Press Releases April 9, 2026 08:00 PM

Korro Bio Reports Inducement Grant Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

Korro Bio issues inducement stock option grant to new employee under Nasdaq rules

By Derek Hwang KRRO
Korro Bio Reports Inducement Grant Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
KRRO

Korro Bio, a Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical company developing RNA editing genetic medicines, announced a non-statutory stock option grant of 15,000 shares to a newly hired employee under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The options, priced at the closing market price of $13.46, vest over four years and were approved by independent directors.

Key Points

  • Korro granted a non-statutory stock option to a newly hired employee as an inducement to join the company, per Nasdaq listing rules.
  • The stock option covers 15,000 shares at an exercise price of $13.46, with a 10-year term and a four-year vesting schedule.
  • Korro Bio focuses on RNA editing genetic medicines targeting rare and common diseases, leveraging proprietary technology for precision and tunability.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Korro Bio, Inc. (Korro) (Nasdaq: KRRO), a biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of genetic medicines based on editing RNA for rare and highly prevalent diseases, today announced the grant of a non-statutory stock option to one newly hired employee.

Korro granted the new employee a nonstatutory stock option to purchase 15,000 shares of Korro’s common stock at an exercise price of $13.46 per share, the closing price per share of Korro's common stock as reported by Nasdaq on the grant effective date, April 8, 2026. The option has a ten-year term and vests over four years, with 25% of the shares vesting on the first anniversary of the employee’s start date and the remaining 75% vesting in 36 equal monthly installments on each monthly anniversary thereafter until the fourth anniversary of the employee’s start date, subject to the employee’s continued service with Korro through each applicable vesting date.

This grant was approved by a majority of the independent directors of Korro’s board of directors pursuant to Koro’s 2026 Inducement Plan and was made as an inducement material to the employee’s acceptance of employment with Korro in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

About Korro

Korro is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a new class of genetic medicines based on editing RNA for both rare and highly prevalent diseases. Korro is generating a portfolio of differentiated programs that are designed to harness the body’s natural RNA editing process, enabling a precise yet transient single base edit. By editing RNA instead of DNA, Korro is expanding the reach of genetic medicines by delivering additional precision and tunability, which has the potential for increased specificity and improved long-term tolerability. Using an oligonucleotide-based approach, Korro expects to bring its medicines to patients by leveraging its proprietary platform with precedented delivery modalities, manufacturing know-how, and established regulatory pathways of approved oligonucleotide drugs. Korro is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information, visit korrobio.com

Korro Bio Contact Information

Investor & Media Contact 
Malini Chatterjee, Ph.D
Blueprint Life Science Group
[email protected] or [email protected]
917.330.4269


Risks

  • The inducement grant is contingent on continued employment over four years, representing retention risk.
  • The company's drug development approach is innovative but may face regulatory and clinical trial uncertainties inherent in biopharmaceutical R&D.
  • Market adoption and competitive pressures in the biopharmaceutical and genetic medicine sectors may impact the company's growth prospects.

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