Date:11/14/2011

or the third quarter 2011 were $8.9 million, compared to $4.4 million in the same period of 2010. SG&A expenses as a percentage of third quarter 2011 sales were 57.7%, compared to 46.2% during the third quarter of the prior year. Excluding pandemic flu vaccine sales, SG&A as a percentage of sales was 57.7% and 55.6% for the current quarter and prior year quarter, respectively. Selling expenses as a percentage of third quarter 2011 sales were 31.9%, compared to 26.3% during the third quarter of the prior year. The increased selling expenses were mainly related to the expansion of the sales team for the existing products and products to be launched in the future in the private pay and public markets and increased marketing activities in the private pay market. The general and administrative expenses of the third quarter 2011 included bad debt provision of $1.5 million with nil in the same period of prior year.Net research and development expenses for the third quarter 2011 were $2.4 million, compared to $2.5 million in the same period in 2010. The R&D expenses in the third quarter 2011 were primarily spent on the continued development of the pipeline vaccines, including the expenses for the EV71 vaccine with the phase II clinical trial recently completed and phase III trial planning underway, the trial production of the mumps vaccine, and other R&D projects.

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of license and permits for the third quarter 2011 were $225,000, compared to $374,000 for the same period of last year. The change compared to 2010 was primarily attributable to the expiration of the amortization period of inactivated hepatitis vaccines, which accounted for $89,000 of the 2010 expense.

Total operating expenses for the third quarter of 2011 were $11.4 million, compared to $7.2 million in the comparative period in 2010.

The operating loss for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $2.7 milli
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