Arcus Biosciences Announces New Employment Inducement Grants

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Arcus Biosciences (NYSE:RCUS) announced that its Compensation Committee granted stock options for 30,400 shares to four new employees. The options are priced at $28.24 per share, equivalent to the closing price on August 9, 2021. This issuance falls under the Company’s 2020 Inducement Plan, approved in January 2020. Arcus Biosciences focuses on developing innovative cancer therapies, with five molecules currently in clinical development targeting various oncology indications.

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• Granting of stock options may boost employee retention and motivation.
• Arcus is advancing multiple clinical-stage therapies, indicating a robust pipeline.

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Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (NYSE:RCUS), an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company working to create best-in-class cancer therapies, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted four new employees options to purchase a total of 30,400 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price per share of $28.24, which was the closing price on August 9, 2021. The stock options were granted pursuant to the Company’s 2020 Inducement Plan, which was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in January 2020 pursuant to the “inducement exception” under NYSE Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08.

About Arcus Biosciences

Arcus Biosciences is an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company leveraging its deep cross-disciplinary expertise to discover highly differentiated therapies and to develop a broad portfolio of novel combinations addressing significant unmet needs. Arcus currently has five molecules in clinical development: Etrumadenant (AB928), the first dual A_2a/A_2b adenosine receptor antagonist to enter the clinic, is being evaluated in multiple Phase 2 and 1b studies across different indications, including prostate, colorectal, and non-small cell lung. Quemliclustat (AB680), the first small-molecule CD73 inhibitor to enter the clinic, is in Phase 1/1b development in combination with zimberelimab and gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel for first-line treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Domvanalimab (AB154), an anti-TIGIT monoclonal antibody and new potential immuno-oncology backbone therapy, is in a three-arm randomized Phase 2 study evaluating zimberelimab monotherapy, domvanalimab plus zimberelimab and domvanalimab plus etrumadenant plus zimberelimab for first-line treatment of PD-L1 ≥ 50% metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In addition, domvanalimab has advanced into ARC-10, Arcus’s “two in one trial” to support the potential approvals of both zimberelimab and zimberelimab plus domvanalimab and is expected to advance into a registrational study, in collaboration with AstraZeneca, evaluating the curative-intent stage 3 NSCLC setting later this year. AB308, an anti-TIGIT antibody that is FcR-enabled, is in clinical development, with a potential focus on hematological malignancies. Zimberelimab (AB122), Arcus’s anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, is being evaluated in various combinations across the portfolio. For more information about Arcus Biosciences, please visit www.arcusbio.com.

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FAQ

What is the significance of the stock options granted by Arcus Biosciences (RCUS)?

The stock options granted to new employees may enhance retention and motivation, aligning employee interests with the company's performance.

What is the exercise price for the stock options granted by Arcus Biosciences?

The exercise price for the granted stock options is $28.24 per share.

How many shares were granted to employees by Arcus Biosciences?

Arcus Biosciences granted a total of 30,400 shares to four new employees.

How does the 2020 Inducement Plan relate to Arcus Biosciences (RCUS)?

The 2020 Inducement Plan, approved by the Board in January 2020, allows the company to grant stock options to new hires as a means to incentivize them.