 Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Nasdaq: ARNA today announced that on August 15, 2020, the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors granted to five new employees inducement stock options to purchase an aggregate of 15,275 shares of its common stock and 3,440 inducement restricted stock units RSUs. The inducement stock options and RSUs have a grant date and vesting commencement date of August 15, 2020, and were granted as inducements material to the new employees entering into employment with Arena in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635c4. 