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      schrieb am 09.03.04 10:19:44
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      Gestern über 24 % zugelegt an der Nasdaq!!!:laugh:
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      schrieb am 09.03.04 23:59:30
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      Der Chart sagt eigentlich alles!! Strong BUY!!:eek:



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      schrieb am 30.03.04 14:19:44
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      Wann kommen bei Pharmanetics die Zahlen?
      Wie schauts mit dem Streit mit Aventis aus?
      Würde mich über Antworten freuen!!!!
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      schrieb am 31.03.04 15:41:58
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      PharmaNetics Expects Decision on Claim Against Aventis before the End ofApril; Company Also Plans to File For Extension of Deadline to File Form 10-K

      RALEIGH, N.C., Mar 30, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PharmaNetics, Inc. (NASDAQ-SmallCap: PHAR), a leader in theranostic management specializing in managing the delivery of therapeutics affecting coagulation, today provided an update to the Company`s legal action against Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the wholly owned subsidiary of French pharmaceutical company, Aventis. The Company also announced that it will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an extension of the deadline for filing its 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K. As part of its year-end audit, the Company is finalizing necessary reviews of its financial statements, including analysis involving the value of its long-lived assets. The Company expects to file its Form 10-K on or before April 14, 2004.

      The Company`s lawsuit against Aventis Pharmaceuticals alleges that Aventis breached its contractual obligations to co-market and co-label PharmaNetics` rapid bedside test for monitoring Lovenox(R) (enoxaparin sodium) in certain cardiology indications. As part of the suit, an injunctive hearing was held in New Bern, North Carolina, in federal court from March 22-24. Legal briefs on the case are due April 9, 2004, and a decision is expected before the end of April.

      The Company is presently conserving cash and winding down its operations in preparation for the sale of its intellectual property and residual assets. As previously noted, Davenport & Company, has been hired to review the Company`s strategic alternatives. As part of this process, the Company has decided to license or sell its intellectual property to a company potentially capable of selling the coagulation tests as part of a critical care test menu.

      PharmaNetics, Inc., a leading biotech company, conceived the term "theranostics," defining an emerging field of medicine that enables physicians to monitor the effect of antithrombotic agents in patients being treated for angina, myocardial infarction (heart attack), stroke, and pulmonary and arterial emboli. The Company has developed, manufactured and marketed rapid turnaround diagnostics to assess blood clot formation and dissolution. PharmaNetics tests are based on its proprietary, dry chemistry Thrombolytic Assessment System. Its principal target market is the management of powerful new drug compounds, some of which may have narrow therapeutic ranges, as well as monitoring routine anticoagulants.

      This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of PharmaNetics that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include risks related to market acceptance, clinical trials and dependence on third party distributors and collaborative partners, including, in particular with regard to the legal proceedings commenced against its development partner, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, which action includes without limitation the following specific risks: material monetary costs associated with the litigation, even if successful; uncertainty of obtaining a favorable outcome; the potentially significant harm to PharmaNetics` business and financial condition and prospects if it is not successful in timely prosecuting the litigation; jeopardizing strategic relationships with other existing or potential collaborative partners; harmful delays in meeting sales objectives, even if the litigation is successful; and disruption of management time and resources to pursue the litigation. Information concerning these and other of the factors that could cause results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained in the Company`s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports.

      SOURCE: PharmaNetics, Inc.
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      schrieb am 06.04.04 17:11:02
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      Gibt`s hier zu was neues?
      - Bald gibt`s Zahlen :cool:

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      schrieb am 07.04.04 11:50:38
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      REUTERS ABRIDGED BUSINESS SUMMARY
      PharmaNetics, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Inc. (CVDI), develops, manufactures and markets rapid diagnostics to dose, manage and screen patients on drugs affecting coagulation. The Company`s products are a proprietary analyzer and dry chemistry tests and controls, known as the Thrombolytic Assessment System, which provide a physician, at the point-of-care, information that can affect therapy. PharmaNetics is establishing itself in this emerging field of theranostics, defined as rapid near-patient testing in which the diagnostic results may influence treatment decisions. Its current tests and tests under development are used in the treatment of angina, heart attack, stroke, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary and arterial emboli.

