PDS Biotech Reports An Inducement Grant Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
PDS Biotechnology Corporation (Nasdaq: PDSB) announced an equity award to Gregory Reid, its new VP of Program Development, as an inducement for joining the company. This award includes 63,800 shares with an exercise price of $14.99, vesting over four years. Reid brings over 30 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, particularly in oncology product development. His expertise aims to advance PDS Biotech's innovative cancer immunotherapy pipeline, leveraging its proprietary Versamune® technology, which targets various cancers effectively.
- Appointment of Gregory Reid as VP of Program Development, expected to bolster the company's innovative pipeline.
- Reid's extensive experience in drug development and oncology could enhance PDS Biotech's operational capabilities.
- The company's reliance on future financing to support operations and product development raises concerns about financial stability.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Sept. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PDS Biotechnology Corporation (Nasdaq: PDSB), a clinical-stage immunotherapy company developing novel cancer therapies based on the Company’s proprietary Versamune® T-cell activating technology, today announced that the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company approved, on September 13, 2021, an equity award to Gregory Reid, the Company’s new VP of Program Development, as a material inducement to Mr. Reid entering into employment with PDS Biotech.
Prior to joining PDS Biotech, Mr. Reid amassed more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, primarily in drug development. Mr. Reid has worked extensively with biotech firms, successfully bringing several novel molecules targeting oncology and anti-fungal therapies from the bench through development. Internationally, Mr. Reid led many drug development programs in North America, Europe and Asia. Mr. Reid holds a M.Sc. in immunology from McGill University and an MBA from the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, and is the author of more than 20 peer-reviewed manuscripts and abstracts.
“Greg brings a breadth of experience to PDS Biotech to support the advancement of the company’s innovative pipeline,” said PDS Biotech CEO, Frank Bedu-Addo. “He is an expert in oncology product development.”
An inducement grant of 63,800 shares of PDS Biotech’s common stock, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), was awarded as part of Mr. Reid’s compensation. The awards were granted under PDS Biotech’s 2019 Inducement Plan, as amended, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and provides for the granting of equity awards to new employees of PDS Biotech. The option award has an exercise price of
About PDS Biotechnology
PDS Biotech is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company developing a growing pipeline of cancer immunotherapies based on the Company’s proprietary Versamune® T-cell activating technology platform. Our Versamune®-based products have demonstrated the potential to overcome the limitations of current immunotherapy by inducing in vivo, large quantities of high-quality, highly potent polyfunctional tumor specific CD4+ helper and CD8+ killer T-cells. PDS Biotech has developed multiple therapies, based on combinations of Versamune® and disease-specific antigens, designed to train the immune system to better recognize diseased cells and effectively attack and destroy them. The company’s pipeline products address various cancers including breast, colon, lung, prostate and ovarian cancers. To learn more, please visit www.pdsbiotech.com or follow us on Twitter at @PDSBiotech.
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Media & Investor Relations Contact:
Deanne Randolph
PDS Biotech
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Email: drandolph@pdsbiotech.com
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CG Capital
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