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Avidity Biosciences Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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Avidity Biosciences (Nasdaq: RNA) has granted equity awards to 16 new non-executive employees under its 2022 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan. The grants, announced on March 21, 2025, include:

- Non-qualified stock options to purchase 101,200 common shares at $30.83 per share
- 50,900 restricted stock units (RSUs)

The stock options will vest over 4 years, with 25% vesting after one year and the remainder vesting monthly over 36 months. RSUs will vest in four equal annual installments. These awards were granted as employment inducements in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and are subject to continued employment with Avidity.

Avidity Biosciences (Nasdaq: RNA) ha concesso premi in azioni a 16 nuovi dipendenti non esecutivi nell'ambito del suo Piano di Incentivazione per l'Occupazione 2022. I premi, annunciati il 21 marzo 2025, includono:

- Opzioni su azioni non qualificate per l'acquisto di 101.200 azioni ordinarie a $30,83 per azione
- 50.900 unità di azioni vincolate (RSU)

Le opzioni su azioni matureranno in 4 anni, con il 25% che matura dopo un anno e il resto che matura mensilmente per 36 mesi. Le RSU matureranno in quattro rate annuali uguali. Questi premi sono stati concessi come incentivi all'occupazione in conformità con la Regola di Quotazione Nasdaq 5635(c)(4) e sono soggetti a continuare l'impiego con Avidity.

Avidity Biosciences (Nasdaq: RNA) ha otorgado premios en acciones a 16 nuevos empleados no ejecutivos bajo su Plan de Incentivos para la Empleo 2022. Los premios, anunciados el 21 de marzo de 2025, incluyen:

- Opciones sobre acciones no calificadas para comprar 101,200 acciones ordinarias a $30.83 por acción
- 50,900 unidades de acciones restringidas (RSUs)

Las opciones sobre acciones se consolidarán en 4 años, con el 25% consolidándose después de un año y el resto consolidándose mensualmente durante 36 meses. Las RSUs se consolidarán en cuatro cuotas anuales iguales. Estos premios se otorgaron como incentivos laborales de acuerdo con la Regla de Cotización Nasdaq 5635(c)(4) y están sujetos a la continuación del empleo con Avidity.

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Avidity Biosciences (Nasdaq: RNA) a accordé des récompenses en actions à 16 nouveaux employés non exécutifs dans le cadre de son Plan d'Incentives à l'Emploi 2022. Les récompenses, annoncées le 21 mars 2025, comprennent :

- Options d'achat d'actions non qualifiées pour l'achat de 101 200 actions ordinaires à 30,83 $ par action
- 50 900 unités d'actions restreintes (RSUs)

Les options d'achat d'actions seront acquises sur 4 ans, avec 25 % acquises après un an et le reste acquérant mensuellement sur 36 mois. Les RSUs seront acquises en quatre versements annuels égaux. Ces récompenses ont été accordées comme incitations à l'emploi conformément à la règle de cotation Nasdaq 5635(c)(4) et sont soumises à la poursuite de l'emploi avec Avidity.

Avidity Biosciences (Nasdaq: RNA) hat 16 neuen nicht-executiven Mitarbeitern im Rahmen seines Beschäftigungsanreiz-Incentive-Preisplans 2022 Aktienvergütungen gewährt. Die Vergaben, die am 21. März 2025 bekannt gegeben wurden, umfassen:

- Nicht qualifizierte Aktienoptionen zum Kauf von 101.200 Stammaktien zu je 30,83 $ pro Aktie
- 50.900 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

Die Aktienoptionen werden über 4 Jahre fällig, wobei 25% nach einem Jahr fällig werden und der Rest monatlich über 36 Monate fällig wird. RSUs werden in vier gleichen jährlichen Raten fällig. Diese Vergaben wurden als Beschäftigungsanreize gemäß der Nasdaq-Listing-Regel 5635(c)(4) gewährt und sind an die Fortsetzung der Beschäftigung bei Avidity gebunden.

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SAN DIEGO, March 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs�), today announced that on March 20, 2025, the Human Capital Management Committee of Avidity's Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock option awards to purchase an aggregate of 101,200 shares of its common stock and 50,900 restricted stock units ("RSUs") to sixteen (16) new non-executive employees under the Avidity Biosciences, Inc. 2022 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan (the "2022 Inducement Plan"). The awards were granted as inducements material to the employees entering into employment with Avidity in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

The 2022 Inducement Plan is used exclusively for the grant of equity awards to individuals who were not previously employees of Avidity, or following a bona fide period of non-employment, as an inducement material to such individuals' entering into employment with Avidity, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). 

The options have an exercise price of $30.83 per share, which is equal to the closing price of Avidity's common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market on March 20, 2025, or the vesting commencement date. The shares subject to the stock options will vest over four years, with 25% of the shares vesting on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the balance of the shares vesting in a series of 36 successive equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to each employee's continued employment with Avidity on such vesting dates. The RSUs will vest in four equal installments on the first four anniversaries of the vesting commencement date, subject to each employee's continued employment with Avidity on such vesting dates. The awards are subject to the terms and conditions of the 2022 Inducement Plan and the terms and conditions of a stock option agreement or RSU agreement, as applicable, covering the grant.

About Avidity
Avidity Biosciences, Inc.'s mission is to profoundly improve people's lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics - Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCsâ„�). Avidity is revolutionizing the field of RNA with its proprietary AOCs, which are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to address targets and diseases previously unreachable with existing RNA therapies. Utilizing its proprietary AOC platform, Avidity demonstrated the first-ever successful targeted delivery of RNA into muscle and is leading the field with clinical development programs for three rare neuromuscular diseases: myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Avidity is also advancing two wholly-owned precision cardiology development candidates addressing rare genetic cardiomyopathies. In addition, Avidity is broadening the reach of AOCs with its advancing and expanding pipeline including programs in cardiology and immunology through key partnerships. Avidity is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information about our AOC platform, clinical development pipeline and people, please visit Ìý²¹²Ô»å engage with us on Ìý²¹²Ô»å .

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FAQ

What equity awards did Avidity Biosciences (RNA) grant to new employees in March 2025?

Avidity granted 101,200 stock options at $30.83 per share and 50,900 RSUs to 16 new non-executive employees.

What is the vesting schedule for Avidity's (RNA) March 2025 stock option grants?

The stock options vest over 4 years - 25% after one year, then monthly over 36 months, subject to continued employment.

How will the RSUs vest in Avidity's (RNA) March 2025 inducement grants?

The RSUs will vest in four equal installments on the first four anniversaries of the vesting date.

What was the exercise price for Avidity's (RNA) March 2025 stock option grants?

The stock options have an exercise price of $30.83 per share, equal to RNA's closing price on Nasdaq on March 20, 2025.
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