Restricted Stock Units

4D Molecular Therapeutics has granted 23,600 RSUs to four new employees under its 2025 Employment Inducement Award Plan. This move reflects the company’s strategy to attract and retain key talent in the competitive biotech sector. These inducement grants, common in the industry, are intended to incentivize new hires and support the advancement of the company’s gene therapy pipeline, including its lead candidate 4D-150.

words.Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: SRRK) granted inducement equity awards to two new executives—4,457 stock options and 3,343 restricted stock units—under its 2022 Inducement Equity Plan, subject to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The options have a $45.25 exercise price and vest 25% after one year, then quarterly; the RSUs vest annually over four years. The awards dilute shareholders by ~0.4% of float and will increase compensation expense. The move aims to attract talent to advance the apitegromab program for SMA and other rare neuromuscular disorders, amid strong biotech market momentum.

NETGEAR (NTGR) announced inducement equity awards, including time-based and performance-based restricted stock units (RSUs), to attract and retain new employees. The time-based RSUs cover 50,142 shares and vest over four years. One employee received performance-based RSUs tied to NETGEAR’s total shareholder return (TSR) compared to the Nasdaq Telecommunications Index (IXTC) through 2027. These awards align employee compensation with company performance, promoting innovation within the competitive networking solutions market.

LivePerson (LPSN) filed a notice regarding equity-based incentive awards under Nasdaq rule 5635(c)(4). The grants, made via the 2018 Inducement Plan, totaled 16,000 RSUs in July and 51,000 in May, vesting over two years. These awards aim to attract and retain talent, aligning employee incentives with long-term performance in the competitive AI landscape. LivePerson’s Conversational Cloud platform supports major brands with AI-driven interactions.