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PROSPECTUS
Filed
Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration Statement No. 333-141791
31,052,397 Shares
Common Stock
We are registering our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, for resale by the selling
stockholders identified in this prospectus. We are not selling any shares of our common stock under
this prospectus and we will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling
stockholders. Specifically, this prospectus relates to the resale of 21,415,447 shares of our
common stock and 9,636,950 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants. The
selling stockholders acquired these shares of common stock and warrants from us in a private
placement that closed on March 13, 2007.
For a description of the plan of distribution of the resale shares, see page 6 of this
prospectus.
Our common stock is currently traded on the Global Market of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under
the symbol NTEC. On April 30, 2007, the last
reported sales price for our common stock was
$2.50 per share.
INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES RISKS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE RISK FACTORS
INCLUDED IN OUR MOST RECENT ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K AS WELL AS
SUBSEQUENTLY FILED FORMS 10-Q BEFORE YOU
DECIDE TO INVEST.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) nor any other regulatory body has
approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The
date of this Prospectus is May 1, 2007.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus. We have not, and the selling stockholders have not, authorized anyone to provide you
with different information. No one is making offers to sell or seeking offers to buy these
securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the
information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of the date on the front of this prospectus
only and that any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate as of the date of the
document incorporated by reference only, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or
any sale of our common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects may have changed since that date.
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WHO WE ARE
We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of
next-generation therapeutic proteins, which we believe will be
competitive with best-in-class protein drugs currently on the market.
Our lead therapeutic protein candidates are GlycoPEG-EPO (NE-180), and
GlycoPEG-GCSF.
NE-180 is a long-acting version of erythropoietin (EPO) produced in insect cells. EPO is
prescribed to stimulate production of red blood cells, and is approved for sale in major markets
around the world for treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia and anemia associated with chronic
renal failure. NE-180 is being developed for the treatment of anemia in adult cancer patients with
non-myeloid malignancies receiving chemotherapy and for the treatment of anemia associated with
chronic kidney disease, including patients on dialysis and patients not on dialysis. During 2006,
we completed a Phase I clinical trial for NE-180 in Switzerland. In January 2007, we received
approval from Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, for the initiation of a Phase
II human trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability and dose response of NE-180 in cancer patients
receiving platinum-based chemotherapy. In March 2007, we received approval from the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration to initiate clinical trials in the U.S. in response to our amended
Investigational New Drug Application.
Our second proprietary protein, GlycoPEG-GCSF, is a long-acting version of granulocyte colony
stimulating factor (G-CSF) that we are co-developing with BioGeneriX AG, a company of the
ratiopharm Group. G-CSF is prescribed to stimulate production of neutrophils (a type of white blood
cell) and is approved for sale in major markets around the world for treatment of neutropenia
associated with myelosuppressive chemotherapy. In November 2006, BioGeneriX initiated the first,
of two planned Phase I clinical trials for
GlycoPEG-GCSF. In March 2007, BioGeneriX initiated the second Phase I
clinical trial for GlycoPEG-GCSF. We expect BioGeneriX to complete both Phase
I clinical trials during 2007.
We
have also entered into two agreements with Novo Nordisk A/S to use our GlycoPEGylation technology to develop and commercialize next-generation versions of Factors VIIa, VIII and IX, one
of which, Factor VIIa, is currently marketed by Novo Nordisk. In 2006, we successfully completed
technical transfer of the manufacturing process for GlycoPEG-FVIIa to Novo Nordisk, who performed preclinical pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic studies, and conducted other preclinical activities,
on Factors VIIa and IX. Novo Nordisk has announced
that they plan to initiate Phase I clinical studies for
Factor VIIa in 2007. Factor VIIa is used in the treatment
of bleeding episodes and for the prevention of bleeding during surgery or invasive procedures in
patients with congenital hemophilia with inhibitors to coagulation factors VIII or IX.