      REUTERS ABRIDGED FINANCIAL SUMMARY
      For the nine months ended 9/30/03, revenues rose 43% to $4.2 million. Net loss applicable to Common rose 49% to $10.6 million. Revenues reflect higher sales of routine and specialty test cards. Higher loss reflects amortization of conversion features on series B preferred.
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      schrieb am 15.04.04 09:56:21
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      10-K: PHARMANETICS INC

      (EDGAR Online via COMTEX) -- ITEM 7. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.


      BUSINESS

      Prior to ceasing substantially all of its operations in March 2004, PharmaNetics, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Inc. (CVDI), had developed, manufactured and marketed rapid turnaround diagnostics to assess blood clot formation and dissolution. The Companys products are a proprietary analyzer and dry chemistry tests, known as the Thrombolytic Assessment System or TAS that provide, at the point of patient care, rapid and accurate information that can affect therapy. PharmaNetics had also worked to establish itself in the emerging field of theranostics, or rapid near-patient testing, in which the diagnostic results may influence treatment decisions. The Companys tests can be used in the treatment of angina, heart attack, stroke, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary and arterial emboli. The TAS technology can be used at the point of patient care which the Company believes provides many potential benefits, including faster results for better treatment of patients, reduced usage of blood products for bleeding complications, quicker patient transfers from costly critical care settings and reduced hospital costs due to less paperwork and personnel time in processing blood samples.


      OVERVIEW

      The Company has derived income from the following sources: TAS product sales, interest income, and development income recognized in connection with collaboration agreements. Product sales have mainly consisted of the Companys routine test cards, the PT, aPTT, HMT, HTT, PRT and LHMT tests along with the related controls and analyzers. These products have been distributed under a global distribution agreement with Bayer Diagnostics. In August 1998, the Company signed a five-year global distribution agreement, subject to minimum annual sales, with Chiron Diagnostics, now Bayer Diagnostics, to distribute the products. At that time and under a separate purchase agreement, the Company received an up-front investment of $6 million from Bayer in exchange for 600,000 shares of common stock, all of which were recorded as an increase to stockholders equity. Under that agreement, Bayer agreed to purchase minimum quantities of the Companys products covered by the agreement at pre-determined prices. The prices charged to Bayer were variable depending on purchase volumes. Subsequently, in April 2001, Bayer purchased 1,450,000 shares of common stock at a negotiated price of $12 per share, representing a negotiated premium to market price at that time, for $17.4 million, all of which was recorded as an increase to stockholders equity. At that time, this investment increased Bayers ownership percentage in the Company from approximately 7% to 19.9%. In connection with the 2001 investment, the Company entered into an amended distribution agreement with Bayer to replace the previous distribution agreement. Under the terms of the amended agreement, Bayer agreed to purchase, at the same pre-determined prices as in the original distribution agreement, the same products as covered by the original agreement. For these products distributed by Bayer, Bayer would send monthly purchase orders and the Company would transfer ownership of the product to and receive payment from Bayer. As requested by Bayer, and in accordance with Bayers pre-determined delivery schedule, upon receipt of the

      committed purchase order, the Company would produce and transfer the product into Bayers segregated warehouse facility at the Company. The Company does not retain any specific performance obligation with respect to product once it has been completed and transferred to the segregated warehouse space. The Company sold this product to Bayer at the pre-determined prices set forth in the amended distribution agreement and Bayer took ownership of and assumed all risk for the inventory upon transfer and then held it for resale. Bayer does not have any right to return unsold product and has no history of requesting return. Assuming full conversion of outstanding preferred stock into common stock, Bayer now owns approximately 17% of our outstanding shares and maintains the right to designate one nominee for election to our board of directors. Currently, no representative from Bayer is a member of our board of directors, although it retains the right to name a designee in the future.

      Upon entering the amended distribution agreement with Bayer, the Company expanded its relationship with Bayer to cover collaborative distribution and supply of certain theranostic tests in the United States, principally the Enox test. Under the provisions of the agreement, Bayer was exclusively responsible for receiving the Enox sales order from the hospital, informing the Company of the order, sending an invoice to the hospital and collecting that resulting receivable, thus assuming the credit and collection risk. For these services, Bayer received a commission of 10% of the price of each card. The Enox test inventories are maintained on the Companys books until shipment and the Company would invoice Bayer for the shipment of Enox tests and record revenue upon shipment of the product to the hospital that placed the order with Bayer, which is when all elements of the Companys revenue recognition policy have been met. PharmaNetics offers no price concession to Bayer, receives payment therefore directly from Bayer within 30 to 70 days of the invoice date and Bayers 10% commission is netted and recorded against the revenue in the financial statements.

