Opendoor Announces Inducement Grants for Newly Appointed Chief Executive Officer Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Rhea-AI Summary
Opendoor Technologies (Nasdaq: OPEN) has announced significant inducement equity grants for its newly appointed CEO, Kaz Nejatian, who commenced his role on September 15, 2025. The compensation package includes three major components: a Make-Whole RSU award of 1,580,611 shares and two PSU awards of 40,886,344 shares each.
The Make-Whole RSU award will fully vest on June 15, 2026, while the PSU awards feature performance-based vesting conditions tied to stock price targets ranging from $6.24 to $33 over a five-year period. The first PSU includes 20% vesting on the first anniversary with quarterly installments thereafter, while the second PSU is divided into seven tranches with specific stock price hurdles and time-based vesting conditions.
Positive
- Structured compensation package aligns CEO interests with shareholder value through stock price performance targets
- Long-term vesting schedule of 5 years promotes CEO retention
- Significant equity stake incentivizes CEO to drive company growth
Negative
- Substantial potential dilution from total grant of 83,353,299 shares
- High performance thresholds required for full vesting of PSU awards
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opendoor Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: OPEN) (the “Company”) today announced that it granted three inducement equity awards to Kaz Nejatian, newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to the offer letter entered into between the Company, Opendoor Labs Inc. and Mr. Nejatian on September 10, 2025. Preliminary information about the three inducement grants was disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, 2025.
As previously disclosed, the Company’s Board of Directors has granted to Mr. Nejatian, effective with his commencement of employment on September 15, 2025 (the “grant date”), a restricted stock unit award relating to 1,580,611 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Make-Whole RSU award”) and two performance-based restricted stock unit awards, each relating to 40,886,344 shares of the Company’s common stock (together, the “PSU awards”). Each of the Make-Whole RSU award and the PSU awards were granted under Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules as an inducement material to Mr. Nejatian’s entering into employment with the Company. The Make-Whole RSU award was granted pursuant to the Company’s 2022 Inducement Award Plan. The PSU awards were granted outside of the Company’s equity incentive plans and are subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreements covering the grants.
The Make-Whole RSU award will vest in full on June 15, 2026, subject to Mr. Nejatian’s continued service to the Company through such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Mr. Nejatian’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause, by Mr. Nejatian for good reason, or due to Mr. Nejatian’s death or disability (a “qualifying termination”) prior to the vesting date, the RSU Award will vest in full upon such qualifying termination.
The first PSU award will be eligible to vest in installments over a period of five years from the date of grant, with twenty percent of the award vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remainder of the award vesting in quarterly installments thereafter, subject to Mr. Nejatian’s continued employment through each applicable vesting date and the achievement of an average closing stock price that equals or exceeds
The second PSU award has a five year performance period and is divided into seven equal tranches, with each tranche subject to a performance-based vesting condition that requires achievement of an average closing price stock price hurdle (equal to
About Opendoor
Opendoor is a leading e-commerce platform for residential real estate transactions whose mission is to power life’s progress, one move at a time. Since 2014, Opendoor has provided people across the U.S. with a simple and certain way to sell and buy a home. Opendoor is a team of problem solvers, innovators, and operators who are leading the future of real estate. Opendoor currently operates in markets nationwide. For more information, please visit www.opendoor.com.
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