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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

x : : : Plaintiff, : : vs. : : THRESHOLD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., : et al., : : Defendants. : x JERRY TWINDE, On Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated,

Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-06227-JSR (Consolidated) CLASS ACTION DECLARATION OF MARIO ALBA JR. IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION OF MICHAEL HENTOSH FOR APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF AND FOR APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF LEAD COUNSEL

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Mario Alba Jr., declares, under penalty of perjury: 1. I am an associate of the law firm of Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP

("Coughlin Stoia"), one of plaintiff's counsel in the action entitled Jerry Twinde vs. Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-06227-JSR (the "Twinde Action"). I submit this Declaration in support of the motion of Michael Hentosh for appointment as Lead Plaintiff and for approval of selection of Lead Counsel. 2. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and accurate copy of the notice published by

plaintiff in the Twinde Action on Business Wire, a national, business-oriented newswire service, on July 5, 2007. 3. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and accurate copy of a loss chart presenting the

transactions in the subject securities and summarizing the estimated losses of Michael Hentosh at $83,811.64, in connection with his purchases of Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. shares. 4. 5. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is the certification of Michael Hentosh. Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a true copy of the firm resume of Coughlin Stoia.

DATED: September 4, 2007

/s/ Mario Alba Jr. MARIO ALBA, JR.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Mario Alba Jr., hereby certify that on September 4, 2007, I caused a true and correct copy of the attached: Notice Of Motion For Appointment As Lead Plaintiff And For Approval Of Selection Of Lead Counsel; Memorandum In Support Of The Motion Of Michael Hentosh For Appointment As Lead Plaintiff And For Approval Of Selection Of Lead Counsel; and Declaration of Mario Alba Jr. In Support Of The Motion Of Michael Hentosh For Appointment As Lead Plaintiff And For Approval Of Selection Of Lead Counsel.

to be served: (i) electronically on all counsel registered for electronic service for this case; and (ii) by first-class mail to all additional counsel on the attached service list.

/s/ Mario Alba Jr. Mario Alba Jr.

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THRESHOLD Service List - 8/31/2007 Page 1 of 1

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Counsel For Defendant(s) Michael L. Charlson Kevin A. Burke Heller Ehrman LLP Times Square Tower, 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 212/832-8300 212/763-7600(Fax) Counsel For Plaintiff(s) Evan J. Smith Brodsky & Smith, LLC 240 Mineola Blvd., 1st Floor Mineola, NY 11501 516/741-4977 516/741-0626(Fax) Samuel H. Rudman David A. Rosenfeld Mario Alba, Jr. Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP 58 South Service Road, Suite 200 Melville, NY 11747 631/367-7100 631/367-1173(Fax) Richard A. Maniskas D. Seamus Kaskela Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP 280 King of Prussia Road Radnor, PA 19087 610/667-7706 610/667-7056(Fax) Laurence A. Weiss Alexander M.R. Lyon Heller Ehrman LLP 275 Middlefield Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 650/324-7000 650/324-0638(Fax)

Marc S. Henzel Law Offices of Marc S. Henzel 273 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 202 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 610/660-8000 610/660-8080(Fax)