      In December 2003, the Company announced that, primarily as a result of the Aventis litigation and its impact on the Companys business and prospects, it is pursuing a variety of strategic alternatives, including the sale of its manufacturing operations. At that time, the Company also announced that, if a willing and able buyer for the operations is not identified, it would terminate its distribution agreement with its distribution partner, Bayer Diagnostics (Bayer). As required under the distribution agreement with Bayer, PharmaNetics provided Bayer 90-day notice that it would terminate this agreement effective March 12, 2004. In addition, the Company provided 90-day notice to PDI, the contractor and provider of the Enox sales and technical support teams, that the sales and technical service personnel would be terminated by March 12, 2004. PharmaNetics believes these steps were and are necessary in order to reduce overhead costs and to conserve cash for the license or sale of assets and the intellectual property as well as to finance its lawsuit against Aventis. In conjunction with these actions, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2.5 million related to its long-lived assets. Since filing the lawsuit, the Company has implemented significant personnel reductions and has engaged Davenport & Company LLC (Davenport), an investment banking firm, as its financial advisor. Davenport is currently assisting the Company in pursuing a sale of its manufacturing operations and intellectual property. As of the end of March 2004, no buyer has yet emerged, and the Company has ended its distribution agreement with Bayer and has ceased producing and selling all products. The Company is shifting its corporate strategy from a manufacturing/distribution model to that of a biotech model, whereby revenues are tied to royalty streams from future product sales. The Company is actively seeking a buyer for its operating assets and to sell or license its intellectual property with a significant portion of the potential valuation tied to royalties. In essence, the Company would be receiving royalties on tests developed and would not be responsible for manufacturing and distribution. This does not preclude the Company from initiating future operations related to new products.

      The Companys business strategy evolved towards becoming more focused on theranostics, the development of specialty tests for drugs, some with narrow ranges between over- and under-dosage. Rapid diagnostic capabilities might improve patient care and turnover, and there is a market trend to obtain diagnostic information faster in order to effect therapy sooner. The Company believes that physicians are beginning to see the need for drug management tools. In furtherance of focusing on theranostics, the Company commercially launched its first theranostic test, the Enox test, in January 2003 to detect the anticoagulant effects of enoxaparin sodium, a leading low molecular weight heparin marketed by Aventis. The Company hired contract sales and technical service personnel to work with Aventis sales force in promoting the test. However, in November 2003, the Company filed a lawsuit in the eastern district of North Carolina against Aventis. The Company, in cooperation with Aventis, has developed a rapid bedside test, known as the Enox test, that the Company believes enhances the way Lovenox, a popular anti-blood clotting drug marketed by Aventis, currently is managed. The Company believes the test has the potential to facilitate the drugs use in patients in the cardiac community who stand to benefit from its use. Aventis collaborated with the Company in a multi-million dollar project in which it made milestone payments to the Company to develop and co-promote the test together with Lovenox for targeted patient populations. The lawsuit alleges that Aventis has engaged in false and misleading advertising of Lovenox, which damaged the Companys efforts to market and sell the Enox test card. The lawsuit also alleges that Aventis has failed to fulfill its obligation to promote the test and is systematically and falsely advising physicians that the test is not necessary through its claims that Lovenox requires no monitoring and is therapeutic from dose one. The Company is seeking injunctive relief against Aventis to stop these actions and is demanding that Aventis promote the need for monitoring as required in Lovenoxs labeling and as required by the development agreement entered into between the two companies in August 2000. In addition, the Company terminated the sales and technical support teams provided by PDI, effective March 2004. An initial court hearing for this lawsuit was held on March 22nd through March 24th, 2004. The Company intends to aggressively pursue the lawsuit to enforce its rights, and the Company expects the lawsuit could take a year or more to complete and consume significant time and expense.


      CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

      The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which require the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company evaluates the estimates, judgments and the policies underlying these estimates on a periodic basis as the situation changes, and regularly discuss financial events, policies, and issues with the Companys independent auditors and members of the audit committee. Actual results could differ from these estimates. In addition, as of March 12, 2004, the Company has ended its distribution agreement with Bayer and has ceased producing and selling all products.

      The Company believes that the following are some of the more critical judgment areas in the application of accounting policies that affect the Companys financial condition and results of operations.


