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Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation Announces
Pricing of its Initial Public Offering
GERMANTOWN, MD
October 17, 2003
Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ: "AVNC") today announced
the pricing of its initial public offering of 6,000,000 shares of
its common stock at $10.00 per share, before underwriting discounts
and commissions. The offering is expected to close October 22, 2003.
In addition, Advancis has granted the underwriters the right to purchase
up to an aggregate of an additional 900,000 shares of common stock
to cover over-allotments, if any. The lead manager of the offering
is Lehman Brothers Inc. Pacific Growth Equities, LLC and Thomas Weisel
Partners LLC are acting as co-managers.
Copies of the final prospectus related to the offering may be obtained
from Lehman Brothers Inc., c/o ADP Financial Services, Integrated
Distribution Services, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717
or by telephone at 631-254-7106.
A registration statement relating to these securities was declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15,
2003. The public offering is being made by means of a prospectus.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities
in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under
the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Advancis is a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing
pulsatile drug products that fulfill substantial unmet medical needs
in the treatment of infectious disease.
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