Press Releases April 1, 2026 08:00 PM

Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

Praxis Precision Medicines Grants Inducement Restricted Stock Units to New Employees Under Nasdaq Rule

By Sofia Navarro PRAX
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
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Praxis Precision Medicines announced restricted stock units totaling 3,558 shares granted to eighteen new non-executive employees as inducements to join the company under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). These grants vest over four years, contingent on continued employment. Praxis is a CNS-focused biopharmaceutical company advancing therapies for neurological disorders through proprietary platforms.

Key Points

  • Praxis granted 3,558 restricted stock units to new employees to incentivize joining the company.
  • The grants comply with Nasdaq rules specific to inducement awards for new hires.
  • Praxis focuses on CNS disorders with multiple late-stage candidates in movement disorders and epilepsy, leveraging genetic insights and proprietary platforms.
  • Sectors impacted include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare focusing on neurology and CNS disorders.

BOSTON, April 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAX), a fully integrated, leading central nervous system (CNS) precision neuroscience biopharmaceutical company, today announced that on April 1, 2026, the Compensation Committee of Praxis’ Board of Directors granted restricted stock unit awards covering an aggregate of 3,558 shares of its common stock to eighteen new non-executive employees under the Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. 2024 Inducement Plan (the 2024 Inducement Plan). The restricted stock unit awards were granted as inducements material to the employees’ entering into employment with Praxis in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

The 2024 Inducement Plan is used exclusively for the grant of equity awards to individuals who were not previously employees of Praxis, or following a bona fide period of non-employment, as an inducement material to such individuals’ entering into employment with Praxis, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

The restricted stock units will vest in four equal annual installments, subject to the employee’s continued employment with Praxis on each vesting date.

About Praxis
Praxis Precision Medicines is a fully integrated, leading CNS precision neuroscience biopharmaceutical company, translating insights from genetic epilepsies into the development of therapies for CNS disorders characterized by neuronal excitation-inhibition imbalance. Praxis is applying genetic insights to the discovery and development of therapies for rare and more prevalent neurological disorders through our proprietary small molecule platform, Cerebrum™, and antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) platform, Solidus™, using our understanding of shared biological targets and circuits in the brain. Praxis has established a diversified, multimodal CNS portfolio including multiple programs across movement disorders and epilepsy, with four late-stage product candidates. For more information, please visit www.praxismedicines.com and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter/X.


Risks

  • The successful retention of new talent hinges on continued company performance and attractiveness of compensation, which carries execution risk in biopharma.
  • Clinical and regulatory risks inherent to CNS drug development could impact the company's long-term prospects.
  • Market volatility in biotech stocks may affect the value and perception of inducement stock awards.

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