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Thursday, 11/05/2009 9:03:47 AM

Thursday, November 05, 2009 9:03:47 AM

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MNTA Liquidity and Cash Usage

[Updated for3Q09 results.]


At the rate of operating cash burn during 3Q09, the 9/30/09 cash
balance of $107.3M is sufficient to cover operating expenses
for more than two years
.

Operating cash burn and quarter-ending cash balance for
the past eight quarters were as follows (all figures in $M):
 
Ending Cash
Cash Burn iHub reference

3Q09 107.3* 11.6 #msg-43259757
2Q09 72.1 13.3‡ #msg-40259357
1Q09 87.9 20.6 #msg-37645888
4Q08 108.5† 11.0 #msg-35548032
3Q08 95.4 14.0 #msg-33301993
2Q08 109.4 14.2 #msg-30936204
1Q08 123.6 12.3 #msg-29095630
4Q07 135.9 n/a #msg-26836951

*$46.8M raised in Sep 2009 financing.
‡A $2.5M reimbursement from NVS booked in June and received
in early July is offset against 2Q09 rather than 3Q09 burn.
†$24.1M raised in Dec 2008 financing.


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