Serina Therapeutics Makes Grants to New Employees Under Inducement Plan
12 November 2024 - 9:40AM
Serina Therapeutics, Inc. (“Serina”) (NYSE American: SER), a
clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing its lead IND
candidate SER-252 for advanced Parkinson's disease, enabled by its
proprietary POZ Platform™ drug optimization technology,
announced that it has made grants of options to purchase an
aggregate of 60,500 shares of Serina’s common stock to three new
non-executive employees on November 6, 2024 (each, an “Option
Grant”). Each Option Grant has an exercise price equal to the
closing price of Serina’s common stock on November 6, 2024. The
Option Grants were offered as material inducement to the employees’
employment. The Option Grants were approved by the Compensation
Committee of Serina’s Board of Directors on November 6, 2024
pursuant to Serina’s 2024 Inducement Equity Plan to align their
interests with Serina’s stockholders and to promote the success of
Serina’s business. The Option Grants were made in reliance on the
employment inducement exemption under the NYSE American’s Company
Guide Section 711(a) which requires public disclosure of inducement
awards. Serina is issuing this press release pursuant to Section
711(a) of NYSE American’s Company Guide. The Option Grants shall
vest and become exercisable with respect to one-third of the
aggregate number of shares subject to each Option Grant on the
first anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining two-thirds
of the aggregate number of shares subject to each Option Grant
shall vest in a series of 24 substantially equal monthly
installments thereafter, such that the Option Grant will be vested
as of the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued
employment with Serina.
About Serina Therapeutics
Serina is a clinical-stage biotechnology company
developing a pipeline of wholly owned drug product candidates to
treat neurological diseases and other indications. Serina’s POZ
PlatformTM provides the potential to improve the integrated
efficacy and safety profile of multiple modalities including small
molecules, RNA-based therapeutics and antibody-based drug
conjugates (ADCs). Serina is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama
on the campus of the HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology.
For more information, please
visit https://serinatherapeutics.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of federal securities laws. These statements are
based on management’s current expectations, plans, beliefs or
forecasts for the future, and are subject to uncertainty and
changes in circumstances. Any express or implied statements in this
press release that are not statements of historical fact, including
statements about the potential of Serina’s POZ polymer technology,
are forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by such statements. Risks and
uncertainties include, among other things, the uncertainties
inherent in research and development, including the ability to meet
anticipated clinical endpoints, commencement and/or completion
dates for clinical trials, regulatory submission dates, regulatory
approval dates and/or launch dates, as well as the possibility of
unfavorable new clinical data and further analyses of existing
clinical data; the risk that clinical trial data are subject to
differing interpretations and assessments by regulatory
authorities; whether regulatory authorities will be satisfied with
the design of and results from our clinical studies; whether and
when any applications may be filed for any drug or vaccine
candidates in any jurisdictions; whether and when regulatory
authorities may approve any potential applications that may be
filed for any drug or vaccine candidates in any jurisdictions,
which will depend on a myriad of factors, including making a
determination as to whether the product’s benefits outweigh its
known risks and determination of the product’s efficacy and, if
approved, whether any such drug or vaccine candidates will be
commercially successful; decisions by regulatory authorities
impacting labeling, manufacturing processes, safety and/or other
matters that could affect the availability or commercial potential
of any drug or vaccine candidates; and competitive developments.
These risks as well as other risks are more fully discussed in
Serina’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2023, Serina’s Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed with the
SEC on April 1, 2024, and Serina’s other periodic reports and
documents filed from time to time with the SEC.
The information contained in this release is as
of the date hereof, and Serina assumes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements contained in this release as the result
of new information or future events or developments.
For inquiries, please contact:
Investor.relations@serinatherapeutics.com(256)
327-9630
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