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RNS Number : 4557H Ondine Biomedical Inc. 08 June 2026
8 June 2026
ONDINE BIOMEDICAL INC.
("Ondine Biomedical", "Ondine", or the "Company")
Grant of Options and RSUs, and Issue of Warrants
Ondine Biomedical Inc. (LON: OBI), a Canadian life sciences company pioneering
light-activated antimicrobial treatments, announces the issuance of Restricted
Share Units, options and warrants below.
Grant of Restricted Share Units
On 5 June 2026, the Company granted a total of 3,121,471 Restricted Share
Units ("RSUs") to employees and executive directors.
The RSUs granted to executive directors of the Company are as follows:
Director Position RSUs granted Total RSUs units now held
Carolyn Cross CEO 767,876 767,876
Nicolas Loebel CTO 716,684 716,684
The Restricted Share Units vest upon receipt of U.S. Food and Drug
Administration ("FDA") marketing approval for Ondine's nasal photodisinfection
therapy for the reduction of surgical site infections.
Following the grant of the RSUs, the Company has 3,121,471 RSUs to subscribe
for new common shares in the Company ("Common Shares") outstanding, which
represents c.0.56% per cent of the Company's current issued share capital.
Grant of Options
On 5 June 2026, 8,290,000 Options were granted to employees, executive
directors, non-executive directors and consultants.
The Options to the executive and non-executive directors are as follows:
Director Position Options granted Total Options now held
Jean Charest Non-executive Chair 400,000 740,000
Jean Duvall Non-executive Director 250,000 400,000
Junaid Bajwa Non-executive Director 250,000 400,000
Margaret Shaw Non-executive Director 250,000 325,000
Carolyn Cross Executive Director 2,000,000 4,075,000
Nicolas Loebel Executive Director 2,000,000 11,575,000
The new Options all have an exercise price of 13.25 pence, being the closing
midmarket share price on 5 June 2026 (the "Approval Date"), the day on which
the grant of Options was approved by the Board. The Options vest evenly over a
period of three years, with 33.33% vesting on each of the three successive
anniversaries of the Approval Date and can be exercised for a period of eight
years from the Approval Date.
Following the grant of the new Options, the Company has 26,528,334 Options to
subscribe for new Common Shares outstanding, which represents c.4.73% per cent
of the Company's current issued share capital.
Issue of Warrants
On 5 June 2026, the Company issued 1,000,000 warrants to an executive,
entitling the holder to acquire Common Shares of the Company at a strike price
of 15 pence each. The warrants have an expiration date of six months following
receipt of U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") marketing approval for
Ondine's nasal photodisinfection therapy for the reduction of surgical site
infections.
Following the grant of the warrants, the Company has 1,000,000 warrants to
subscribe for new Common Shares outstanding, which represents c.0.18% per cent
of the Company's current issued share capital.
Enquiries:
Ondine Biomedical Inc. ondinebio.com
Carolyn Cross, CEO +1 604 669 0555
Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated & Joint Financial Adviser)
James Harris, Richard Johnson, Imogen Ellis +44 (0)20 7409 3494
Peel Hunt LLP (Broker & Joint Financial Adviser)
James Steel, Dr. Chris Golden +44 (0)20 7418 8900
5654 & Company (Financial PR and IR Adviser) ondinebiomedical@5654.co.uk
Matthew Neal, Chris Gardner, Melissa Gardiner +44 0791 7800 011
+44 0775 7697 357
About Ondine Biomedical Inc.
Ondine Biomedical Inc. is a Canadian life sciences company focused on the
development of light-activated antimicrobial therapies ('photodisinfection')
for the prevention and treatment of infections, including those associated
with multidrug-resistant organisms.
Ondine's lead product, Steriwave(®), is authorized for nasal decolonisation
in Canada and certain international markets. In the United States, the
technology has been granted Qualified Infectious Disease Product designation
and Fast Track status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and recently
completed enrolment in its Phase 3 clinical trial.
The Company has a pipeline of additional photodisinfection products in various
stages of development for application in areas including chronic sinusitis,
ventilator-associated pneumonia, burns and other indications.
U.S. Regulatory Status and Clinical Data Disclaimer
Ondine's light-activated antimicrobial technology, commercially available as
Steriwave(®) in certain jurisdictions, is not approved, cleared, or
commercially available for sale or clinical use in the United States and is
limited by U.S. law to investigational use only.
References to clinical outcomes in this release should be interpreted in the
context of the specific studies or real-world evaluations described and do not
imply regulatory approval for any particular indication.
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