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Small Company Initial Public Offering: December 1982

 

Offering First

O-T-C Size Price aftermarket

sym. Company Business/product ($ bid

mil.)

(a) Area Communic. Cable TV systems 2.30 8.50 9

BIOZ Biostim Medical electronics 4.60 5.00 6 1/4

(a) Cabletech Cable TV advertising 1.52 2.00 2 1/4

nB,c

CNTO Centocor Biological products 21.00 14.00 14

CORT Coratomic Medical products 2.50 3.00 3

EVRCU Evaluation Research Engineering services 3.00 10.00 nd 10

FNFN FN Financial S&L holding company 48.60 18.00 17 1/2

GENG General Genetics Pharmaceutical 3.00 3.00 5

products

GPHY General Physics Electric training 8.26 14.00 17

services

HAPI Harris & Paulson Software development 2.50 5.00 5

HOGN Hogan Systems Banking software 31.50 21.00 21

(a) Jacor Communic. Radio broadcasting 1.10 10.00 ne 9 1/2

LAZR Lasertechnics Mfr. laser systems 3.50 5.00 5

LDGX Lodgistix Hotel/motel software 4.32 4.00 4

systems

HEG MGM/UA Home Distributes films 54.00 12.00 12

Entertainment

NHCSU National Health Prepaid dental plans 2.00 5.00 nf 5

Care

PERC Perceptronics Automation research 4.20 6.00 6 1/2

PHAR Pharmacontrol Drug products and 5.00 5.00 5 1/8

testing

(a) PharmaKinetics Labs Drug testing 2.10 3.00 4 1/2

PHXA Phoenix American Financial services 10.80 13.50 14

QNTM Quantum Computer disk drives 51.25 20.50 nf 24

RITZ G.D. Ritz's Fast-food restaurants 4.50 10.00 12

TCTL Tectel Mfr. novelty 2.00 5.00 5 5/8

telephones

THRRU Thunander Wholesale tool 3.60 6.00 ng 6 1/4

distrib.

UESS United Education & Computer training and 5.18 7.25 8

Software software

O-TC

sym. Company Underwriter

(a) Area Communic. Blackstock & Co.

BIOZ Blostim Prescott, Ball

(a) Cabletech Sherman Fitzpatrick;

individual's

CNTO Centocor L.F. Rothschild;

Hambrecht & Quist;

Alex. Brown

CORT Coratomic R.G. Dickenson

EVRCU Evaluation Research Janney Montgomery

FNFN FN Financial First Boston Corp.

GENG General Genetics Cantor & Co.;

Security Clearing of CO

GPHY General Physics Hambrecht & Quist;

Johnston, Lemon

HAPI Harris & Paulson Hanifen, Imhoff

HOGN Hogan Systems Hambrecht & Quist;

Alex. Brown

(a) Jacor Communic. Blank, Conger;

Continental American

LAZR Lasertechnics D.H. Blair & Co.

LDGX Lodgistix Weber, Hall, Sale

HEG MGM/UA Home E.F. Hutton;

Entertainment L.F. Rothschild

NHCSU National Health Care Muller & Co.

PERC Perceptronics Rooney, Pace

PHAR Pharmacontrol James J. Duane

(a) PharmKinetics Labs Creative Securities

PHXA Phoenix American Dean Witter

QNTM Quantum Morgan Stanley;

Robertson, Colman

RITZ G.D. Ritzy's The Ohio Co.

TCTL Tectel Mult-I-Vest Corp

THRRU Thunander Swartwood, Hesse

UESS United Education & Laidlaw Adams

Software

Initial public offerings sold at $1 or less not included. Issues without underwriters not included. First aftermarket bid is approximate.

(a) Ticker symbol not yet assigned.

nB best effort.

nc units of 1 common + 1/2 warrants

nd units of 2 common + 3 warrants.

ne units of 2 common + 2 preferred + 1 warrant.

nf units of 2 common + 1 class A warrant + 1 class B warrant.

n9 units of 1 common + 1 warrant.

Offering data source: GOING PUBLIC: The IPO Reporter, 1528 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19102