      REVENUE RECOGNITION

      Revenue from the sale of products is recorded when an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the sellers price is fixed and determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. Substantially all of the Companys product sales in 2003 and 2002 were made to the Companys distributor, Bayer. Income under license and development agreements is recognized over the anticipated period of the agreements with the collaborators, in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 (SAB 101). SAB 101 clarifies conditions to be met to recognize up-front non-refundable payments. Such payments are recognized over the life of the related agreement unless the payment relates to products delivered or services performed that represent the completion of the earnings process. Payments received but not recognized into income in the year of receipt are deferred and recognized over the period of the respective agreements. The Company has recognized revenue related to the development agreement with Aventis. The Company is recognizing revenue related to the Aventis development contract, which was entered into in 2000. Previous milestone payments from Aventis, which are non-refundable, remain deferred because even though the Companys development agreement with Aventis has been terminated, the Company remains under obligation not to develop another test card that would compete with Aventis through November 2006. The Company is recognizing development income from Aventis on a straight-line basis through November 2006.


      STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

      The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock Based Compensation (SFAS No. 123). As permitted by SFAS No. 123, the Company has chosen to continue to apply APB Opinion No. 25 Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB No. 25) and related interpretations in accounting for its stock plans. Accordingly, in each period, the Company has used the intrinsic-value method to record stock based employee compensation. No compensation expense has been recognized for stock options granted to employees with an exercise price equal to or above the trading price per share of the Companys common stock on the grant date. During 2002, the Company recorded a non-cash expense of $1.3 million for deferred compensation related to extending by five years the termination date of options previously granted to a number of employees. In accordance with accounting guidelines, an expense was recorded at the modification date for the affected options.


      INVENTORIES

      Inventories are stated at the lower of standard cost (which approximates cost on a first-in, first-out basis) or market. The Company assesses its inventory on a periodic basis and recognizes reserves when necessary. The Company recorded a write-down of its inventories of $1,973,000 to reduce them to their net realizable value as of December 31, 2003. In December 2003, the Company notified Bayer of its intention to terminate its distribution agreement in March 2004. Due to the resulting ceasing of sales and production, the Company determined that excess inventories exist at December 31, 2003 that will not be consumed or sold in the ordinary course of business. These excess inventories of raw materials, work in process and finished goods have been written-down to their net realizable values.


      IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

      The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 (FAS 144), Accounting for the Impairment of Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. FAS 144 requires that long-lived assets be tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. The carrying amount is not recoverable when the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the use of the long-lived assets and their eventual disposition are less than their carrying amount. The Companys fixed assets, patents and other non-current assets are considered long-lived assets. Events occurred in the Companys 2003 fourth quarter which indicate that the carrying amount of these assets may not be recoverable. In accordance with the provisions of the statement, the Company has performed impairment tests and determined that an impairment

      of the noted assets is present as of December 31, 2003. This analysis requires the use of judgments and estimates concerning future cash flows and fair values upon disposition of assets. The Company then estimated potential discounted future cash flows related to these assets under four scenarios in conjunction with a third-party valuation that arrived at a fair value. An impairment write-down of $2,516,000 has been taken in the year ended December 31, 2003 and is included in a separate line item in the Companys Statement of Operations. If the probabilities of the highest and lowest cash flow scenarios were adjusted upward and downward by 10%, the write-down would increase or decrease by $1,060,000 respectively. See Notes 1, 4, 5 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements included in this report.


      RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

      The Company does not expect to have any operating revenue following the cessation of operations in March 2004 and operating expenses should be significantly reduced to focus almost exclusively on the Aventis litigation and maintaining the Companys financial reporting obligations.

      Year Ended December 31, 2003 vs. Year Ended December 31, 2002. Net product sales for the year ended December 31, 2003 totaled $5.5 million compared to $4.1 million in 2002. The Companys revenue from Bayer totaled approximately 98% and 94% of total product revenue during 2003 and 2002, respectively. Specialty test card sales in 2003, which included the Enox and ECT tests, totaled $365,000 compared to $223,000 in 2002 as the Enox test was launched in January 2003. Routine test card revenues increased to $3.4 million compared to $2.4 million in 2002 as Bayer increased its test card purchases due to higher demand from its customers. Given higher test card sales, controls revenue, which relates to the quality control products used with the test cards, also increased to $512,000 in 2003 compared to $342,000 in 2002. Analyzer revenues for 2003 decreased slightly to $1.0 million compared to $1.1 million in the prior year.

