CIBC World Markets Equity Research Downgrades Target Price of BVF from $12.00 to a Staggering Low of $7.50 Based on Potential Incumbent Win in Pr... ( Not too late to Protect Your Inves...)

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CIBC World Markets Equity Research Downgrades Target Price of BVF from $12.00 to a Staggering Low of $7.50 Based on Potential Incumbent Win in Proxy Battle

Date:6/20/2008

Not too late to Protect Your Investment and Vote for A Better Biovail

TORONTO, June 20 /PRNewswire/ - The Concerned Shareholders remind fellow shareholders of Biovail that it is not too late to vote your YELLOW proxy for a Better Biovail. It is more than clear that change is needed. Industry experts, CIBC World Markets - Equity Research, have today changed their recommendation for BVF to sector underperformer based on the proposed strategy of the Company going forward proposed by the Incumbent Board and management team.

According to CIBC, the reasons for this downgrade include:

(x) "Biovail's poor growth prospects, limited pipeline visibility and our

expectation for a long restructuring lead us to believe that Biovail

will underperform its peers going forward.

(x) In addition, we believe that Biovail's dividend policy is not

sustainable. We forecast declining cash flows and hold the view that

the company will need to use its cash to support distributions in the

near term. We would rather see the company preserve its capital for

eventual acquisitions.

(x) We also have modest expectations as it relates to Biovail's new focus

on Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders, as we view the clinical

development risks as relatively high and the existing market as

highly competitive. The CNS market is also highly genericized."

Furthermore, the report goes on to state that, "we believe the likelihood of a reduction or elimination of the dividend is quite high." CIBC wonders how "the company's current product portfolio will generate sufficient cash flows to support the payments given our impression that some of the company's products may be facing generic competition in the near term." Finally CIBC "fails to see how paying ~$240 million/year in dividends makes sense given the company's new strategy."

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