RiskMetrics Group (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. Support Nabi Biopharmaceuticals' Proposed ...( BOCA RATON Fla. Oct. 30 /- NabiBi...)

BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: NABI) (the "Company") announced today that RiskMetrics Group (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co., two of the nation's leading independent proxy advisory firms, recommend that stockholders of the Company vote "FOR" the Company's proposed sale of its Biologics strategic business unit and certain Corporate Shared Services assets to Biotest Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Biotest AG, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement dated September 11, 2007. ISS and Glass Lewis provide voting advice to hundreds of institutional investors, mutual and pension funds and other fiduciaries.

"The recommendations of these two leading independent proxy advisory firms confirm our Board of Directors' unanimous view that the proposed asset sale is in the best interests of Nabi stockholders," said Dr. Leslie Hudson, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Nabi Biopharmaceuticals. "We urge all of our stockholders to vote "FOR" the proposed asset sale today."

Stockholders are encouraged to read the Company's definitive proxy materials in their entirety as they provide, among other things, a detailed discussion of the process that led to the proposed asset sale and reasons behind the Board of Directors' unanimous recommendation that stockholders vote "FOR" the proposed asset sale. Stockholders who have questions about the asset sale or need assistance in submitting their proxy or voting their shares should contact the Company's proxy solicitor, Morrow & Co., Inc., toll free at 1-800-662-5200.

The Company's special meeting of stockholders is scheduled for Thursday, November 8, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., local time, at the Bet
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