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 women's cancers, has granted stock options to five new employees. The options allow the purchase of 130,600 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $11.35 per share, equal to the last reported sale price on September 3, 2024. These inducement grants, approved under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), vest over four years with a 10-year term. The options were granted under Olema's 2022 Inducement Plan as part of the company's employee retention and attraction strategy.
Positive
- Olema is actively expanding its workforce, potentially indicating growth or increased operational capacity
- The company has implemented an employee incentive program through stock options, which may help attract and retain talent
Negative
- The issuance of new stock options may lead to potential dilution for existing shareholders
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, OLMA gained 3.32%, reflecting a moderate positive market reaction.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 04, 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 five new employees to purchase an aggregate of 130,600 shares of the Company's common stock, effective as of September 3, 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 September 3, 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. 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.
Contact:
Geoffrey Mogilner, Investor Relations and Communications
ir@olema.com
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