BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global joint preservation company in early intervention orthopedics, today announced that on December 1, 2021, Anika granted non-statutory stock options covering an aggregate of 1,069 shares of common stock (the “Options”) and restricted stock units (the “RSUs”) covering an aggregate of 468 shares of common stock to 1 newly hired non-executive employee. Each grant was made pursuant to the Anika Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan, was approved by the compensation committee of the board of directors pursuant to a delegation of authority by the board of directors, and, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), was made as a material inducement to the grantee’s acceptance of employment with Anika as a component of the grantee’s employment compensation.
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