Dynavax Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: DVAX) announced the grant of stock options totaling 350,000 shares to its newly appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ms. MacDonald, effective March 1, 2021. Additionally, the company issued 74,300 shares in stock options to four newly hired employees. These options have a 7-year term, vesting over three years, with an exercise price of $8.90, reflecting the closing price on the grant date. This move complies with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and is aimed at attracting talent amidst ongoing vaccine developments.
- The grant of stock options to attract key talent may enhance leadership stability.
- The stock options align employee incentives with company performance, potentially improving financial metrics.
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EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: DVAX) today reported that in connection with the commencement of Ms. MacDonald's employment with the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on March 1, 2021, the Company granted her a non-statutory stock option to purchase 350,000 shares of Dynavax common stock. In addition, it also granted nonstatutory stock options to purchase an aggregate of 74,300 shares of Dynavax common stock as inducements to four newly-hired employees in connection with commencement of their employment with the Company.
The stock options have a 7-year term and vests over three years, with one-third of the shares underlying the option vesting on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining shares vesting 1/36 per month in equal installments, subject to each employee's continued employment with Dynavax through the applicable vesting dates. The stock options were granted with an exercise price of
About Dynavax
Dynavax is a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing novel vaccines. The Company's first commercial product, HEPLISAV-B® [Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant), Adjuvanted], is approved in the U.S. for prevention of infection caused by all known subtypes of hepatitis B virus in adults age 18 years and older. Dynavax is also advancing CpG 1018 as a premier vaccine adjuvant through research collaborations and partnerships. Current collaborations are focused on adjuvanted vaccines for COVID-19, pertussis and universal influenza. For more information, visit www.dynavax.com and follow the company on LinkedIn.
Dynavax Contacts:
Nicole Arndt, Senior Manager, Investor Relations
narndt@dynavax.com
510-665-7264
Derek Cole, President
Investor Relations Advisory Solutions
derek.cole@IRadvisory.com
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