KalVista Pharmaceuticals Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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KalVista Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: KALV) announced that its compensation committee has granted stock options to twelve newly-hired employees. The inducement grants total 78,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $10.61 per share, matching the closing price on November 1, 2024. The options vest over four years, with 25% vesting after one year and the remainder vesting monthly over three years, contingent on continued employment. These 10-year term options were granted under KalVista's Inducement Equity Incentive Plan in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & SALISBURY, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KALV), today announced that the compensation committee of KalVista’s board of directors granted twelve newly-hired employees inducement options to purchase an aggregate of 78,000 shares of KalVista common stock on November 1, 2024 as inducements material to each employee entering into employment with KalVista. The options were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

The options have an exercise price of $10.61 per share, which was equal to the closing price of KalVista common stock on the grant date. One-fourth of the options vest on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remainder vest in equal monthly installments over the next three years, in each case subject to the new employee’s continued service with the company. Each stock option has a 10-year term and is subject to the terms and conditions of KalVista’s Inducement Equity Incentive Plan and a stock option agreement covering the grant.

About KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global pharmaceutical company that seeks to develop and deliver oral medicines for diseases with significant unmet need. KalVista is focused on understanding the needs of patients and the limitations of current therapies to design treatments that empower people to better manage their disease and improve their lives. KalVista’s New Drug Application filing for sebetralstat for the on-demand treatment of hereditary angioedema (“HAE”) attacks has been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with a Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments goal date of June 17, 2025. In addition, KalVista has received validation of its Market Authorization Application (“MAA”) for HAE from the European Medicines Agency and has submitted MAA applications to regulators in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, and Singapore.

For more information about KalVista, please visit www.kalvista.com or follow on social media at @KalVista and LinkedIn.

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KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Media:

Jenn Snyder

Vice President, Corporate Affairs

(857) 356-0479

jennifer.snyder@kalvista.com

Investors:

Ryan Baker

Head, Investor Relations

(617) 771-5001

ryan.baker@kalvista.com

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FAQ

How many shares were granted in KalVista Pharmaceuticals (KALV) inducement options on November 1, 2024?

KalVista Pharmaceuticals granted inducement options for an aggregate of 78,000 shares to twelve newly-hired employees.

What is the exercise price for KALV's November 2024 inducement stock options?

The exercise price for the inducement options is $10.61 per share, equal to KalVista's closing stock price on the grant date.

What is the vesting schedule for KALV's November 2024 inducement options?

The options vest 25% after one year, with the remaining 75% vesting in equal monthly installments over the following three years, subject to continued employment.