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Kezar Announces Inducement Grant Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
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Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: KZR) has granted a nonqualified stock option to an employee, allowing them to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.77 per share. The stock option was granted as an inducement award to the individual joining the company. It will vest over four years, with 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the employee's start date and the remaining shares vesting monthly thereafter, subject to continued employment.
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: KZR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing breakthrough treatments for immune-mediated and oncologic disorders, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the company’s Board of Directors granted one employee a nonqualified stock option to purchase 50,000 shares of its common stock with an exercise price of $0.77 per share, the closing price of Kezar’s common stock on November 1, 2023, the grant date of the award. The stock option was granted as an inducement award material to the individual entering into employment with Kezar, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The stock option will vest over a four-year period, with 25% of the option vesting on the first anniversary of the employee’s start date, and 1/48th of the total shares vesting monthly thereafter, subject to continued employment on each vesting date. The option is subject to the terms and conditions of Kezar’s 2022 Inducement Plan and the stock option agreement covering the grant.
About Kezar Life Sciences
Kezar Life Sciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for immune-mediated and oncologic disorders. Zetomipzomib, a selective immunoproteasome inhibitor, is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2b clinical trial for lupus nephritis and a Phase 2a clinical trial for autoimmune hepatitis. This product candidate also has the potential to address multiple chronic immune-mediated diseases. Kezar’s oncology product candidate, KZR-261, targeting the Sec61 translocon and protein secretion pathway, is being evaluated in an open-label dose-escalation Phase 1 clinical trial to assess safety, tolerability and preliminary tumor activity in solid tumors. For more information, visit www.kezarlifesciences.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
What is the ticker symbol of Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.?
The ticker symbol of Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. is KZR.
How many shares can the employee purchase with the stock option?
The employee can purchase 50,000 shares of common stock with the stock option.
What is the exercise price of the stock option?
The exercise price of the stock option is $0.77 per share.
How will the stock option vest?
The stock option will vest over a four-year period, with 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the employee's start date and the remaining shares vesting monthly thereafter.
What is the basis for granting the stock option?
The stock option was granted as an inducement award to the individual joining Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.
kezar life sciences, inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, engages in the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics to treat unmet needs in autoimmunity and cancer in the united states. the company's lead product candidate is kzr-616, a selective immunoproteasome inhibitor that is in phase 2 clinical trials across five autoimmune indications, including lupus nephritis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, immune thrombocytopenia, dermatomyositis, and polymyositis; and phase 1b/2 clinical trials in systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis. its preclinical products include kzr-616, a selective immunoproteasome inhibitor for the treatment of various autoimmune disease indications; and kzr-tbd for the treatment of oncology and autoimmunity. the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in south san francisco, california.
