EXHIBIT 99.3


                             KALI LABORATORIES, INC.
                        UNAUDITED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
                                  JULY 4, 2004
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

ASSETS
Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                                              $1,246
  Accounts receivable                                                     1,191
  Inventories                                                               138
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                 828
                                                                          -----
           Total current assets                                           3,403
                                                                          -----

Property, plant and equipment--At cost                                    7,171
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization                           (1,210)
                                                                          -----
Property, plant and equipment--Net                                        5,961
                                                                          -----

TOTAL ASSETS                                                             $9,364
                                                                          =====

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current Liabilities:
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                               $1,005
  Taxes payable                                                               5
  Payable to Par                                                         12,000
  Deferred income - current portion                                         500
                                                                          -----
           Total current liabilities                                     13,510

Deferred income                                                           1,800
                                                                         ------
           Total liabilities                                             15,310
                                                                         ======

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' deficit:
  Common stock                                                              130
  Additional paid-in capital                                                 96
  Accumulated deficit                                                    (6,172)
                                                                          -----
           Total stockholders' deficit                                   (5,946)
                                                                          -----

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                              $9,364
                                                                          =====

              See notes to unaudited combined financial statements

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                             KALI LABORATORIES, INC.
                   UNAUDITED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                 SIX MONTHS ENDED JULY 4, 2004 AND JUNE 30, 2003
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

                                                              2004         2003
                                                              ----         ----
Revenue:
  Research and development fees                               $214         $908
  Royalty income                                             1,466            -
                                                             -----        -----
           Total revenue                                     1,680          908

Operating expenses:
  Research and development                                   6,381        1,258
  General and administrative                                   343           99
                                                             -----        -----

           Total operating expenses                          6,724        1,357
                                                             -----        -----

Operating loss                                              (5,044)        (449)
                                                             -----        -----

Other income (expenses):
  Interest expense                                             (69)         (70)
  Dividend and interest income                                  29            -
  Other income                                                  40           15
                                                             -----        -----

           Total other income (expenses)                         -          (55)
                                                             -----        -----

Loss before provision for state income taxes                (5,044)        (504)

Provision for state income taxes                                 1            5
                                                             -----        -----

Net loss                                                   $(5,045)       $(509)
                                                             =====        =====

              See notes to unaudited combined financial statements.

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                             KALI LABORATORIES, INC.
                   UNAUDITED COMBINED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                         SIX MONTHS ENDED JULY 4, 2004
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net loss                                                              $(5,045)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
    operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                                           228
    Amortization of deferred financing costs                                  7
    Changes in assets and liabilities:
      Accounts receivable                                                  (747)
      Inventories                                                           284
      Prepaids and other current assets                                    (627)
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                            1,084
                                                                          -----

           Net cash used in operating activities                         (4,816)
                                                                          -----

Cash flows from investing activities
  Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities                     6,554
  Purchases of property, plant and equipment                             (1,448)
  Sale of property, plant and equipment, net                                 75
  Closing costs                                                            (363)
                                                                          -----

           Net cash provided by investing activities                      4,818
                                                                          -----

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Repayment of loan from Perrigo                                        (10,000)
  Borrowings from Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.                               12,000
  Repayment of note payable-stockholder                                    (553)
  Distributions of S Corporation earnings                                  (444)
                                                                         ------

           Net cash provided by financing activities                      1,003
                                                                          -----

Net change in cash and cash equivalents                                   1,005

Cash and cash equivalents--Beginning of year                                241
                                                                          -----

Cash and cash equivalents--End of period                                 $1,246
                                                                          =====

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
  Cash paid during the year for:
    Interest                                                                $68
                                                                          =====
    State income taxes                                                       $1
                                                                          =====



              See notes to unaudited combined financial statements.

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                             KALI LABORATORIES, INC.
                NOTES TO UNAUDITED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  JULY 4, 2004
                                 (In Thousands)
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1.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     On June 10, 2004,  Kali Laboratories,  Inc.  ("Kali" or the  "Company") was
acquired by Par Pharmaceutical  Companies, Inc. ("Par") for $140,430 in cash and
$2,530 in warrants.  The purchase price included  adjustments for debt repayment
of a $10,000  loan made to the Company by Par in March 2004.  Under the terms of
the  agreement,  Par  purchased  all of the capital  stock of Kali.  Kali may be
entitled to up to an additional  $10,000 if certain product related  performance
criteria are met over the next four years.  VGS Holdings,  Inc.  ("VGS") was not
included in the purchase.

