Olema Oncology Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Olema Oncology, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced the granting of stock options to two new employees to purchase a total of 44,400 shares of its common stock.
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Olema Oncology, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced the granting of stock options to two new employees to purchase a total of 44,400 shares of its common stock. The stock options, approved by the Compensation Committee, were granted under the company's 2022 Inducement Plan as of July 1, 2024. Vesting occurs over four years, with 25% vesting after one year and the rest vesting monthly over the next three years. The exercise price is set at $11.14 per share, in line with the last reported sale price of the company's stock on July 1, 2024. This announcement complies with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
Positive
- Granting stock options may help attract and retain talent.
- The stock options have a 10-year term, potentially benefiting long-term employee retention.
Negative
- Granting 44,400 shares may lead to shareholder dilution.
- The exercise price of $11.14 per share could be seen as high if the market price decreases.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Olema” or “Olema Oncology”, Nasdaq: OLMA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of targeted therapies for women’s cancers, today announced that the Company granted stock options to two new employees to purchase an aggregate of 44,400 shares of the Company's common stock, effective as of July 1, 2024. These awards were approved by the Compensation Committee of Olema’s Board of Directors and granted under the Company's 2022 Inducement Plan, with a grant date of July 1, 2024, as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with Olema, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The stock options vest over four years, with 25 percent vesting on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date for such employee and the remainder vesting in 36 equal monthly installments over the following three years, subject to the employee being continuously employed by Olema as of such vesting dates. The stock options have a 10-year term and an exercise price of
Olema is providing this information in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
About Olema Oncology
Olema Oncology is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the standard of care and improving outcomes for women living with cancer. Olema is advancing a pipeline of novel therapies by leveraging our deep understanding of endocrine-driven cancers, nuclear receptors, and mechanisms of acquired resistance. In addition to our lead product candidate, palazestrant (OP-1250), a proprietary, orally-available complete estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist (CERAN) and a selective ER degrader (SERD), Olema is developing a potent KAT6 inhibitor (OP-3136). Olema is headquartered in San Francisco and has operations in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit us at www.olema.com.
Contact:
Geoffrey Mogilner, Investor Relations and Communications
ir@olema.com
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