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NOVATO, Calif., July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapies for rare and ultra-rare diseases, today reported the grant of 45,292 restricted stock units of the company’s common stock to 29 newly hired non-executive officers of the company. The awards were approved by the compensation committee of the company’s board of directors and granted under the Ultragenyx Employment Inducement Plan, with a grant date of July 16, 2025, as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with Ultragenyx in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vor Bio (Nasdaq: VOR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company transforming the treatment of autoimmune diseases, today announced that, effective as of July 17, 2025, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors granted Qing Zuraw, M.D., the Company’s Chief Development Officer, 4,373,040 stock options and 937,080 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in connection with the commencement of her employment. The foregoing stock option and RSU awards were granted as a material inducement to employment with Vor Bio in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and were granted under the Vor Biopharma Inc. 2023 Inducement Plan (the “Inducement Plan”).

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced that on July 16, 2025 it granted stock options to purchase an aggregate of 131,683 shares of common stock and 88,755 restricted stock units (RSUs) that will be settled in shares of common stock upon vesting to 18 employees, whose employment commenced in June and July 2025 as a material inducement to their employment.

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDGL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering novel therapeutics for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), today announced that it granted equity awards on July 1, 2025 and July 15, 2025 to a total of 30 new non-executive employees as equity inducement awards under the terms of Madrigal’s 2025 Inducement Plan. The equity awards were approved by Madrigal’s independent Compensation Committee in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

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NEW YORK, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: NYMT) (the “Company”) today announced that it has acquired the remaining 50% ownership interest in Constructive Loans, LLC (“Constructive”), a leading originator in business purpose loans for residential real estate investors. This all-cash transaction, completed through a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, represents a significant milestone in the Company’s ongoing strategy to diversify and scale its recurring earnings through the inclusion of a top operating platform.