Aura Biosciences grants new executives stock options priced at $7.43, plus RSUs
AURA•Inducement awards for three new executives
Aura Biosciences said it issued inducement equity awards on Sept. 1, 2026 to three newly hired executives.
- Options cover 677,000 shares at an exercise price of $7.43, matched to the Nasdaq close on the grant date.
- RSUs cover 343,009 shares.
- Option vesting: 25% on the first anniversary of each executive’s start date; the remainder vests monthly over 36 months.
- RSU vesting starts Sept. 15, 2027, then vests annually over three years in 25% tranches.




