Digene Corporation
Ticker: DIGE 2301-B Broadbirch Drive
Exchange: NASDAQ-National Market Silver Spring, Maryland 20904
Industry: Manufacturing (301) 470-6500

Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:4/1/96
U.S. Shares:3,000,000 Offer Date:5/22/96
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Range:$11.00 - $13.00
Primary Shares:3,000,000 Offer Price:$11.50
Secondary Shares:0 Gross Spread:$0.81
Offering Amount: $36,000,000 Selling:$0.49
Expenses:$800,000 Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After:11,276,408

ManagerTierPhone
UBS Securities Inc.Lead Manager (212) 230-4000
Montgomery SecuritiesCo-manager 4156272220

Auditor: Ernst & Young
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
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Sheet
6/30/95 3/31/96 3/31/95 3/31/96
Revenue:$6.16$4.76$4.45Assets:$3.92
Net Income:-$1.51-$1.71$0.76Liabilities:$18.62
EPS:-$0.18-$0.20Equity:-$14.70

Note: Dollar amounts are in U.S. millions; Audited figures expressed as full year,
unaudited figures are partial year

Business Description
The company manufactures and markets DNA systems for the screening, monitoring and diagnosis of human diseases. The company's products are designed to help improve clinical outcomes and reduce the overall cost of disease management. The company's lead product, the Hybrid Capture HPV DNA test, detects the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer, which is the second most common cancer among women worldwide. The company's HPV test for the follow-up screening of women with equivocal Pap smears is the only HPV test approved for marketing in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The company's objective is to establish its HPV test as the new standard of care for cervical cancer screening. The Company's HPV test is a rapid, accurate, objective and non-invasive method to screen omen for the presence of HPV.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the offering will be used to expand sales and marketing, to fund increased research and development including clinical trials, debt repayment and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

Last updated: 10/28/96

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