Cautionary Statement

Some of the statements included in this press release, particularly those anticipating future the financial performance and clinical and business prospects for KRX-0401, may be forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Among the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially are the following: our ability to successfully complete the Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials for KRX-0401; we may not be able to meet anticipated development timelines for KRX-0401 due to recruitment, clinical trial results, manufacturing capabilities or other factors; and other risk factors identified from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements set forth in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. We do not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof. This press release and prior releases are available at http://www.keryx.com. The information in our website is not incorporated by reference into this press release and is included as an inactive textual reference only.

    Contact:  Lauren Fischer

              Director of Investor Relations

              Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

              (212)531-5965

CONTACT: Lauren Fischer, Director of Investor Relations for KeryxBiopharmaceuticals, Inc., +1-212-531-5965

Web site: http://www.keryx.com/

Ticker Symbol: (NASDAQ-NMS:KERX),(NASDAQ-NMS:AEZS)

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