Adverum Biotechnologies Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Adverum Biotechnologies (ADVM) announced that its Compensation Committee granted inducement awards to 13 new employees on December 4, 2024.
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Adverum Biotechnologies (ADVM) announced that its Compensation Committee granted inducement awards to 13 new employees on December 4, 2024. The awards include non-qualified stock options to purchase 68,640 shares and restricted stock units (RSUs) for 34,920 shares under the company's 2017 Inducement Plan.
The stock options have an exercise price of $6.00 per share, with a four-year vesting schedule: 25% vesting after one year and the remaining vesting monthly over 36 months. The RSUs will vest over three years, with 33 1/3% vesting annually, subject to continued employment.
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- Company successfully attracts new talent with equity compensation packages
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADVM) today announced that on December 4, 2024, the Compensation Committee of Adverum’s Board of Directors granted inducement awards consisting of non-qualified stock options to purchase 68,640 shares of common stock and restricted stock units (RSUs) for 34,920 shares of common stock to 13 new employees under Adverum’s 2017 Inducement Plan. The Compensation Committee of Adverum’s Board of Directors approved the awards as an inducement material to the new employees’ employment in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
Each stock option has an exercise price per share equal to
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 www.adverum.com.
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