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Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
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Atara Biotherapeutics reports grant of restricted stock units to new employees
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Atara Biotherapeutics has granted 56,750 restricted stock units to four newly hired employees. These awards were approved by the Compensation Committee of Atara’s Board of Directors and granted under the Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. 2018 Inducement Plan.
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRA), a leader in T-cell immunotherapy, leveraging its novel allogeneic Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) T-cell platform to develop transformative therapies for patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases, today reported the grant of 56,750 restricted stock units of Atara’s common stock to four newly hired employees. These awards were approved by the Compensation Committee of Atara’s Board of Directors and granted under the Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. 2018 Inducement Plan, with a grant date of October 2, 2023, as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with Atara, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The restricted stock units vest over four years, with 25 percent vesting on the first quarterly vesting date after the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remainder vesting in 12 approximately equal quarterly installments over the following three years, subject to the employee being continuously employed by Atara as of such vesting dates.
Atara is providing this information in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
About Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.
Atara is harnessing the natural power of the immune system to develop off-the-shelf cell therapies for difficult-to-treat cancers and autoimmune conditions, including multiple sclerosis, that can be rapidly delivered to patients within days. With cutting-edge science and differentiated approach, Atara is the first company in the world to receive regulatory approval of an allogeneic T-cell immunotherapy. Our advanced and versatile Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) T-cell platform does not require T-cell receptor or HLA gene editing and forms the basis of a diverse portfolio of investigational therapies that target EBV, the root cause of certain diseases, in addition to next-generation AlloCAR-Ts designed for best-in-class opportunities across a broad range of non-EBV-associated liquid and solid tumors. Atara is headquartered in Southern California. For more information, visit atarabio.com and follow @Atarabio on X (formerly known as Twitter) and LinkedIn.
The Compensation Committee of Atara’s Board of Directors.
How many restricted stock units were granted?
56,750.
Under which plan were the awards granted?
The Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. 2018 Inducement Plan.
What is the vesting schedule for the restricted stock units?
The units vest over four years, with 25 percent vesting on the first quarterly vesting date after the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remainder vesting in 12 approximately equal quarterly installments over the following three years.
What is the purpose of granting these awards?
The awards are an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with Atara.
What is the grant date of the restricted stock units?
we launched atara biotherapeutics in august 2012 to help patients combat cancer, kidney disease and other illnesses. our research is based on groundbreaking discoveries regarding the ability of activin, myostatin and other growth factors to change the course of disease progression. our goal is to help patients such as atara ciechanover, our company’s namesake, who suffered from cancer before passing away in 2012. we aim to empower patients to fight their illnesses with better treatment options. atara biotherapeutics is developing several innovative product candidates, including pinta 745, stm 434 and ata 842, and is collaborating with memorial sloan kettering cancer center (msk) in the development of three t-cell product candidates: epstein-barr virus (ebv)-targeted cytotoxic t lymphocytes (ctls), cytomegalovirus (cmv)-targeted ctls, and wilms tumor 1 (wt1)-targeted ctls. each product candidate is designed to address the underlying mechanisms of disease to treat conditions which have