Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ACAD) today announced that on May 15, 2024, the Compensation Committee of Acadia’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”) granted inducement awards consisting of non-qualified stock options to purchase 57,252 shares of common stock and 33,675 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to twenty-two new employees under Acadia’s 2023 Inducement Plan. The Compensation Committee approved the awards as an inducement material to the new employees’ employment in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

Whitefort Capital Management, LP (together with its affiliates, “Whitefort Capital,” “us” or “we”), which is a long-term investor and the second largest shareholder of Arbutus Biopharma Corp. (NASDAQ: ABUS) (“Arbutus” or the “Company”) with an ownership interest of approximately 6.8% of the Company’s outstanding shares, today published an open letter to shareholders outlining its views of the best paths forward to maximize value.