      Development income was $1.0 million for 2003 compared to $587,000 in 2002. All of the development income recognized during both periods related to collaboration payments previously received from Aventis Pharmaceuticals. During 2002, two equal milestone payments totaling $3 million were received from Aventis in August and November. These payments are being recognized straight-line into income over the period of the agreement (through 2006) in accordance with SAB 101. Since the $3 million was received in the latter half of 2002, income was recognized for only part of 2002 but was recognized during all of 2003. License and royalty income was essentially unchanged from the prior year.

      Cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2003 was $3.9 million compared to $3.5 million for the same period in 2002. Material and labor costs increased $362,000 associated with higher unit sales of all products. Overhead costs also increased $65,000 compared to 2002. The gross margin improved as increased volumes allowed fixed costs to be spread over more units. In addition, sales of the Enox and HTT/PRT tests increased in 2003 compared to 2002 contributing to improved gross margins because these tests are sold at higher prices than the routine test cards.

      General and administrative expenses were $4.1 million for 2003 compared to $4.9 million in 2002. This decrease was due to a $1.1 million non-cash charge in 2002, that did not occur in 2003, for deferred compensation related to extending the termination date of stock options previously granted to a number of employees. In accordance with accounting guidelines, the Company recorded an expense at the modification date, December 2002, for the affected options. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in legal fees of $282,000 mainly related to our litigation with Aventis.

      Sales and marketing expenses increased to $3.5 million for 2003 compared to $1.5 million in 2002. This increase was due to higher compensation and travel expenses of approximately $1.7 million in connection with the hiring of a contract sales and technical service force for the launch of the enoxaparin test card beginning in the first quarter of 2003. Depreciation expense also increased $182,000 as new information systems were implemented related to managing sales in the first quarter of 2003.

      Research and development expenses decreased to $4.0 million in 2003 from $6.0 million in 2002, mainly due to lower project costs of $1.5 million compared to 2002, chiefly in the Enox, TIM and LHMT test card projects. These projects incurred development and trials expenses in 2002 that were not incurred in 2003 because research and development in these projects had been substantially completed by 2003. In addition, compensation and benefit costs decreased $420,000 as a result of decreased compensation and benefit costs related to corporate downsizing and departmental restructuring during 2003. As of the date of this filing, the Company does not have any on-going research projects.

      Other income for 2003 was a net income of $5,000 compared to net income of $63,000 for 2002. This change was principally due to higher interest expense paid in 2003 under the new $1.5 million loan obtained from General Electric Capital in December 2002.

      In connection with the events leading up to the Companys decision to cease operations and production in March 2004, the Company recorded a write-down of its inventories of $1,973,000 to reduce them to their estimated net realizable values as of December 31, 2003. As a result of ceasing production, the Company determined that excess inventories exist at December 31, 2003 that will not be consumed or sold in the ordinary course of business. These excess inventories of raw materials, work in process and finished goods have been written-down to their net realizable values.

      In addition, impairment charges of $2,516,000 were recorded related to the Companys long-lived assets. In accordance with the provisions of FAS 144 and as discussed in its critical accounting policy footnote related to the impairment of long-lived assets, the Company determined that the full carrying amount of its long-lived assets were not recoverable as the cash flows expected to be generated from the use of the long-lived assets and their eventual disposition are less than their carrying amount. The Company then estimated potential discounted future cash flows related to these assets under four scenarios in conjunction with a third-party valuation that arrived at a fair value. If the probabilities of the highest and lowest cash flow scenarios were adjusted upward or downward by 10%, the write-down would increase or decrease by $1,060,000 respectively. The Company does not consider these assets part of a discontinued operation at December 31, 2003 as the assets were not held for sale because the Company continued to produce product in the first quarter of 2004 to meet its obligations under its distribution agreement with Bayer. The inventory and long-lived asset write-downs are included in separate line items in the Companys Statement of Operations.

