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Abgenix, Inc.

Biotech firm prices public offering of convertible senior notes

Published in Lab Business Week, January 23rd, 2005

Abgenix, Inc., (ABGX) announced that it has priced its previously announced private placement under Rule 144A in an aggregate principal amount of $225 million of its Convertible Senior Notes due 2011.

In addition, the company has granted the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase up to an additional $75 million principal amount of notes. The notes will be convertible into common stock of the company at a conversion rate of 78.0153 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (representing an initial conversion price of approximately $12.82 per share) and will accrue interest at an annual rate of 1.75%.

The notes will mature in December...

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