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, THE TENDER OF A MAJORITY OF THE OUTSTANDING
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF INTERMUNE AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE TRANSACTION
WILL NOT BE COMPLETED. 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. ROCHE AND INTERMUNE 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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
THE TENDER OFFER FOR THE OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK OF INTERMUNE HAS NOT BEEN
COMMENCED. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL INTERMUNE
COMMON STOCK. THE SOLICITATION AND OFFER TO BUY INTERMUNE COMMON STOCK WILL
ONLY BE MADE PURSUANT TO AN OFFER TO PURCHASE AND RELATED MATERIALS. AT THE
TIME THE OFFER IS COMMENCED, ROCHE AND INTERMUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION, A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ROCHE, WILL FILE A TENDER OFFER STATEMENT ON
SCHEDULE TO WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE
"SEC") AND THEREAFTER, INTERMUNE WILL FILE A SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION
STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 14D-9 WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER. INVESTORS AND SECURITY
HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS CAREFULLY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE
SINCE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER. THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION
STATEMENT AND RELATED MATERIALS WILL BE FILED BY ROCHE AND INTERMUNE WITH THE
SEC, AND INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS MAY OBTAIN A FREE COPY OF THESE
MATERIALS (WHEN AVAILABLE) AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY ROCHE AND INTERMUNE
WITH THE SEC AT THE WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE SEC AT WWW.SEC.GOV.
Any statements regarding earnings per share growth is not a profit forecast and
should not be interpreted to mean that Roche's earnings or earnings per share
for this year or any subsequent period will necessarily match or exceed the
historical published earnings or earnings per share of Roche.
For marketed products discussed in this presentation, please see full
prescribing information on our website www.roche.com
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