Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc: Avadel Announces Grant of Inducement Awards Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

DUBLIN, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: AVDL), a company focused on transforming medicines to transform lives, today announced that the Compensation Committee of Avadel's Board of Directors approved the grant of non-statutory options to two new employees to purchase 9,600 ordinary shares under Avadel's 2021 Inducement Plan. In addition, effective as of May 13, 2025, the Compensation Committee of Avadel's Board of Directors approved a grant of non-statutory options to Susan Rodriguez, Avadel's newly appointed Chief Operating Officer, to purchase 300,000 ordinary shares under Avadel's 2021 Inducement Plan.

All of the above-described awards were granted as an inducement material to each employee's acceptance of employment with Avadel in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The options have a ten-year term and vest over four years, with 25% vesting on the one-year anniversary of each new employee's respective start date and 25% vesting on the second, third, and fourth anniversary thereafter. The options are subject to the terms and conditions of Avadel's 2021 Inducement Plan approved by the Board of Directors in November 2021 and the terms and conditions of award agreements covering the grants.

About Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc

Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: AVDL) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming medicines to transform lives. Our approach includes applying innovative solutions to the development of medications that address the challenges patients face with current treatment options. Avadel's commercial product, LUMRYZ, was approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) as the first and only once-at-bedtime oxybate for the treatment of cataplexy or excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients 7 years and older with narcolepsy. For more information, please visit www.avadel.com.

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