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4DMT Announces New Employment Inducement Grants

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4D Molecular Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FDMT) reported that on August 11, 2026, its board compensation committee granted an aggregate 35,200 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to five new non-executive employees. The awards were made under the company’s 2025 Employment Inducement Award Plan, in accordance with Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4) for equity grants used to attract new hires.

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Market Context

Earlier inducement-grant announcements were followed by 0.91% and 4.42% 24-hour moves, providing a c...
Analysis

Earlier inducement-grant announcements were followed by 0.91% and 4.42% 24-hour moves, providing a company-specific comparison. The effective S-3 shelf, zero usage, and recent insider net selling are relevant risks to monitor.

Key Figures

Employees receiving grants: five employees Restricted stock units: 35,200 RSUs
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Employees receiving grants five employees August 11, 2026 inducement awards
Restricted stock units 35,200 RSUs August 11, 2026 employment inducement grants

Historical Context

5 past events · Latest: Jul 17 (Neutral)
Pattern 5 events
Date Event Sentiment 24h Move Catalyst
Jul 17 Employment inducement grants Neutral +0.9% Granted 37,900 RSUs to six new non-executive employees
Jun 30 Scientific presentation Neutral -4.6% Announced presentation of 2-year PRISM Phase 2b follow-up data
Jun 29 Phase 3 enrollment Positive +11.0% Completed global enrollment for the 4FRONT-2 wet AMD trial
Jun 29 Credit facility Positive +11.0% Secured Hercules Capital facility providing up to $200 million
Jun 12 Employment inducement grants Neutral +4.4% Granted 66,900 RSUs to seven new non-executive employees

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Pattern Detected

The two prior employment-inducement announcements in the record were followed by positive 24-hour moves of 0.91% and 4.42%.

Key Terms

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"granted five new non-executive employees 35,200 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)."
Restricted stock units are a type of company reward where employees are promised shares of stock, but they only fully own these shares after meeting certain conditions, like staying with the company for a set time. They matter because they can become valuable assets and are often used to motivate employees to help the company succeed.

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EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 4D Molecular Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FDMT, 4DMT or the Company), a leading late-stage biotechnology company advancing durable and disease-targeted therapeutics with potential to transform treatment paradigms and provide unprecedented benefits to patients, today announced that on August 11, 2026, the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors granted five new non-executive employees 35,200 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The RSUs were granted pursuant to the Company’s 2025 Employment Inducement Award Plan, as amended, under Rule 5635(c)(4) of The Nasdaq Global Market for equity grants to induce new employees to enter into employment with the Company.

About 4DMT

4DMT is a leading late-stage biotechnology company advancing durable and disease-targeted therapeutics with potential to transform treatment paradigms and provide unprecedented benefits to patients. The Company’s lead product candidate 4D-150 is designed to be a backbone therapy forming the foundation of treatment of blinding retinal vascular diseases by providing multi-year sustained delivery of anti-VEGF biologics (aflibercept and anti-VEGF-C) with a single intravitreal injection, which substantially reduces the treatment burden associated with current bolus injections. The Company’s lead indication for 4D-150 is wet age-related macular degeneration, which is currently in Phase 3 development, and second indication is diabetic macular edema. The Company’s second product candidate is 4D-710, which is the first known genetic medicine to demonstrate successful delivery and expression of the CFTR transgene in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis after aerosol delivery. 4D Molecular Therapeutics™, 4DMT™, Therapeutic Vector Evolution™, Backbone 4 Retina™ and the 4DMT logo are trademarks of 4DMT. 

All of the Company’s product candidates are in clinical or preclinical development and have not yet been approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any other regulatory authority. No representation is made as to the safety or effectiveness of the Company’s product candidates for the therapeutic uses for which they are being studied.

Learn more at www.4DMT.com and follow us on LinkedIn.



Contacts:

Media:

Jenn Gordon
dna Communications
Media@4DMT.com

Investors:

Julian Pei
Head of Investor Relations and Strategic Finance
Investor.Relations@4DMT.com

FAQ

What employment inducement grants did 4D Molecular Therapeutics (FDMT) announce on August 14, 2026?

4D Molecular Therapeutics announced equity inducement grants totaling 35,200 RSUs for five new non-executive employees. According to 4D Molecular Therapeutics, these restricted stock units were approved on August 11, 2026 by the board’s compensation committee under its 2025 Employment Inducement Award Plan.

How many RSUs were granted and to how many employees by 4D Molecular Therapeutics (FDMT)?

4D Molecular Therapeutics granted 35,200 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to five new non-executive employees. According to 4D Molecular Therapeutics, these equity awards serve as employment inducement grants intended to encourage the new hires to join and remain with the company under its 2025 inducement plan.

Under which plan were the new FDMT inducement RSUs granted in August 2026?

The new RSUs were granted under 4D Molecular Therapeutics’ 2025 Employment Inducement Award Plan. According to 4D Molecular Therapeutics, this plan is specifically designed for equity grants made as employment inducement awards to new employees, separate from shareholder-approved equity compensation plans.

What Nasdaq rule applies to the 4D Molecular Therapeutics (FDMT) inducement RSU grants?

The inducement RSU grants were made pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4). According to 4D Molecular Therapeutics, this rule permits equity awards to be granted without shareholder approval when used as a material inducement for individuals to enter into employment with a Nasdaq-listed company.

When were the FDMT employment inducement RSUs actually granted to new employees?

The RSUs were granted on August 11, 2026 to five new non-executive employees. According to 4D Molecular Therapeutics, its board of directors’ compensation committee approved these inducement awards on that date under the company’s 2025 Employment Inducement Award Plan in compliance with Nasdaq rules.