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Lifecodes Corporation
550 West Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902 * (203) 328-9500

The company is a leading provider of DNA testing services and related products for human paternity and forensic identification and for genetic typing of potential donors and recipients of bone marrow and organ transplants.

Primary Underwriting Group
ManagerTierPhone
Volpe Brown Whelan & CompanyLead Manager (415) 274-4463
Advest, Inc.Co-manager (860) 509-2177
Vector Securities International, Inc.Co-manager (800) 546-1231

Filing Information
NASNTL:LFCD Service: SIC 8071
Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:7/17/98
U.S. Shares Filed:3,200,000 Filing Range:$10.00 - $12.00
Non-U.S. Shares Filed:0 Offering Amount: $35,200,000
Primary Shares:2,900,000 Expenses:$1,200,000
Secondary Shares:300,000 Post-IPO Shares:6,560,857
Employees:305

Legal Counsel, Auditor and Registrar
Issuer's Law Firm: Wiggin & Dana
Bank's Law Firm: Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault
Registrar/Transfer Agent: American Stock Transfer & Trust Co
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche

Selected Financial Data

Dollar amounts in U.S. millions except for per share data
6 Month Ending Financials
Full Year
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
9/30/97 3/31/98 3/31/97 3/31/98
Revenue:$15.07$10.25$5.71Assets:$10.97
Net Income:$0.39$0.43-$0.10Curr Assets:$5.43
EPS:$0.18$0.19-$0.05Liabilities:$8.62
Prior EPS:-$0.32$0.42$0.06Curr Liab:$4.52
Cash Flow/Oper:$1.14$1.06-$0.03Equity:$2.36
Cash Flow/Fin:-$0.44-$1.40-$0.13Cash:$0.73
Cash Flow/Inv:-$0.84Working Cap:$0.92

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for payment of the cash portion of the purchase price of the GeneScreen Acquisition, repayment of indebtedness, and for general corporate purposes including working capital and possible future acquisitions.

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