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Kosan Biosciences Incorporated
3832 Bay Center Place, Haywood, CA 94545 * (510) 732-8400
Business Description The company is a biotechnology company that focuses on the genetic manipulation of an important class of organic, natural molecules known as polyketides.
Offering
Information

Company has
gone public

Trading As  KOSN (NASNTL) Industry  Service (SIC 8731)
Type of Stock Offered  Common Shares Filing Date  3/31/00
Domestic Shares Offered  5,000,000 Offer Date  10/4/00
Foreign Shares Offered  0 Filing Range  $14.00 - $16.00
Company Shares  5,000,000 Offer Price  $14.00
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Gross Spread  $0.980
Gross Proceeds  $70,000,000 Selling  $0.560
Expenses  - - Reallowance  $0.100
Post-IPO Shares  23,844,539 Employees  - -
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Lehman Brothers Incorporated Lead Manager (212) 526-8100
CIBC World Markets Co-manager (212) 667-7400
Fidelity Capital Markets Co-manager  
SG Cowen Co-manager (212) 495-6000
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   - - 0.287 1.236 5.346 - -
Income from Oper.   - - -2.092 -3.785 -5.054 - -
Net Income   - - -1.994 -3.267 -4.401 - -
E.P.S   - - -1.460 -2.300 -2.930 - -
Revenue Growth (%)      - - 330.66 332.524   -
Net Income Growth (%)      - - - -   -
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - - - - - -
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - - - - - -
Cash Flow - Oper.     -3.89 - -
Cash Flow - Inv.     -0.98 - -
Cash Flow - Fin.     0.90 - -
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 12/31/99 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    14.16 Current Assets    2.85 Current Ratio    1.36
Total Liab.    3.69 Current Liab.    2.10 Debt Ratio    26.04%
Total Equity    10.47 Working Cap.    0.75 Debt to Equity Ratio    0.35
Cash    1.03    Return on Assets   -
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for advancing product candidates through preclinical and later-stage development, discovering new product candidates, expanding technology platform, including through in-licensing opportunities or acquisition of complementary technologies, capital expenditures, working capital and general corporate purposes and possible future acquisitions.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Bank's Law Firm  Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison
Registrar/Transfer Agent  ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.
Auditor  Ernst & Young
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Principal
Shareholders
Name of Shareholder% Owned
Before
% Owned
After
Alta Partners 12.80  
AG Biotech Capital 8.00  
Lombard Odier & Cie 6.80  
Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund 6.20  
S.R. One, Limited 5.10  
Note: represents ownership of 5% or more prior to the offering.

Last updated: 10/14/00 4:17:41 PM
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