Exelixis Announces Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Busin...( SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO Calif. Nov. 5...)

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007.

Revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 were $26.8 million, compared to $23.5 million for the comparable period in 2006. The increase in revenues from 2006 to 2007 was primarily due to revenue recognition associated with new collaboration agreements with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company for various oncology programs and Genentech, Inc. for the XL518 program. The increase was partially offset by the completion of revenue recognition related to the upfront payment associated with the collaboration agreement with Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited for our mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) program.

Research and development expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 were $58.6 million, compared to $46.0 million for the comparable period in 2006. The increase from 2006 to 2007 was primarily due to increased development expenses associated with the continued expansion of our clinical trial activity and the advancement of our compounds through preclinical development.

General and administrative expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 were $10.8 million, compared to $8.8 million for the comparable period in 2006. The increase from 2006 to 2007 was primarily due to personnel expenses and stock-based compensation expense to support our expanding operations.

Net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was $13.7 million, or $0.14 per share, compared to $25.2 million, or $0.30 per share, for the comparable period in 2006. The decrease in the net loss from 2006 to 2007 was primarily due to an $18.8 million gain on th
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