     The combined  financial  statements  at July 4, 2004  and for the six-month
periods ended  July 4, 2004 and June 30, 2003 are  unaudited;  in the opinion of
the Company's  management,  however,  such  statements  include all  adjustments
(consisting only of normal recurring  accruals)  necessary to present fairly the
information  presented therein.  The combined  financial  statements include the
accounts of VGS, which are under common control.

     Pursuant  to  accounting   requirements  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  applicable  to  reports  on Form  8K/A,  the  accompanying  combined
financial  statements and these notes do not include all disclosures required by
accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in the United  States  for  audited
financial   statements.   Accordingly,   these  statements  should  be  read  in
conjunction with the Company's most recent annual combined financial statements.

2.   INVENTORIES

     Inventories include the following major categories at July 4, 2004:

Finished goods                                                             $  -
Raw materials and supplies                                                  138
                                                                            ---

                                                                           $138
                                                                           ====

The inventory has been  capitalized  in  anticipation  of  commercialization  of
related products.

3.   PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUPMENT

     Property, plant and equipment include the following at July 4, 2004:

Land and buildings                                                       $2,934
Production and laboratory equipment                                       3,816
Leasehold improvements                                                      202
Furniture and fixtures                                                      169
Automobile                                                                   50
                                                                             --
                                                                          7,171
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization                           (1,210)
                                                                          -----

Property, plant and equipment--net                                       $5,961
                                                                          =====

     Depreciation  and  amortization  expense  related  to  property,  plant and
equipment was $228 for the six months ended July 4, 2004.

4.   RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

     LOAN RECEIVABLE-- In December 2002, Kali advanced $2,135 to VGS to purchase
the building located in Somerset, New Jersey, in which Kali operates. The amount
advanced to VGS was  borrowed by Kali under their  reducing  revolver  loan with
Merrill  Lynch.  The loan of $2,135 plus  interest at the annual rate of 2.3% is
due on  June 9,  2006.  The  outstanding  balance  of the  loan  of  $2,688  was
eliminated in the accompanying combined balance sheet.

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     LEASING OF OPERATING  FACILITIES--Kali leases two operating facilities from
VGS on a month-to-month  basis.  Kali was charged rent of $80 by VGS for the six
months ended July 4, 2004,  which  was eliminated in the  accompanying  combined
balance sheet.

5.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

     On July 7, 2004, Xcel  Pharmaceuticals,  Inc. ("Xcel") filed a complaint in
the U.S.  District  Court for the District of New Jersey  against Kali  alleging
that Kali's proposed generic version of Diastat(R)  (diazepam)  infringes one or
more claims of U.S. Patent No.  5,462,740 (the "740 patent").  Xcel alleges that
Kali  infringed  the `740  patent by filing  an ANDA with the FDA  containing  a
Paragraph IV certification and by seeking approval to manufacture and market its
proposed generic version of Diastat(R) before the expiration of the `740 patent.
In the Complaint, Xcel seeks an order of the court enjoining Kali from marketing
its proposed generic version of Diastat(R) until the expiration date of the `740
patent, together with its attorneys' fees. This action is in its earliest stage.
Kali has not yet responded to the  complaint,  but intends to vigorously  defend
this action.

     On November 25, 2002, Ortho-McNeil  Pharmaceutical,  Inc.  ("Ortho-McNeil")
filed a  lawsuit  against  Kali in the  United  States  District  Court  for the
District of New Jersey. Ortho-McNeil alleged that Kali infringed U.S. Patent No.
5,336,691 (the "`691 patent") by submitting a Paragraph IV  certification to the
FDA for approval of tablets containing tramadol hydrochloride and acetaminophen.
Par is Kali's  exclusive  marketing  partner for these tablets.  Kali has denied
Ortho-McNeil's allegation,  asserting that the `691 patent was not infringed and
is  invalid  and/or  unenforceable,  and that the  lawsuit  is barred by unclean
hands.   Kali   also   has   counterclaimed   for   declaratory   judgments   of
non-infringement,  invalidity and  unenforceability of the `691 patent.  Summary
judgment papers were served on opposing  counsel on May 28, 2004;  however under
New Jersey practice the summary judgment papers will not be filed with the court
until the briefing is complete.

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