Karyopharm Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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Karyopharm Therapeutics (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company focused on cancer therapies, has granted 333 restricted stock units (RSUs) to one newly-hired employee as of July 31, 2025. The RSUs will vest over three years, with 33 1/3% vesting annually on the grant date anniversary.

The grant was made under the company's 2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan and complies with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The RSUs include accelerated vesting provisions in case of a change in control event followed by qualifying employment termination.

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NEWTON, Mass., Aug. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies, today announced that the Company granted an aggregate of 333 restricted stock units (RSUs) to one newly-hired employee. This RSU award was granted as of July 31, 2025 (the "Grant Date") pursuant to the Company's 2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, as an inducement material to the new employee entering into employment with Karyopharm in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

The RSU award will vest over three years, with 33 1/3% of the shares underlying the RSU award vesting on each of the three consecutive anniversaries of the Grant Date. The vesting of the RSU award is subject to the employee's continued service as an employee of, or other service provider to, Karyopharm through the applicable vesting dates.

In addition, the RSU award will be immediately exercisable in full if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the consummation of a "change in control event," the employee's employment is terminated for "good reason" by the employee or terminated without "cause" by Karyopharm (as such terms are defined in the 2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan, as amended).

About Karyopharm Therapeutics

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI) is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company whose dedication to pioneering novel cancer therapies is fueled by a belief in the extraordinary strength and courage of patients with cancer. Since its founding, Karyopharm has been an industry leader in oral compounds that address nuclear export dysregulation, a fundamental mechanism of oncogenesis. Karyopharm's lead compound and first­in­class, oral exportin 1 (XPO1) inhibitor, XPOVIO^® (selinexor), is approved in the U.S. and marketed by the Company in three oncology indications. It has also received regulatory approvals in various indications in a growing number of ex­ U.S. territories and countries, including Europe and the United Kingdom (as NEXPOVIO^®) and China. Karyopharm has a focused pipeline targeting indications in multiple high unmet need cancers, including in multiple myeloma, endometrial cancer, myelofibrosis, and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). For more information about our people, science and pipeline, please visit www.karyopharm.com, and follow us on LinkedIn and on X at @Karyopharm.

XPOVIO^® and NEXPOVIO^® are registered trademarks of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.

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FAQ

What type of stock compensation did Karyopharm Therapeutics (KPTI) grant to its new employee?

Karyopharm granted 333 restricted stock units (RSUs) to one newly-hired employee as of July 31, 2025.

What is the vesting schedule for Karyopharm's (KPTI) newly granted RSUs?

The RSUs will vest over three years, with 33 1/3% of the shares vesting on each anniversary of the July 31, 2025 grant date.

Under what circumstances can Karyopharm's (KPTI) RSUs vest immediately?

The RSUs will vest immediately if the employee's employment is terminated for 'good reason' or without 'cause' within one year of a change in control event.

What regulatory rule does Karyopharm's (KPTI) RSU grant comply with?

The RSU grant complies with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and was made under the company's 2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan.