Vera Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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Vera Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VERA) announced the granting of inducement awards to six new employees on January 8, 2025. The awards, approved by the Compensation Committee under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), include:

- Non-qualified stock options to purchase 35,250 shares of Class A common stock at $42.19 per share (Vera's closing price on January 8, 2025)
- Restricted stock units (RSUs) for 17,625 shares of Class A common stock

The stock options will vest over four years, with 25% vesting after one year and the remainder monthly over 36 months. The RSUs will vest over four years, with 25% vesting annually starting February 20, 2025. Both awards require continued employment with Vera and are subject to the Inducement Plan terms and conditions.

BRISBANE, Calif., Jan. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERA) today announced that on January 8, 2025, the Compensation Committee granted inducement awards consisting of a non-qualified stock option to purchase 35,250 shares of Class A common stock and restricted stock units (RSUs) for 17,625 shares of Class A common stock to six new employees under the Inducement Plan. The Compensation Committee approved the awards as an inducement material to the new employees’ employment in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

Each stock option granted on January 8, 2025 has an exercise price per share equal to $42.19, Vera’s closing trading price on January 8, 2025. Each stock option will vest over four years, with 25% of the underlying shares vesting on the first anniversary of the applicable vesting commencement date and the balance of the underlying shares vesting monthly thereafter over 36 months, subject to the new employee’s continued service relationship with Vera through the applicable vesting dates. Each of the RSUs will vest over four years, with 25% of the underlying shares vesting on each anniversary of February 20, 2025, subject to the new employee’s continued service relationship with Vera through the applicable vesting dates. The awards are subject to the terms and conditions of the Inducement Plan and the terms and conditions of an applicable award agreement covering the grant.

About Vera
Vera Therapeutics is a late clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for serious immunological diseases. Vera’s mission is to advance treatments that target the source of immunological diseases in order to change the standard of care for patients. Vera’s lead product candidate is atacicept, a fusion protein self-administered as a subcutaneous injection once weekly that blocks both B-cell Activating Factor (BAFF) and A PRoliferation-Inducing Ligand (APRIL), which stimulate B cells and plasma cells to produce autoantibodies contributing to certain autoimmune diseases, including IgAN, also known as Berger’s disease, and lupus nephritis. In addition, Vera is evaluating additional diseases where the reduction of autoantibodies by atacicept may prove medically useful. Vera is also developing MAU868, a monoclonal antibody designed to neutralize infection with BK virus (BKV), a polyomavirus that can have devastating consequences in certain settings such as kidney transplant. Vera retains all global developmental and commercial rights to atacicept and MAU868. For more information, please visit www.veratx.com.

For more information, please contact:

Investor Contact:
Joyce Allaire
LifeSci Advisors
212-915-2569
jallaire@lifesciadvisors.com

Media Contact:
Madelin Hawtin
LifeSci Communications
MHawtin@lifescicomms.com

FAQ

How many shares were included in Vera Therapeutics' (VERA) January 2025 inducement grants?

The inducement grants included options to purchase 35,250 shares of Class A common stock and RSUs for 17,625 shares of Class A common stock.

What is the exercise price for VERA's stock options granted on January 8, 2025?

The stock options were granted with an exercise price of $42.19 per share, which was Vera's closing trading price on January 8, 2025.

What is the vesting schedule for VERA's January 2025 stock option grants?

The stock options vest over four years, with 25% vesting after the first year and the remaining vesting monthly over 36 months.

How do the RSUs vest in Vera Therapeutics' January 2025 inducement grants?

The RSUs vest over four years, with 25% of the underlying shares vesting on each anniversary of February 20, 2025.