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Praecis Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
One Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 * (617) 494-8400
Business Description The company is a fully integrated drug discovery and development company with a lead product, abarelix-depot-M, for the treatment of hormonally responsive prostate cancer. To date, abarelix-depot-M has been tested in approximately 1,000 patients with prostate cancer at more than 100 clinical centers.
Offering
Information

Company has
gone public

Trading As  PRCS (NASNTL) Industry  Pharmaceutical (SIC 2834)
Type of Stock Offered  Common Shares Filing Date  2/8/00
Domestic Shares Offered  8,000,000 Offer Date  4/26/00
Foreign Shares Offered  0 Filing Range  $15.00 - $17.00
Company Shares  8,000,000 Offer Price  $10.00
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Gross Spread  $0.700
Gross Proceeds  $80,000,000 Selling  $0.420
Expenses  - - Reallowance  $0.100
Post-IPO Shares  39,970,000 Employees  71
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Salomon Smith Barney Lead Manager (212) 723-7300
CIBC World Markets Co-manager (212) 667-7400
CS First Boston Co-manager (212) 325-2000
Income
Statement
and
Cash Flow
Summary
  Prior
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
  Full Year Audited Figures - - Months Ending
Figures in U.S. millions except per share data     12/31/97 12/31/98 12/31/99    
Revenues   - - 17.773 39.567 61.514 - -
Income from Oper.   - - -1.060 2.258 6.577 - -
Net Income   - - 0.204 5.674 9.250 - -
E.P.S   - - 0.050 0.990 1.510 - -
Revenue Growth (%)      - - 122.62 55.468   -
Net Income Growth (%)      - - 2,681.37 63.02   -
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - - 5.71 10.69 - -
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - 1.15 14.34 15.04 - -
Cash Flow - Oper.     12.88 - -
Cash Flow - Inv.     -3.56 - -
Cash Flow - Fin.     -0.10 - -
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 12/31/99 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    140.33 Current Assets    134.29 Current Ratio    2.79
Total Liab.    52.62 Current Liab.    48.07 Debt Ratio    37.49%
Total Equity    87.72 Working Cap.    86.22 Debt to Equity Ratio    0.60
Cash    94.53    Return on Assets   6.59%
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for the production of abrelix drug product, our new facility and related improvements, clinical trials, preclinical testing and other research and development activities, sales and marketing expenses, the acquisition of complementary businesses, products or technologies, working capital and general corporate purposes.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Bank's Law Firm  Goodwin Procter & Hoar
Registrar/Transfer Agent  American Stock Transfer & Trust Co
Auditor  Ernst & Young
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Principal
Shareholders
Name of Shareholder% Owned
Before
% Owned
After
Chase Venture Capital Associates, L.P. 22.96  
J.H. Whitney & Co. 10.66  
Quantum Industrial Partners LDC 8.43  
Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc. 6.33  
Sutter Hill Ventures 6.15  
Greylock Limited Partnership 5.61  
Vulcan Ventures, Inc. 5.13  
Note: represents ownership of 5% or more prior to the offering.

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