 ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 29, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Esperion NASDAQ: ESPR today announced that, on January 28, 2021, the Compensation Committee of Esperions Board of Directors granted 10 new employees i non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 150,000 shares of its common stock, all of which were granted to Sheldon Koenig, the Companys newly appointed Chief Operating Officer, and ii 49,567 restricted stock units RSUs, 30,000 of which were awarded to Mr. Koenig, under Esperions 2017 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan. 