Cogent Biosciences Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

Core Insights - Cogent Biosciences, Inc. announced the approval of inducement equity awards for 10 new employees as part of its 2020 Inducement Plan, in compliance with Nasdaq corporate governance rules [1][2] Group 1: Inducement Equity Awards - The Compensation Committee approved nonqualified options to purchase a total of 299,200 shares of Cogent common stock for the new employees [2] - Each option has a 10-year term with an exercise price equal to the closing price on the grant date, and a four-year vesting schedule [2] Group 2: Company Overview - Cogent Biosciences focuses on developing precision therapies for genetically defined diseases, with its most advanced clinical program being bezuclastinib, a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor [3] - Bezuclastinib targets the KIT D816V mutation, which is linked to systemic mastocytosis and advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) [3] - The company is also conducting a Phase 1 study of a novel FGFR2/3 inhibitor and developing therapies targeting mutations in ErbB2, PI3Kα, and KRAS [3]