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CORDOVA, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --ThermoGenesis Corp. (Nasdaq:
KOOL), a leading supplier of innovative products and services that process and
store adult stem cells, said today it will seek stockholder approval of an authorization
enabling its Board of Directors in its discretion to affect a reverse stock split
in the range of one-for-three to one-for-five shares of common stock in the near
future, if required to maintain NASDAQ listing. The authorization will be voted
upon during a special meeting of stockholders to be held on Monday, August 9th.The
Company said a reverse split may be necessary to enable it to meet the continued
listing rules of the NASDAQ Capital Market, and could serve to improve the marketability
and liquidity of its common stock. "We
want to have this option, if necessary, available to the Company as we continue
to implement our long-term strategy to enhance stockholder value by focusing on
the development of enabling technologies for the stem cell regenerative medicine
market," said J. Melville Engle, Chief Executive Officer of ThermoGenesis. In
connection with the reverse stock split, ThermoGenesis will file a proxy statement
and other materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Before making
any voting or investment decision, investors are urged to read the proxy statement
and these materials when they become available because they will contain important
information. ThermoGenesis and its officers and directors may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the proposed reverse
stock split. Information regarding such individuals is included in the Company's
proxy statements and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and will be included in the proxy statement relating to the proposed reverse stock
split when it becomes available. Stockholder may obtain the ThermoGenesis proxy
statement, when it becomes available, any amendments or supplements to the proxy
statement and other relevant documents free of charge at www.sec.gov. Stockholder
may also obtain a free copy of ThermoGenesis' proxy statement, when it becomes
available, any amendments and supplements to the proxy statement and other relevant
documents by writing to ThermoGenesis at 2711 Citrus Road, Rancho Cordova, California
95742, Attn: Investor Relations, or at www.thermogenesis.com. About
ThermoGenesis Corp. ThermoGenesis
Corp. (www.thermogenesis.com) is a leader in developing and manufacturing automated
blood processing systems and disposable products that enable the manufacture,
preservation and delivery of cell and tissue therapy products. These products
include:
-- The BioArchive System, an automated cryogenic device, is used by cord blood
stem cell banks in more than 30 countries for cryopreserving and archiving
cord blood stem cell units for transplant. -- AXP AutoXpress(TM) Platform
(AXP),a proprietary family of automated devices that includes the AXP and
the MXP(TM) MarrowXpress(TM) and companion sterile blood processing disposables
for harvesting stem cells in closed systems. The AXP device is used for the
processing of cord blood. The MXP is used for the preparation of cell concentrates,
including stem cells, from bone marrow aspirates in the laboratory setting.
-- The Res-Q(TM) 60 BMC (Res-Q),a point-of-care system that is designed for
the preparation of cell concentrates, including stem cells, from bone marrow
aspirates. -- The CryoSeal FS System, an automated device and companion sterile
blood processing disposable, is used to prepare fibrin sealants from plasma
in about an hour. The CryoSeal FS System is approved in the U.S. for liver
resection surgeries. The CryoSeal FS System has received the CE-Mark which
allows sales of the product throughout the European community. This
press release contains forward-looking statements, and such statements involve
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially
from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Several factors, including
timing of FDA approvals, changes in customer forecasts, our failure to meet customers'
purchase order and quality requirements, supply shortages, production delays,
changes in the markets for customers' products, introduction timing and acceptance
of our new products scheduled for fiscal year 2010, and introduction of competitive
products and other factors beyond our control, could result in a materially different
revenue or profitability outcome and/or in our failure to achieve the revenue
levels we expect for fiscal 2010. A more complete description of these and other
risks that could cause actual events to differ from the outcomes predicted by
our forward-looking statements is set forth under the caption "Risk Factors"
in our annual report on Form 10-K and other reports we file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission from time to time, and you should consider each of those
factors when evaluating the forward-looking statements.
ThermoGenesis Corp. Web site: http://www.thermogenesis.com Contact: Investor
Relations +1-916-858-5107, or ir@thermogenesis.com
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