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|UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K/A(Amendment No. 2)

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|ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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| | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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| | For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

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| | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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| | For the transition period from               to

Commission File Number 0-15313

SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

|Delaware                                                       | 13-3033811                             
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|(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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|One Tower Center, 14th Floor, East Brunswick, New Jersey       | 08816                                  
|(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       | (Zip Code)                             

Registrants telephone number, including area code: (732) 418-9300
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:Common Stock, $.01 par value
(Title of class)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None
(Title of each class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
YES    NO


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
YES    NO


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES    NO


Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). YES    NO


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES NO


As of March 23, 2005, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding was 60,443,777. The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant (based on the closing price of these securities as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System on June 30, 2004) was approximately $148,918,000.
Shares of Common Stock held by executive officers and directors of the registrant are not included in the computation. However, the registrant has made no determination that such individuals are affiliates within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933.


DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the Registrants definitive proxy statement for its 2005 annual meeting of stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

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|Restatement of previously issued financial statements

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) is filing this Amendment No. 2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 to reflect the restatement of its consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and
for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002. This Amendment No. 2 also includes for informational purposes, restatements of the Companys quarterly financial statements relating to the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and restatement of
the Companys balance sheet as of December 31, 2002. Separately, the Company is also amending its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 and filing Forms 10-Q for the
quarters ended June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005. The Company expects to file those documents by January 26, 2006. The restatements are primarily the
result of errors made in connection with estimating product return and inventory reserves related to sales of the Companys Oxandrin® and Delatestryl products in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in
the United States (US GAAP), as well as other restatement items referred to below. It has been determined that errors had occurred in these prior financial periods. For restatement purposes, in accordance with US
GAAP, an error is defined as an oversight or misuse of facts that existed at the time the financial statements were prepared. The errors related to data that was known and knowable; however management did not appropriately
evaluate or identify the data that was available or could have been obtained when they made their original return and inventory valuation estimates.


The Company conducted an internal review and investigation of the facts and circumstances that contributed to these errors, as well as other restatement items referred to below. The Companys Audit Committee also engaged outside consultants to
conduct an independent evaluation of the errors made in connection with estimating product returns. Both reviews concluded that there was no evidence of knowingly inappropriate accounting, fraud, or malfeasance however both concurred that certain
accounting control remediation would be required.


Historically, the Company has had minimal returns related to its products. During 2004, the Company began receiving actual returns of Oxandrin that were at or near expiration of their shelf life. At that time, the Company determined that an
adjustment would be required to accrue for future returns. This return reserve adjustment was based, in part, on notifications received from customers advising the Company, through its third-party fulfillment center, of their intent to return product. The Company subsequently
determined that certain of those reported returns were in error in that actual units of product returned were significantly less than the amounts originally expected to be returned. The Company also has determined that in recording its reserves for product returns and inventory it
had failed to properly evaluate this data and the resulting impact on such reserves.


Return and inventory reserve estimates related to its products, Oxandrin being the most significant product, have been re-evaluated during the restatement to incorporate the following:


| |  | Impact of new product
launches;                                                                 | 
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| |  | Amount of product being
manufactured;                                                           | 
| |  | Product expiration
dating;                                                                      | 
| |  | Amount of product being sold into the distribution
    channel;                                 | 
| |  | Amount of product in the distribution
channel;                                                  | 
| |  | Historical return
rates;                                                                        | 
| |  | Shelf life of product on hand at the Company
        and in the
channel;                        | 
| |  | Third party data including
          prescription demand data and wholesaler
inventory reports; | 
| |  | Impact of potential market erosion due to
        generic or competing products;
and            | 
| |  | Amount of product disseminated for non-sale
    purposes.                                       | 

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|Other restatement items

The Company has restated its rebate allowances related to contracts with Medicaid and other government agencies, of which certain of these restatement adjustments relate to 2001. It was determined that the actual historical rebate
activity that was available during each period of restatement was not being utilized in an




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effective manner as a basis for forecasting future rebate trends. Based upon the historical trends, the Company has determined that Medicaid rebates were generally under accrued and rebates
related to other government agencies were generally over accrued. These adjustments are reflected in the restated rebate allowance accounts. Going forward, the Company will monitor rebate
activity trends including actual rebate vouchers received, timing of rebate voucher receipt, and corresponding rebate vouchers to sale origination periods.

