CV Therapeutics' Board of Directors Rejects Astellas' Te... ( PALO ALTO Calif. March 12 /- The Boar...)

CV Therapeutics' Board of Directors Rejects Astellas' Tender Offer

Date:3/12/2009

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of CV Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVTX) announced today that after careful consideration of Astellas Pharma Inc.'s $16.00 per share cash offer with its independent financial and legal advisors, it has determined that Astellas' offer undervalues the Company and is not in the best interests of its stockholders. Accordingly, the Board of Directors recommends that stockholders not tender any of their shares into the Astellas tender offer.

The Company is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9.

About CV Therapeutics

CV Therapeutics, Inc., headquartered in Palo Alto, California, is a biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on applying molecular cardiology to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel, small molecule drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. CV Therapeutics Europe Ltd. is the company's European subsidiary based in the United Kingdom.

CV Therapeutics' approved products in the United States include Ranexa(R) (ranolazine extended-release tablets), indicated for the treatment of chronic angina, and Lexiscan(R) (regadenoson) injection for use as a pharmacologic stress agent in radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging in patients unable to undergo adequate exercise stress. Ranexa(R) (ranolazine prolonged-release tablets) is approved for use in the European Union as add-on therapy for the symptomatic treatment of patients with stable angina pectoris who are inadequately controlled or intolerant to first-line anti anginal therapies. CV Therapeutics also has other clinical and preclinical drug development candidates and programs.

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