SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) announced that today it granted restricted stock units representing an aggregate of 25,200 shares of Exelixis common stock to nine new employees. The restricted stock unit awards vest as to 1/4th of the shares subject to the restricted stock unit award on the first established quarterly vesting date following the one-year anniversary of the employee’s date of hire and thereafter as to 1/16th of the original number of shares subject to the restricted stock unit award on each succeeding November 15th, February 15th, May 15th and August 15th, subject to the new employee’s continued service relationship with Exelixis on each such date.
The restricted stock awards are subject to the terms and conditions of the Exelixis 2010 Inducement Award Plan and were granted as an inducement material to the new employees’ entering into employment with Exelixis in accordance with NASDAQ listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
About Exelixis
Exelixis, Inc. is a development-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases. The company is leveraging its biological expertise and integrated research and development capabilities to generate a pipeline of development compounds with significant therapeutic and commercial potential for the treatment of cancer and potentially other serious diseases. Currently, Exelixis' broad product pipeline includes investigational compounds in phase 3, phase 2, and phase 1 clinical development. Exelixis has established strategic corporate alliances with major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, sanofi-aventis, GlaxoSmithKline, Genentech (a wholly owned member of the Roche Group), Boehringer Ingelheim, and Daiichi-Sankyo. For more information, please visit the company's web site at http://www.exelixis.com.
Exelixis and the Exelixis logo are registered U.S. trademarks.
CONTACT:
Exelixis, Inc.
Charles Butler, 650-837-7277
Vice President, Investor Relations
and Corporate Communications
[email protected]
DeDe Sheel, 650-837-8231
Associate Director, Investor Relations
[email protected]
KEYWORDS: United States North America California
INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Health Biotechnology Oncology Pharmaceutical Research Science
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