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Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this press release relating to the tender offer and our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as believe, will, expect, anticipate, estimate, intend, plan and would. For example, statements concerning the expected benefits of the proposed acquisition and expected financial results are all forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. They involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Some of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions include but are not limited to: (i) the risks that the closing conditions of the tender offer may not be satisfied or may take longer to satisfy than anticipated or that Solvay will increase its offer price above our offer price, (ii) the risk that we will not successfully integrate Innogenetics or achieve expected strategic or financial benefits, (iii) the risk that an insufficient number of shares of Innogenetics, including the approximately 10% of the outstanding shares owned by Solvay, will be tendered to enable us to squeeze out minority shareholders and that Innogenetics will become a majority-owned subsidiary that remains publicly traded on the Euronext Brussels, (iv) facts relating to Innogenetics that may affect timing, or strategic and other benefits of the proposed acquisition, are unknown to us, and (v) the risk that we may not achieve our expected 2008 or 2009 growth, revenue, earnings or
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