Most therapeutic proteins in development or on the market today are glycoproteinsproteins
with carbohydrate structures attached. These carbohydrates are important to the proper functioning
of the proteins. We believe that our enzymatic pegylation technology, GlycoPEGylation, can
improve the drug properties of therapeutic proteins by building out, and attaching polyethylene
glycol (PEG) to, carbohydrate structures on the proteins. We are using our technology to develop
proprietary versions of protein drugs with proven safety and efficacy and to improve the
therapeutic profiles of proteins being developed by our partners. We expect these modified
proteins, such as NE-180 and GlycoPEG-GCSF, to offer significant advantages, including less
frequent dosing and possibly improved efficacy, over the original versions of the drugs now on the
market, as well as to meet or exceed the pharmacokinetic profile of next-generation versions of the
drugs now on the market. We believe this strategy of targeting drugs with proven safety and
efficacy allows us to lower the risk profile of our proprietary development portfolio as compared
to de novo protein drug development. We intend to continue to focus our research and development
resources on therapeutic proteins that we believe have the highest probability of clinically
meaningful therapeutic profile improvements from our technology and are in commercially attractive
categories.
Our executive offices and research facility are located at 102 Rock Road, Horsham, PA 19044,
our telephone number is 215-315-9000 and our website is at http://www.neose.com. Information
contained on our website is not incorporated into this prospectus.
RISK FACTORS
The Risk Factors included in Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2006 have been incorporated herein by reference. Our business, financial
condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any one or more of the
risks incorporated herein by reference. The trading price of our common stock could decline due to
any one or more of the risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
You should carefully consider the risks incorporated herein by reference before making an
investment decision. The referenced risks are those currently known to us. Additional risks not
presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operation.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain information in this prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference
include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not historical
facts and include, but are not limited to, statements about our
plans, objectives, representations and contentions that typically may
be identified by use of terms such as anticipate, believe, estimate, plan, may, expect,
intend, could, potential, and similar expressions, although some forward-looking statements
are expressed differently. These forward-looking statements include, among others, the statements
about our:
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estimate that our existing cash and cash equivalents, expected proceeds from
collaborations and license agreements, and interest income should be sufficient to meet
our operating and capital requirements at least through the second quarter of 2008; |
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expected losses; |
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expectations for future capital requirements; |
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expectations for increases in operating expenses; |
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expectations for increases in research and development, and marketing, general and
administrative expenses in order to develop products, procure commercial quantities of
reagents and products, and commercialize our technology; |
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expectations regarding the scope and expiration of patents; |
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expectations regarding the timing of non-clinical activities, regulatory meetings
and submissions, as well as the progression of clinical trials, for NE-180 and
GlycoPEG-GCSF; |
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expectations for the development of long-acting versions of EPO and G-CSF, and
subsequent proprietary drug candidates; |
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expectations regarding net cash utilization; |
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expectations for generating revenue; and |
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expectations regarding the timing and character of new or expanded collaborations
and for the performance of our existing collaboration partners in connection with the
development and commercialization of products incorporating our
technology. |
You should be aware that the forward-looking statements included in this prospectus represent
managements current judgment and expectations, but our actual results, events and performance
could differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Potential risks and
uncertainties that could affect our actual results include the following:
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our ability to obtain the funds necessary for our operations; |
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our ability to meet forecasted timelines due to internal or external causes; |
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unfavorable non-clinical and clinical results for our products; |
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our ability to develop commercial-scale manufacturing processes for our products and
reagents, either independently or in collaboration with others; |
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the performance of our CROs and CMOs; |
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our ability to enter into and maintain collaborative arrangements; |
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our ability to obtain adequate sources of proteins and reagents; |
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our ability to develop and commercialize products without infringing the patent or
intellectual property rights of others; |
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our ability to expand and protect our intellectual property and to operate without
infringing the rights of others; |
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our ability and our collaborators ability to develop and commercialize therapeutic
proteins and our ability to commercialize our technology; |
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our ability to attract and retain key personnel; |
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our ability to compete successfully in an intensely competitive field; and |
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general economic conditions. |
These and other risks and uncertainties that could affect our actual results are discussed in
Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 in the
section entitled Risk Factors.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are
reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance, or
achievements. We do not assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the
forward-looking statements other than as required by applicable law. We do not undertake any duty
to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform them
to actual results, except as required by the federal securities laws.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale or other disposition by the selling
stockholders of the shares of our common stock covered hereby, or interests therein.
