BEVERLY, Mass. and TORONTO, Oct. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hamilton Thorne Ltd. (TSX-V:HTL), a leading provider of precision instruments, consumables, software and services to the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), research, and cell biology markets, today announced that it has issued incentive stock option (ISO) and restricted share unit (RSU) grants covering a total of 580,457 common shares under its 2019 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, including a grant of 270,457 RSUs and 150,000 ISOs to officers of Hamilton Thorne and its subsidiaries. The ISOs vest over 4 years, have an exercise price of CDN$1.91, and a 10-year expiry. The RSUs vest 135,228 immediately while the balance vests over a period of up to three years.

About Hamilton Thorne Ltd. (www.hamiltonthorne.ltd)

Hamilton Thorne is a leading global provider of precision instruments, consumables, software and services that reduce cost, increase productivity, improve results and enable breakthroughs in Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), research, and cell biology markets. Hamilton Thorne markets its products and services under the Hamilton Thorne, Gynemed, Planer, IVFtech, Embryotech Laboratories, and Tek-Event brands, through its growing sales force and distributors worldwide. Hamilton Thorne’s customer base consists of fertility clinics, university research centers, animal breeding facilities, pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, and other commercial and academic research establishments.

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