Merriman Capital Initiates on Intrexon Corporation with a Buy Rating

SAN FRANCISCO - May 8, 2015 - Merriman Capital, Inc. ("Merriman"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (MERR), announced today that it has initiated equity research coverage of Intrexon Corporation (XON) with a Buy rating and a $65.00 price target.

Intrexon Corporation (XON) is a pioneer in synthetic biology. The company is utilizing its proprietary technological expertise, first-mover-advantage and one of the world`s most robust DNA databases to forge strategic collaborations and joint ventures across various industries. The company has established exclusive channel collaborations (ECC) to help create a low risk/high reward portfolio of potential game changing technologies.

For full report and important disclosures please contact Merriman`s Compliance department at compliance@merrimanco.com or (646) 292 1424. For a physical copy, please send mail to 135 East 57Th street, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attn: Adriana Piltz.

About Intrexon Corporation
Intrexon Corporation (XON) is a leader in synthetic biology focused on collaborating with companies in Health, Food, Energy, Environment, and Consumer sectors to create biologically-based products that improve the quality of life and the health of the planet. Through the Company`s proprietary UltraVector® platform and integrated technology suite, Intrexon provides its partners with industrial-scale design and development of complex biological systems delivering unprecedented control, quality, function, and performance of living cells. We call our synthetic biology approach Better DNA®, and we invite you to discover more at www.dna.com.

About Merriman Capital, Inc.
Merriman Capital, Inc. is a full service investment bank and Broker-Dealer that facilitates efficient capital formation through a proprietary digital network, and offers Corporate Services Advisory and comprehensive Corporate Brokerage services for public and private companies. The firm also provides equity and options execution services for sophisticated investors and differentiated research for high growth companies. Merriman Capital, Inc. is a wholly owned brokerage subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (MERR) and is a leading advisory firm for publicly traded, high-growth companies.

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Merriman Capital, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer and member of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) http://www.finra.org/ and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) http://www.sipc.org/.

Note to Investors
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on our current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to buy any securities of any entity. Forward-looking statements in this release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Our actual results may differ materially from those stated or implied in such forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties associated with our business, which include the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2015. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," and "would" or similar words. We assume no obligation to update the information included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2015, together with this press release and the financial information contained herein, are available on our website, www.merrimanco.com. Please click on "Investor Relations."

At the Company:

Adriana Piltz
Co-Chief Compliance Officer
(646) 292-1424

Alexandra Petek
Vice President
(415) 248-5681




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