Abeona Therapeutics® Announces New Employee Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ABEO) today announced it has granted equity awards to new non-executive employees who joined the Company. The equity awards were approved in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

On September 30, 2026, the Compensation Committee of Abeona’s Board of Directors granted restricted stock equity awards as a material inducement to employment to two individuals hired by Abeona, which equity awards relate to, in the aggregate, up to 7,200 restricted shares of Abeona common stock. One-third of the shares subject to such restricted stock awards is scheduled to vest yearly on each anniversary of the Grant Date, such that the shares subject to such restricted stock awards granted to each employee are scheduled to be fully vested on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, in each case, subject to each employee’s continued employment with Abeona on the applicable vesting dates.