NOVATO, Calif., March 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq:BMRN) today announced that on March 15, 2013, the compensation committee of BioMarin’s board of directors approved the grant to 20 employees of stock options to purchase 32,100 shares of common stock in the aggregate and the grant to 15 of the 20 employees of 4,615 restricted stock units in the aggregate. The stock options were granted pursuant to the BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. 2012 Inducement Plan, approved by the compensation committee of BioMarin’s board of directors on May 8, 2012, and as inducements material to the new employees entering into employment with BioMarin in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
