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Business Combinations (Tables) (Gen-Probe Incorporated [Member])

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Gen-Probe Incorporated [Member]

Purchase Price Consideration

The purchase price consideration was as follows:

Cash paid		$	3,967,866
Deferred payment			1,655
Fair value of stock options exchanged			2,655
Total purchase price		$	3,972,176

Components of Purchase Price Allocation

The components of the preliminary purchase price allocation are as follows:

Cash		$	205,463
Accounts receivable			81,444
Inventory			153,416
Property, plant and equipment			274,095
Other assets			191,868
Assets held-for-sale, net			87,465
Accounts payable			(19,671	)
Accrued expenses			(131,102	)
Other liabilities			(19,255	)
Identifiable intangible assets:
Developed technology			1,565,000
In-process research and development			227,000
Customer contract			585,000
Trade names			95,000
Deferred income taxes, net			(973,947	)
Goodwill			1,650,400
Purchase Price		$	3,972,176

Schedule of Unaudited Pro Forma Information, Assumptions

The following unaudited pro forma information presents the combined financial results for the Company and Gen-Probe as if the acquisition of Gen-Probe had been completed as of the beginning of the fiscal year prior to the period of acquisition, September 26, 2010:

		Three Months Ended March 24, 2012				Six Months Ended March 24, 2012
Revenue		$	624,491			$	1,255,336
Net loss		$	(77,174	)		$	(87,210	)
Basic and diluted net loss per common share		$	(0.29	)		$	(0.33	)

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