Plus Therapeutics Announces New Employment Inducement Grants

AUSTIN, Texas, May 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (Nasdaq: ) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing targeted radiotherapeutics with advanced platform technologies for central nervous system (CNS) cancers, today announced that on May 8, 2024, it granted option awards to Charles Huang, the Company’s new Director of Capital Markets and Investor Relations. The Company agreed to grant these equity awards to Mr. Huang to induce him to commence employment with the Company.

The approved option awards are options to purchase up to 5,000 shares of the common stock of the Company. The options are scheduled to vest over four years, with one-fourth of the options vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date with the remaining options vesting thereafter in equal monthly installments. The vesting of the options is also subject to certain requirements, including Mr. Huang’s continued service as an employee of the Company through the applicable vesting dates. The exercise price of the options is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on May 8, 2024, the grant date.

The Company believes that these equity grants create a strong alignment of interests between Mr. Huang and Company shareholders. The equity awards were granted outside of the Company’s 2020 Incentive Plan but generally have terms and conditions consistent with those set forth in that plan. The Company has filed a Form S-8 covering these equity awards.

About Plus Therapeutics

Plus Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing targeted radiotherapeutics for difficult-to-treat cancers of the central nervous system with the potential to enhance clinical outcomes for patients. Combining image-guided local beta radiation and targeted drug delivery approaches, the Company is advancing a pipeline of product candidates with lead programs in recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) and leptomeningeal metastases (LM). The Company has built a supply chain through strategic partnerships that enable the development, manufacturing, and future potential commercialization of its products. Plus Therapeutics is led by an experienced and dedicated leadership team and has operations in key cancer clinical development hubs including Austin and San Antonio, Texas. For more information, visit .

Investor Contact

Charles Huang

Director, Capital Markets and Investor Relations

(202) 209 5751