Blueprint Medicines Announces Inducement Grants Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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Blueprint Medicines Corporation (NASDAQ: BPMC) announced the granting of stock options for 13,337 shares and 6,665 restricted stock units (RSUs) to thirteen new employees as of April 1, 2022. This grant is part of the company's 2020 Inducement Plan, aimed at attracting new talent. The stock options have an exercise price of $65.40, equivalent to the closing price on the grant date. Vesting occurs annually and monthly after the first year, contingent upon continued employment. The plan complies with NASDAQ Listing Rules.

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• Granting of stock options and RSUs could enhance employee retention and motivation.
• Attracting new talent may improve the company's research and development capabilities.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blueprint Medicines Corporation (NASDAQ: BPMC), a precision therapy company focused on genomically defined cancers, rare diseases and cancer immunotherapy, today announced that, effective on April 1, 2022, the Compensation Committee of Blueprint Medicines' Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 13,337 shares of its common stock and an aggregate of 6,665 restricted stock units (RSUs) to thirteen new employees under Blueprint Medicines' 2020 Inducement Plan.

The 2020 Inducement Plan is used exclusively for the grant of equity awards to individuals who were not previously an employee or non-employee director of Blueprint Medicines, as an inducement material to such individual's entering into employment with Blueprint Medicines, pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.

The options have an exercise price of $65.40 per share, which is equal to the closing price of Blueprint Medicines' common stock on April 1, 2022. Each option will vest as to 25% of the shares underlying such option on the first anniversary of the grant date and as to an additional 1/48th of the shares underlying the option monthly thereafter, in each case, subject to each such employee's continued employment on each vesting date. Each RSU will vest as to 25% of the shares underlying the RSU award on the first anniversary of the grant date and as to an additional 25% of the shares underlying the RSU award annually thereafter, subject to each such employee's continued employment on each vesting date. The options and RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions of Blueprint Medicines' 2020 Inducement Plan, and the terms and conditions of the stock option and RSU agreement covering the grant.

About Blueprint Medicines

Blueprint Medicines is a global precision therapy company that invents life-changing therapies for people with cancer and blood disorders. Applying an approach that is both precise and agile, we create medicines that selectively target genetic drivers, with the goal of staying one step ahead across stages of disease. Since 2011, we have leveraged our research platform, including expertise in molecular targeting and world-class drug design capabilities, to rapidly and reproducibly translate science into a broad pipeline of precision therapies. Today, we are delivering approved medicines directly to patients in the United States and Europe, and we are globally advancing multiple programs for systemic mastocytosis, lung cancer and other genomically defined cancers, and cancer immunotherapy. For more information, visit www.BlueprintMedicines.com and follow us on Twitter (@BlueprintMeds) and LinkedIn.

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FAQ

What recent stock option grants did Blueprint Medicines announce?

Blueprint Medicines announced the grant of stock options to purchase 13,337 shares and 6,665 restricted stock units.

What is the exercise price for the stock options granted by Blueprint Medicines?

The exercise price for the stock options is $65.40 per share.

What is the purpose of the 2020 Inducement Plan by Blueprint Medicines?

The 2020 Inducement Plan is designed to grant equity awards to new employees as an inducement for them to join the company.

When will the stock options granted by Blueprint Medicines vest?

The stock options will vest 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and an additional 1/48th monthly thereafter.

How many new employees received stock options from Blueprint Medicines?

Thirteen new employees received stock options and RSUs from Blueprint Medicines.