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OUTPERFORM – 50% (9% of this rating category were investment banking clients within the last 12 months).
NEUTRAL – 37% (2% of this rating category were investment banking clients within the last 12 months).
UNDERPERFORM – 13% (0% of this rating category were investment banking clients within the last 12 months).
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WS managed a public offering of securities for Chelsea Therapeutics (CHTP), Dynavax (DVAX), Image Sensing Systems (ISNS), Lime Energy (LIME), and Omeros (OMER) within the last 12 months.
WS co-managed a public offering of securities for Clinical Data (CLDA), Delcath Systems (DCTH), Heartware (HTWR), Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD), Map Pharmaceuticals (MAPP), Medivation (MDVN), Nexxus Lighting (NEXS), Rockwell Medical (RMTI), Savient Pharmaceuticals (SVNT), Xoma (XOMA) and ZymoGenetics (ZGEN) within the last 12 months.
WS has received compensation for investment banking services from Chelsea Therapeutics (CHTP), Clinical Data (CLDA), CombinatoRx (CRXX), Delcath Systems (DCTH), Dynavax (DVAX), Heartware (HTWR), Image Sensing Systems (ISNS), Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD), Lime Energy (LIME), Map Pharmaceuticals (MAPP), Medivation (MDVN), Nexxus Lighting (NEXS), Omeros (OMER), Rockwell Medical (RMTI), Savient Pharmaceuticals (SVNT), Sport Chalet (SPCHA, SPCHB), Telecommunications Systems (TSYS), World Heart (WHRT), Xoma (XOMA) and ZymoGenetics (ZGEN) within the last 12 months.
WS provided investment banking services to Chelsea Therapeutics (CHTP), Clinical Data (CLDA), CombinatoRx (CRXX), Delcath Systems (DCTH), Dynavax (DVAX), Heartware (HTWR), Image Sensing Systems (ISNS), Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD), Lime Energy (LIME), Map Pharmaceuticals (MAPP), Medivation (MDVN), Nexxus Lighting (NEXS), Omeros (OMER), Rockwell Medical (RMTI), Savient Pharmaceuticals (SVNT), Telecommunications Systems (TSYS), World Heart (WHRT), Xoma (XOMA) and ZymoGenetics (ZGEN) within the last 12 months.
WS is acting as financial advisor to Chelsea Therapeutics (CHTP), Dynavax (DVAX) and Sport Chalet (SPCHA, SPCHB).
WS expects to receive compensation for investment banking services from Chelsea Therapeutics (CHTP) and Dynavax (DVAX) within the next 3 months.
WS provided non-investment banking securities-related services to CDC Corp. (CHINA), Dynavax (DVAX), Herbalife (HLF), PCTEL (PCTI), Polycom (PLCM), Sybase (SY), and Virco Manufacturing (VIRC), within the past 12 months.
WS has received compensation for products and services other than investment banking services from CDC Corp. (CHINA), Dynavax (DVAX), Herbalife (HLF), PCTEL (PCTI), Polycom (PLCM), Sybase (SY), and Virco Manufacturing (VIRC), within the past 12 months.
Patrick Wang, the analyst providing research coverage of Intel (INTC) and Texas Instruments (TXN), maintains a long position in the common stocks.
Betsy Van Hees, the analyst providing research coverage of Cypress Semiconductor (CY), maintains a long position in the common stock.
Greg Wade, the analyst providing research coverage of Adolor (ADLR), BioMimetic (BMTI), Cubist (CBST), CombinatoRx (CRXX), OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals (OGXI) and ZymoGenetics (ZGEN), maintains long positions in the common stocks.
Jeremiah Shepard, the associate providing research coverage of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD) and Xenoport (XNPT) maintains a long position in the common stocks.
WS or one of its affiliates beneficially own 1% or more of the common equity securities in Sport Chalet (SPCHA, SPCHB), Phoenix Footwear Group (PXG), Virco Manufacturing (VIRC), and Willdan Group (WLDN).
* WS changed its rating system from (Strong Buy/Buy/Hold/Sell) to (Outperform/ Neutral/Underperform) on July 14, 2009.
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