Olema Oncology Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
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Olema Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: OLMA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on targeted therapies for breast cancer, has announced new stock option grants to six employees. The grants, approved by the Compensation Committee under the company's 2022 Inducement Plan, total 285,000 shares with an exercise price of $5.96 per share.
The stock options feature a four-year vesting schedule, with 25% vesting on the first anniversary and the remaining 75% vesting in 36 equal monthly installments over the following three years. The options have a 10-year term and are contingent on continuous employment. This grant was made in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) as an inducement for new employees joining the company.
Positive
- Successful attraction of new talent with equity compensation package
- Company maintains ability to offer competitive compensation through stock options
Negative
- Potential future dilution of existing shareholders through stock option grants
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, OLMA gained 7.46%, reflecting a notable positive market reaction.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 04, 2025 (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 breast cancer and beyond, today announced that the Company granted stock options to six new employees to purchase an aggregate of 285,000 shares of the Company's common stock, effective as of February 3, 2025. These awards were approved by the Compensation Committee of Olema’s Board of Directors and granted under the Company's 2022 Inducement Plan 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 patients living with breast cancer and beyond. Olema is advancing a pipeline of novel therapies by leveraging our deep understanding of endocrine-driven cancers, nuclear receptors, and mechanisms of acquired resistance. Our lead product candidate, palazestrant (OP-1250), is a proprietary, orally available complete estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist (CERAN) and a selective ER degrader (SERD), currently in a Phase 3 clinical trial called OPERA-01. In addition, 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.
Media and Investor Relations Contact
Courtney O’Konek
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Olema Oncology
media@olema.com
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