The selling stockholders will pay any underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses
incurred by the selling stockholders for brokerage, accounting, tax or legal services or any other
expenses incurred by the selling stockholders in disposing of these shares. We will bear all other
costs, fees and expenses incurred in effecting the registration of the shares covered by this
prospectus, including, without limitation, all registration fees, listing fees of The NASDAQ Stock
Market LLC (NASDAQ) and fees and expenses of our counsel and our accountants.
A portion of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus are issuable upon exercise
of warrants to purchase common stock. Upon any cash exercise of the warrants, the selling
stockholders will pay us the exercise price of the warrants. Under certain circumstances, the
holders of our warrants may exercise their warrants on a cashless basis. The exercise price of the
warrants is $1.96 per share. We will use any cash we receive upon the exercise of the warrants for
working capital.
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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The shares of common stock covered hereby consist of:
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21,415,447 shares of our common stock that we issued to the selling
stockholders in the private placement that closed on March 13, 2007; and |
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9,636,950 shares of our common stock to be issued to certain selling
stockholders upon exercise of warrants to purchase common stock
issued in the private
placement. |
In connection with the registration rights we granted to the selling stockholders, we filed
with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3, of which this prospectus forms a part, with
respect to the resale or other disposition of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus
from time to time on NASDAQ, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. We have also agreed
to prepare and file amendments and supplements to the registration statement to the extent
necessary to keep the registration statement effective for the period of time required under our
agreement with the selling stockholders. The warrants held by the selling stockholders are
exercisable at any time in whole or in part and expire on March 8, 2012.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC, and is based upon
information provided by each respective selling stockholder, Forms 4, Schedules 13D and 13G and
other public documents filed with the SEC. The number of shares of common
stock beneficially owned prior to the offering for each selling stockholder includes (i) all shares
held by a selling stockholder prior to the private placement, plus (ii) all shares purchased by the
selling stockholder pursuant to the private placement and being offered pursuant to this
prospectus, as well as (iii) all shares underlying options or other derivative securities which are exercisable
within 60 days of March 30, 2007, including the warrants purchased in the private placement. The
percentages of shares owned after the offering are based on 54,387,843 shares of our common stock
outstanding as of March 30, 2007, which includes the outstanding shares of common stock offered by
this prospectus (but not the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants purchased in the private
placement).
Unless otherwise indicated below, to our knowledge, all persons named in this table have sole
voting and investment power with respect to their shares of common stock, except to the extent
authority is shared by spouses under applicable law. The inclusion of any shares in this table does
not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership for the person named below.
Except as noted in the footnotes below, none of the selling stockholders has held any position
or office with us or our affiliates within the last three years or has had a material relationship
with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates within the past three years, other than as a
result of the ownership of our shares or other securities.
The selling stockholders may sell some, all or none of their shares of common stock offered by
this prospectus. We do not know how long the selling stockholders will hold their shares of common
stock before selling them. We currently have no agreements, arrangements or understandings with the
selling stockholders regarding the sale of any of the shares of common stock being offered
hereunder other than the securities purchase agreement pursuant to which the selling stockholders
purchased their shares of common stock from us. The shares offered by this prospectus may be
offered from time to time by the selling stockholders, although the shares of our common stock
underlying the warrants will not be eligible to be offered pursuant to this prospectus until the
warrants are exercised. Accordingly, for purposes of this table, we have assumed that, after
completion of the offering, the only shares that will continue to be held by the selling
stockholders are those that were owned immediately prior to the private placement.