The Company has restated its accounting for its 2001 acquisition of Myelos Corporation. The Company had previously recorded negative goodwill in connection with the acquisition. It has been determined that the negative goodwill should have been allocated on
a pro rata basis to non-current assets in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations;non-current assets primarily included in-process research and development. The primary change in 2001 eliminates all negative goodwill and reduces our in-process
research and development expense.


The Company has restated commissions and royalties expense during 2004 to correct an expense over accrual.


The Companys restated consolidated financial statements include the tax impact related to all restatement items discussed herein. This impact is carried through 2004 which effectively decreased deferred tax assets and the related
valuation allowance. The Company has also restated its tax payable as of December 31, 2004 based upon resolution of an IRS tax audit. In addition, the Company has restated general and administrative expense to capture the potential liability related to an ongoing
Sales and Use tax audit with the State of New Jersey.


The Company also restated its presentation of net assets of the global biologics manufacturing business at December 31, 2004 to correct mathematical errors and certain allocation adjustments related to inventories, net, and other assets.
These changes are reflected in the consolidated financial statements Note 19Subsequent Events.


The impact of the restatement on revenue and net income (loss) is summarized as follows:


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|Revenue, net                      |  | $                                   
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|Net income (loss)                 |  | $                                   
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|Earnings (loss) per common share: |  |                                     
|Basic:                            |  |                                     
|Net income (loss)                 |  | $                                   
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|Diluted:                          |  |                                     
|Net income (loss)                 |  | $                                   
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For a discussion of the restatement adjustments, see Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  Restatement of financial statements and Note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements.


All amounts referenced in this amended Annual Report for 2004, including related interim periods, reflect the relevant amounts on a restated basis. We will not amend our Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2003 and
2002, nor will we be amending our Forms 10-Q that were originally filed during the restatement period. The previously issued financial statements for 2004, 2003, and 2002 and the related quarters should no longer be relied upon.


This Form 10-K/A has not been updated except as required to reflect the effects of the restatement. This Form 10-K/A includes changes to Items 6, 7, 8, 9A and 15. Except as identified in the prior sentence, no other items included in Amendment No. 1 to
Form 10-K have been amended, and such items remain in effect as of the filing date of Amendment No. 2 to Form 10-K/A. Except where expressly stated otherwise, this




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Form 10-K/A does not purport to provide an update or a discussion of any other developments at the Company subsequent to the original filing.

On August 19, 2005, the Company announced that it had received a Nasdaq Staff Determination Letter stating that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) because the Company did not timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended June 30, 2005, and that the Companys common stock was, therefore, subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Stock Market. The Company sought an extension and on October 28, 2005 the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel agreed to continue the listing of
the Companys securities on The Nasdaq National Market provided that the Company filed its restated financials for the appropriate periods and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2005 by no later than December 26, 2005. On November 14,
2005, the Company received a Nasdaq Staff Determination Letter stating that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) because the Company has not timely filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2005.
The Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel granted the Company an extension to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2005 by no later than January 3, 2006. On December 30, 2005, The Nasdaq Listing
Qualifications Panel granted the Company a further extension to file its restated financials for the appropriate periods and its Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2005 by no later than January 13, 2006. The Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel also
granted the Company an extension to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2005 by no later than January 20, 2006. The Company had sought these further extensions as a result of two related comment
letters that the Company received from the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a normal periodic review of the Companys filings. These comment letters resulted in unexpectedly lengthy discussions with the SEC regarding
the Companys accounting treatment of the negative goodwill related to its 2001 acquisition of Myelos Corporation. This issue is unrelated to the accounting issues that had initially delayed the filing of the above-listed reports.


On January 13, 2006, the Company requested additional extensions to perform additional procedures to update all activities since the initial Annual Report on Form 10-K was filed on March 31, 2005, including updating its assessment of its internal controls over
financial reporting.


Subsequent Events

On July 18, 2005, the Company announced that it had completed the sale of its global biologics manufacturing business (the global biologics manufacturing business) to Ferring B.V. and Ferring
International Centre SA, subsidiaries of Ferring Holding S.A., for $80 million cash plus the assumption by Ferring International Centre SA of liabilities of Savient relating to the global biologics manufacturing business. The terms of the sale provide that
Savient will receive the $80 million in three cash installments: $55 million was paid on the closing date, $15 million at the first anniversary of the closing and $10 million at the second anniversary of the closing. In addition, on July 18, 2005, Ferring International Centre SA
delivered two promissory notes to Savient providing for the payment to the Company of the second and third installments. The amounts paid to the Company were subject to a post-closing working capital adjustment.


