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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(B)(3)
TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 20, 1997 REGISTRATION NO. 333-27483
SICOR INC.
(FORMERLY GENSIA SICOR INC.)
5,528,160 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
This Prospectus Supplement relates to the resale of 3,685,440 shares of our
common stock, held by the people and entities named in this Prospectus, the
selling stockholders, and the resale of up to an additional 1,842,720 shares of
common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants held by the selling
stockholders.
THIS PROSPECTUS COVERS ONLY DISPOSITIONS OF SHARES NOT THE
ISSUANCE OR TRANSFER OF THE WARRANTS THEMSELVES. THE WARRANTS WILL NOT BE
LISTED ON ANY SECURITIES EXCHANGE OR QUOTED IN ANY OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET.
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
"SCRI." On March 7, 2000 the last reported sale price of our common stock on the
Nasdaq National Market was $10.50 per share.
Although we will receive up to approximately $7.7 million if the warrants
are issued and exercised in full, we will not receive any proceeds from the
resale of the Shares, and are bearing the costs relating to this registration of
such Shares. See "Selling Stockholders and Plan of Distribution."
This Prospectus Supplement should be read in conjunction with the
Prospectus dated May 20, 1997, which is to be delivered with this
Prospectus Supplement. All capitalized terms used but not defined in this
Prospectus Supplement shall have the meanings given them in the Prospectus.
The information in the table appearing under the heading "Selling
Securityholders" in the Prospectus is superseded in part by the information
appearing in the table below:
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% of Common
Stock To Be
Shares of Shares Held After Sale
Common Stock Potentially Other Assuming Full
Held as a Result Issuable Upon Shares Issuance and
of the Private Exercise of of Common Exercise of
Selling Stockholder Placement the Warrants Stock Owned(1) the Warrants
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Susquehanna Capital Group.......... 0 12,500 0 *
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(1) Includes shares of common stock owned by the selling stockholder which are
not covered by this Prospectus.
FOR A DISCUSSION OF FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN CONNECTION WITH AN
INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY, SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON
PAGE 4 OF THE PROSPECTUS.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this Prospectus Supplement is March 8, 2000.