The selling stockholders may have sold or transferred, in transactions exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), some or all
of their shares of common stock since the date on which the information in the table below is
presented. Information about the selling stockholders may change over time. Unless otherwise
indicated below, the address of each person listed below is c/o Neose Technologies, 102 Rock Road,
Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044.
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The following table sets forth, to our knowledge, information about the selling stockholders
as of March 30, 2007.
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Number of |
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Shares of |
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Number of |
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Number of |
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Common |
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Common Stock |
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Common |
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Underlying |
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Shares |
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Beneficially |
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Stock |
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Warrants |
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Beneficially Owned |
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Owned Prior to |
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Registered for |
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Registered for |
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After Offering |
Name of selling stockholders |
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the Offering |
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Sale Hereby |
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Sale Hereby |
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Percent |
14159, L.P. |
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66,370 |
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38,830 |
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17,473 |
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10,067 |
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Abingworth Bioequities Master Fund Limited |
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1,866,337 |
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1,287,129 |
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579,208 |
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Abingworth Bioventures V L.P. |
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1,722,772 |
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1,188,119 |
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534,653 |
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Aries Domestic Fund II, LP |
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23,688 |
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16,337 |
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7,351 |
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Aries Domestic Fund, LP |
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33,379 |
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23,020 |
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10,359 |
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Arlene Holden Trust (1) |
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136,000 |
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80,000 |
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36,000 |
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20,000 |
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Atlas Master Fund, Ltd |
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207,729 |
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143,261 |
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64,468 |
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Baker Biotech Fund I, L.P. |
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808,577 |
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450,300 |
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202,635 |
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155,642 |
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Baker Bros. Investments II, L.P. |
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17,881 |
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2,719 |
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1,224 |
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13,938 |
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Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P. |
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2,073,384 |
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1,217,839 |
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548,028 |
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307,517 |
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Baker/Tisch Investments, L.P. |
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49,082 |
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22,986 |
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10,344 |
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15,752 |
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BB Biotech Ventures II LP |
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3,589,108 |
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2,475,247 |
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1,113,861 |
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Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd. |
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358,911 |
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247,525 |
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111,386 |
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Caduceus Capital II, L.P. |
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710,500 |
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490,000 |
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220,500 |
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Caduceus Capital Master Fund Limited |
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1,123,750 |
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775,000 |
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348,750 |
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Cranshire Capital, L.P. (2) |
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215,347 |
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148,515 |
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66,832 |
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Domain Partners V, L.P. (3) |
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4,434,129 |
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2,418,125 |
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1,088,156 |
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927,848 |
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1.7057 |
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Douglas Sharpe Crut (1) |
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5,015 |
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2,700 |
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1,215 |
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1,100 |
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Douglas Sharpe Trust (1) |
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47,375 |
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25,500 |
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11,475 |
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10,400 |
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DP V Associates, L.P. (3) |
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104,746 |
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57,123 |
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25,705 |
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21,918 |
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Henry Sharpe (1) |
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63,613 |
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34,250 |
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15,413 |
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13,950 |
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Henry Sharpe Crut (1) |
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5,015 |
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2,700 |
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1,215 |
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1,100 |
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Henry Sharpe Trust (1) |
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142,900 |
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77,000 |
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34,650 |
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31,250 |
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HFR SHC Aggressive Master Trust |
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143,550 |
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99,000 |
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44,550 |
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Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. |
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179,455 |
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123,762 |
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55,693 |
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Matthews Intl. Corp. Employees Retirement Plan (1) |
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127,431 |
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60,297 |
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27,134 |
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40,000 |
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Medical Strategy GmbH on behalf of PHARMA/wHEALTH |
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179,455 |
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123,762 |
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55,693 |
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MHR Capital Partners (100) LP (4) |
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483,034 |
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256,005 |