The obligations of Ferring B.V. and Ferring International Centre SA under the purchase agreements and promissory notes are guaranteed by Ferring Holding S.A. pursuant to a Parent Guarantee dated as of March 23, 2005.


In connection with the closing, the Companys co-promotion agreement with Ferring for Euflexxa (1% Sodium Hyaluronate), which was previously referred to as Nuflexxa, also became effective on July 18, 2005. Euflexxa is
indicated for the treatment of pain in osteoarthritis of the knee in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conservative non-pharmacologic therapy and simple analgesics. Under the agreement, the Company was obligated to invest up to $20 million in
its sales force and other marketing contributions over the first two calendar years of the agreement. Strategically, Euflexxa was of interest to the Company as it represented an early entree into the field of rheumatology, a new therapeutic category for the
Company and would allow the Company to build a presence and expertise in advance of the commercialization of its lead product candidate Puricase®(PEG-uricase), which is about to enter Phase 3 clinical trials.
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immediately below the Company determined that it was best to exit this agreement and allow the Company to fully focus its efforts and resources on its clinical development program for
Puricase.

Euflexxa was approved by the FDA in December of 2004 and post-approval submissions to support room-temperature labeling were provided to the FDA and then supplemented to expand the scope of this labeling
following the closing of our sale of the global biologics manufacturing business. Subsequently, on September 16, 2005 the FDA approved the final launch labeling for
Euflexxa to include a requirement for refrigerated storage conditions, making Euflexxa the only refrigerated product in the market. Additionally, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services had determined to assign reimbursement
pricing lower than originally projected when it determined to apply identical pricing to all hyaluronic acid products other than the market leader, Synvisc®.


On December 8, 2005, the Company and Ferring entered into a master agreement pursuant to which the Company has exited the co-promotion agreement for Euflexxa. Pursuant to this master agreement, in lieu of the Companys $20 million obligation under the
co-promotion agreement, on December 15, 2005, the Company paid Ferring $15.6 million, representing a $17.8 million termination payment less accrued expenses to date under the agreement of approximately $2.2 million. The master agreement also provided for the
modification and acceleration of the $25 million of total post-closing payments required by Ferring, as evidenced by the two promissory notes, in connection with its acquisition of the global biologics manufacturing
business. In lieu of these post-closing payments, Ferring paid $15.7 million to the Company on December 15, 2005, and will pay $6.7 million to the Company on or before March 31, 2006. Finally, the master agreement confirmed the resolution by Ferring and
the Company of the post-closing working capital calculation relating to Ferrings acquisition of the global biologics manufacturing business, resulting in a $755,000 payment by Ferring to Savient on December
12, 2005.


On December 1, 2005, the Company concluded an agreement with Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Organon USA Inc. and Organon (Ireland) Ltd. for the settlement of ongoing patent litigation in the U.S.
District Court for the District of New Jersey regarding Durameds generic version of Mircette®, which Duramed markets under the trade name Kariva®. Under the terms of the agreement in addition to agreeing to the settlement of its damage claims in the patent
litigation, the Company consented to Durameds acquisition of the exclusive rights to Organons Mircette (desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol) oral contraceptive product. In exchange for its agreement and consent, the Company received a payment of $13.75 million in settlement of
its damage claims and as prepaid future royalties on sales in the United States of Mircette and Kariva, which yielded the Company approximately $10.8 million after the payment of pass-through revenue sharing to the inventor from whom the Company acquired
the patents covering Mircette.


On December 15, 2005, the Company made the decision to terminate all development efforts, and to terminate its license agreement with the Regents of the University of California, San Diego campus, with
respect to its developmental drug candidate Prosaptide. This determination was made by the Company after a thorough and in depth review and analysis of the final study report data from the Phase 2 clinical trial of Prosaptide in patients with HIV-associated peripheral
neuropathy, which was terminated earlier in the year after a scheduled interim analysis determined that even if continued to its planned end there was little chance that the trial would demonstrate efficacy in the designated patient population. Additionally, in making this
determination the Company and its panel of independent experts reviewed in detail the results obtained from the totality of the clinical trials and preclinical pharmacology studies of Prosaptide and determined that the data did not support a determination that
pursuit of new clinical trials directed to alternate indications would have a high probability of success.


