Baudax Bio Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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Baudax Bio (Nasdaq: BXRX) announced on July 3, 2020, the approval of stock option grants for 57 newly-hired employees, totaling 450,816 shares and 119,923 restricted stock units. The options have an exercise price of $4.15 per share, based on the June 30, 2020 closing price, and will vest over four years. This equity award, part of the NASDAQ Rule 5635(c)(4) inducement exception, aims to incentivize employees as part of their compensation package. Baudax Bio is focused on acute care therapeutics and recently received FDA approval for its product, ANJESO™, for pain management.

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• Inducement grants of stock options totaling 450,816 shares and 119,923 restricted stock units approved for new employees.
• Stock options exercise price set at $4.15, aligning with market value, potentially enhancing employee retention.

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MALVERN, Pa., July 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baudax Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: BXRX), a pharmaceutical company focused on therapeutics for acute care settings, today announced that the Compensation Committee of Baudax Bio’s Board of Directors approved inducement grants of stock options to purchase an aggregate of 450,816 shares of Baudax Bio’s common stock and restricted stock units covering 119,923 shares of Baudax Bio’s common stock to 57 newly-hired employees, with a grant date of June 30, 2020.  The equity awards were granted pursuant to the NASDAQ Rule 5635(c)(4) inducement grant exception as a component of each individual’s employment compensation and were granted as an inducement material to his or her acceptance of employment with Baudax Bio.

The options have an exercise price equal to $4.15 per share, the closing price of Baudax Bio’s common stock as reported by NASDAQ on June 30, 2020. The options have a ten-year term and vest over four years, with 25% of the number of shares underlying the stock option vesting on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and the remaining shares vesting monthly over 36 months thereafter. The restricted stock units vest annually over four years. The equity awards are subject to each individual’s continued service with Baudax Bio through the applicable vesting dates.

About Baudax Bio, Inc.

Baudax Bio is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on therapeutics for acute care settings. The Company’s first commercial product, ANJESO™, had its New Drug Application approved by FDA on February 20, 2020 for the management of moderate to severe pain, alone or in combination with other non-NSAID analgesics. ANJESO is a once daily IV NSAID with preferential Cox-2 activity, which has successfully completed three Phase III clinical trials, including two pivotal efficacy trials, a large double-blind Phase III safety trial and other studies for the management of moderate to severe pain. As a non-opioid, IV meloxicam has the potential to overcome many of the issues associated with commonly prescribed opioid therapeutics, including respiratory depression, constipation, excessive nausea and vomiting, as well as having no addictive potential while maintaining meaningful analgesic effects for relief of pain. For more information please visit www.baudaxbio.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements reflect Baudax Bio's expectations about its future performance and opportunities that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used herein, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “upcoming,” “plan,” “target,” “goal,” “intend,” and “expect,” and similar expressions, as they relate to Baudax Bio or its management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to Baudax Bio as of the date of publication on this internet site and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause Baudax Bio’s performance to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Baudax Bio assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties including, among other things, the ongoing economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any adverse impact on the commercial launch of ANJESO™ or disruption in supply chain, Baudax Bio’s ability to maintain regulatory approval for ANJESO, Baudax Bio’s ability to successfully commercialize ANJESO; the acceptance of ANJESO by the medical community, including physicians, patients, health care providers and hospital formularies; Baudax Bio’s ability and that of Baudax Bio’s third party manufacturers to successfully scale-up our commercial manufacturing process for ANJESO, Baudax Bio’s ability to produce commercial supply in quantities and quality sufficient to satisfy market demand for ANJESO, Baudax Bio’s ability to raise future financing for continued product development, payment of milestones and ANJESO commercialization, Baudax Bio’s ability to pay its debt and satisfy conditions necessary to access future tranches of debt, Baudax Bio’s ability to comply with the financial and other covenants under its credit facility, Baudax Bio’s ability to manage costs and execute on our operational and budget plans, the accuracy of Baudax Bio’s estimates of the potential market for ANJESO, Baudax Bio’s ability to achieve its financial goals; and Baudax Bio’s ability to obtain, maintain and successfully enforce adequate patent and other intellectual property protection. These forward-looking statements should be considered together with the risks and uncertainties that may affect our business and future results included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to us, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law. These forward-looking statements should be considered together with the risks and uncertainties that may affect Baudax Bio’s business and future results included in Baudax Bio’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

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Baudax Bio, Inc.
Ryan D. Lake
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rlake@baudaxbio.com

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FAQ

What was announced by Baudax Bio on July 3, 2020 regarding employee compensation?

Baudax Bio announced inducement grants of stock options and restricted stock units to 57 newly-hired employees.

How much in stock options and restricted stock units were granted by Baudax Bio?

Baudax Bio granted a total of 450,816 stock options and 119,923 restricted stock units.

What is the exercise price for the stock options granted by Baudax Bio?

The exercise price for the stock options is $4.15 per share.

What is the vesting schedule for the stock options granted by Baudax Bio?

The options vest over four years, with 25% vesting on the one-year anniversary and the remainder vesting monthly over the following 36 months.

What is ANJESO™ and its significance for Baudax Bio?

ANJESO™ is Baudax Bio's first commercial product approved by the FDA for managing moderate to severe pain, representing a key product for the company.