      For 2003 and 2002, the Company paid a dividend to Series A preferred shareholders by issuing 110,110 and 81,087, respectively, shares of common stock, representing a total of $451,805 and $482,000 in dividends, respectively. The number of common stock dividend shares required to be issued is determined using the average of the closing prices of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market over the 30-day period ending three days prior to the end of each quarter. The number of shares to be issued is then multiplied by the closing market price of our stock on the dividend payment date to determine the amount recorded as the dividend for that period. In addition, for 2003, the Company paid dividends to Series B preferred shareholders by issuing 5,554 shares of Series B preferred stock. These shares are convertible into approximately 92,568 shares of common stock. Each quarter, the number of shares of common stock issuable from the Series B preferred stock dividend is multiplied by the closing market price of our common stock on the payment date to determine the amount recorded as the Series B dividend. For 2003, the Series B dividend totaled $370,000. On the date of issuance of the Series B, the effective conversion price of the Series B was at a discount to the price of the common stock into which the Series B is convertible. In accordance with EITF 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios and EITF 00-27 Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments, this discount totaled $3,459,000 and was recorded as a preferred stock dividend in the second quarter of 2003. The proceeds of the offering were allocated between preferred stock and warrants issued and the $3.5 million discount was determined by subtracting the effective conversion price of the common stock of $4.95 from the common stock market value of $7.12 the day before the closing and multiplying that number by the number of common shares issuable upon conversion of the preferred stock.

      Year Ended December 31, 2002 vs. Year Ended December 31, 2001. Net product sales for the year ended December 31, 2002 decreased to $4.1 million compared to $4.5 million in 2001. The Companys revenue from Bayer totaled approximately 94% and 64 % of total product revenue during 2002 and 2001, respectively. Specialty test card sales in 2002 totaled $223,000 compared to $1.6 million in 2001. In 2001, the Company recorded specialty card revenue of $1.5 million related to a payment received from AstraZeneca following their communication that they desired to terminate an interim agreement entered into in 2000. AstraZeneca had previously purchased specialty test cards in 2000 to be used in their clinical trials, but exercised their right to terminate the agreement in 2001 by paying an increased price for the test cards previously purchased. The Company had an obligation to supply test cards to Astra through the end of 2001, thus the $1.5 million was recognized into sales over the final three quarters of 2001. Routine test card sales were essentially flat in 2002, totaling $2.4 million compared to $2.3 million in 2001. However, analyzer revenues increased in 2002, totaling $1.1 million compared to $284,000 in 2001 as Bayer purchased additional units to meet customer demands. Controls revenue also increased in 2002 to $342,000 compared to $257,000 in 2001.

      Development income totaled $587,000 in 2002 compared to $264,000 in 2001. Development income in both years was derived from a collaboration agreement signed with Aventis Pharmaceuticals during 2000 related to the Companys enoxaparin test. The milestone payments received in 2002 of $3 million were deferred and are being recognized into income, along with milestone payments previously received, over the remaining life of this agreement of four years in accordance with SAB 101.

      The gross profit margin in 2002 was 15% compared to 11% in 2001. Gross margin increased because higher material and labor costs from higher unit sales of analyzers were offset by decreased operational and technical support overhead devoted to producing test cards for sale. As a result of a new accounting software system, production overhead costs in 2002 of approximately $1.1 million have been classified as research and development expense in the statement of operations based on test cards produced and consumed in development activities. Prior to 2002, data was not available from the accounting system to capture or make an estimate of production overhead costs related to research and development activities. Thus, in 2001 all production overhead costs are reported in cost of goods sold.

      General and administrative expenses in 2002 increased $375,000 compared to 2001. Expenses related to relocating the Companys facility decreased compared to 2001 as these costs incurred in 2001 were not incurred in 2002. In addition, the Company incurred expenses related to implementing an ERP system during 2001 that were not incurred during 2002. These decreases totaled $700,000. The decreases were offset by a $1.1 million non-cash charge for deferred compensation related to extending the termination date of stock options previously granted to a number of employees. In accordance with accounting guidelines, the Company recorded an expense at the modification date for the affected options.

      Sales and marketing expenses increased to $1.5 million from $1.2 million due to budgeted higher compensation costs of current personnel, fees related to recruiting a contract sales and technical service force and a $137,000 non-cash charge for

      deferred compensation related to extending the termination date of option grants for sales personnel. The contract sales and technical service personnel began work in January 2003.

      Research and development expenses increased in 2002 to $6.0 million from $4.0 million in 2001 related to budgeted personnel cost increases and higher costs associated with on-going development projects for supplies, experimental test cards and clinical trials expense. Development expense related to the Enox test alone increased approximately $1 million compared to the prior year. The Company also recorded a $71,000 non-cash charge for deferred compensation related to extending the termination date of option grants for research personnel.

      Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2002 decreased compared to 2001. In June 2001, the Company paid off debt to Transamerica Business Credit Corp. that had been entered into in 1997 to fund working capital and capital expenditures. The Company entered into a new loan with GE Capital in December 2002. See Liquidity and Capital Resources. Interest income decreased in 2002 compared to 2001 due to significantly decreased interest rates and also lower average cash balances which lowered returns during the year.

