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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

eXegenics ENGAGES BDO SEIDMAN AS NEW AUDITOR

DALLAS, November 12, 2003 — eXegenics Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEG) today announced that the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors has selected BDO Seidman, LLP as eXegenics’ new independent auditor. The Audit Committee made the appointment following a month-long search and evaluation process, which in turn was followed by an extensive client-acceptance due diligence procedure conducted by BDO Seidman.

BDO Seidman, LLP (“Seidman”) is a national professional services firm providing assurance, tax, financial advisory and consulting services to private and publicly traded businesses. Leading the assurance and engagement team for audits of eXegenics will be BDO Seidman partner Jay Duke. More information regarding BDO Seidman, LLP can be found at www.bdo.com.

“We are impressed with BDO Seidman’s extensive SEC and industry experience in providing audit services to corporations such as ours, especially the talented team that the firm has identified to handle the eXegenics’ account,” said Dr. Walter Lovenberg, Chairman of the Audit Committee of eXegenics Inc.

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