FILED BY MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. PURSUANT TO RULE 425 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND DEEMED FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 14a-12 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
SUBJECT COMPANY: COR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
COMMISSION FILE NO.: 000-19290
COR Therapeutics, Inc. is dedicated to the discovery, development and
marketing of novel therapeutic products to establish new standards of care
for the treatment and prevention of acute and chronic diseases.
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COMPANY OVERVIEW
o Founded in 1988 with R&D programs for acute and chronic cardiovascular
indications
o Discovered, developed and marketing the #1 GP IIb-IIIa inhibitor,
INTEGRILIN(R)
o R&D enphasizes scientific excellence and therapeutic focus
o Recognized world leader in thrombosis and platelet biology
o Full range of capabilities to discover, develop, commercialize and sell
drugs
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COR CULTURE
o Clinically focused
o Science driven
o Depth of expertise/experience with high technical standards
o Strong cross-functional integration
o Lean and resilient
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EMPLOYEES
Commercial Total = 329
= 119
G & A = 49 R & D = 161
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
o Success from basic research to field sales
o Achieved the broadest label in the class
o Established INTEGRILIN as the most used GP IIb-IIIa inhibitor in the face
of competition from Merck and Lilly/Centocor/J&J
o Became profitable in 2000
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Monthly GP IIb-IIIa Inhibitor
Patient Market Share
Sep- Nov- Jan- Mar- May- Sep- Nov- Jan- Mar- May- Sep-
99 99 00 00 00 Jul-00 00 00 01 01 01 Jul-01 01
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INTEGRILIN 0.242 0.26 0.273 0.347 0.387 0.409 0.412 0.439 0.442 0.482 0.497 0.509 0.518
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Aggrastat 0.279 0.302 0.302 0.288 0.294 0.285 0.283 0.272 0.233 0.207 0.206 0.203 0.211
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ReoPro 0.48 0.438 0.426 0.364 0.318 0.306 0.305 0.288 0.325 0.31 0.298 0.288 0.271
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INTEGRILIN Aggrastat ReoPro
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IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC
Millennium plans to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 in
connection with the transaction and Millennium and COR plan to file with the SEC
and mail to their respective stockholders a Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus in
connection with the transaction. The Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus will contain important information about Millennium, COR,
the transaction and related matters. Investors and security holders are urged to
read the Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus
carefully when they are available.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the
Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement/ Prospectus and other
documents filed with the SEC by Millennium and COR through the web site
maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
In addition, investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies
of the Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus from
Millennium by contacting Gina Brazier or from COR by contacting Shari Annes.
Millennium and COR, and their respective directors and executive officers, may
be soliciting proxies from Millennium's or COR's stockholders in connection with
the transaction. A list of the names of Millennium's directors and executive
officers and descriptions of their interests in Millennium is contained in
Millennium's proxy statement dated March 26, 2001, and its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and its Current Report on Form 8-K
dated December 6, 2001, which documents are filed with the SEC. A list of the
names of COR's directors and executive officers and descriptions of their
interests in COR is contained in COR's proxy statement dated April 26, 2001, its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and its Current
Report on Form 8-K dated December 7, 2001, which documents are filed with the
SEC. A more complete description will be available in the Registration Statement
and the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.