Toby Smith Stock Review

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04/23/08: CW BioTech: close SPPI & SIRT positions

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04/23/2008: Close Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (SPPI) and Sirtris (SIRT), Biotech

SPPI & SIRT News items:

April 22, 2008: Spectrum (SPPI) prostate drug fails in mid-stage study
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINWNAS887920080422?rpc=44

April 23, 2008: Sirtris (SIRT) shares jump on buyout offer from GlaxoSmithKline
--- eye-popping 84% premium to Sirtris' Tuesday closing stock price of $12.23 ---
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080423/sirtris_pharmaceuticals_mover.html?.v=2

charts:

SPPI ( 52 week range = 0.46 - 7.88 ) --- now trading around $1.66
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=SPPI&t=5d&l=on&z=l&q=b&p=&a=vm,m26-12-9,r14&c=

SIRT ( 52 week range = 9.50 - 22.34 ) --- now trading around $22.28 up about 84% from Tuesday closing
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=SIRT&t=5d&l=on&z=l&q=b&p=&a=vm,m26-12-9,r14&c=
NOTE:
SIRT IPO'd in June 2007 with 6 million shares offered at $10
http://www.ipohome.com/common/ipoprofile.asp?ticker=SIRT
SIRT 180 day locked up shares ended in Nov of 2007
http://ipo.nasdaq.com/Fundamentals.asp?cikid=736622&fnid=53568&coname=SIRTRIS+PHARMACEUTICALS%2C+INC.&selected=SIRT&market=Nasdaq+National+Market