Mirum Pharmaceuticals Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Mirum Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: MIRM) announced on August 10, 2021, that it granted non-qualified stock option awards for 95,200 shares to eight new employees as an inducement under its 2020 Inducement Plan. The options have an exercise price of $14.05 per share, reflecting the closing price on the grant date, and will vest over four years. Furthermore, the company is advancing its pipeline, including maralixibat, which is under priority review for treating cholestatic pruritus, with a PDUFA date of September 29, 2021. Mirum also acquired options for two gene therapy programs from Vivet Therapeutics.
- Granting stock options may enhance employee retention and motivation.
- Maralixibat is under FDA priority review with a PDUFA date of September 29, 2021, indicating potential for upcoming revenue.
- Development of two gene therapy programs could significantly bolster the product pipeline.
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Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIRM) today announced that on August 10, 2021, the Compensation Committee of Mirum’s Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock option awards to purchase an aggregate of 95,200 shares of common stock to eight new employees under Mirum’s 2020 Inducement Plan. The Compensation Committee of Mirum’s Board of Directors approved the awards as an inducement material to the new employees’ employment in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
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About Mirum
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of a late-stage pipeline of novel therapies for debilitating liver diseases. Mirum’s lead product candidate, maralixibat, is an investigational oral drug in development for Alagille syndrome (ALGS), progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC), and biliary atresia. Mirum has submitted an NDA for maralixibat in the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with ALGS. The NDA has been accepted for priority review by the FDA with a PDUFA action date of September 29, 2021. Additionally, Mirum’s marketing authorization application for the treatment of pediatric patients with PFIC2 has been accepted for review (validated) by the European Medicines Agency. Mirum is also developing volixibat, also an oral ASBT-inhibitor, in primary sclerosing cholangitis, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, and primary biliary cholangitis. For more information, visit MirumPharma.com.
To augment its pipeline in cholestatic liver disease, Mirum has acquired the exclusive option to develop and commercialize two gene therapy programs, VTX-803 and VTX-802 for PFIC3 and PFIC2, respectively, from Vivet Therapeutics, following preclinical evaluation and IND-enabling studies.
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