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Cautionary Statement Regarding
Forward Looking Statements
SOME OF THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ARE FORWARD -LOOKING
STATEMENTS, INCLUDING STATEMENTS REGARDING THE EXPECTED CONSUMMATION OF THE
ACQUISITION, WHICH INVOLVES A NUMBER OF RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, INCLUDING THE
SATISFACTION OF CLOSING CONDITIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION, SUCH AS REGULATORY
APPROVAL FOR THE TRANSACTION AND THE TENDER OF AT LEAST 80% OF THE OUTSTANDING
ORDINARY SHARES OF THE COMPANY, THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE TRANSACTION WILL NOT
BE COMPLETED AND OTHER RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES DISCUSSED IN THE COMPANY'S
PUBLIC FILINGS WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING THE "RISK FACTORS" SECTIONS OF THE
COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, AS
WELL AS THE TENDER OFFER DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED BY BIOMARIN AND THE
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT TO BE FILED BY THE COMPANY. THESE
STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT EXPECTATIONS, ASSUMPTIONS, ESTIMATES AND
PROJECTIONS, AND INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER
FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSE RESULTS, LEVELS OF ACTIVITY, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS
TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM ANY FUTURE STATEMENTS. THESE STATEMENTS ARE
GENERALLY IDENTIFIED BY WORDS OR PHRASES SUCH AS "BELIEVE", "ANTICIPATE",
"EXPECT", "INTEND", "PLAN", "WILL", "MAY", "SHOULD", "ESTIMATE", "PREDICT",
"POTENTIAL", "CONTINUE" OR THE NEGATIVE OF SUCH TERMS OR OTHER SIMILAR
EXPRESSIONS. IF UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS PROVE INACCURATE OR UNKNOWN RISKS OR
UNCERTAINTIES MATERIALIZE, ACTUAL RESULTS AND THE TIMING OF EVENTS MAY DIFFER
MATERIALLY FROM THE RESULTS AND/OR TIMING DISCUSSED IN THE FORWARD -LOOKING
STATEMENTS, AND YOU SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE STATEMENTS.
BIOMARIN AND THE COMPANY DISCLAIM ANY INTENT OR OBLIGATION TO UPDATE ANY
FORWARD -LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF DEVELOPMENTS OCCURRING AFTER THE
PERIOD COVERED BY THIS REPORT OR OTHERWISE.
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