Editas Medicine Reports Inducement Grants to New Chief Executive Officer
Editas Medicine (Nasdaq: EDIT) announced the grant of stock options to its new President and CEO, Dr. Gilmore O’Neill, as part of his inducement to join the company.
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Editas Medicine (Nasdaq: EDIT) announced the grant of stock options to its new President and CEO, Dr. Gilmore O’Neill, as part of his inducement to join the company. Effective June 1, 2022, Dr. O’Neill received an option to purchase 950,209 shares at $11.54 per share, the closing price on the grant date. The options vest over four years, with the first 25% vesting after one year. This move aligns with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and aims to strengthen leadership as Editas continues to advance its genome editing technologies.
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- Appointment of Gilmore O’Neill as President and CEO, potentially enhancing company leadership.
- Stock option grant could motivate Dr. O’Neill to drive company success with vested interests.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Editas Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDIT), a leading genome editing company, today announced the grant of inducement awards to the Company’s newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, Gilmore O’Neill, M.B., M.M.Sc. As previously announced, Dr. O’Neill joined the Company on June 1, 2022, in his new role. In connection with Dr. Gilmore’s appointment, the Editas Medicine Board of Directors approved a stock option grant to Dr. O’Neill as an inducement material to Dr. O’Neill entering into employment with Editas Medicine in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The stock option provides for the purchase of up to 950,209 shares of Editas Medicine common stock at a price of
About Editas Medicine
As a leading genome editing company, Editas Medicine is focused on translating the power and potential of the CRISPR/Cas9 and CRISPR/Cas12a (also known as Cpf1) genome editing systems into a robust pipeline of treatments for people living with serious diseases around the world. Editas Medicine aims to discover, develop, manufacture, and commercialize transformative, durable, precision genomic medicines for a broad class of diseases. Editas Medicine is the exclusive licensee of Harvard and Broad Institute’s Cas9 patent estates and Broad Institute’s Cas12a patent estate for human medicines. For the latest information and scientific presentations, please visit www.editasmedicine.com.
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