On January 9, 2006, the Company completed its sale to Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of the Companys injectable testosterone product for male hypogonadism, Delatestryl®. Under the terms of the
sale, Indevus paid to the Company an initial payment of $5 million, subject to adjustment based on outstanding trade inventory, and will pay a portion of the net sales of the product for the first three years following closing of the transaction based on an
escalating scale. Additionally, Indevus purchased from the Company in three installments equaling approximately $1.9 million its inventory of finished product.


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PART II

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|ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
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|                                                                         |  | 2000 (1)                             |       
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|Statement of Operations Data:                                            |  |                                      |       
|Product sales, net                                                       |  | $                                    | 62,149
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|Total revenues                                                           |  |                                      | 72,761
|Write-off of in-process research and development acquired                |  |                                      |      
|Total expenses                                                           |  |                                      | 67,396
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|Operating income (loss)                                                  |  |                                      | 5,365 
|Other income (expense), net                                              |  |                                      | 7,376 
|Income tax expense                                                       |  |                                      | 3,798 
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|Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle |  |                                      | 8,943 
|Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                      |  |                                      | (8,178
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|Net income (loss)                                                        |  | $                                    | 765   
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|Earnings (loss) per common share:                                        |  |                                      |       
|Basic:                                                                   |  |                                      |       
|Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle |  | $                                    | 0.16  
|Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                      |  |                                      | (0.15 
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|Net income (loss)                                                        |  | $                                    | 0.01  
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|Diluted:                                                                 |  |                                      |       
|Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle |  | $                                    | 0.15  
|Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                      |  |                                      | (0.14 
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|Net income (loss)                                                        |  | $                                    | 0.01  
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|Weighted average shares outstanding:                                     |  |                                      |       
|Basic                                                                    |  |                                      | 54,320
|Diluted                                                                  |  |                                      | 56,885
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|Balance Sheet Data:   |  |                    |        
|Working capital       |  | $                  | 154,089
|Total assets          |  |                    | 209,960
|Long-term liabilities |  |                    | 24,593 
|Stockholders equity  |  |                    | 152,645



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|(1) | Effective January 1, 2000, we adopted Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,or SAB 104, issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 1999. As a result of adopting SAB 104, we changed the way we recognize
revenue from contract fees for the license of marketing and distribution rights where the consideration is a one-time nonrefundable payment. Prior to the issuance of SAB 104, we recorded revenue from the license of marketing and
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| | distribution rights when the rights were licensed and/or when these payments were received. Effective January 1, 2000, we recorded a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
related to contract revenues recognized in prior years in the amount of $12,558,000, net of income taxes of $4,380,000, of which $853,000, $1,156,000, $1,146,000 and $971,000 was
recognized as contract fee revenue in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively. Contract revenues are now being recognized over the term of the related agreements.
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|(2) | The Company has made certain restatement adjustments that pertain to 2001. The audit firm that opined on the 2001 consolidated financial statements is not the current audit firm engaged by the Company and thus selected financial data for this period, as restated, is unaudited.
These adjustments included rebate allowances related to contracts with Medicaid and other government agencies and purchase accounting adjustments related to the Companys acquisition of Myelos Corporation.
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| | In connection with our acquisition of Myelos Corporation and based on an independent valuation, we allocated $45,600,000 to in-process research and development projects of Myelos Corporation, representing the estimated fair value based on risk-adjusted cash flows of the
acquired technology. In-process research and development was reduced to $26,690,000 since the consideration paid by the Company for Myelos Corporation was lower than the net assets acquired. The difference between the consideration paid and the net assets acquired was
allocated pro rata to non-current assets in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations;non-current assets primarily included in-process research and development. At the date of acquisition the technology acquired in the acquisition was not fully commercially developed
and had no alternative future uses. Accordingly, the net in-process and development of $26,690,000 was expensed as of the acquisition date.

|(3) | On September 25, 2003, we signed a Termination Agreement with DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., which we refer to as DePuy, that effectively terminated a Distribution Agreement dated May 1, 2000, previously entered into by the two parties. The Distribution Agreement provided
DePuy with distribution rights to Savient HA. Upon execution of the Distribution Agreement, DePuy paid us a $5 million nonrefundable up front license fee, which we were recognizing as contract fee revenue over the term of the agreement in accordance with SAB 104. As a
result of the Termination Agreement, we recognized as other income the remaining deferred fees paid by DePuy of $3,354,000 (on a pre-tax basis) that had been previously deferred in accordance with SAB 104.
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|Effects of The Restatement

The following tables reconcile the Companys consolidated financial position and results of operations from the previously reported consolidated financial statements to the restated consolidated financial statements. Additionally, set forth below for each of the
tables is an explanation of the restatement adjustments. Please refer to the discussion herein regarding further explanation of the restatement adjustments. See Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  Restatement of
Financial Statements.


