PacBio Grants Equity Incentive Award to New Employee

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PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB) announced on January 14, 2022, that its Compensation Committee granted non-qualified stock options for 80,000 shares and restricted stock units (RSUs) for 40,000 shares to a new employee. This action is part of the 2020 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan, aimed at attracting talent. The options have an exercise price of $16.58, equal to the stock's closing price on January 10, 2022. Vesting for options and RSUs will occur over four years, aligning employee incentives with long-term company performance.

Positive

• Issuance of stock options and RSUs may strengthen employee retention and attract talent.
• The exercise price aligns with the market price, indicating no immediate dilution for shareholders.

Negative

• The granting of options and RSUs could lead to future dilution of shares if exercised.

MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading provider of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing platforms, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options covering an aggregate of 80,000 shares of PacBio common stock, and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) covering 40,000 shares of PacBio common stock, to a recently hired employee under the Pacific Biosciences 2020 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Inducement Plan”) effective on January 10, 2022.

The 2020 Inducement Plan is used exclusively to grant equity awards to individuals who were not previously an employee or non-employee director of PacBio as an inducement material to such individual’s entering into employment with PacBio in accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4).

The options have an exercise price of $16.58 per share, which is equal to the closing price of PacBio common stock on January 10, 2022 (the “Effective Date”). The shares subject to the option shall be scheduled to vest and become exercisable as to 1/4^th of the total number of shares subject at grant to the Option on the one (1) year anniversary of the Effective Date and as to 1/48^th of the total shares subject at grant to the Option each month thereafter on the same day of the month as the Effective Date (or the last day of the month, if a particular month does not have a corresponding day). The RSUs shall be scheduled to vest as to 1/4th of the total number of shares subject at grant to the RSUs on each of the one (1), two (2), three (3), and four (4) year anniversaries of the Effective Date. The option grant and the award of RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions of the 2020 Inducement Plan and the award agreements entered into with the employee.

About PacBio

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. is empowering life scientists with highly accurate sequencing platforms. The company’s innovative instruments are based on Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT^®) Sequencing technology, which delivers a comprehensive view of genomes, transcriptomes, and epigenomes, enabling access to the full spectrum of genetic variation in any organism. Cited in thousands of peer-reviewed publications, PacBio^® sequencing systems are in use by scientists around the world to drive discovery in human biomedical research, plant and animal sciences, and microbiology. For more information, please visit www.pacb.com and follow @PacBio.

PacBio products are provided for Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

Contacts

Investors:
Todd Friedman
650.521.8450
ir@pacificbiosciences.com

Media:
Kathy Lynch
pr@pacificbiosciences.com

FAQ

What stock options were granted by PacBio on January 14, 2022?

PacBio granted non-qualified stock options covering 80,000 shares and restricted stock units for 40,000 shares.

What is the exercise price for the stock options granted by PacBio?

The exercise price for the stock options is $16.58 per share.

How does the 2020 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan benefit new employees?

The plan grants equity awards to attract individuals as a material inducement for employment.

What is the vesting schedule for the stock options and RSUs granted by PacBio?

The options vest 1/4th on the first anniversary and 1/48th monthly thereafter; RSUs vest 1/4th over four years.

What impact could the stock option grants have on PacBio's stock?

Future exercises of stock options could lead to shareholder dilution.