Sinovac Reports Unaudited First Quarter 2009 Financi...(rity interest. Net income for the samepe...),Health

Date:5/15/2009

rity interest. Net income for the same period of 2008 included $158,000 of net interest expense, $719,000 of income taxes expense, and $0.7 million of minority interest. The net income for first quarter of 2009 was $25,000, or $0.00 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.6 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, in the same period of 2008.

As of March 31, 2009, Sinovac's cash and cash equivalents totaled $23.3 million, compared to $32.9 million as of December 31, 2008. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents primarily reflects investment in working capital and equipment purchases for the new R&D center in Beijing. Due to the economic downturn, government agencies delayed payment due to reduced government income; Sinovac does expect to collect on these receivables later this year.

Recent Developments

In April 2009, Sinovac announced that it won the MOH's procurement bid for hepatitis A vaccine worth approximately RMB 87 million or $12.8 million. A part of the government's large-scale efforts to improve public health, the hepatitis A vaccination program will cover young children aged 18 months to 12 years in 32 cities or counties in nine provinces.

The government order for a total of 2.41 million doses was comprised solely of inactivated vaccines due to their higher safety profile, comprising 1.79 million doses to be delivered in the form of pre-filled syringes (PFS) for ease of application and 620,000 vial doses. Sinovac is the sole supplier of the hepatitis A vaccine in this program. In 2008, Sinovac, through China's MOH, supplied its hepatitis A vaccine, Healive, in the Sichuan earthquake disaster area. Sinovac's role in the relief effort helped Healive to gain recognition as a safe and high-quality vaccine against the hepatitis A virus.

Also in April 2009, Sinovac responded to the global influenza A (H1N1) outbreak by initiating preparatory activities for the
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