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Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Announces Grants of Inducement Awards under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) - March 19, 2026

Key Takeaway: Madrigal Pharmaceuticals announced the granting of equity inducement awards to seven new non-executive employees under its 2025 Inducement Plan. The awards, totaling 1,739 time-based restricted stock units, were approved by the independent Compensation Committee and aim to attract talent to the company. This move reflects Madrigal's commitment to its growth and the ongoing development of its therapeutic solutions for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.
Price reaction · baseline $454.22 (2026-03-19 close) · hit pre-market · clean, no other MDGL news in the window
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POSITIVE FACTORS

  • Madrigal Pharmaceuticals is expanding its workforce with new hires.
  • The equity awards are part of a strategic inducement plan.
  • The company focuses on addressing a significant unmet medical need in liver disease.

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Best trade, last catalyst
+105%
120-day peak, hindsight
Typical move
3.7%
average across 8 past catalysts
Lead asset
Resmetirom
Phase 3 · Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Full Press Release Details

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., March 19, 2026(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDGL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering novel therapeutics for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), today announced that it granted equity awards on March 15, 2026 to seven new non-executive employees as equity inducement awards under the terms of Madrigal’s 2025 Inducement Plan. The equity awards were approved by Madrigal’s independent Compensation Committee in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The equity awards were granted as an inducement material to employees’ acceptance of employment with the company. The new employees received, in the aggregate, 1,739 time-based restricted stock units. All restricted stock units granted vest in four equal installments on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the grant date. The vesting of all awards described above shall be subject to each such employee’s continued employment as of the applicable vesting date.

About Madrigal Pharmaceuticals

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDGL) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering novel therapeutics for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a liver disease with high unmet medical need. Madrigal’s medication, Rezdiffra (resmetirom), is a once-daily, oral, liver-directed THR-β agonist designed to target key underlying causes of MASH. Rezdiffra is the first and only medication approved by both the FDA and European Commission for the treatment of MASH with moderate to advanced fibrosis (F2 to F3). An ongoing Phase 3 outcomes trial is evaluating Rezdiffra for the treatment of compensated MASH cirrhosis (F4c). For more information, visitwww.madrigalpharma.com.

Investor ContactTina Ventura, IR@madrigalpharma.com

Media ContactChristopher Frates, media@madrigalpharma.com

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the inducement awards granted by Madrigal?

Madrigal granted equity inducement awards to seven new employees as part of its 2025 Inducement Plan.

How many restricted stock units were granted?

A total of 1,739 time-based restricted stock units were granted to the new employees.

What is the vesting schedule for the awards?

The restricted stock units vest in four equal installments on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the grant date.

What is the focus of Madrigal Pharmaceuticals?

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals focuses on developing therapeutics for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).

Last updated: Mar 20, 2026