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Aprogenex reports 1995 third-quarter results.


HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1995--Aprogenex Inc. (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. :APG APG Assists Per Game (basketball)
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), a developer of next-generation diagnostic tests, based upon a patented core technology that greatly improves the ability to analyze intact cells at a molecular level, Wednesday announced the results of operations for the third fiscal quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 1995.

The company reported a loss of $1,227,889, or 24 cents per share Cents per share

The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned.
 for the third fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, 1995. This compares with a loss of $2,770,069, or 57 cents per share for the like year- ago quarter. Last year's third-quarter results were negatively affected by approximately $1.2 million that was expensed as a result of the acquisition of certain patent rights.

For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 1995, Aprogenex lost $4,113,118, or 82 cents per share. This compares with a loss of $7,667,084, or $1.61 per share for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 1994, which included approximately $2.7 million expensed in 1994 as the result of the acquisition of certain technology and patent rights.

The company also announced that Terry Ward has been elected as chairman of the board of Aprogenex, effective immediately. Ward, an experienced venture capital investor, has served as chief financial officer of W.S. Farish & Co. since 1979, and has been a director of Aprogenex since March 1994. W.S. Farish & Co. is the beneficial owner Beneficial Owner

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 of approximately 450,000 shares of Aprogenex common stock.

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. The company is currently developing GenSite, a prenatal prenatal /pre·na·tal/ (-na´tal) preceding birth.

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                            APROGENEX INC.
                      (A Development-Stage Co.)
                        Results of Operations
                             (Unaudited)


                                           For the Quarter Ended
                                                  Sept. 30,
                                             1995          1994


Revenues                                $    17,650   $        --
Research and development expenses          (684,194)   (2,110,170)
General and administrative expenses        (583,681)     (676,811)
Other, net                                   22,336        16,912
Net loss                                $(1,227,889)  $(2,770,069)
Net loss per share                        (24 cents)    (57 cents)
Weighted average shares outstanding       5,136,345     4,860,644




                                         For the Nine Months Ended
                                                  Sept. 30,
                                             1995          1994


Revenues                                $    25,720   $        --
Research and development expenses        (2,497,199)   (5,706,266)
General and administrative expenses      (1,672,309)   (2,091,356)
Other, net                                   30,670       130,538
Net loss                                $(4,113,118)  $(7,667,084)
Net loss per share                        (82 cents)  $     (1.61)
Weighted average shares outstanding       5,041,880     4,752,720




                       Balance Sheet Highlights
                              (Unaudited)


                                                 As of Sept. 30,
                                                      1995


Cash and marketable securities                    $ 2,245,209
Current assets                                    $ 2,342,328
Current liabilities                               $   604,332
Stockholders' equity                              $ 2,592,603
Shares of common stock issued and outstanding       5,153,024
Shares of Series A convertible preferred
  stock issued and outstanding                        459,000
Shares of common stock issued and outstanding,
  assuming conversion of preferred stock at
  initial conversion rate                           5,987,569
Shares of common stock issued and outstanding,
  assuming conversion of preferred stock at
  maximum conversion rate                           7,448,024


CONTACT: Aprogenex Inc., Houston

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