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13-06-2025
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Rapid Micro Biosystems Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
LEXINGTON, Mass., June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RPID) (the 'Company'), an innovative life sciences technology company providing mission critical automation solutions to facilitate the efficient manufacturing and fast, safe release of healthcare products, today announced the grants on June 2, 2025, of (i) 160,000 restricted stock units ('RSUs') of the Company's Class A common stock ('Common Stock') and (ii) non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 250,000 shares of Common Stock (the 'Options') as a material inducement to employment to a new employee. All such equity awards were made under the Company's Inducement Plan, as amended (the 'Inducement Plan') and were approved by a majority of the independent directors of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The equity awards are subject to the terms and conditions of the Inducement Plan, and the terms and conditions of the applicable stock option and RSU award agreements covering the grants. The Options have an exercise price of $3.45 per share, which is equal to the closing price of Common Stock on their grant date. Twenty-five percent (25%) of Options will vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of their grant date, and 1/48th of Options will vest and become exercisable each month thereafter, in each case, subject to such employee's continued employment on each vesting date. The RSUs will vest annually over a three-year period, with one-third of the RSUs vesting on each anniversary of their grant date, subject to such employee's continued employment on each vesting date. The Inducement Plan is used exclusively for the grant of equity awards to individuals who were not previously an employee of the Company, or following a bona fide period of non-employment, as an inducement material to such individual's entering into employment with the Company, pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules. About Rapid Micro Biosystems Rapid Micro Biosystems is an innovative life sciences technology company providing mission critical automation solutions to facilitate the efficient manufacturing and fast, safe release of healthcare products such as biologics, vaccines, cell and gene therapies, and sterile injectables. The Company's flagship Growth Direct system automates and modernizes the antiquated, manual microbial quality control ('MQC') testing workflows used in the largest and most complex pharmaceutical manufacturing operations across the globe. The Growth Direct system brings the quality control lab to the manufacturing floor, unlocking the power of MQC automation to deliver the faster results, greater accuracy, increased operational efficiency, better compliance with data integrity regulations, and quicker decision making that customers rely on to ensure safe and consistent supply of important healthcare products. The Company is headquartered Lexington, Massachusetts and has U.S. manufacturing in Lowell, Massachusetts, with global locations in Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands. For more information, please visit or follow the Company on X (formerly known as Twitter) at @rapidmicrobio or on Investor Contact: Michael Beaulieu, CFA Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications mbeaulieu@ Media Contact: media@ in to access your portfolio
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13-06-2025
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Lattice Semiconductor Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
HILLSBORO, Ore., June 13, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: LSCC), the low power programmable leader, today announced that on June 10, 2025 ("Grant Date"), Lattice Semiconductor granted a total of 88,848 restricted stock units ("RSUs") to 29 new non-executive employees who began their employment with Lattice Semiconductor during May 2025. These inducement grants were granted pursuant to Lattice Semiconductor's 2025 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan ("Inducement Plan"). The RSUs will vest at a rate of 25% of the RSUs on the first anniversary of the Grant Date and thereafter at a rate of 6.25% per quarter, subject to continued employment or service through each applicable vesting date. The inducement grants are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable restricted stock unit agreements and the Inducement Plan. The inducement grants were approved by Lattice Semiconductor's Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, as required by Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4), and were granted as a material inducement to employment in accordance with Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4). About Lattice Semiconductor Corporation: Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) is the low power programmable leader. We solve customer problems across the network, from the Edge to the Cloud, in the growing communications, computing, industrial, automotive and consumer markets. Our technology, long-standing relationships, and commitment to world-class support let our customers quickly and easily unleash their innovation to create a smart, secure, and connected world. For more information about Lattice, please visit You can also follow us via LinkedIn, X, Facebook, YouTube, WeChat, or Weibo. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements involve estimates, assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Any statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance and may be forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the future vesting terms of the inducement grants. Other forward-looking statements may be indicated by words such as "will," "could," "should," "would," "may," "expect," "plan," "project," "anticipate," "intend," "forecast," "future," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "propose," "potential," "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Actual results may differ materially from our expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that relate more broadly to our overall business, including those described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Lattice's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, especially those under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", all of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference. View source version on Contacts MEDIA CONTACT: Sophia HongLattice INVESTOR CONTACT: Rick MuschaLattice Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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09-06-2025
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Vera Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
