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Atara Biotherapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(C)(4)
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Atara Biotherapeutics (Nasdaq: ATRA) announced the grant of 31,730 restricted stock units and stock options for 30,819 shares to new employees under its 2018 Inducement Plan, as per Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The restricted stock units vest over four years, with 25% vesting after the first anniversary, while stock options also vest over four years with an exercise price of $15.47. This strategy aims to attract talent in T-cell immunotherapy to further develop treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases.
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Granting restricted stock units and stock options to new employees may enhance employee retention and motivation.
Continued development in T-cell immunotherapy positions Atara to address unmet medical needs.
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRA), a leader in T-cell immunotherapy, leveraging its novel allogeneic EBV T-cell platform to develop transformative therapies for patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases, today reported the grant of an aggregate of 31,730 restricted stock units of Atara’s common stock to 10 newly hired employees and stock options to purchase an aggregate of 30,819 shares of Atara’s common stock to four such newly hired employees. These awards were approved by the Compensation Committee of Atara’s Board of Directors and granted under the Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. 2018 Inducement Plan, with a grant date of February 1, 2022, as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with Atara, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The restricted stock units vest over four years, with 25 percent vesting on the first quarterly vesting date after the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remainder vesting in 12 approximately equal quarterly installments over the following three years, subject to the employee being continuously employed by Atara as of such vesting dates. 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 Atara as of such vesting dates. The stock options have a ten-year term and an exercise price of $15.47 per share, equal to the per share closing price of Atara’s common stock as reported by Nasdaq on February 1, 2022.
Atara is providing this information in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
About Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (@Atarabio) is a pioneer in T-cell immunotherapy leveraging its novel allogeneic EBV T-cell platform to develop transformative therapies for patients with serious diseases including solid tumors, hematologic cancers and autoimmune disease. With our lead program in Phase 3 clinical development and currently under review to support registration in Europe, Atara is the most advanced allogeneic T-cell immunotherapy company and intends to rapidly deliver off-the-shelf treatments to patients with high unmet medical need. Our platform leverages the unique biology of EBV T cells and has the capability to treat a wide range of EBV-associated diseases, or other serious diseases through incorporation of engineered CARs (chimeric antigen receptors) or TCRs (T-cell receptors). Atara is applying this one platform, which does not require TCR or HLA gene editing, to create a robust pipeline including: tab-cel® (tabelecleucel) in Phase 3 development for Epstein-Barr virus-driven post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (EBV+ PTLD); ATA188, a T-cell immunotherapy targeting EBV antigens as a potential treatment for multiple sclerosis; and multiple next-generation chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) immunotherapies for both solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. Improving patients’ lives is our mission and we will never stop working to bring transformative therapies to those in need. Atara is headquartered in South San Francisco and our leading-edge research, development and manufacturing facility is based in Thousand Oaks, California. For additional information about the company, please visit atarabio.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
What is the significance of Atara Biotherapeutics' recent stock grant announcement?
Atara Biotherapeutics granted stock awards to new employees to attract talent and incentivize retention, crucial for advancing their T-cell immunotherapy programs.
When were the stock options and restricted stock units granted to Atara employees?
The stock options and restricted stock units were granted on February 1, 2022.
What is the exercise price for the stock options granted by Atara Biotherapeutics?
The exercise price for the stock options is set at $15.47 per share.
How long is the vesting period for the restricted stock units at Atara Biotherapeutics?
The restricted stock units vest over a four-year period, with 25% vesting after the first anniversary.
Under which plan were the stock awards granted by Atara Biotherapeutics?
The stock awards were granted under Atara's 2018 Inducement Plan.
