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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Stockholders Suits

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1 ARTHUR J. BURKE (229589)

RAJAT SONI (242644)

2 DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL

1600 El Camino Real

3 Menlo Park, CA 94025

Telephone: (650) 752-2005

4 Facsimile: (650) 752-3605

E-mail address: arthur.burke@dpw.com

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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 SAN JOSE DIVISION

10 ) CaseNo.C06-5353JW

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11 In Re Affymetrix ) STIPULATION AND IPROPOSEDI

Derivative Litigation ) ORDER ESTABLISHING A NEW

12 ) BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTIONS

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14 This Document Relates To: )

ALL ACTIONS )

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STIPULATION ANDPROPOSED ORDERESTABLISHiNG NEWBRIEFING SCHEDULE

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1 STIPULATION

2 Whereas, there is presently a consolidated shareholder derivative action against certain of

3 the present and former officers and directors of Aff~imetrix,Inc. (“Affymetrix”) on file in this Court

4 which is styled as In re Affymetrix Derivative Litigation, Case No. C 06 5353 JW;

5 Whereas, on November 20, 2006, the Court entered an Order Consolidating Cases;

6 Appointing Lead Plaintiffs and Lead Counsel; Setting Briefing Schedule, which directed Lead

7 Plaintiffs to file a Consolidated Complaint no later than January 10, 2007, and established the

8 following briefing schedule on Defendants’ motion to dismiss: Defendants’ motion to dismiss due

9 February 19, 2007; opposition to motion to dismiss due April 2, 2007; and Defendants’ reply due

10 April 23, 2007. The Court also set a hearing on the motion to dismiss for May 14, 2007 at 9:00

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12 Whereas, Lead Plaintiffs filed and served a Verified Consolidated Shareholder Derivative

13 Complaint (“Consolidated Complaint”) on January 10, 2007;

14 Whereas, on February 19, 2007, nominal defendant Affymetrix and all individual

15 defendants (collectively, the “Defendants”) filed and served a motion to dismiss the Consolidated

16 Complaint, and individual defendant Ronald Verdoorn also filed a motion to dismiss the claims

17 asserted against him in the Consolidated Complaint (collectively, the “Motions”);

18 Whereas, on April 2, 2007, in lieu of an opposition to the Motions, Lead Plaintiffs filed and

19 served a Verified Amended Consolidated Shareholder Derivative Complaint (“Amended

20 Consolidated Complaint”);

21 Whereas, in view ofLead Plaintiffs’ filing of an Amended Consolidated Complaint, the

22 parties wish to clear the Court’s docket ofthe pending Motions and to establish a briefing schedule

23 for any motions to dismiss the Amended Consolidated Complaint;

24 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the undersigned and so ordered by the

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26 1. The Consolidated Complaint is deemed withdrawn and superseded by the Amended

27 Consolidated Complaint as ofApril 2, 2007.

28 2. The Motions to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint are deemed withdrawn.

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1 3. Any motionsto dismiss the Amended Consolidated Complaint shall be filed no later

2 thanMay2l,2007.

3 4. Lead Plaintiffs’ opposition to any motions to dismiss the Amended Consolidated

4 Complaint shall be filed no later than July 9, 2007.

5 5. Any reply in support ofany motion to dismiss the Amended Consolidated

6 Complaint shall be filed no later than July 30, 2007.

7 6. The hearing on any motion to dismiss that may be filed by Defendants is set for

8 August 20, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.

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10 Dated: April 16, 2007 DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL

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12 By: /s/RajatSoni

ArthurJ. Burke (229589)

13 Rajat Soni (242644)

1600 El Camino Real

14 Menlo Park, California 94025

Telephone: (650) 752-2005

15 Facsimile: (650) 752-3605

E-mail address: arthur.burke@dpw.com

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Dated: April 16, 2007 AFFYMETRIX LITIGATION UNIT

By:_________

21 Peter E. Root (142348)

6550 Vallejo Street, Suite 100

22 Emeryville, California 94608

Telephone: (510) 428-8517

23 Facsimile: (510) 428-8583

E-mail address: peter_root@affymetrix.com

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Counselfor Individual Defendants

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26 Dated: April 16, 2007 SCHIFFIRIN BARROWAY, TOPAZ &

KESSLER, LLP

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STIPULATIONAND PROPOSED ORDERESTABLISHING NEWBRIEFING SCHEDULE

CASE No. C06-53 53 JW

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1 Eric L. Zagar

Robin Winchester

2 Tara P. Kao

280 King ofPrussia Road

3 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087

Telephone: (610) 667-7706

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E-mail address: ezagar@sbtklaw.com

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Dated: April 16, 2007 LERACH COUGHL1N STOIA GELLER

9 RUDMAN & ROBB[NS LLP

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Travis E. Downs, III (148274)

12 Benny C. Goodman (211302)

655 West Broadway, Suite 19001

13 San Diego, California 92101

Telephone: (619)231-1058

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E-mail address: travisd@lerachlaw.com

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