Aligos Therapeutics announces inducement grants under Nasdaq listing rule

Aligos Therapeutics (ALGS) announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 23,600 shares of the Company’s stock to newly hired employees on November 11, in connection with the commencement of employment. The Inducement Grants were granted pursuant to Aligos’ 2024 Inducement Plan as an inducement material to these individuals entering employment in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The Plan is used exclusively for the grant of equity awards to individuals who were not previously employed by Aligos. The Inducement Grants have an exercise price per share equal to the closing price of Aligos’ common stock on the Grant Date. The shares subject to the Inducement Grant will vest over a four-year period, with 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the Grant Date and the remainder vesting in equal monthly installments, subject to the continued employment through the applicable vesting dates.