Scholar Rock Reports New Employee Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: SRRK) Grants Inducement Equity Awards to Newly Hired Employee - Scholar Rock, a Phase 3, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has announced the granting of inducement equity awards to a newly hired employee. The awards include stock options and restricted stock units, subject to the terms and conditions of the 2022 Inducement Equity Plan. The options have an exercise price of $9.88, vesting over time, while the RSUs will vest in four equal annual installments.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: SRRK; “The Company”), a Phase 3, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of serious diseases in which protein growth factors play a fundamental role, today announced that the company granted inducement equity awards covering an aggregate of 13,125 shares of its common stock to one newly hired employee, consisting of inducement stock options to purchase an aggregate of 7,500 shares of common stock and inducement restricted stock units, (“RSUs”), covering an aggregate of 5,625 shares of its common stock.

The awards are subject to all terms and conditions and other provisions set forth in the Company’s 2022 Inducement Equity Plan (“The Plan”) and the award agreements thereunder.

The Plan, which was adopted by the Company’s board of directors on June 16, 2022, is used exclusively for the grant of equity awards to individuals who were not previously employees of Scholar Rock, or following a bona fide period of non-employment, as an inducement material to such individuals entering into employment with Scholar Rock, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

The options have an exercise price of $9.88, which is equal to the closing price of Scholar Rock’s common stock on November 13, 2023. The stock option award will vest with respect to 25% of the shares of common stock underlying the award on the first anniversary of the employee’s start date, and the remaining 75% of the shares of common stock underlying the Stock Option Award will vest in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter. Vesting for RSUs will be in four equal annual installments. All vesting related to inducement awards is subject to the employees’ continuing service at the Company through the applicable vesting date.

About Scholar Rock

Scholar Rock is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines for the treatment of serious diseases in which signaling by protein growth factors plays a fundamental role. Scholar Rock is creating a pipeline of novel product candidates with the potential to transform the lives of patients suffering from a wide range of serious diseases, including neuromuscular disorders, cancer, and fibrosis. Scholar Rock’s approach to targeting the molecular mechanisms of growth factor activation enabled it to develop a proprietary platform for the discovery and development of monoclonal antibodies that locally and selectively target these signaling proteins at the cellular level. By developing product candidates that act in the disease microenvironment, the Company intends to avoid the historical challenges associated with inhibiting growth factors for therapeutic effect. Scholar Rock believes its focus on biologically validated growth factors may facilitate a more efficient development path. For more information, please visit www.ScholarRock.com or follow Scholar Rock on Twitter (@ScholarRock) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/scholar-rock/).

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FAQ

What is the inducement equity awards announcement from Scholar Rock?

Scholar Rock has announced the granting of inducement equity awards to a newly hired employee, including stock options and restricted stock units.

What is the exercise price for the stock options granted by Scholar Rock?

The stock options granted by Scholar Rock have an exercise price of $9.88.

How will the vesting of the stock options and RSUs granted by Scholar Rock occur?

The stock option award will vest with respect to 25% of the shares on the first anniversary of the employee’s start date, and the remaining 75% will vest in 12 equal quarterly installments. Vesting for RSUs will be in four equal annual installments.