Anika Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(4)
May 06, 2024 at 08:12 pm IST
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BEDFORD - Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global joint preservation company in early intervention orthopedics, today announced that on May 1, 2024, Anika granted non-statutory stock options ('Options') covering an aggregate of 3,800 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price of $26.49, which equaled the closing price of common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the grant date, to one newly hired non-executive employee.
The grant was made pursuant to the Anika Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan, as amended, was approved by the compensation committee of the board of directors pursuant to a delegation of authority by the board of directors, and, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(4), was made as a material inducement to the grantee's acceptance of employment with Anika as a component of the grantee's employment compensation.
Of the shares covered by the Options, one-third will vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, in each case for so long as the grantee provides continuous service to Anika through the relevant vesting date.
Unless earlier terminated in accordance with their terms, the Options will expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date and are otherwise subject to the terms and conditions of the equity award agreement approved by Anika. The Options were granted pursuant to the Anika Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan, as amended, which was not subject to stockholder approval.
About Anika
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), is a global joint preservation company that creates and delivers meaningful advancements in early intervention orthopedic care. Leveraging our core expertise in hyaluronic acid and implant solutions, we partner with clinicians to provide minimally invasive products that restore active living for people around the world. Our focus is on high opportunity spaces within orthopedics, including Osteoarthritis Pain Management, Regenerative Solutions, Sports Medicine and Arthrosurface Joint Solutions, and our products are efficiently delivered in key sites of care, including ambulatory surgery centers. Anika's global operations are headquartered outside of Boston, Massachusetts.
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. is a joint preservation company focused on developing, manufacturing, and commercializing products based on hyaluronic acid (HA) technology platform. The OA Pain Management product family consists of Monovisc and Orthovisc that provides pain relief from osteoarthritis conditions and Cingal consisting of its cross-linked HA material combined with a fast-acting steroid. Its Joint Preservation and Restoration product family consists of its portfolio of orthopedic regenerative solutions products: Integrity, Tactoset, and Hyalofast; its line of sports medicine solutions repairs and reconstructs damaged ligaments and tendons, and its Arthrosurface portfolio of bone preserving joint technologies, including partial joint replacement, joint resurfacing, and minimally invasive and bone sparing implants. Its Non-Orthopedic product family provides orthopedic applications, including adhesion barrier product, advanced wound care products, and ear, nose and throat products.