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Sequenom, Inc.
3595 John Hopkins Court
San Diego, California 92121
May 5, 2003
Dear Sequenom Stockholder:
We are writing to inform you that on April 30, 2003, Michael Fitzgerald resigned from our Board of Directors. Mr. Fitzgerald’s term of office as a director would have expired at the 2003 annual meeting, which will be held on Friday, May 30, 2003, at our offices at 3595 John Hopkins Court, San Diego, California 92121, beginning at 10:00 a.m. PDT.
If you have not yet returned your signed proxy card or submitted your vote by telephone or over the Internet, please do so at your earliest convenience. Voting instructions are included with the proxy statement mailed to you on April 23, 2003. Your vote is important no matter how many shares you own. If you are planning to vote in person, we look forward to seeing you at the annual meeting.
By order of the Board of Directors,
Stephen L. Zaniboni
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary
