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LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. **IMPORTANT NOTICE** Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials | Shareholder Meeting to be held on 04/23/09 | |||||
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LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC 8800 TECHNOLOGY FOREST PLACE THE WOODLANDS, TX 77381-4287 | ||||||
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Meeting Type: Meeting Date: Meeting Time: For holders as of: | Annual 04/23/09 1:30 PM CDT 02/23/09 | Vote In Person | ||
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THE MARRIOTT WOODLANDS WATERWAY & CONVENTION CENTER 1601 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE THE WOODLANDS, TX 77381 |  | To vote now by Internet, go to WWW.PROXYVOTE.COM. Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your notice in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions. | ||
Voting items |
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ITEMS 1, 2, 3 and 4.
| 1. | ELECTION OF CLASS III DIRECTORS |
Nominees:
| 01) | Arthur T. Sands, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 02) | Philippe J. Amouyal |
| 03) | Frank P. Palantoni |
| 2. | Approval of the Company's Equity Incentive Plan, amending and restating the Company's existing 2000 Equity Incentive Plan |
| 3. | Approval of the Company's Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan, amending and restating the Company's existing 2000 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan |
| 4. | Ratification and approval of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. |
| 5. | In their discretion, upon such other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment of adjournments thereof. |