Evotec's Registration Statement in Connection With its Proposed Acquisition of Renovis Declared... ( HAMBURG Germany and OXFORD Englan...)

Evotec's Registration Statement in Connection With its Proposed Acquisition of Renovis Declared Effective

Date:3/26/2008

HAMBURG, Germany and OXFORD, England, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Evotec AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Prime Standard, ISIN: DE 000 566480 9, WKN 566480) announced today that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared effective Evotec's Registration Statement on Form F-4, which is required for the completion of the merger transaction with Renovis, Inc., a South San Francisco based biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of drugs for major medical needs in the areas of neurological and inflammatory diseases. This is an important milestone in connection with the proposed acquisition by Evotec of all of the shares of Renovis as it is clearing the way for Renovis to call a stockholders' meeting to vote on the acquisition. Renovis has called a special stockholders' meeting for May 1, 2008 for that purpose.

The board of directors of Renovis and Evotec have approved the transaction and the board of directors of Renovis has recommended that its stockholders approve the transaction.

Forward looking statements

Information set forth in this report contains forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the anticipated benefits of Evotec's products, the timing of the completion of the transaction between Evotec and Renovis, the anticipated benefits of the business combination transaction involving Evotec and Renovis, including future financial and operating results, the combined company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, the anticipated timing and results of the combined company's clinical and pre-clinical programs, and other statements that are not historical facts. Evotec cautions readers that any forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information.
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