      In February 2000, the Company completed a private placement of 120,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. The Series A has a dividend of 6% payable quarterly in cash or in shares of common stock at the option of the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2002, the Series A dividend was paid by issuing 81,087 shares of common stock totaling $481,589.


      LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

      At December 31, 2003, the Company had cash and short-term investments of $8.7 million and working capital of $7.1 million, as compared to $9.1 million and $9.5 million, respectively, at December 31, 2002. During 2003, the Company used cash in operating activities of $8.3 million. The operating use of cash was principally due to funding the net operating loss of the Company. Payables and accrued expenses at the end of 2003 were lower compared to 2002 which resulted in a cash outflow. Larger costs for fixed assets, inventory and clinical trials were incurred and included in payables and accrued expenses at the end of 2002 compared to 2003. Deferred revenue decreased during 2003 due to amortization of the Aventis up-front milestone payments into income, which is reflected as a use of cash. No cash inflows from development agreements occurred during 2003.

      Net cash used in investing activities was $604,000 in 2003. Net cash provided by investing activities was $1.4 million in 2002. In 2003, the Company expended $397,000 for new production machinery and for computer equipment and $107,000 related to patents. Short-term investments increased $130,000 during the year.

      Cash provided by financing activities was $8.3 million in 2003 as compared to $1.8 million in 2002. Cash provided by financing activities was mainly attributable to the completion of a private placement of 95,800 shares of Series B convertible redeemable preferred stock in May 2003. See a discussion of the terms of the Series B preferred stock in Note 11 Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In 2003, the Company paid down its long-term debt to General Electric and its capital leases by $446,000, leaving a total of $1,132,000 in total debt and capital leases due thereunder on December 31, 2003.

      The Company has sustained continuing operating losses in 2003 and had an accumulated deficit of $78.9 million as of December 31, 2003. In December 2003, the Company announced that, due to continued legal action against Aventis and the impact of that litigation on the Companys operations and prospects, it is seeking strategic alternatives, including the sale of its manufacturing operations. The Company also announced that, if a willing and able buyer for the operations is not identified, it would terminate its distribution agreement with Bayer. PharmaNetics notified Bayer that it would terminate this agreement effective March 12, 2004. As of the end of March 2004, no buyer has yet emerged and the Company has ended its distribution agreement with Bayer and has ceased producing and selling all products. The Company is continuing its search for a buyer and intends to continue seeking a buyer during 2004.

      The Company intends to pursue the lawsuit with Aventis with its existing funds which total $7,270,000 as of February 29, 2004. During March 2004, the Company repaid the entire amount of its outstanding note payable with General Electric using $976,000 of cash. The Company plans to eliminate capital and operating leases for office equipment by expending approximately $200,000. In addition, the Company has terminated substantially all of its employees during the first quarter of 2004, resulting in severance costs of approximately $592,000. The Company will continue to lease its building in 2004, resulting in anticipated expense in the last nine months of 2004 of approximately $297,000. The Company believes it has sufficient resources to fund its limited on-going operating costs and the litigation with Aventis through the anticipated trial date, which is expected to occur between the first and third quarters of 2005. Pending the outcome of the litigation, presently the Company does not expect to need nor does it intend to seek additional sources of financing.


      CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

      The Company has contractual obligations under notes payable, capital and operating lease agreements and other obligations for years subsequent to 2003. Future payments as of December 31, 2003 are as follows:


      2004 2005-2006 2007-2008 After 2008 Total
      ----------- ----------- ---------- ------------ -----------
      Notes payable* 581,363 627,425 1,208,788
      Capital leases** 19,521 26,028 45,549
      Operating leases*** 384,751 748,803 753,843 879,378 2,766,775
      Other contractual obligations**** 75,375 75,375
      - --------- - --------- -- ------- -- --------- - ---------
      Total payments $ 1,061,010 $ 1,402,256 $ 753,843 $ 879,378 $ 4,096,487
      - --------- - --------- -- ------- -- --------- - ---------

      * The contractual obligation for principal and interest related to the loan


      with General Electric, totaling $1.2 million as of December 31, 2003.
      This loan was repaid in full in March 2004.

      ** Relates to lease expense for office equipment. The Company intends to eliminate the capital lease during 2004 at an estimated cost of


      $50,000.