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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)

The annual effects of the restatement are as follows:


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          the Year Ended December 31, |       
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|                                                                |  | 2002                                      |       
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|Net income (loss), as previously reported                       |  | $                                         | 9,717 
|Adjustments to net income (loss):                               |  |                                           |       
|Product sales:                                                  |  |                                           |       
|Return allowance (a)                                            |  |                                           | (1,364
|Medicaid rebate accruals (b)                                    |  |                                           | (302  
|Chargeback accruals (c)                                         |  |                                           | 452   
|General and administrative:                                     |  |                                           |       
|Sales and Use tax accrual (d)                                   |  |                                           |      
|Cost of sales:                                                  |  |                                           |       
|Inventory reserves (e)                                          |  |                                           | (341  
|Commissions and royalties:                                      |  |                                           |       
|Commission accrual (f)                                          |  |                                           |      
|Income tax expense (g)                                          |  |                                           | 517   
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|Net income (loss), as restated                                  |  | $                                         | 8,679 
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|Earnings (loss) per common share                                |  |                                           |       
|As previously reported:                                         |  |                                           |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                         | 0.17  
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|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                         | 0.17  
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|As restated:                                                    |  |                                           |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                         | 0.15  
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|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                         | 0.15  
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|Weighted average number of common and
common equivalent shares: |  |                                           |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                           | 58,480
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                           | 58,659

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

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|(a) | Return allowance  The 2002 adjustment relates to return reserves for Oxandrin and Delatestryl of $1,163 and $201, respectively. The 2002 reserve accounts for the contractual change of accepting returns for credit versus for replacement product. The 2003 adjustment includes additional return reserves for Oxandrin and Delatestryl of $3,263 and $79, respectively. In 2004, the Company had previously recorded a return reserve of approximately $13,114. This reserve was overstated by
$6,160. The restatement reallocated $4,706 to previous periods based upon product sales. The balance of the adjustment of $2,248 was the reserve required for 2004 ($2,212 for Oxandrin and $36 for Delatestryl).

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|(b) | Medicaid rebate accruals  The Company had under accrued for Medicaid rebates prior to 2003. During 2003 the Company had increased its reserves. The restatement reallocated $1,525 of that reserve to earlier periods that were previously under accrued ($302 to 2002 and $1,223 to 2001). The remaining restatement adjustment in 2003 relates to an over reserve of $56. During 2004, the Company corrected certain quarterly under accruals which on an annual basis resulted in restatement
adjustments of $258.

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|(c) | Chargeback accruals  The chargeback accruals previously recorded in 2002 were overstated due to an under accrual in 2001. The correction of the under accrual resulted in an adjustment of $452 during 2002. The 2003 chargeback accruals previously recorded in 2003 were overstated by $686. The 2004 adjustment of $12 is net of quarterly increases and decreases in reserves.

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|(d) | Sales and Use tax accrual  The Company has restated general and administrative expense to capture the potential liability related to an ongoing Sales and Use tax audit with the State of New Jersey.

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|(e) | Inventory reserves  The 2002 reserves required for Oxandrin of $341 related to the excess production of the 10mg dosage launch. The 2003 adjustment includes $1,253 of additional reserves required for Oxandrin due to excess production coupled with declining demand for the 2.5mg dosage. The 2004 adjustment includes additional reserves of $3,193 for excess production related to Oxandrin. In addition, 2004 includes a $779 reserve reduction related to Delatestryl. The Company had
previously reserved all Delatestryl inventory in anticipation of generic market erosion, however, based upon forecasted and actual sales activity a complete inventory write-down was not deemed necessary.

|    |                                                                                                                                 | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(f) | Commission accrual  The Company has restated commissions and royalties expense during 2004 to correct an expense over accrual.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(g) | Income tax expense  Tax impact of previously described adjustments. The reduction of the tax provision that resulted from the restatement adjustments in 2002 and 2003 was offset by the increase in the tax provision in 2004 due to the recording of a valuation allowance on the Companys deferred tax assets. The Company has also reduced its tax payable and related tax expense in 2004 primarily based upon resolution of an IRS tax audit.



