Forest Laboratories to File Investor Presentation and White Paper
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) (“Forest”) announced today that it will file an investor presentation and white paper with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 15, 2012. The documents were posted to and will be available later today on the SEC’s website, .
The presentation and white paper outline important facts for shareholders to consider in advance of the upcoming director elections at Forest’s Annual Meeting, including:
Forest urges shareholders to vote the WHITE card they have received from Forest and to vote “FOR ALL” 10 of Forest’s nominees to its Board of Directors. Shareholders can vote by telephone, Internet or by signing, dating and returning the Company’s WHITE proxy card. Forest urges shareholders NOT to sign any proxy card sent to them by the Icahn Group. Any later vote using Mr. Icahn’s gold proxy card, even to withhold votes from Icahn’s nominees, can cancel a previous WHITE proxy submitted by shareholders voting “FOR” the Company’s nominees. If you have already voted using an Icahn gold proxy card, you have every right to change your vote by executing and returning the enclosed WHITE proxy card. If you have any questions, require assistance with voting your WHITE proxy card, or need additional copies of the proxy materials, please contact MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at 105 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016; ; (212) 929-5500 (Call Collect) or (800) 322-2885 (Toll Free).
Except for the historical information contained herein, this document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the difficulty of predicting FDA approvals, the acceptance and demand for new pharmaceutical products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the timely development and launch of new products, and the risk factors listed from time to time in Forest Laboratories’ Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequent SEC filings.
Forest Laboratories, its directors, director nominees and certain of its executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Forest shareholders in connection with the matters to be considered at Forest Laboratories’ 2012 Annual Meeting. Forest Laboratories has filed its definitive proxy statement (as it may be amended, the “Proxy Statement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with such solicitation of proxies from Forest shareholders. FOREST SHAREHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Information regarding the ownership of Forest's directors and executive officers in Forest stock, restricted stock and options is included in their SEC filings on Forms 3, 4 and 5, which can be found at the Company's website () in the section "Investors." More detailed information regarding the identity of potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in the Proxy Statement and other materials to be filed with the SEC in connection with Forest Laboratories' 2012 Annual Meeting. Information can also be found in Forest's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on May 25, 2012. Shareholders can obtain the Proxy Statement, any amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and other documents filed by Forest Laboratories with the SEC for no charge at the SEC's website at . Copies are also available at no charge at Forest Laboratories' website at or by writing to Forest Laboratories at 909 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
Forest Laboratories' (NYSE: FRX) longstanding global partnerships and track record developing and marketing pharmaceutical products in the United States have yielded its well-established central nervous system and cardiovascular franchises and innovations in anti-infective, respiratory, gastrointestinal and pain management medicine. Forest’s pipeline, the most robust in its history, includes product candidates in all stages of development across a wide range of therapeutic areas. The Company is headquartered in New York, NY. To learn more, visit .