T2 Biosystems Reports Granting of Inducement Awards
LEXINGTON, Mass., July 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTOO) a leader in the rapid detection of sepsis-causing pathogens, announced today that it issued inducement awards to twelve new employees.
The awards were made on July 25, 2022, under the T2 Biosystems’ Inducement Award Plan (the “Inducement Plan”), which was adopted on March 1, 2018, and amended and restated on December 17, 2021, and provides for the granting of equity awards to new employees of T2 Biosystems. The inducement awards consist of options to purchase 225,000 shares of T2 Biosystems common stock and have a ten-year term. The exercise price of the options was $0.137 which was the per-share closing price of T2 Biosystems common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on July 25, 2022. The options vest over a four-year period, with 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the employee’s date of hire and the remainder vesting in equal monthly installments over the three years thereafter. The award was approved by the independent compensation committee of T2 Biosystems’ board of directors and was granted as an inducement material to the new employee entering into employment with T2 Biosystems in accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4).
About T2 Biosystems:
T2 Biosystems, a leader in the rapid detection of sepsis-causing pathogens, is dedicated to improving patient care and reducing the cost of care by helping clinicians effectively treat patients faster than ever before. T2 Biosystems’ products include the T2Dx® Instrument, T2Candida® Panel, the T2Bacteria® Panel, the T2Resistance™ Panel, and the T2SARS-CoV-2™ Panel and are powered by the proprietary T2 Magnetic Resonance (T2MR®) technology. T2 Biosystems has an active pipeline of future products, including the T2Cauris™ Panel, and T2Lyme™ Panel, as well as additional products for the detection of bacterial and fungal pathogens and associated antimicrobial resistance markers, and biothreat pathogens.
Investor Contact:
Philip Trip Taylor, Gilmartin Group
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