      *** These commitments are associated with operating leases. Payments due reflect future rent expense for the building and


      equipment. The Company intends to seek a sub-lease for the
      building and to eliminate the equipment operating leases at an
      estimated cost of $150,000.

      **** Relates to inventory purchase commitments remaining as of


      the end of March 2004.


      RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

      In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150 (SFAS No. 150), Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. This Statement establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within its scope as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances). Many of those instruments were previously classified as equity. Some of the provisions of this Statement are consistent with the current definition of liabilities in FASB Concepts Statement No. 6, Elements of Financial Statements. The remaining provisions of this Statement are consistent with the Boards proposal to revise that definition to encompass certain obligations that a reporting entity can or must settle by issuing its own equity shares, depending on the nature of the relationship established between the holder and the issuer. While the Board still plans to revise that definition through an amendment to Concepts Statement 6, the Board decided to defer issuing that amendment until it has concluded its deliberations on the next phase of this project. That next phase will deal with certain compound financial instruments including puttable shares, convertible bonds, and dual-indexed financial instruments. These provisions of SFAS No. 150 are effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending after June 15, 2003. The next phase of this FASB project may require the Company to reclassify its preferred stock from the mezzanine section to either the liabilities or equity section of the balance sheet. The application of SFAS No. 150 will not have a material effect on the Companys operations.

      In November 2002, the FASB approved FASB Interpretation No. (FIN) 45, Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness to Others. FIN 45 elaborates on the existing disclosure requirements for most guarantees. It also clarifies that at the time a company issues a guarantee, the company must recognize an initial liability for the fair value, or market value, of the obligations it assumes under that guarantee and must disclose that information in its interim and annual financial statements. The disclosure requirements of FIN 45 were effective for financial statements of interim or annual periods ending after December 31, 2002. The Company has adopted the disclosure provisions of this interpretation and it did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

      In January 2003, the FASB approved FASB Interpretation No. (FIN) 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. The primary objectives of FIN 46 are to provide guidance on the identification of entities for which control is achieved through means other than through voting rights (variable interest entities or VIEs) and how to determine when and which business enterprise should consolidate the VIE (the primary beneficiary). This new model for consolidation applies to an entity which either (1) the equity investors (if any) do not have a controlling financial interest or (2) the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entitys activities without receiving additional subordinated financial support from other parties. In addition, FIN 46 requires that both the primary beneficiary and all other enterprises with a significant variable interest in a VIE make additional

      disclosures. This statement is effective no later than the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after June 15, 2003. The adoption of FIN 46 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.


      FACTORS THAT MIGHT AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS

      A number of uncertainties exist that might affect the Companys future operating results and stock price. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in its lawsuit against Aventis or that it will find a buyer for any of its assets. Other risks include: market acceptance of TAS; the Companys continuing losses and the resulting potential need for additional capital in the future; managed care and continuing market consolidation, which may result in price pressure, particularly on routine tests; competition within the diagnostic testing industry and FDA regulations and other regulatory guidelines affecting the Company and/or its collaborators. The market price of the common stock could be subject to significant fluctuations in response to variations in the Companys quarterly operating results as well as other factors which may be unrelated to the Companys performance. The stock market in recent years has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of and announcements concerning public companies. Such broad fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of the Companys common stock. Securities of issuers having relatively limited capitalization are particularly susceptible to volatility based on short-term trading strategies of certain investors.

      In addition, in November 2003, the Company filed a lawsuit in the eastern district of North Carolina against Aventis. The lawsuit alleges that Aventis has engaged in false and misleading advertising of Lovenox, which damaged the Companys efforts to market and sell the Enox test card. The lawsuit also alleges that Aventis has failed to fulfill its obligation to promote the test and is systematically and falsely advising physicians that the test is not necessary through its claims that Lovenox requires no monitoring and is therapeutic from dose one. The Company is seeking injunctive relief against Aventis to stop these actions and is demanding that Aventis promote the need for monitoring as required in Lovenoxs labeling and as required by the development agreement entered into between the two companies in August 2000. An initial court hearing for this lawsuit was held on March 22nd through March 24th, 2004. The Company intends to aggressively pursue the lawsuit to enforce its rights, and the Company expects the lawsuit could take a year or more to complete and consume significant time and expense.



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      Received by Edgar Online Apr 14, 2004


      CIK Code: 0001072546
      Accession Number: 0001193125-04-062406

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