SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Biotech / Medical : Bio Technology General - BTGC -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (1991)3/30/2000 10:14:00 AM
From: Slugger  Respond to of 2028
 
PRESS RELEASE:Teva Pharm To Mkt Bio-Tech Genl Hormone

Updated 5:03 AM ET March 30, 2000

( BW)(TEVA-PHARMACEUTICAL)(TEVA)(BTGC) Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to Market
BTG's Human Growth Hormone In The United States

JERUSALEM, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2000--Teva
Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that it will market exclusively in the U.S.
Bio-Technology General Corp.'s (Nasdaq: BTGC) recombinant human growth hormone (hGH).

Human growth hormone represents the first product to come out of the strategic alliance, which Teva entered
into with Bio-Technology General in September 1999. Teva plans to launch hGH in the United States in
2000. However, the launch date could potentially be delayed pending the outcome of appellate litigation
between Bio- Technology General and Genentech.

Teva's President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Eli Hurvitz, commented, "We are pleased that the first
product from our strategic alliance has been revealed. Marketing hGH will be the first step in broadening our
activities in the continuously developing biotechnology area."

1999 human growth hormone sales in the U.S. were estimated to be $350 million.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., is Israel's largest pharmaceutical company, with more than 80% of its
sales outside Israel, mainly in the United States and Europe. The Company develops, manufactures and
markets generic and branded human pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients, medical disposables
and veterinary products.

Bio-Technology General Corp., a leading biopharmaceutical company, develops, manufactures and markets
genetically engineered and other products for human health care. The Company's products are marketed in
over thirty countries worldwide. Safe Harbor Statement: This release contains forward looking statements
which express the beliefs and expectations of management. Such statements are based on current
expectations and involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the
Company's future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance
or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause
or contribute to such differences include the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation, the difficulty of
predicting FDA and other regulatory authority approvals, the regulatory environment and changes in the
health policies of various countries, acceptance and demand for new pharmaceutical products and new
therapies, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the availability and pricing of ingredients used in
the manufacture of pharmaceutical products, uncertainties regarding market acceptance of innovative
products newly launched, currently being sold or in development, the impact of restructuring of clients,
reliance on strategic alliances, fluctuations in currency, exchange and interest rates, operating results and
other factors that are discussed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.

--30--ss/ny* CONTACT: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Jerusalem

Dan Suesskind, Chief Financial Officer

(011) 972-2-589-2840

or

Investor Relations Contacts:

Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc., New York

Donna N. Stein/Sonya Park/Jill Meleski

(212) 850-5600



To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (1991)3/30/2000 10:00:00 PM
From: Jim Oravetz  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2028
 
The 10K Annual report was released. No proxy statement yet.
Here are some select bits, FYI

BIO-TECHNOLOGY GENERAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)

December 31,
-----------------------
1998 1999
--------- ---------

ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents .......................... $ 9,431 $ 18,703
Short-term investments ............................. 37,602 68,547
Other receivables .................................. 15,968 579
Accounts receivable - trade ....................... 52,429 36,925
Inventories ........................................ 4,978 8,624
Deferred income taxes (Note 10) .................... 5,407 4,286
Prepaid expenses ................................... 344 220
--------- ---------
Total current assets ............................ 126,159 137,884

Accounts receivable - trade .......................... -- 2,443
Severance pay funded (Note 2) ........................ 2,233 2,369
Property and equipment, net (Note 3) ................. 9,442 18,938
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of
$4,303 in 1998 and $5,186 in 1999 .................. 1,728 993
Patents, net of accumulated amortization of $487
in 1998 and $643 in 1999 ........................... 404 429
Other assets ......................................... 2,629 1,589
--------- ---------
Total assets .................................... $ 142,595 $ 164,645
========= =========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Short-term bank loans .............................. $ 288 $ 20
Accounts payable ................................... 5,359 7,257
Other current liabilities (Note 8) ................. 10,153 11,151
--------- ---------
Total current liabilities ....................... 15,800 18,428
--------- ---------

Long-term liabilities (Note 2) ....................... 3,818 4,333
--------- ---------

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 7)

Stockholders' Equity (Notes 4 and 5):
Preferred stock - $.01 par value; 4,000,000
shares authorized; no shares issued ............. -- --
Common stock - $.01 par value; 150,000,000
shares authorized; issued: 51,934,000 in 1998
and 53,280,000 in 1999 .......................... 519 533
Capital in excess of par value ..................... 161,164 168,743
Accumulated deficit ................................ (36,396) (22,534)
Treasury stock at cost (83,000 shares) ............. (340) (340)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss ............... (1,970) (4,518)
--------- ---------
Total stockholders' equity ....................... 122,977 141,884
--------- ---------

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity ...... $ 142,595 $ 164,645
========= =========
Looks like the AR numbers are still quite high.
Down 32% (52M vs 37M), but still up there!
Jim