Kala Pharmaceuticals Reports Inducement Grant Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:KALA) announced the granting of non-statutory stock options to eleven new employees, totaling 112,000 shares, as inducement awards compliant with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The options granted on September 15, 2021, have an exercise price of $3.08 per share, matching the closing price on that date. The awards vest over four years, with 25% vested after the first year and the remainder vesting monthly. The initiative aims to attract talent in the biopharmaceutical sector focused on innovative ocular therapies.
- Granting of 112,000 stock options could enhance employee retention and attract talent.
- Inducement awards indicate a commitment to strengthening the workforce in a competitive industry.
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WATERTOWN, Mass., Sept. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:KALA), today announced that the Company granted non-statutory stock options to new employees as inducement awards outside the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The Company granted stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 112,000 shares of Kala Pharmaceuticals common stock to eleven new employees. The stock options were granted on September 15, 2021. The grants were approved by the Compensation Committee and were made as an inducement material to each employee entering into employment with Kala Pharmaceuticals in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The option awards have an exercise price of
About Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Kala is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases of the eye. Kala has applied its AMPPLIFY® mucus-penetrating particle (MPP) Drug Delivery Technology to two ocular therapies, EYSUVIS® (loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension)
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