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Investor Presentation - December 2010
Safe Harbor Statement
Information in this document contains forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that such statements, including statements relating to expectations regarding the anticipated benefits of the business combination, the results of clinical trials, the development of the combined company’s products, the anticipated shareholder vote and the business strategies, plans and objectives of management, constitute forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, we may be unsuccessful in integrating the operations of the combined company, we may be unsuccessful in developing our product candidates, our expenses may be higher than anticipated and other risks and challenges detailed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date of this document. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Important Information
Insmed intends to file a proxy statement and other relevant materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to obtain shareholder approval of the conversion of the Series B Conditional Convertible Preferred Stock issued in the business combination with Transave into Insmed common stock (the “Shareholder Approval”). INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. The proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement and other relevant documents filed by Insmed with the SEC will be available free of charge through the web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by calling the SEC at telephone number 1-800-SEC-0330. Free copies of these documents may also be obtained from Insmed’s website at www.insmed.com or by writing to: Insmed Incorporated, 8720 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 200, Richmond, Virginia 23235, Attention: Mr. W. McIlwaine Thompson, Corporate Secretary.
Insmed and its directors and executive officers are deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Insmed in connection with the Shareholder Approval. Information regarding Insmed’s directors and executive officers is included in Insmed’s definitive proxy statement for its 2010 annual meeting of stockholders held on June 9, 2010, which was filed with the SEC on April 30, 2010. Other information regarding the participants in such proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the proxy statement to be filed in connection with the Shareholder Approval.
Cautionary Statement
The issuance of the securities in the transactions described in this document have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction or state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction or state.
