Genoptix Announces Filing of Registration Statement for Secondary Public Offering of Co...( CARLSBAD Calif. Feb. 14 /- Genopt...),Health

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genoptix, Inc. (Nasdaq: GXDX), announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed secondary public offering of 4,200,000 shares of common stock. The shares of common stock to be registered are currently owned and will be offered and sold by certain existing stockholders, who will receive all of the net proceeds from this offering. Genoptix, Inc. will not be selling any shares of its common stock and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock being registered. There can be no assurance as to whether or when any such offering would commence or be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of any such offering.

The offering is being made through an underwriting syndicate led by Lehman Brothers Inc. acting as sole book-running manager. Banc of America Securities LLC and UBS Investment Bank are acting as joint lead managers with Cowen and Company, LLC as co-manager. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to 630,000 additional shares of common stock from these existing stockholders.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This offering is being made by the existing stockholders solely by means of written prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained, when available, by contacting Lehman Brothers Inc., c/o Broadridge Integrated Distribution Services, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 1171
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