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

BEDFORD, Mass., May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global leader in the osteoarthritis (“OA”) pain management and regenerative solutions spaces focused on early intervention orthopedics, today announced that on May 1, 2025, Anika granted non-statutory stock options (“Options”) covering an aggregate of 5,000 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price of $14.46, which equaled the closing price of common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Closing Price”) on the grant date, to two newly hired non-executive employees. The grants were made pursuant to the Anika Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan, as amended, were 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), were made as a material inducement to the grantee’s acceptance of employment with Anika as a component of the grantee’s employment compensation.