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King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
501 Fifth Street, Bristol, TN 37620 * (423) 989-8001

The company is an integrated pharmaceutical company that manufactures, markets and sells branded and generic prescription pharmaceutical products.

Primary Underwriting Group
ManagerTierPhone
CS First BostonLead Manager (212) 325-2000
Hambrecht & Quist IncorporatedCo-manager (415) 439-3626

Offering Information
NASNTL:KING Manufacturing: SIC 2834
Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:10/24/97
U.S. Shares:6,250,000 Offer Date:6/24/98
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Range:$16.50 - $19.50
Primary Shares:6,250,000 Offer Price:$14.00
Secondary Shares:0 Gross Spread:$0.98
Offering Amount: $112,500,000 Selling:$0.59
Expenses:$1,825,000 Reallowance:$0.10
Post-IPO Shares:32,000,000
Employees:312

Legal Counsel, Auditor and Registrar
Issuer's Law Firm: Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell
Bank's Law Firm: Shearman & Sterling
Registrar/Transfer Agent: Union Planters National Bank
Auditor: Coopers & Lybrand

Selected Financial Data

Dollar amounts in U.S. millions except for per share data
9 Month Ending Financials
Full Year
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Audited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/96 9/30/97 9/30/96 9/30/97
Revenue:$15.46$33.82$11.31Assets:$74.25
Net Income:-$0.24$4.55-$0.70Curr Assets:$17.72
EPS:-$0.02$0.18-$0.06Liabilities:$46.44
Prior EPS:$0.79Curr Liab:$17.64
Cash Flow/Oper:-$5.97$5.30-$6.44Equity:$27.81
Cash Flow/Fin:-$0.78$25.83$1.40Cash:$0.04
Cash Flow/Inv:-$2.43-$32.48$0.01Working Cap:$0.08

Competition
The Company competes with other pharmaceutical companies for product and product line acquisitions. These competitors include Jones Medical Industries, Inc., Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Forest Laboratories, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and other companies which also acquire branded pharmaceutical product lines from other pharmaceutical companies. Additionally, since the Company's products are generally established and commonly sold, they are subject to competition from products with similar qualities. The Company's branded pharmaceutical products may be subject to competition from alternate therapies during the period of patent protection and thereafter from generic equivalents. The manufacturers of generic products typically do not bear the related research and development costs and consequently are able to offer such products at considerably lower prices than the branded equivalents. There are, however, a number of factors which enable products to remain profitable once patent protection has ceased. These include the establishment of a strong brand image with the prescriber or the consumer, supported by the development of a broader range of alternative formulations than the manufacturers of generic products typically supply. As is the case for the pharmaceutical industry in general, the introduction of new products and processes by competitors may affect pricing levels or result in product replacement for existing products, and there can be no assurance that any of the Company's products may not become outmoded, notwithstanding patent or trademark protection. In addition, increasing governmental and other pressure towards the dispensing of generic pharmaceutical products in substitution for branded pharmaceutical products may increase competition for products no longer covered by patents. The Company's branded pharmaceutical products compete primarily with products of other pharmaceutical companies, including large global pharmaceutical companies. These competitors have substantially greater financial, technical, research and other resources and larger, more established marketing, sales, distribution and service organizations than the Company. Moreover, such competitors may offer broader product lines and have greater name recognition than the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company's competitors will not acquire branded pharmaceutical products which the Company desires or will not develop or market products that are more effective or commercially attractive than the Company's current or future products or that would render the Company's products obsolete. There can be no assurance that the Company will have the financial resources, technical expertise or marketing, distribution or support capabilities to compete successfully.

Business Plan
The Company's strategy is also expected to increase its selling, general and administrative expenses due to the hiring of additional sales representatives and increased sampling, advertising and other marketing costs as a result of more focused marketing efforts. In accordance with its focus on branded pharmaceutical products, the Company expects that, over time, its contract manufacturing and generic pharmaceutical and companion animal health product lines will become a smaller percentage of revenues.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for the acquisition of additional branded products, repayment of certain indebtedness and for general corporate purposes including investments in facilities to accommodate new products acquired, development of branded product line extensions and generic products and expansion of sales force..

Principal and Selling Shareholders
Name of Shareholder% Owned
Before
% Owned
After
John M. Gregory0.310.25
The United Company0.190.15
Joseph R. Gregory0.110.09
Note: Represents ownership of 5% or more prior to the offering.
Executive Officers and Directors
Officer NameTitleAge
John M. GregoryChairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer44
Brian G. ShraderChief Financial Officer29
R. Henry Richards, M.D.Executive Vice President , Medical Affairs52
Terri D. White-GregoryExecutive Vice President, Business Development34
Ronald C. SiegfriedExecutive Vice President, Development55
John A. A. BellamyExecutive Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel35
J. Fred PrudenExecutive Vice President, Manufacturing51
James E. GregoryExecutive Vice President, Production/Administration46
John P. McCoyExecutive Vice President, Quality49
Jefferson J. GregoryPresident and Chief Operating Officer of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Director42
Joseph R. GregoryPresident and Chief Operating Officer of Monarch Pharmaecuticals and Director43
Norman T. MillerSenior Directo, Regulatory Affairs (Compliance)64
Thomas K. Rogers, IIISenior Director, Regulatory Affairs (Applications)44
Michael R. HiltonVice President, Sales and Marketing50

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