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Arcus Biosciences Announces New Employment Inducement Grants

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Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (NYSE: RCUS) has granted five new employees options to purchase a total of 44,200 shares at an exercise price of $34.31, reflecting the closing price on September 8, 2021. This grant is part of the Company's 2020 Inducement Plan, approved by the Board in January 2020, in compliance with NYSE regulations. Arcus focuses on developing innovative cancer therapies, with five molecules currently in clinical development addressing significant unmet medical needs.

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HAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 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 five new employees options to purchase a total of 44,200 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price per share of $34.31, which was the closing price on September 8, 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 A2a/A2b 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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Source: Arcus Biosciences

Katherine Bock

VP Investor Relations & Corporate Strategy

(510) 694-6231

kbock@arcusbio.com

Source: Arcus Biosciences, Inc.

FAQ

What stock options were granted by Arcus Biosciences?

Arcus Biosciences granted options to purchase a total of 44,200 shares at an exercise price of $34.31.

When were the stock options granted by Arcus Biosciences?

The options were granted on September 8, 2021.

What is the purpose of the stock options granted by Arcus Biosciences?

The stock options are part of the 2020 Inducement Plan to incentivize new employees.

How many molecules are in clinical development at Arcus Biosciences?

Arcus has five molecules currently in clinical development.

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