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115,202 |
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111,827 |
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MHR Capital Partners Master Account LP (4) |
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4,055,152 |
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2,219,242 |
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998,659 |
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837,251 |
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1.5391 |
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MPM BioEquities Investors Fund LLC |
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14,549 |
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6,517 |
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2,932 |
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5,100 |
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MPM BioEquities Master Fund LP |
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1,050,243 |
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488,533 |
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219,840 |
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341,870 |
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Oppenheim Pramerica Asset Management S.à r.l. on
behalf of FCP OP MEDICAL BioHe@lth-Trends |
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729,542 |
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371,287 |
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167,079 |
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191,176 |
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Otago Partners, LLC |
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107,673 |
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74,257 |
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33,416 |
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Peggy Sharpe
Trust (1) |
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95,330 |
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51,400 |
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23,130 |
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20,800 |
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Pleiades Investment Partners LP |
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966,916 |
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219,593 |
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98,817 |
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648,506 |
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1.1922 |
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Potomac Capital International LTD |
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937,082 |
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212,738 |
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95,732 |
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628,612 |
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1.1556 |
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Potomac Capital Partners LP |
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1,370,135 |
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310,243 |
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139,609 |
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920,283 |
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1.6918 |
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PW Eucalyptus Fund, Ltd. |
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81,200 |
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56,000 |
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25,200 |
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Sarah Sharpe Crut (1) |
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18,940 |
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10,200 |
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4,590 |
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4,150 |
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Sarah Sharpe Trust (1) |
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56,915 |
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30,700 |
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13,815 |
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12,400 |
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Sharpe 1990 Grandchildrens Trust (1) |
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70,428 |
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37,950 |
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17,078 |
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15,400 |
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Sharpe Family Foundation (1) |
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69,820 |
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37,600 |
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16,920 |
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15,300 |
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* |
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Tang Capital Partners, LP |
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3,589,109 |
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2,475,248 |
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1,113,861 |
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The Aries Master Fund II |
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50,606 |
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34,901 |
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15,705 |
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UBS Eucalyptus Fund, LLC |
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812,000 |
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560,000 |
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252,000 |
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Visium Balanced Fund, LP |
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754,049 |
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520,034 |
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234,015 |
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Visium Balanced Offshore Fund, LTD |
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1,199,624 |
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827,327 |
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372,297 |
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Visium Long Bias Fund, LP |
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339,634 |
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234,230 |
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105,404 |
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Visium Long Bias Offshore Fund, LTD |
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1,088,074 |
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750,396 |
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337,678 |
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TOTAL |
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36,375,554 |
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21,415,447 |
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9,636,950 |
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5,323,157 |
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Less than 1 percent. |
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(1) |
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Arlene Holden Trust, Douglas Sharpe Crut, Douglas Sharpe Trust, Sharpe Family
Foundation, Henry Sharpe, Henry Sharpe Crut, Henry Sharpe Trust, Sharpe 1990 Grandchildrens
Trust, Peggy Sharpe Trust, Sarah Sharpe Crut, Sarah Sharpe Trust and the Matthews Intl.
Corp. Employees Retirement Plan are managed by Kopp Investment Advisors. Prior to the
closing of our private placement of common stock and warrants in March 2007, Kopp
Investment Advisors had voting and/or investment control over more than 10% of our
outstanding common stock. |
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(2) |
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Mitchell P. Kopin, the president of Downsview Capital, Inc., the general partner of
Cranshire Capital, L.P, has sole voting control and investment discretion over securities
held by Cranshire Capital, L.P. Each of Mitchell P. Kopin and Downsview Capital, Inc.
disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Cranshire Capital, L.P. |
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(3) |
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Mr. Brian Dovey, one of our directors, is a Managing Member of One Palmer Square
Associate V, LLC, which is the general partner of Domain Partners V, L.P. and DP V
Associates, L.P. |
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(4) |
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Mr. Mark H. Rachesky, M.D., one of our directors, is the managing member of MHR
Advisors LLC which is general partner of MHR Capital Partners (100) LP and MHR Capital
Partners Master Account LP. |
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Each selling stockholder and any of his, her or its pledgees, assignees and
successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of his, her or its shares of our
common stock on NASDAQ or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares
are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A
selling stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers; |
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block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the
transaction; |
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purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
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an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
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privately negotiated transactions; |
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settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part; |
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broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified
number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
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through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or otherwise; |
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a combination of any such methods of sale; or |
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any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if
available, rather than under this prospectus.
