Form: DEFA14A

Additional definitive proxy soliciting materials and Rule 14(a)(12) material

November 10, 2003

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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eXegenics Inc.

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eXegenics Inc.
2110 Research Row
Dallas, Texas 75235

SUPPLEMENT TO CONSENT REVOCATION STATEMENT
NOVEMBER 10, 2003

Dear Shareholder:

This supplement should be read together with the Consent Revocation Statement by the Board of Directors of eXegenics Inc. in opposition to the solicitation of consents by Bruce Meyers, Melvyn I. Weiss, The M and B Weiss Family Limited Partnership of 1996 and Michael Stone, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 2003 and mailed to the Company’s stockholders on or about October 10, 2003. This supplement corrects an error in the biographical information for Ronald L. Goode, Ph.D., our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, as reflected under the heading “Board of Directors” on page 10 of the Consent Revocation Statement.

The revised biographical information for Dr. Goode is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Please refer to the Consent Revocation Statement for additional information concerning the matters on which your consent revocation is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company. Whether or not you have previously returned a blue consent card, please sign, date and return the enclosed WHITE revocation card now to protect your best interests. We appreciate your support, and we are resolved to continue to make every effort to maximize value for all our investors.

Sincerely,

/s/ David E. Riggs

David E. Riggs
Chief Financial Officer

If you have any questions, please call our proxy solicitor at:

GEORGESON SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS INC.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004
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EXHIBIT A

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR RONALD L. GOODE, PH.D.

Ronald L. Goode, Ph.D. was named President and Chief Executive Officer and elected to the Board of Directors on March 21, 2001. On December 9, 2002, Dr. Goode was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Dr. Goode has held key management positions at G. D. Searle & Co. (Corporate Senior Vice President and President of Asia/Pacific World Area from 1995 to 1997, President of Searle International from 1991 to 1995, Executive Vice President, International Operations from 1989-1991,and Senior Vice President of Commercial Development from 1986 to 1989) and before that at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals (Vice President of Clinical Research and Scientific Affairs from 1985 to 1986 and Director of Marketing Research during 1980-1983). He has an extensive record of success in business development, having been responsible for many of Searle’s acquisitions, including DayPro®, which became Searle’s largest selling drug. Dr. Goode has supervised clinical development programs that led to the filing of over a dozen New Drug Approval applications, including Procardia XL® and Ambien®. From 2000 to 2002, Dr. Goode was Chairman of the Board of Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. From 1997 to 1999, Dr. Goode was President, CEO and a director of Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He formed the consulting company Pharma-Links in 1999 with the mission of being the “link” between pharmaceutical companies to help them create alliances, form joint ventures and effect various transactions. In 2000, Dr. Goode and his wife spent a sabbatical with his ‘charity of choice’, Mercy Ships. Dr. Goode also serves on the Board of Directors of several not-for-profit organizations. Dr. Goode received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Georgia.