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Olema Oncology Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: OLMA) announced the grant of stock options to three new employees for a total of 32,000 shares, effective July 1, 2022. Approved by the Compensation Committee, the stock options are part of the 2022 Inducement Plan, vesting over four years with a 10-year term and an exercise price of $4.18 per share. The company aims to attract talent critical for its focus on developing targeted therapies for women's cancers, including its lead candidate, OP-1250, currently in clinical trials for treating ER-positive breast cancer.

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Olema,” “Olema Oncology” or the “Company,” Nasdaq: OLMA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of targeted therapies for women’s cancers, today announced that the Company granted stock options to three new employees to purchase an aggregate of 32,000 shares of the Company's common stock, effective as of July 1, 2022. These awards were approved by the Compensation Committee of Olema’s Board of Directors and granted under the Company's 2022 Inducement Plan, with a grant date of July 1, 2022, as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with Olema, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

The stock options vest over four years, with 25 percent vesting on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date for such employee and the remainder vesting in 36 equal monthly installments over the following three years, subject to the employee being continuously employed by Olema as of such vesting dates. The stock options have a 10-year term and an exercise price of $4.18 per share, equal to the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock as reported by Nasdaq on July 1, 2022. The stock options are subject to the terms of the Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2022 Inducement Plan.

Olema is providing this information in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

About Olema Oncology

Olema Oncology is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of targeted therapies for women’s cancers. Olema’s lead product candidate, OP-1250, is an orally available small molecule with combined activity as both a complete estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist (CERAN) and a selective ER degrader (SERD). It is currently being evaluated as a single agent in an ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial, and in Phase 1b combination with palbociclib, in patients with recurrent, locally advanced or metastatic ER-positive (ER+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) breast cancer. Olema is headquartered in San Francisco and has operations in Cambridge, Massachusetts.


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What stock options were granted by Olema Pharmaceuticals on July 1, 2022?

Olema Pharmaceuticals granted stock options for a total of 32,000 shares to three new employees on July 1, 2022.

What is the exercise price of the stock options granted by Olema?

The exercise price of the stock options is $4.18 per share.

What is the vesting schedule for the stock options at Olema?

The stock options vest over four years, with 25% vesting on the first anniversary and the remainder vesting in 36 equal monthly installments.

Under which plan were the stock options granted by Olema Pharmaceuticals?

The stock options were granted under Olema Pharmaceuticals' 2022 Inducement Plan.

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