BRISBANE, Calif., June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERA) today announced that on June 3, 2025, the Compensation Committee granted inducement awards consisting of non-qualified stock options to purchase 124,000 shares of Class A common stock and restricted stock units (RSUs) for 65,925 shares of Class A common stock to seventeen (17) new employees under the Inducement Plan. The Compensation Committee approved the awards as an inducement material to the new employees' employment in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). Each stock option granted on June 3, 2025 has an exercise price per share equal to $30.91, Vera's closing trading price on June 3, 2025. Each stock option will vest over four years, with 25% of the underlying shares vesting on the first anniversary of the applicable vesting commencement date and the balance of the underlying shares vesting monthly thereafter over 36 months, subject to the new employee's continued service relationship with Vera through the applicable vesting dates. Each of the RSU awards will vest over four years, with 25% of the underlying shares vesting on each anniversary of August 20, 2025, subject to the new employee's continued service relationship with Vera through the applicable vesting dates. The awards are subject to the terms and conditions of the Inducement Plan and the terms and conditions of an applicable award agreement covering the grant. About VeraVera Therapeutics is a late clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for serious immunological diseases. Vera's mission is to advance treatments that target the source of immunological diseases in order to change the standard of care for patients. Vera's lead product candidate is atacicept, a fusion protein self-administered as a subcutaneous injection once weekly that blocks both B-cell Activating Factor (BAFF) and A PRoliferation-Inducing Ligand (APRIL), which stimulate B cells and plasma cells to produce autoantibodies contributing to certain autoimmune diseases, including immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), also known as Berger's disease, and lupus nephritis. In addition, Vera is evaluating additional diseases where the reduction of autoantibodies by atacicept may prove medically useful. Vera is also developing MAU868, a monoclonal antibody designed to neutralize infection with BK virus (BKV), a polyomavirus that can have devastating consequences in certain settings such as kidney transplant. Vera retains all global developmental and commercial rights to atacicept and MAU868. Vera also holds an exclusive license agreement with Stanford University for a novel, next generation fusion protein targeting BAFF and APRIL, known as VT-109, with wide therapeutic potential across the spectrum of B cell mediated diseases. For more information, please visit For more information, please contact: Investor Contact:Joyce AllaireLifeSci Advisors212-915-2569jallaire@ Media Contact:Debra CharlesworthVera Therapeutics415-854-8051corporatecommunications@
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23-05-2025
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AEON Biopharma Reports Inducement Grants Under NYSE American LLC Company Guide Section 711
IRVINE, Calif., May 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AEON Biopharma, Inc. ('AEON' or the 'Company') (NYSE: AEON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a botulinum toxin complex for the treatment of multiple therapeutic indications, today reported the grant in May of 102,880 restricted stock units (RSUs) of the Company's common stock to newly hired non-executive employees of the company. The awards were approved by the Company's Board of Directors under the AEON 2025 Inducement Incentive Plan, which a grant date and vesting commencement date of May 21, 2025. The RSUs vest over four years, 25% on each annual anniversary of the vesting commencement date. The awards are subject to the terms and conditions of the Inducement Plan and the terms and conditions of the RSU agreement covering the grant. The awards are being granted as an inducement material to entering into employment with the Company in accordance with Section 711 of NYSE American LLC Company Guide. About AEON Biopharma AEON is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing its proprietary botulinum toxin complex, ABP-450 (prabotulinumtoxinA) injection, or ABP-450, for debilitating medical conditions, with an initial focus on the neurosciences market. ABP-450 is the same botulinum toxin complex that is currently approved and marketed for cosmetic indications by Evolus under the name Jeuveau. ABP-450 is manufactured by Daewoong in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practice, or cGMP, in a facility that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Health Canada and European Medicines Agency. The product is approved as a biosimilar in Mexico and India. AEON has exclusive development and distribution rights for therapeutic indications of ABP-450 in the United States, Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and certain other international territories. The Company has built a highly experienced management team with specific experience in biopharmaceutical and botulinum toxin development and commercialization. To learn more about AEON, visit Contacts Investor Contact: Corey Davis, Ph.D. LifeSci Advisors +1 212 915 2577 cdavis@ Source: AEON BiopharmaError in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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02-05-2025
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Adverum Biotechnologies Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADVM) today announced that the Compensation Committee of Adverum's Board of Directors granted inducement awards consisting of non-qualified stock options to purchase 32,620 shares of common stock and restricted stock units (RSUs) for 16,310 shares of common stock to seven new employees under Adverum's 2017 Inducement Plan. These awards were approved as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with Adverum in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). Each stock option has an exercise price of $3.33 per share, equal to the per share closing price of Adverum's common stock as reported by Nasdaq on the grant date of May 1, 2025. The stock options vest over four years, with 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the applicable vesting commencement date and the remainder vesting in 36 equal monthly installments over the following three years, subject to the employee being continuously employed by Adverum through the applicable vesting dates. The restricted stock units vest over three years, with one third (1/3rd) vesting on each anniversary of the applicable vesting commencement date, subject to the employee being continuously employed by Adverum through the applicable vesting dates. The awards are subject to the terms and conditions of Adverum's 2017 Inducement Plan and the terms and conditions of an applicable award agreement covering the grant. About Adverum Biotechnologies Adverum Biotechnologies (NASDAQ: ADVM) is a clinical-stage company that aims to establish gene therapy to preserve sight for life in highly prevalent ocular diseases with the aspirations of developing functional cures to restore vision and prevent blindness. Leveraging the capabilities of its proprietary intravitreal (IVT) platform, Adverum is developing durable, single-administration therapies, designed to be delivered in physicians' offices, to eliminate the need for frequent ocular injections to treat these diseases. Adverum is evaluating its novel gene therapy candidate, ixoberogene soroparvovec (Ixo-vec, formerly referred to as ADVM-022), as a one-time, IVT injection for patients with neovascular or wet age-related macular degeneration. Additionally, by overcoming the challenges associated with current treatment paradigms for debilitating ocular diseases, Adverum aspires to transform the standard of care, preserve vision, and create a profound societal impact around the globe. For more information, please visit Corporate and Investor Inquiries: Adverum Investor Relations Email: ir@ Media:Jason Awe, Director, Corporate CommunicationsEmail: jawe@ in to access your portfolio
