Opus Genetics Reports Inducement Grant Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opus Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRD), a clinical-stage ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company developing therapies to treat patients with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) and therapies to treat patients with other ophthalmological disorders (the "Company"), today announced that the independent members of its Board of Directors approved an equity award under the Company's 2021 Inducement Plan, as amended, as a material inducement to Dr. Benjamin Yerxa, Ph.D., the Company's newly appointed President, in connection with his employment with the Company, effective November 7, 2024. The equity award was approved in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), which also requires a public announcement of any equity awards that are not made under a stockholder approved equity plan.

In connection with entering into employment with the Company, Dr. Yerxa, who was not a previous employee or director of the Company but who did previously serve as Chief Executive Officer and President of the predecessor company, Opus Genetics, Inc., prior to its acquisition by the Company in October 2024, received a time-based restricted stock unit award ...