ORIC Pharmaceuticals Reports Inducement Grants under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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ORIC Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:ORIC) disclosed inducement equity awards granted on November 3, 2025 to a new non-executive employee who started in October 2025. The company granted 18,400 non-qualified stock options and 3,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) under the 2022 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan, subject to continued service through vesting dates.

The stock options have an exercise price equal to ORIC's closing common-stock price on the grant date. Options vest 25% after one year, then 1/36th monthly thereafter; RSUs vest one-third on each of the first three anniversaries. Grants were approved by the Compensation Committee and made pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4).

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, Nov. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ORIC), a clinical stage oncology company focused on developing treatments that address mechanisms of therapeutic resistance, today announced that on November 3, 2025 (the “Grant Date”), ORIC granted a total of 18,400 non-qualified stock options and 3,000 restricted stock units to one new non-executive employee who began their employment with ORIC in October 2025.

These inducement grants were granted pursuant to the ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2022 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan, subject to recipient’s continued employment or service through each applicable vesting date. The stock options have an exercise price equal to the closing price of ORIC’s common stock on the Grant Date. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares subject to the stock options will vest on the one (1) year anniversary of the Grant Date, with one thirty-sixth (1/36^th) of the remaining shares vesting each one-month period thereafter. One-third (1/3^rd) of the restricted stock units will vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the Grant Date. The inducement grants are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable stock option and restricted stock unit agreements and the ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2022 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan.

The inducement grants were approved by ORIC’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, as required by Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4), and were granted as a material inducement to employment in accordance with Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4).

About ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

ORIC Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving patients’ lives by Overcoming Resistance In Cancer. ORIC’s clinical stage product candidates include (1) ORIC-944, an allosteric inhibitor of the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) via the EED subunit, being developed for prostate cancer, and (2) enozertinib (ORIC-114), a brain penetrant inhibitor that selectively targets EGFR exon 20, HER2 exon 20 and EGFR atypical mutations, being developed across multiple genetically defined cancers. ORIC has offices in South San Francisco and San Diego, California. For more information, please go to www.oricpharma.com, and follow us on X or LinkedIn.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding the vesting of the inducement grants; target indications for ORIC’s product candidates; the potential advantages of ORIC’s product candidates; and plans underlying ORIC’s clinical trials and development. Words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “goal,” “potential” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein are based upon ORIC’s current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: risks associated with the process of discovering, developing and commercializing drugs that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics and operating as an early clinical stage company; ORIC’s ability to develop, initiate or complete preclinical studies and clinical trials for, obtain approvals for and commercialize any of its product candidates; changes in ORIC’s plans to develop and commercialize its product candidates; the potential for clinical trials of ORIC’s product candidates to differ from preclinical, initial, interim, preliminary or expected results; negative impacts of health emergencies, economic instability or international conflicts on ORIC’s operations, including clinical trials; the risk of the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of ORIC’s license and collaboration agreements; the potential market for our product candidates, and the progress and success of competing therapeutics currently available or in development; ORIC’s ability to raise any additional funding it will need to continue to pursue its business and product development plans; regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries; ORIC’s reliance on third parties, including contract manufacturers and contract research organizations; ORIC’s ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for its product candidates; the loss of key scientific or management personnel; competition in the industry in which ORIC operates; general economic and market conditions; and other risks. Information regarding the foregoing and additional risks may be found in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in ORIC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 12, 2025, and ORIC’s future reports to be filed with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and ORIC assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Contact:
Dominic Piscitelli, Chief Financial Officer
dominic.piscitelli@oricpharma.com
info@oricpharma.com

FAQ

What did ORIC (Nasdaq:ORIC) grant on November 3, 2025?

ORIC granted 18,400 non-qualified stock options and 3,000 restricted stock units to a new non-executive employee.

What is the vesting schedule for ORIC's November 3, 2025 stock options and RSUs?

Options vest 25% after one year then 1/36th monthly of the remainder; RSUs vest one-third on each of the first three anniversaries.

What exercise price was set for the ORIC options granted on November 3, 2025?

The option exercise price equals ORIC's closing common-stock price on the grant date.

Why were the inducement grants to the new employee approved by ORIC?

The grants were approved as a material inducement to employment and authorized by the Compensation Committee under Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4).

Who is eligible to receive these inducement awards under ORIC's plan?

These awards were granted under the ORIC 2022 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan to a new non-executive employee and are subject to service-based vesting conditions.

Do the ORIC inducement awards require continued employment to vest?

Yes; both the stock options and RSUs are subject to the recipient's continued employment or service through each applicable vesting date.