SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monogram
Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGRM) today announced that it received a staff
deficiency letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market dated October 1, 2008
indicating that, for the previous 30 consecutive business days, the bid
price of Monogram's common stock has closed below the minimum $1.00 per
share requirement for continued listing under Nasdaq rules.
The letter stated that under Nasdaq rules, Monogram will be provided
with 180 calendar days, or until March 30, 2009, to regain compliance with
these rules. To regain compliance, the bid price of Monogram's common stock
must close at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive
business days, anytime before March 30, 2009. Additional detail regarding
the relevant Nasdaq rules as they relate to Monogram's common stock will be
included in the Company's filing on Form 8-K dated October 3, 2008.
"We continue to make progress in both our HIV and Oncology programs,"
said William Young, Monogram chief executive officer. "Our revenues have
been at record levels in the first half of this year and we expect revenues
to be greater than $60 million for the year, growth of over 40% over 2007.
We expect further revenue growth in 2009 both from Trofile(TM), our patient
selection assay for the CCR5 antagonist class of HIV drugs, and from
HERmark(TM), our recently launched breast cancer assay."
"Our stockholders have previously authorized a reverse split of our
common stock, to be implemented by the board of directors at any time prior
to this year's annual stockholders meeting," added Young. "We continue to
evaluate the appropriate circumstances for implementation of one of the
authorized reverse split ratios."
About Monogram
Monogram is advancing individualized medicine by discovering,
developing and marketing innovative products to guide and improve treatment
of serious infectious diseases and cancer. The Company's products are
designed to help doctors optimize treatment regimens for their patients
that lead to better outcomes and reduced costs. The Company's technology is
also being used by numerous biopharmaceutical companies to develop new and
improved anti-viral therapeutics and vaccines as well as targeted cancer
therapeutics. More information about the Company and its technology can be
found on its web site at http://www.monogrambio.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking, including
statements regarding our compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements,
potential proceedings to delist our common stock from Nasdaq, the demand
and outlook for our products, including our Trofile and HERmark assays, our
projected revenues and a potential reverse split of our common stock. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and other
factors, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the
anticipated results or other expectations expressed in such forward-looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
risks and uncertainties relating to the performance and acceptance of our
products; the growth in revenues; the size, timing and success or failure
of any clinical trials for CCR5 inhibitors, entry inhibitors or integrase
inhibitors; the risk that our VeraTag assays, including HERmark, may not
predict response to particular therapeutic agents; the risk that we may not
be able to obtain additional cohorts of patient samples for additional
VeraTag studies, our ability to successfully conduct clinical studies and
the results obtained from those studies; whether larger confirmatory
clinical studies will confirm the results of initial studies; our ability
to establish reliable, high-volume operations at commercially reasonable
costs; expected reliance on a few customers for the majority of our
revenues; the annual renewal of certain customer agreements; actual market
acceptance of our products and adoption of our technological approach and
products by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; our estimate of the
size of our markets; our estimates of the levels of demand for our
products; the impact of competition; the timing and ultimate size of
pharmaceutical company clinical trials; whether payers will authorize
reimbursement for our products and services and the amount of such
reimbursement that may be allowed; whether the FDA or any other agency will
decide to further regulate our products or services, including Trofile;
whether existing levels of reimbursement will be reviewed and reduced by
third party payers, including Medicare; whether the draft guidance on
Multivariate Index Assays issued by the FDA will be subsequently determined
to apply to our current or planned products; whether we will encounter
problems or delays in automating our processes; the ultimate validity and
enforceability of our patent applications and patents; the possible
infringement of the intellectual property of others; whether licenses to
third party technology will be available; whether we are able to build
brand loyalty and expand revenues; restrictions on the conduct of our
business imposed by the Pfizer, G.E. and other debt agreements; the impact
of additional dilution if our convertible debt is converted to equity; and
whether we will be able to raise sufficient capital in the future, if
required. For a discussion of other factors that may cause actual events to
differ from those projected, please refer to our most recent annual report
on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as other
subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not
undertake, and specifically disclaim any obligation, to revise any
forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or
unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
HERmark and Trofile are trademarks of Monogram Biosciences, Inc.
contacts: Alfred G. Merriweather Jeremiah Hall
Chief Financial Officer Feinstein Kean Healthcare
Tel: 650 624-4576 Tel: 415 677-2700
amerriweather@ jeremiah.hall@
monogrambio.com fkhealth.com
SOURCE Monogram Biosciences, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.monogrambio.com
CONTACT:
Alfred G. Merriweather, Chief Financial
Officer of Monogram Biosciences, Inc., +1-650-624-4576,
amerriweather@monogrambio.com; or Jeremiah Hall of Feinstein Kean
Healthcare, +1-415-677-2700, jeremiah.hall@fkhealth.com
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