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AUTOIMMUNE INC. REPORTS 2007 THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS Pasadena, California, November 8, 2007 — AutoImmune Inc. (OTCBB: AIMM) today reported a net loss of $8,000, or break even per share basic and diluted, for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared with a net loss of $36,000, or break even per share basic and diluted, for the three months ended September 30, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the net loss was $62,000, or break even per share basic and diluted, compared with net loss of $517,000, or $0.03 per share basic and diluted for the same period in 2006. As of September 30, 2007, the Company reported $8.7 million in cash and marketable securities as compared to $8.8 million in cash and marketable securities as of December 31, 2006. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Robert C. Bishop, Ph.D. stated, "Product sales at Colloral LLC, our joint venture with Deseret Laboratories, Inc., were disappointing in the quarter just ended, but we remain optimistic they will increase in coming months. While sales through GNC have ceased, Bronson Laboratories LLC is selling the product through its catalogs, and Colloral LLC began marketing the product through The Shopping Channel in Canada in early October." AutoImmune consolidates Colloral LLC for financial reporting purposes in accordance with FIN 46 "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities." AutoImmune has exclusively licensed certain of its intellectual property rights to BioMS Medical Corp., a Canadian company. Under the license agreement, BioMS makes monthly diligence payments to AutoImmune and will pay royalties to AutoImmune on sales of its lead drug MBP8298, if it reaches the market. BioMS recently reported that 70% of the patients screened for their first pivotal trial in secondary multiple sclerosis have the HLA-DR2/DR4 genes that are believed to make them responsive to therapy with MBP8298. Interim results from this trial are expected in May 2008. AutoImmune is a biopharmaceutical company involved in the development of a new class of mucosally administered therapies for the treatment of autoimmune and cell-mediated inflammatory diseases and conditions. This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results may differ significantly from results discussed in the forward-looking statements due to a number of important factors, including, but not limited to the uncertainties of clinical trial results, the Company's dependence on third parties for licensing revenue, and the risks of technological change and competition. These factors are more fully discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the section "Risk Factors" The discussion in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB is hereby referenced into this release. - Financial Chart Follows -Contact: Robert C. Bishop, Ph.D. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer AutoImmune Inc. 626-792-1235 website: http://www.autoimmuneinc.com AutoImmune Inc. 1199 Madia Street Pasadena, CA 91103 Phone: 626-792-1235 Fax: 626-792-1236 |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
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| Three months ended September 30, | Six months ended September 30, | |||
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| 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Revenue | $80,000 | $59,000 | $264,000 | $219,000 |
| Costs and expenses: | ||||
| Cost of product revenue | 5,000 | 9,000 | 18,000 | 20,000 |
| Research and development | 25,000 | 7,000 | 172,000 | 95,000 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 229,000 | 179,000 | 906,000 | 641,000 |
| Total costs and expenses | 229,000 | 179,000 | 1,096,000 | 641,000 |
| Interest income | 113,000 | 112,000 | 315,000 | 335,000 |
| Other income | - | - | - | 25,000 |
| 113,000 | 113,000 | 315,000 | 360,000 | |
| Net loss | ($36,000) | ($8,000) | ($517,000) | ($62,000) |
| Net loss per share - basic | ($0.00) | ($0.00) | ($0.03) | ($0.00) |
| Net loss per share - diluted | ($0.00) | ($0.00) | ($0.03) | ($0.00) |
| Weighted average common shares | ||||
| outstanding - basic | 16,919,623 | 16,979,623 | 16,919,623 | 16,967,504 |
| Weighted average common shares | ||||
| outstanding - diluted | 16,919,623 | 16,979,623 | 16,919,623 | 16,967,504 |
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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
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| December 31, | September 30 | |
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| 2006 | 2007 | |
| Cash and marketable securities | $8,763,000 | $8,692,000 |
| Other current assets | 188,000 | 311,000 |
| Total assets | $8,951,000 | $9,003,000 |
| Current liabilities | $128,000 | $149,000 |
| Total stockholder's equity | 8,823,000 | 8,854,000 |
| Total liabilities and equity | $8,951,000 | $9,003,000 |