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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 20
Savara Grants 139,000 Share Awards to 8 New Employees
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 20

Savara Grants 139,000 Share Awards to 8 New Employees

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 20

Summary

  • August 17 awards gave eight newly hired employees options for 74,500 shares and RSUs covering 64,500 shares, Savara said.
  • The inducement grants were made under Savara's 2021 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4), tying the equity to employees' acceptance of employment.
  • Options carry a $5.37 exercise price — Savara's closing Nasdaq price on the grant date — run for 10 years, and vest quarterly at 1/16 per quarter.
  • RSUs vest in full on the two-year anniversary of each employee's start date, while Savara continues to position itself around MOLBREEVI, its Phase 3 rare-lung-disease program.

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