Amwell makes grant to new employees under inducement plan
Rhea-AI Summary
Amwell (NYSE: AMWL), a technology-enabled care platform provider, has granted 76,198 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) of Class A common stock to two new employees as employment inducements. The RSUs follow a four-year vesting schedule, with 25% vesting after one year and the remaining 75% vesting quarterly over three years.
The grants were approved by Amwell's Compensation Committee under the company's Inducement Plan, complying with NYSE's Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08.
Positive
- Equity-based compensation aligns new employee interests with shareholders
- Structured vesting schedule helps retain talent for 4 years
Negative
- Potential dilution from 76,198 new shares
News Market Reaction 1 Alert
On the day this news was published, AMWL declined 1.51%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction. This price movement removed approximately $2M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $118M at that time.
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BOSTON, Aug. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amwell® (NYSE: AMWL), a leading technology-enabled care platform provider, announces that on August 8, Amwell made grants of RSUs covering an aggregate of 76,198 shares of its Class A common stock to two new employees. The grants were offered as material inducement to the employees’ employment with Amwell. The RSUs will vest as follows, subject to the applicable employee’s continued employment through the applicable vesting date:
The grants described in this press release were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Amwell’s Board of Directors pursuant to the Amwell’s Inducement Plan and made in reliance on the employment inducement exemption under the NYSE’s Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08. Amwell is issuing this press release pursuant to Rule 303A.08.
About Amwell
Amwell offers payers and health systems a single, comprehensive, technology-enabled care platform. We use technology to provide patients with better access to more convenient, affordable and effective care. The Amwell platform includes software and services that power many clinical programs from Amwell and our growing number of partners. Our platform allows patients to experience unified, personalized and simple access to diversified clinical programs across the care continuum. As more people seek care online and more clinical programs become available, we offer integrated, future-ready, consistent solutions. The Amwell platform is proven, operating at a large scale, enabling care for millions of patients and their sponsors while delivering dependable outcomes. For almost two decades, Amwell has proudly served some of the largest and most sophisticated healthcare organizations in the U.S. and worldwide. For more information, visit business.amwell.com or LinkedIn.
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