SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, Aug. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORIC), a clinical stage oncology company focused on developing treatments that address mechanisms of therapeutic resistance, today announced that on August 1, 2024 (the "Grant Date"), ORIC® granted a total of 33,000 non-qualified stock options and 5,600 restricted stock units to two new non-executive employees who began their employment with ORIC® in July 2024. These inducement grants were granted pursuant to the ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2022 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan, subject to recipient's continued employment or service through each applicable vesting date. The stock options have an exercise price equal to the closing price of ORIC's common stock on the Grant Date. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares subject to the stock options will vest on the one (1) year anniversary of the Grant Date, with one thirty-sixth (1/36th) of the remaining shares vesting each one-month period thereafter. One-third (1/3rd) of the restricted stock units will vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the Grant Date. The inducement grants are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable stock option and restricted stock unit agreements and the ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2022 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan. The inducement grants were approved by ORIC's Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, as required by Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4), and were granted as a material inducement to employment in accordance with Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4). About ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ORIC Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving patients' lives by Overcoming Resistance In Cancer. ORIC's clinical ...