| Ticker Symbol: | ALXN |
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| Exchange: | NASD |
| Contact Info: | 352 Knotter Drive Cheshire CT 06410 203 272-2596 |
| CEO/President: | Nancy C. Motola Ph.D. |
| Industry: | Medical - Biomedical / Standard Industry Code: 2834 |
| Description: | Alexion Pharmaceuticals develops pharmaceutical products for the treatment of heart disease, and inflammation, diseases of the immune system and cancer in humans. The company\'s lead product candidates are genetically altered antibodies that target specific diseases which arise when the human immune system induces undesired inflammation in the human body. These candidates are designed to block components of the human immune system which cause undesired inflammation while allowing beneficial components of the immune system to remain functional. |
| Shares Outstanding: | 77,800 (000) | Market Value: | 2,642,020 ($000) |
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| Percentage of Inst.Shareholders: | 92.72% | Number of Inst.Shareholders: | 9.00% |
| Last Quarter Sales: | 76.50 ($Mil.) | Last Quarter Net Income: | 19.69 ($Mil.) |
| Last Quarter EPS: | 0.23 | P/E Ratio: | 849 |
| Most Recent Earnings: | 0.29 on 10/23/08 | Earnings Per Share: | 0.04 |
| Most Recent Split: | 2-1 on 08/25/08 | Annual Dividend Rate: | 0 |
| Most Recent Dividend: | Annual Dividend Yield: | 0% |


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