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J.R. Hyde, III

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Mr. Hyde, age 64, has served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors since November 2000 and currently serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Since 1989, Mr. Hyde has been the sole stockholder and President of Pittco Holdings, Inc., a private institutional investment company. Since 1996, when Mr. Hyde made a substantial contribution to support Dr. Steiner's research, Mr. Hyde has been instrumental in forming and financing GTx and is our largest stockholder. Mr. Hyde was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) from 1986 to 1997 and the Chief Executive Officer of AutoZone from 1986 to 1996. He was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Malone & Hyde, Inc., AutoZone's former parent company, from 1972 until 1988. Mr. Hyde currently is a director of AutoZone, Inc. and FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX), and in March 2005, Mr. Hyde was appointed as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of AutoZone, Inc.


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