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Shire Delivers Excellent Growth for the Year, With the new Product Portfolio Achieving Sales of $1 Billion
Date:2/19/2009

2008 (2007: $nil) and upfront payments in respect of in-licensed technology of $75.0 million in 2007 (2008: $nil), cash inflow from operating activities for the three months to December 31, 2008 increased by $280.6 million compared to the same period in 2007.

2. Product sales

    For the year to December 31, 2008 product sales increased by 27% to
$2,754.2 million (2007: $2,170.2 million) and represented 91% of total
revenues (2007: 89%).
    Product Highlights

                                                     US Rx       US Average
                              Sales     Sales     Growth (1)    Annual Market
    Product                    $M     Growth (2)      (2)         Share(1)
    Specialty
    Pharmaceuticals
    ADDERALL XR              1,101.7        +7%         -5%           22.6%
    VYVANSE                    318.9      +317%       +388%            8.2%
    DAYTRANA                    78.7       +23%        -11%            1.8%
    LIALDA / MEZAVANT          140.4      +178%       +204%           11.7%
    PENTASA                    185.5        +5%         -1%           16.7%
    FOSRENOL                   155.4       +52%         -4%            8.1%
    XAGRID                      78.7       +18%        n/a             n/a

    Human Genetic Therapies
    ELAPRASE                   305.1       +68%        n/a(3)          n/a(3)
    REPLAGAL                   176.1       +22%        n/a(4)          n/a(4)
    FIRAZYR                      0.5        n/a        n/a(4)          n/a(4)

    (1) Product specific prescription data is provided by IMS Health
        ("IMS"), a leading global provider of business intelligence for the
        pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. All other US market share
        data stated in the text below is also provided by IMS.
    (2) Compared to 2007
    (3) IMS data not available
    (4) Not sold in the US


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