LENSAR Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
LENSAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNSR) has announced the granting of stock options to two newly-hired non-executive employees as inducement awards.
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LENSAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNSR) has announced the granting of stock options to two newly-hired non-executive employees as inducement awards. These options, approved by a majority of independent board members, allow the purchase of a total of 875 shares of the Company's common stock. The grants, made on October 1, 2024, comply with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
Key details of the stock options include:
- Exercise price: $4.40 per share (equal to the closing price on the grant date)
- Vesting schedule: 25% after one year, followed by 36 monthly installments
- Term: 10 years
- Subject to LENSAR's 2024 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan
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- Stock options granted as inducement awards may help attract and retain new talent
- The exercise price of $4.40 per share aligns with the current market value of LENSAR's stock
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- Potential dilution of existing shareholders' equity due to the issuance of new stock options
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ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LENSAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNSR) (“LENSAR” or the “Company”) today announced that a majority of the independent members of LENSAR’s board of directors granted two newly-hired non-executive employees stock options to purchase an aggregate of 875 shares of the Company’s common stock. The options were granted as of October 1, 2024, as inducements material to each employee entering into employment with the Company. The options were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The options have an exercise price of
About LENSAR
LENSAR is a commercial-stage medical device company focused on designing, developing, and marketing advanced systems for the treatment of cataracts and the management of astigmatism as an integral aspect of the cataract procedure. LENSAR has developed its next-generation ALLY® Adaptive Cataract Treatment System, the first platform to integrate proprietary imaging and software, with an extremely fast dual-pulse femtosecond laser in a compact, highly ergonomic system. ALLY is designed to transform premium cataract surgery by utilizing LENSAR’s advanced technologies with the ability to perform the entire procedure in an operating room or in-office surgical suite, delivering operational efficiencies and reduced overhead. ALLY includes LENSAR’s proprietary Streamline® software technology, designed to guide surgeons to achieve better outcomes.
| Contacts: | Lee Roth / Cameron Radinovic | |
| Thomas R. Staab, II, CFO | Burns McClellan for LENSAR | |
| ir.contact@lensar.com | lroth@burnsmc.com / cradinovic@burnsmc.com |
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