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Jeffrey B. Davis SmallCaps Online LLC (212) 554-4158 (phone) (212) 554-4058 (fax) info@SmallCapsOnline.com SmallCaps Online LLC Initiates Coverage of HemaCare Corporation with a BUY Recommendation Visit SmallCaps' Web Site at www.SmallCapsOnline.com for Detailed Report New York, NY, May 19, 1999 - SmallCaps Online LLC announced today that it has initiated coverage of HemaCare Corporation (OTC BB: HEMA) with a BUY recommendation. The full text of this report can be accessed at SmallCaps Onlines web site, at www.SmallCapsOnline.com. Excerpts from the report follow: HEMA provides outsourcing of comprehensive blood management services, including related services such as therapeutic apheresis and donor testing services, to hospitals and other healthcare institutions. It is the only publicly traded, for-profit company with an FDA Establishment license permitting the sale of blood products across state lines, as well as accreditation from the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB). Through its Blood Management Programs (BMPs), HEMA offers hospitals and other healthcare institutions the convenience and efficiency of in-house blood services without the associated financial and regulatory risks and burdens. In October of 1998, HEMA acquired privately held Coral Therapeutics, bringing HEMA additional experienced management, greater operating efficiency, and expanding the Companys market presence from Southern California (where it provides blood products and services to over 80 hospitals) to additional markets in twelve states in the Northeast and South. HEMA is the only "pure play" in the blood services industry and is trading at less than half of annualized revenues. We believe that HEMA is in an excellent position to grow revenues and earnings from its current base of business and we are initiating coverage of HEMA with a BUY rating. We recommend purchase of HEMA by investors tolerant of the risks associated with micro-cap and small-cap equity investments. Large Market Opportunity Unique FDA Establishment License
Operating Strategy Leveraging BMPs into Higher-Margin Services
Compelling Valuation at Current Levels Trading at Less Than Half of Revenues
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