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Terns Pharmaceuticals Reports Inducement Grants to New Employees Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(C)(4)

Key Takeaway: Terns Pharmaceuticals announced the grant of equity inducement awards to two new employees under its 2022 Employment Inducement Award Plan. The Compensation Committee approved the issuance of options to purchase 252,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.26, with a vesting period of four years. This move aims to enhance employee retention and attract skilled professionals to the company.

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POSITIVE FACTORS

  • Terns Pharmaceuticals granted equity inducement awards to attract talent.
  • The options granted have a long 10-year term, promoting employee retention.
  • The exercise price aligns with the stock's recent closing price, indicating stability.

Full Press Release Details

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Terns” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TERN), a clinical-stage oncology company, today announced that it has granted as of November 1, 2025 equity inducement awards to two new employees under the terms of the 2022 Employment Inducement Award Plan, as amended. The equity awards were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and were made as a material inducement to the employees’ acceptance of employment with Terns.
The Company granted options to purchase 252,500 shares, in the aggregate, of Terns common stock to the new employees. The options have a 10-year term and an exercise price per share equal to $8.26, which was the closing price of Terns’ common stock on October 31, 2025. The options vest over four years, subject to the employees’ continued service through the applicable vesting dates.

About Terns Pharmaceuticals

Terns Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage oncology company reimagining known biology to deliver high impact medicines. Our lead program, TERN-701, is a highly selective, oral, allosteric BCR-ABL inhibitor with a potentially best-in-disease profile that could meaningfully improve upon the efficacy, safety and convenience of existing treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia. For more information, please visit:www.ternspharma.com.

Contacts for Terns

MediaJenna UrbanCG Lifemedia@ternspharma.com

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the inducement grants by Terns Pharmaceuticals?

Terns Pharmaceuticals granted equity inducement awards to two new employees to attract talent.

How many shares were granted in the inducement awards?

The company granted options to purchase a total of 252,500 shares of common stock.

What is the exercise price for the granted options?

The exercise price for the options is set at $8.26 per share.

What is the vesting period for the options?

The options vest over four years, contingent on continued service.

Last updated: Nov 4, 2025