Forge Announces Employment Inducement Awards in Accordance With NYSE Rule 303A.08

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (“Forge”) (NYSE: FRGE), a leading provider of marketplace infrastructure, data services, and technology and investment solutions for the private market, today announced that on July 18, 2025 the Compensation Committee of Forge’s Board of Directors granted an aggregate of 176,663 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) of Forge’s common stock to six employees as a material inducement for such employees to accept employment with Forge.

The RSUs were granted under Forge’s Amended and Restated 2025 Inducement Plan (the “Plan”) and vest over three years, subject to each employee maintaining a Service Relationship (as defined in the Plan) with Forge through the applicable vesting date. Up to 105,999 RSUs may vest subject to time-based vesting conditions (“Time Based RSUs”), up to 61,331 RSUs may vest subject to the achievement of Forge’s revenue and Adjusted EBITDA goals in fiscal year 2025 (“Performance RSUs”), and up to 9,333 RSUs may vest subject to Forge’s total shareholder return over a three-year period from 2025 to 2027 as measured against the Russell 2000 Index (“TSR RSUs”).

46,665 of such RSUs were awarded under the Plan to James Nevin, Forge’s new Chief Financial Officer, as inducement pursuant to his offer of employment and employment agreement, of which 18,666 are Time Based RSUs, 18,666 are Performance RSUs, and 9,333 are TSR RSUs. 53,333 of such RSUs were awarded under the Plan to Greg Lee, Forge’s new head of trading and data platform, as inducement pursuant to his offer of employment, of which 32,000 are Time Based RSUs and 21,333 are Performance RSUs.

The remaining RSUs were awarded under the Plan to four other employees as inducement to accept employment offers with Forge in connection with the recently completed Accuidity acquisition.

The RSUs were granted in reliance on the employment inducement exemption under the NYSE’s Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08, which requires public announcement of inducement awards. Forge is issuing this press release pursuant to Rule 303A.08.

About Forge

Forge (NYSE: FRGE) is a leading provider of marketplace infrastructure, data services and technology and investment solutions for the private market. Forge Securities LLC is a registered broker-dealer and a member of FINRA that operates an alternative trading system.