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Diversa Corporation
10665 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92121 * (858) 623-5106
Business Description The company is the global leader in discovering and developing novel enzymes and other biologically active compounds from diverse environmental sources for use in agricultural, chemical processing, industrial and pharmaceutical applications.
Offering
Information

Company has
gone public

Trading As  DVSA (NASNTL) Industry  Service (SIC 8731)
Type of Stock Offered  Common Shares Filing Date  12/15/99
Domestic Shares Offered  7,250,000 Offer Date  2/14/00
Foreign Shares Offered  0 Filing Range  $20.00 - $22.00
Company Shares  7,250,000 Offer Price  $24.00
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Gross Spread  $1.680
Gross Proceeds  $174,000,000 Selling  $1.000
Expenses  - - Reallowance  $0.100
Post-IPO Shares  - - Employees  - -
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Lead Manager (212) 272-4850
Deutsch Banc Alex. Brown Co-manager (410) 727-1700
Hambrecht & Quist Incorporated Co-manager (415) 439-3626
Income
Statement
and
Cash Flow
Summary
  Prior
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
  Full Year Audited Figures 9 Months Ending
Figures in U.S. millions except per share data   12/31/95 12/31/96 12/31/97 12/31/98 9/30/98 9/30/99
Revenues   - 0.025 0.706 1.155 1.347 0.807 6.455
Income from Oper.   - -8.832 -11.419 -11.615 -12.189 -9.634 -5.984
Net Income   - -8.904 -11.646 -11.707 11.845 -9.331 -5.803
E.P.S   - -2.560 -2.670 -2.530 -2.330 -1.790 -0.890
Revenue Growth (%)      - 2,724.00 63.60 16.623   699.88
Net Income Growth (%)      - - - -   -
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - - - - - -
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - - - 879.36 - -
Cash Flow - Oper.     -10.82 -8.89 -1.33
Cash Flow - Inv.     -1.91 -1.10 -5.79
Cash Flow - Fin.     0.59 0.50 6.57
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 9/30/99 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    13.07 Current Assets    10.29 Current Ratio    2.21
Total Liab.    55.77 Current Liab.    4.66 Debt Ratio    426.60%
Total Equity    -42.69 Working Cap.    5.63 Debt to Equity Ratio    -
Cash    3.92    Return on Assets   90.61%
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for research and development, capital expenditures, working capital and general corporate purposes and possible acquisitions.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Cooley Godward Castro Huddleson & Tatum
Bank's Law Firm  Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison
Auditor  Ernst & Young
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Principal
Shareholders
Name of Shareholder% Owned
Before
% Owned
After
Funds affiliated with HealthCare Ventures 22.60  
Funds affiliated with Patricof & Co. Ventures, Inc. 18.30  
Rho Management Trust II 9.30  
State of Michigan 8.10  
Novartis Agribusiness Biotechnology Research, Inc. 7.60  
Note: represents ownership of 5% or more prior to the offering.

Last updated: 5/29/00 12:56:16 AM
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