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Immunicon Corp. Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering of 6 million Shares

PRNewswire-FirstCall
April 15, 2004

HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa., - Immunicon Corporation (Nasdaq: IMMC) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock at $8.00 per share. All of the shares being offered are being offered by the Company. The Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 900,000 shares of common stock from the Company to cover over-allotments, if any.

The net proceeds to the Company will be approximately $43 million and will be used for product commercialization, including manufacturing, research and development, capital expenditures, and working capital and other general corporate purposes.

UBS Securities LLC is acting as sole book running manager for the offering, and SG Cowen Securities Corporation, Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated and Adams, Harkness & Hill, Inc. are acting as co-managers. A final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained, when available, from UBS Securities LLC, ECMG Syndicate Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10171, phone number: 212-713-2626.

About Immunicon Corporation
Immunicon Corporation is developing and commercializing proprietary cell-based research and human diagnostic products with an initial focus on cancer disease management. The Company has developed platform technologies for selection and analysis of rare cells in blood, such as tumor cells. Immunicon's products and underlying technology platforms also have applications in the clinical development of cancer drugs and in cancer research and may have applications in other fields of medicine, such as cardiovascular and infectious disease.

The registration statement relating to the common stock has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of such common stock in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. The offering of these securities will be made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from UBS Securities LLC.

Contact: James G. Murphy, CFO, Immunicon at jmurphy@immunicon.com

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