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Broker-dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling
stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer
acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated,
but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction
not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with NASD Regulation (NASDR) Rule
2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with NASDR
IM-2440.
In connection with the sale of the common stock or interests therein, the selling stockholders
may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may
in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they
assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of the common stock short and deliver these
securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers
that in turn may sell these securities. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or
other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or
more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial
institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other
financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect
such transaction).
The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the
shares may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection
with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any
profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions
or discounts under the Securities Act. Each selling stockholder has informed us that it does not
have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to
distribute the common stock. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and
markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).
We are required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by us incident to this registration
statement and the registration of the shares generally. We have agreed to indemnify the selling
stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under
the Securities Act.
In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule
144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. There
is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale
shares by the selling stockholders.
We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the
shares may be resold by the selling stockholders without registration and without regard to any
volume limitations by reason of Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar
effect and (ii) all of the shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the
Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale shares will be sold only through
registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In
addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or
qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification
requirement is available and is complied with.
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(Exchange Act), any person engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously
engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted
period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition,
the selling stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and
sales of shares of the common stock by the selling stockholders or any other person. We will make
copies of this prospectus available to the selling stockholders and have informed them of the need
to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale
(including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus will be passed upon
for us by Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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EXPERTS
The financial statements of Neose Technologies, Inc. as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and for
each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, and managements assessment of
the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 have been
incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the reports of
KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon
the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The audit report covering the
December 31, 2006 financial statements refers to our adoption of the fair value method of
accounting for stock-based compensation as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, effective January 1, 2006.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC. We
are a public company and file proxy statements and annual, quarterly and special reports and other
information with the SEC. You can inspect and copy the registration statement as well as the
reports, proxy statements and other information we have filed with the SEC at the public reference
room maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You can call
the SEC at 1-800-732-0330 for further information about the public reference rooms. We are also
required to file electronic versions of these documents with the SEC, which may be accessed from
the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference certain of our publicly-filed documents into
this prospectus, which means that information included in those documents is considered part of
this prospectus. Information that we file with the SEC after the effective date of this prospectus
will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents
listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, until all the shares of common stock that are part of this offering are sold.
The following documents filed with the SEC are incorporated by reference in this prospectus:
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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006; |
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Our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 16, 2007, March
9, 2007, March 13, 2007, March 15, 2007, March 16, 2007, March 20, 2007 and March 21,
2007, except, in each case, any information or exhibits included with regard to Item
2.02, which is furnished and not filed with the SEC; |
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The description of our common stock contained in the Registration Statement on
Form 8-A filed with the SEC on February 7, 1996, as updated by the description included
in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 14, 2004; |
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The description of rights to purchase preferred shares contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on October 1, 1997, as updated by
the description included in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May
14, 2004; and |
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All documents filed by us with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to
the effectiveness of the registration statement; and |
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All documents filed by us with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act after the date of the initial registration statement of which this
prospectus is a part until the termination of this offering. |
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You may access our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports
on Form 8-K and amendments to any of these reports, free of charge on the SECs website. We do not
consider information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website to be part of this
prospectus.
In addition, we will furnish without charge to you, on written or oral request, a copy of any
or all of the documents incorporated by reference, other than exhibits to those documents. You
should direct any requests for documents to our Corporate Secretary, c/o Neose Technologies, 102
Rock Road, Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044, or call (215) 315-9000.
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, including information
incorporated by reference herein. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information
different from that contained in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. This prospectus is
not an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where an offer and sale is not permitted. The
information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus,
regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of our common stock.
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