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Specialty Laboratories Inc.
2211 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404 * (310) 828-6543
Business Description We are a leading research-based clinical laboratory focused predominantly on developing and performing esoteric clinical laboratory tests, which we refer to as assays.
Offering
Information

Company has
gone public

Trading As  SP (NYSE) Industry  Service (SIC 8071)
Type of Stock Offered  Common Shares Filing Date  9/12/00
Domestic Shares Offered  5,000,000 Offer Date  12/7/00
Foreign Shares Offered  0 Filing Range  $14.00 - $16.00
Company Shares  5,000,000 Offer Price  $16.00
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Gross Spread  - -
Gross Proceeds  $80,000,000 Selling  - -
Expenses  - - Reallowance  - -
Post-IPO Shares  20,187,507 Employees  774
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Merrill Lynch & Co. Lead Manager (212) 449-4600
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Co-manager (612) 342-6220
UBS Warburg LLC Co-manager  
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   - - 106.357 113.842 130.142 - -
Income from Oper.   - - 2.997 3.229 0.859 - -
Net Income   - - 2.061 0.168 -1.141 - -
E.P.S   - - 0.290 0.020 -0.160 - -
Revenue Growth (%)      - - 7.04 14.318   -
Net Income Growth (%)      - - -91.85 -   -
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - 2.82 2.84 0.66 - -
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - 1.94 0.15 - - -
Cash Flow - Oper.     3.32 - -
Cash Flow - Inv.     -3.70 - -
Cash Flow - Fin.     -0.06 - -
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 12/31/99 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    59.86 Current Assets    33.25 Current Ratio    1.12
Total Liab.    41.58 Current Liab.    29.63 Debt Ratio    69.46%
Total Equity    18.28 Working Cap.    3.62 Debt to Equity Ratio    2.27
Cash    0.72    Return on Assets   -
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for the repayment of all of the debt outstanding under our credit facilities, expansion of sales and marketing capabilities, research and development and other general corporate purposes, including working capital. We also may use a portion of our net proceeds to acquire complementary businesses, products or technologies.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison
Bank's Law Firm  Debevoise & Plimpton
Registrar/Transfer Agent  U. S. Stock Transfer Corporation
Auditor  Ernst & Young
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Principal
Shareholders
Name of Shareholder% Owned
Before
% Owned
After
Specialty Family Limited Partnership 91.10  
Note: represents ownership of 5% or more prior to the offering.

Last updated: 12/17/00 1:33:32 PM
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