Abeona Therapeutics announces new employee inducement grants

Abeona Therapeutics (ABEO) has granted equity awards to new non-executive employees who joined the Company. The equity awards were approved in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). On October 31, 2024, the Compensation Committee of Abeona’s Board of Directors granted restricted stock equity awards as a material inducement to employment to nine individuals hired by Abeona, which equity awards relate to, in the aggregate, up to 27,500 restricted shares of Abeona common stock. One-third of the shares subject to such restricted stock awards will vest yearly on each anniversary of the Grant Date, such that the shares subject to such restricted stock awards granted to each employee will be fully vested on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, in each case, subject to each employee’s continued employment with Abeona on the applicable vesting dates.