Saigene Corporation
Proposed Ticker:SGEN 1725 220th Street SE
Exchange:NASDAQ-Small Cap Market Bothell, WA 98021
Industry:Service (SIC Code 8731) (206) 485-5377

Filing Information
Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:2/13/97
U.S. Shares Filed:1,000,000 Filing Price:$6.00
Non-U.S. Shares Filed:0 Offering Amount: $6,000,000
Primary Shares:1,000,000 Expenses:$400,000
Secondary Shares:0 Shares Out After:2,050,000

Primary Underwriting Group
ManagerTierPhone
Dickinson & Co.Lead Manager (515) 247-8191

Legal Counsel, Auditor and Registrar
Issuer's Law Firm: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Bank's Law Firm: O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Westover
Auditor: KPMG Peat Marwick
Registrar/Transfer Agent: American Stock Transfer & Trust Co

Selected Financial Data

Dollar amounts in U.S. millions except for per share data
3 Month Ending Financials
Full Year
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
9/30/96 12/31/96 12/31/96
Revenue:$0.00$0.05Assets:$1.40
Net Income:-$0.05-$0.21Curr Assets:
EPS:-$0.04-$0.15Liabilities:$1.65
Prior EPS:Curr Liabilities:
Cash Flow/Oper:-$0.23Equity:-$0.25
Cash Flow/Fin:Cash:
Cash Flow/Inv:

Business Description
The company is a biotechnology company focused on the development of portable, cost-efficient, rapid and easy to use molecular-based diagnostic tests for a variety of medical and non-medical conditions. The company believes that the successful commercialization of its technology will create numerous point-of-care, on-site, and in the field opportunities to provide diagnostic information, often in less than an hour, at lower costs than currently available alternatives. The company is currently developing a number of product applications, including a sex-typing test for rare birds, a test for the detection of toxic species of harmful sea algae and a genetic probe test for detecting mutations that are specific to AZT drug-resistance in the treatment of human immune deficiency virus, the causative agent for AIDS and a DNA probe procedure to provide a specific test for malaria.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for product development activities, repayment of asset purchase obligation, repayment of debt, capital equipment and general corporate purposes.

Warrant Information
# of Units:1,000,000
Unit Ticker: - Unit Price:$6.00
Warrant Ticker:SGENW Warrant Price:
Warrant Exercise Date: Warrant Exercise Price:
Warrant Expiration Date:
Warrant Detachable: Yes Warrant Detach Date:
Warrant Callable: No
Unit Composition: 1 Common Share + 1 Warrant
Warrant Entitlement: 1 Common Share


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