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Genoptix closes IPO

Genoptix has closed its initial public offering of five million shares and the underwriters of the offering have exercised in full their 30-day option to purchase an additional 750,000 shares of common stock, which includes 450,000 shares sold by Genoptix and 300,000 shares sold by certain selling stockholders.

The purchase price of the shares was $17 per share. Genoptix sold a total of 4,735,714 shares in the offering, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $72.7 million after deducting the underwriting discounts and commission and the estimated offering expenses.

The offering is being made through an underwriting syndicate led by Lehman Brothers, acting as sole book-running manager. Banc of America Securities is acting as joint lead manager and Cowen and Company as co-manager.

Carlsbad, California-based Genoptix is a specialized laboratory service provider focused on delivering personalized and comprehensive diagnostic services to community-based hematologists and oncologists.