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Savient's Board of Directors Forms a Board Committee to Oversee the Regulatory and Pre-Launch Activities for Pegloticase

Date:11/19/2008

t and Chief Operating Officer at Algorx Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Algorx he held the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer of Elitra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2002 to 2004 and Senior Vice President, Global Commercial Operations at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2000 to 2002. Prior to Mr. Hamelin's experience at specialty and biotech companies, for over 20 years he held senior management marketing, sales and commercial operations positions at several large pharmaceutical companies including Pharmacia/Searle, Abbott Labs and Eli Lilly. He is also a Registered Pharmacist.

ABOUT SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Savient Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing and distributing pharmaceutical products that target unmet medical needs in both niche and broader markets. The company's product development candidate, Puricase(R) (pegloticase) for treatment-failure gout, has reported positive Phase 1, 2 and 3 clinical data. Patient dosing in the Phase 3 clinical studies began in June 2006; patient enrollment was completed in March 2007; and the Phase 3 clinical studies were completed in October 2007. Savient has exclusively licensed worldwide rights to the technology related to Puricase from Duke University and Mountain View Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Savient's experienced management team is committed to advancing its pipeline and expanding its product portfolio by in-licensing late-stage compounds and exploring co-promotion and co-development opportunities that fit the Company's expertise in specialty pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals with an initial focus in rheumatology. Savient also manufactures and supplies Oxandrin(R) (oxandrolone tablets, USP) CIII in the U.S. Puricase is a registered trademark of Mountain View Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Further information on Savient can be accessed by visiting: http://www.savient.com.

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