the Company with respect to any Shares subject to (but not
acquired upon valid exercise of) the Option, nor shall the Company have any
obligation to pay any dividends or otherwise afford any rights to which Shares
are entitled with respect to such Shares, until the date of the issuance to the
Participant of a stock certificate evidencing such Shares.

11.2   No Right to Continued Employment. Nothing in this Option Agreement shall
confer upon a Participant who is an employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or to interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries to terminate the Participant's employment at any time.

SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

12.1 Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon a party hereto shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand
or three days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid or, in the case
of facsimile notice, when received, addressed as follows or to such other
address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance
herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon
receipt.

If to the Company, to the following address:



          MortgageIT Holdings, Inc.
          33 Maiden Lane, 6th Floor
          New York, NY  10038
          Attn: Doug W. Naidus,
                Chairman of the Board and
                Chief Executive Officer
          Facsimile:  (212) 651-7623

If to the Participant, to the address or facsimile number as shown on the
signature page hereto.

12.2   Amendment. This Option Agreement may be amended only by a writing
executed by the parties hereto that specifically states that it is amending this
Option Agreement.

12.3   Governing Law. This Option Agreement shall be construed and interpreted
in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, other than
the conflict of laws provisions of such laws.

12.4   Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to
serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Option Agreement.

12.5   Construction. The construction of this Option Agreement is vested in the
Board, and the Board's construction shall be final and conclusive on all
persons.


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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Option Agreement has been executed and delivered
by the parties hereto.

PARTICIPANT                                    MORTGAGEIT HOLDINGS, INC.



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                                               Title:


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Address:


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Telephone number:


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                            MORTGAGEIT HOLDINGS, INC.
                        AMENDED LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

                   FORM OF NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
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Stock Option Agreement (this "Option Agreement"), dated as of               (the
"Grant Date"), between MortgageIT Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and
(the "Participant"). This Option Agreement is pursuant to the terms of the
MortgageIT Holdings, Inc. Amended Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), a copy
of which has been furnished to the Participant and the terms of which are
incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise indicated, whenever
capitalized terms are used in this Option Agreement, they shall have the
meanings set forth in the Plan.

SECTION 1. GRANT OF OPTIONS. The Participant is hereby granted an option
representing shares of Common Stock ("Shares") under the terms and conditions
specified herein (the "Option"). Such Option is a nonqualified Stock Option and
is not intended to constitute an Incentive Stock Option.

SECTION 2. OPTION PRICE. The exercise price of the Option shall be $
per share (the "Option Price").

SECTION 3. VESTING OF OPTION.

3.1    Vesting Schedule. The Option shall vest and become exercisable based on
the passage of time according to the following vesting schedule:

NUMBER OF SHARES                                VESTING DATE
----------------------------------  --------------------------------------






3.2    Accelerated Vesting. Notwithstanding Section 3.1, the Option shall become
fully and immediately vested and exercisable upon: (i) a Sale Event; or (ii)
upon the death, Disability or Retirement of the Participant as set forth in
Section 8.01(b) of the Plan.

3.3    Discretionary Vesting. The Board may, in its sole discretion, accelerate
the vesting of the Option at any time and for any reason.

SECTION 4. OPTION TERM. The Option may be exercised, to the extent that it is
vested pursuant to Section 3, during the Option Term, unless earlier terminated
in accordance with the terms of the Plan. For purposes hereof, the "Option Term"
shall commence on the Grant Date and shall expire on the tenth anniversary
thereof. Upon the expiration of the Option Term, to the extent unexercised, the
Option shall terminate and be of no further force or effect.

SECTION 5. EXERCISE OF OPTION. An Option may be exercised by the Participant (or
such other person as may be specified in the Plan) to the extent vested, with
respect to whole shares only, by giving written notice to the Company of
exercise along with payment of the aggregate exercise price. The Option Price
for the Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Option shall be paid:
(i) in cash or by check; (ii) in whole shares of Common Stock; or (iii) a
combination of (i) and (ii) above. The value of any share of Common Stock
delivered in payment of the Option Price shall be its Fair Market Value on the
date the Option is exercised.

SECTION 6. WITHHOLDING OF TAXES. The Company shall withhold from any amounts due
and payable by



the Company to the Participant (or secure payment from the Participant in lieu
of withholding) the amount of any federal or state withholding or other taxes,
if any, due from the Company with respect to the exercise of the Option, and the
Company may defer such issuance until such withholding or payment is made unless
otherwise indemnified to its satisfaction with respect thereto. The Company
shall have the right to: (i) make deductions from any settlement of this Option,
including the delivery of Shares, or require Shares or cash, or both, be
withheld from any settlement of this Option, in each case in an amount
sufficient to satisfy the withholding obligation; or (ii) take such other action
as may be necessary or appropriate to satisfy the withholding obligation.

SECTION 7. ADJUSTMENTS. If at any time while the Option is outstanding, the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is changed by reason of a
reorganization, recapitalization, stock split or any other event described in
Article V of the Plan, the number and/or kind of Shares subject to the Option
and/or the Option Price of such Shares shall be adjusted in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan.

SECTION 8. OPTION NOT TRANSFERABLE. This Option may not be transferred, pledged,
assigned, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Participant,
except by will or laws of descent and distribution, and during the Participant's
life, may only be exercised by the Participant. Any attempt to effect a transfer
of this Option that is not otherwise permitted by the Board, the Plan, or this
Option Agreement shall be null and void.

SECTION 9. NO RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER OR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT.

9.1    No Right as Shareholder. The Participant shall not have any privileges of
a Shareholder of the Company with respect to any Shares subject to (but not
acquired upon valid exercise of) the Option, nor shall the Company have any
obligation to pay any dividends or otherwise afford any rights to which Shares
are entitled with respect to such Shares, until the date of the issuance to the
Participant of a stock certificate evidencing such Shares.

9.2    No Right to Continued Employment. Nothing in this Option Agreement shall
confer upon a Participant who is an employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or to interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries to terminate the Participant's employment at any time.

SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

10.1   Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon a party hereto
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered
by hand or three days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid or, in
the case of facsimile notice, when received, addressed as follows or to such
other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective
only upon receipt.

If to the Company, to the following address:

     MortgageIT Holdings, Inc.
     33 Maiden Lane, 6th Floor
     New York, NY  10038
     Attn: Doug W. Naidus,
           Chairman of the Board and
           Chief Executive Officer
     Facsimile: (212) 651-7623


If to the Participant, to the address or facsimile number as shown on the
Fsignature page hereto.

10.2   Amendment. This Option Agreement may be amended only by a writing
executed by the parties hereto that specifically states that it is amending this
Option Agreement.



10.3   Governing Law. This Option Agreement shall be construed and interpreted
in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, other than
the conflict of laws provisions of such laws.

10.4   Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to
serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Option Agreement.

10.5   Construction. The construction of this Option Agreement is vested in the
Board, and the Board's construction shall be final and conclusive on all
persons.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Option Agreement has been executed and delivered by the
parties hereto.

PARTICIPANT                                    MORTGAGEIT HOLDINGS, INC.



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Name:                                          Name:


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                                               Title:


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Address:


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Telephone number:


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