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Rapid7 Reports Inducement Grants under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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Rapid7 hired 3 new employees, granting them inducement awards of 290,626 restricted stock units as a material inducement to commence employment.

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BOSTON, Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rapid7, Inc. ("Rapid7") (NASDAQ: RPD), a global leader in AI-powered managed cybersecurity operations, announced that the company granted inducement awards, effective as of September 15, 2026, to employees as a material inducement to commence employment with Rapid7 and its subsidiaries. We granted inducement awards comprised of 290,626 restricted stock units ("RSUs") in respect of Rapid7's common stock, in the aggregate, to 3 employees. The RSUs vest over a three-year period with one-third (1/3) of the RSUs vesting on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remaining two-thirds (2/3) of the RSUs vesting in equal quarterly installments thereafter through the third anniversary of the vesting commencement date, subject to continued employment through each applicable vesting date. The RSUs were granted under Rapid7's 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Equity Plan") pursuant to the Equity Plan's inducement award share pool. The RSUs were unanimously approved by Rapid7's Compensation Committee, which is independent within the meaning of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(a)(2), in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) as a material inducement for the employees to commence employment with Rapid7. About Rapid7 Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD) is a global leader in AI-powered managed cybersecurity operations...

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Headcount growth

What this signalsFast hiring often means budgets are growing.

Headcount
3
Takes effect
Sep 15, 2026
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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90%
Detected
Sep 17, 2026
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