Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced that it has granted stock options to Yvonne Greenstreet, the Company's newly appointed Chief Operating Officer. The compensation committee of Alnylam's board of directors approved the grant, effective as of September 19, 2016, to Dr. Greenstreet of non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 150,000 shares of Alnylam's common stock. These options were granted as an inducement material to Dr. Greenstreet's entering into employment with the Company in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The stock options have a ten-year term and an exercise price equal to $77.10, the per share closing price of Alnylam's common stock as reported by NASDAQ on the date of grant. Options to purchase 125,000 shares will vest over four years, with 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remainder vesting ratably at the end of each three-month period thereafter over the remaining three years, and options to purchase 25,000 shares will vest upon the later of the one year anniversary of the date of grant and the launch of Alnylam's first internally developed product, assuming in each case Dr. Greenstreet remains continuously employed by Alnylam as of such date.
Alnylam is providing this stock option information in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alnylam is a biopharmaceutical
company developing novel therapeutics based on RNA interference, or
RNAi. The company is leading the translation of RNAi as a new class of
innovative medicines. Alnylam's pipeline of investigational RNAi
therapeutics is focused in 3 Strategic Therapeutic Areas (STArs):
Genetic Medicines, with a broad pipeline of RNAi therapeutics for the
treatment of rare diseases; Cardio-Metabolic Disease, with a pipeline of
RNAi therapeutics toward genetically validated, liver-expressed disease
targets for unmet needs in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases; and
Hepatic Infectious Disease, with a pipeline of RNAi therapeutics that
address the major global health challenges of hepatic infectious
diseases. In early 2015, Alnylam launched its "Alnylam 2020" guidance
for the advancement and commercialization of RNAi therapeutics as a
whole new class of innovative medicines. Specifically, by the end of
2020, Alnylam expects to achieve a company profile with 3 marketed
products, 10 RNAi therapeutic clinical programs – including 4 in late
stages of development – across its 3 STArs. The company's demonstrated
commitment to RNAi therapeutics has enabled it to form major alliances
with leading companies including Ionis, Novartis, Roche, Takeda, Merck,
Monsanto, The Medicines Company, and Sanofi Genzyme. In addition,
Alnylam holds an equity position in Regulus Therapeutics Inc., a company
focused on discovery, development, and commercialization of microRNA
therapeutics. Alnylam scientists and collaborators have published their
research on RNAi therapeutics in over 200 peer-reviewed papers,
including many in the world's top scientific journals such as Nature,
Nature Medicine, Nature Biotechnology, Cell, New England Journal of
Medicine, and The Lancet. Founded in 2002, Alnylam maintains
headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information about
Alnylam's pipeline of investigational RNAi therapeutics, please visit www.alnylam.com.
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