Altimmune Announces Inducement Grant Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Altimmune, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALT), a clinical-stage immunotherapeutics company, granted equity awards on November 30, 2018, that were previously approved by the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors under Altimmune’s 2018 Inducement Grant Plan, as a material inducement to the employment of Dr. Vipin K. Garg, who commenced employment as Altimmune’s President and Chief Executive Officer on November 30, 2018. The equity awards were approved in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

Dr. Garg received non-qualified stock options to purchase 211,486 shares of Altimmune’s common stock and a grant of 322,907 restricted shares of Altimmune’s common stock. The stock options have an exercise price of $3.59 per share, which is equal to the closing price of Altimmune’s common stock on November 30, 2018. One-fourth of the shares underlying the stock options and the restricted shares, respectively, will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and thereafter 1/48^th of the shares underlying the stock options and restricted shares, respectively, will vest monthly, such that the shares underlying the stock options and the restricted shares granted to Dr. Garg will in each case be fully vested on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, subject to Dr. Garg’s continued employment with Altimmune on each applicable vesting date.

In addition to the inducement grant, in accordance with his employment agreement with Altimmune, Dr. Garg received a grant of a stock option (intended to qualify as “incentive stock options”) under Altimmune’s 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 111,421 shares of Altimmune’s common stock.

About Altimmune
Altimmune is a clinical-stage immunotherapeutics company focused on the development of products to stimulate robust and durable immune responses for the prevention and treatment of disease. NasoVAX, our influenza vaccine candidate, has unique characteristics which stimulate multiple arms of the immune system that offer the potential to stop infection and the spread of flu, while being easier to administer through an intranasal spray. NasoShield is a next-generation anthrax vaccine candidate that is intended to improve protection and safety while having favorable dosage and storage requirements compared to other anthrax vaccines. By leveraging the complementary attributes of its two innovative technology platforms, RespirVec™ and Densigen™, Altimmune is able to design and develop immunotherapeutic products tailored to address a wide range of disease indications including both acute and chronic infections and cancer.

Forward-Looking Statement
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