Jaguar Health Announces New Employee Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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Jaguar Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAGX) announced the granting of nonstatutory stock options to new employees as inducement awards. Effective December 9, 2020, one employee received options for 1,500 shares, while another received options for 35,000 shares, with an exercise price of $0.353. Additionally, on January 7, 2021, another employee was granted options for 7,000 shares at $2.68 per share. All options vest over three years, subject to continued employment. These options are part of the Company's strategy to attract and retain talent.

Positive

• Inducement stock options may enhance employee retention and motivation.
• Competitive exercise prices may attract skilled employees.

Negative

• Grants of multiple stock options could raise concerns about potential dilution of existing shareholder equity.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / January 22, 2021 / Jaguar Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAGX) ("Jaguar" or the "Company") announced today that effective December 9, 2020, the Company granted nonstatutory stock options for the purchase of up to 1,500 shares of the Company's common stock to one new employee, and nonstatutory stock options for the purchase of up to 35,000 shares of the Company's common stock to a different new employee, as inducement awards under the Company's Inducement Award Plan. These nonstatutory stock options have an exercise price of $0.353 per share, representing the closing price of Jaguar's common stock as reported by Nasdaq on the grant date. These nonstatutory stock option awards have a ten-year term and vest over three years, with 25% of the shares vesting nine months from the last day of the month of the employee's date of hire, and vest monthly thereafter for the remaining twenty-seven months.

Effective January 7, 2021, the Company granted nonstatutory stock options for the purchase of up to 7,000 shares of the Company's common stock to an additional new employee, as an inducement award under the Company's Inducement Award Plan. These nonstatutory stock options have an exercise price of $2.68 per share, representing the closing price of Jaguar's common stock as reported by Nasdaq on the grant date. This nonstatutory stock option award has a ten-year term and vests over three years, with 25% of the shares vesting nine months from the last day of the month of the employee's date of hire, and vests monthly thereafter for the remaining twenty-seven months.

All nonstatutory stock options described above were granted as an inducement material to each respective new employee's acceptance of employment with the Company and were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board. Vesting of the nonstatutory stock options is subject to each respective employee's continued service with Jaguar through the applicable vesting dates.

About Jaguar Health, Inc. and Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Jaguar Health, Inc. is a commercial stage pharmaceuticals company focused on developing novel, plant-based, non-opioid, and sustainably derived prescription medicines for people and animals with GI distress, specifically chronic, debilitating diarrhea. Our wholly owned subsidiary, Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., focuses on developing and commercializing proprietary plant-based human gastrointestinal pharmaceuticals from plants harvested responsibly from rainforest areas. Our Mytesi^® (crofelemer) product is approved by the U.S. FDA for the symptomatic relief of noninfectious diarrhea in adults with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy and the only oral plant-based prescription medicine approved under FDA Botanical Guidance.

For more information about Jaguar, please visit https://jaguar.health. For more information about Napo, visit www.napopharma.com.

About Mytesi^®

Mytesi^® (crofelemer delayed release tablets) is an antidiarrheal indicated for the symptomatic relief of noninfectious diarrhea in adult patients with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Mytesi^® is not indicated for the treatment of infectious diarrhea. Rule out infectious etiologies of diarrhea before starting Mytesi^®. If infectious etiologies are not considered, there is a risk that patients with infectious etiologies will not receive the appropriate therapy and their disease may worsen. In clinical studies, the most common adverse reactions occurring at a rate greater than placebo were upper respiratory tract infection (5.7%), bronchitis (3.9%), cough (3.5%), flatulence (3.1%), and increased bilirubin (3.1%).

More information and complete Prescribing Information are available at Mytesi.com. Crofelemer, the active ingredient in Mytesi^®, is a botanical (plant-based) drug extracted and purified from the red bark sap of the medicinal Croton lechleri tree in the Amazon Rainforest. Napo has established a sustainable harvesting program for crofelemer to ensure a high degree of quality and ecological integrity.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements." In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "aim," "anticipate," "could," "intend," "target," "project," "contemplate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release are only predictions. Jaguar has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified and some of which are beyond Jaguar's control. Except as required by applicable law, Jaguar does not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.

CONTACT:

Peter Hodge
Jaguar Health, Inc.
phodge@jaguar.health
Jaguar-JAGX

SOURCE: Jaguar Health, Inc.

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FAQ

What is the significance of Jaguar Health's stock option grants?

The stock option grants are designed to attract and retain talent, potentially enhancing employee motivation and loyalty.

What are the details of the stock options granted by Jaguar Health?

Jaguar Health granted stock options for 1,500 and 35,000 shares at $0.353, and 7,000 shares at $2.68, all with a ten-year term and vesting over three years.

How might these stock option grants impact Jaguar Health's stock performance?

While these grants may strengthen the company's management team, they could also raise concerns regarding shareholder equity dilution.