NewAmsterdam Pharma Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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NewAmsterdam Pharma (Nasdaq: NAMS) announced that its Compensation Committee has approved inducement share options for four non-executive new hires. The grants cover 138,000 ordinary shares under the company's 2024 Inducement Plan, complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

The share options were granted at an exercise price of $21.36, matching the closing market price of NAMS ordinary shares on February 3, 2025. The vesting schedule spans four years, with 25% vesting after one year and the remaining shares vesting in 36 equal monthly installments, contingent on continued employment.

Positive

• Successful recruitment of four new non-executive employees indicating company growth
• Implementation of employee retention strategy through stock options

Negative

• Potential future dilution of shareholder value through 138,000 new share options

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NAARDEN, the Netherlands and MIAMI, Feb. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. (Nasdaq: NAMS or “NewAmsterdam” or the “Company”), a late-stage, clinical biopharmaceutical company developing oral, non-statin medicines for patients at risk of cardiovascular disease (“CVD”) with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (“LDL-C”), for whom existing therapies are not sufficiently effective or well-tolerated, today announced that the Compensation Committee of NewAmsterdam’s Board of Directors approved the grant of inducement share options covering an aggregate of 138,000 of NewAmsterdam’s ordinary shares to four (4) non-executive new hires. The share options were granted as an inducement material to the employees’ acceptance of employment with NewAmsterdam pursuant to the NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. 2024 Inducement Plan (the “2024 Inducement Plan”) and in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

The share options have an exercise price per share equal to $21.36, which represents the closing market price on the Nasdaq Stock Market of the Company’s ordinary shares on, February 3, 2025, the grant date. The shares subject to the options will vest over four years, with 25% of the shares vesting on the one-year anniversary of the applicable vesting commencement date and the balance of the shares vesting in a series of 36 equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to each employee’s continued service with NewAmsterdam on such vesting dates. The options are subject to the terms and conditions of the 2024 Inducement Plan and the terms and conditions of an option award agreement covering the grant.

About NewAmsterdam
NewAmsterdam Pharma (Nasdaq: NAMS) is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to improve patient care in populations with metabolic diseases where currently approved therapies have not been adequate or well tolerated. We seek to fill a significant unmet need for a safe, well-tolerated and convenient LDL-lowering therapy. In multiple phase 3 studies, NewAmsterdam is investigating obicetrapib, an oral, low-dose and once-daily CETP inhibitor, alone or as a fixed-dose combination with ezetimibe, as LDL-C lowering therapies to be used as an adjunct to statin therapy for patients at risk of CVD with elevated LDL-C, for whom existing therapies are not sufficiently effective or well tolerated.

Company Contact
Matthew Philippe
P: 1-917-882-7512
matthew.philippe@newamsterdampharma.com

FAQ

How many share options did NewAmsterdam Pharma (NAMS) grant in February 2025?

NewAmsterdam Pharma granted 138,000 ordinary share options to four non-executive new hires.

What is the exercise price for NAMS's February 2025 inducement share options?

The exercise price is $21.36 per share, which was the closing market price of NAMS ordinary shares on February 3, 2025.

What is the vesting schedule for NAMS's 2024 Inducement Plan share options?

The shares vest over four years, with 25% vesting after one year and the remaining shares vesting in 36 equal monthly installments.

How many new employees received NAMS share options under the February 2025 grant?

Four non-executive new hires received share options under the grant.