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Cars Commerce Announces Inducement Awards Under NYSE Listing Rule 303A.08
Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc.") ("Cars Commerce" or the "Company"), today announced that on December 22, 2025, the Company granted performance-based stock unit awards (the "PSUs") and restricted stock units (the "RSUs") covering 155,885 shares and 233,827 shares of the Company's common stock, respectively, (the "Inducement Awards") to Tobias Hartmann. A majority of the independent members of the Company's Board of Directors approved the grant of the Inducement Awards to M
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