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Exact Sciences Reports First-Quarter 2010 Financial Results

^{Published on 2010-05-06 20:40:49 - Market Wire}
 

MADISON, Wis.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Exact Sciences Corp. ] (Nasdaq: EXAS) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

"During the first quarter, we made solid progress on each of our priorities"

Exact reported total revenues of $1.3 million for the first quarter of 2010, compared to total revenues of $1.0 million during the same period of 2009. First-quarter 2010 total revenues increased due to the quarterly non-cash allocation that resulted from the Genzyme transaction. Exact reported a net loss of ($2.1) million, or ($0.06) a share, for the first quarter of 2010. The company had a net loss of ($3.8) million, or ($0.13) a share, for the same period of 2009.

Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2010 were $3.4 million, compared to $4.9 million for the same period of 2009. The decrease in operating expenses was due primarily to one-time expenses incurred during the first quarter of 2009 associated with the Genzyme transaction, and severance and stock option expense related to last yeara™s management change. While total operating expenses decreased year-over-year, research and development expense increased during the first quarter of 2010 due to personnel additions and a marked increase in activity compared to the same period of 2009.

Exact ended the first quarter of 2010 with cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $22.4 million, compared to $24.3 million at Dec. 31, 2009. In April 2010, the company completed a common stock offering with net proceeds of $17.6 million.

aDuring the first quarter, we made solid progress on each of our priorities,a said Kevin T. Conroy, Exacta™s president and chief executive. aWe are on track with our product development efforts. We have developed a full panel of DNA biomarkers, which we continue to test and refine. We also made improvements to the testa™s workflow, significantly reducing DNA extraction time. Our clinical trial preparation is proceeding according to plan. We have engaged our CRO and our clinical trial team is in place.a

Conference Call & Webcast with PowerPoint Presentation

Company management will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, May 6, 2010, at 10 a.m. EDT to discuss first-quarter 2010 results. The webcast will include a PowerPoint presentation. The webcast will be available at [ www.exactsciences.com ]. Domestic callers should dial 877-212-6082 and international callers should dial 707-287-9332. The access code for both domestic and international callers is 71879924. Please dial in five to 10 minutes prior to the start of conference call. A replay of the conference call will be available at the companya™s website. The conference call, webcast and replay are open to all interested parties.

About Exact Sciences Corp.

Exact Sciences Corp. is a molecular diagnostics company focused on colorectal cancer. The company has exclusive intellectual property protecting its non-invasive, molecular screening technology for the detection of colorectal cancer. Stool-based DNA technology is included in the colorectal cancer screening guidelines of the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer. For more information, please visit the companya™s website at [ www.exactsciences.com ].

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