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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)

|                                                                                                         |  | December
          31, 2004 |        
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                         |  | AsPreviouslyReported        |        
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|ASSETS                                                                                                   |  |                             |        
|Current Assets:                                                                                          |  |                             |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                |  | $                           | 22,447 
|Short-term investments                                                                                   |  |                             | 2,835  
|Accounts receivable, net (a)                                                                             |  |                             | 15,659 
|Inventories, net (b)                                                                                     |  |                             | 21,098 
|Deferred income taxes (c)                                                                                |  |                             |       
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                |  |                             | 4,250  
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total current assets                                                                                     |  |                             | 66,289 
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                              |  |                             | 67,018 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                                   |  |                             | 71,688 
|Goodwill                                                                                                 |  |                             | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (c)                                                                                |  |                             |       
|Severance pay funded                                                                                     |  |                             | 2,945  
|Other assets (d)                                                                                         |  |                             | 3,108  
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total assets                                                                                             |  | $                           | 251,169
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                                     |  |                             |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                                     |  |                             |        
|Accounts payable (c)                                                                                     |  | $                           | 11,340 
|Current portion of deferred revenues                                                                     |  |                             | 1,112  
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                        |  |                             | 5,903  
|Other current liabilities (e)                                                                            |  |                             | 23,665 
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                                |  |                             | 42,020 
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                           |  |                             |       
|Deferred revenues                                                                                        |  |                             | 10,180 
|Severance pay                                                                                            |  |                             | 6,624  
|Negative goodwill (d)                                                                                    |  |                             | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                    |  |                             | 21,649 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                                   |  |                             |        
|Stockholders Equity:                                                                                    |  |                             |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued                          |  |                             |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: 60,457,000 in 2004 |  |                             | 606    
|Additional paid in capital                                                                               |  |                             | 218,699
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                      |  |                             | (67,203
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                   |  |                             | 2,566  
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                               |  |                             | 154,668
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                               |  | $                           | 251,169
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        

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EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Accounts receivable, net  During 2004, Company had previously recorded its allowance for returns as a contra accounts receivable account. This adjustment represents a reclassification of the total allowance for returns to other current liabilities.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Inventories, net  Current year adjustments relate to Oxandrin inventory reserve additions of $3,193, offset by a Delatestryl inventory reserve reduction of $779. Prior period adjustments relate to Oxandrin inventory reserve additions of $1,594.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. The current year adjustments are due to valuation adjustments in the current period related to the loss position of the Company. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items, including the adjustment during 2004 primarily related to the resolution of an IRS tax audit.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(e) | Other current liabilities  Current year adjustments relate to Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,445 and $2, respectively ($9,419 was reclassified from accounts receivable, net and the total return reserve was reduced by $10,866). The current year adjustment also includes an accrual of $1,355 related to an ongoing Sales and Use tax audit with the State of New Jersey. The remaining current year adjustment relates to a chargeback reserve reduction of $12, a Medicaid reserve
increase of $258 and a commission accual decrease of $96. The prior year adjustments relate to Oxandrin and Delatestryl return allowance increases of $4,426 and $280, respectively. The remaining prior period adjustment relates to chargeback and Medicaid reserve reductions of $877 and $56, respectively.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)

|                                                                |  | Year
          Ended December 31, 2004 |        
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------- | -------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported                   |        
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                        |        
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                                      | 106,009
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                        | 923    
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                        | 5,352  
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                                        | 991    
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|                                                                |  |                                        | 113,275
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                        |        
|Research and development                                        |  |                                        | 27,800 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                        | 23,598 
|General and administrative (b)                                  |  |                                        | 30,297 
|Retirement                                                      |  |                                        | 2,085  
|Cost of sales (c)                                               |  |                                        | 37,118 
|Restructuring                                                   |  |                                        | 1,962  
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                        | 4,050  
|Commissions and royalties (d)                                   |  |                                        | 6,328  
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|                                                                |  |                                        | 133,238
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                                        | (19,963
|Other expense, net                                              |  |                                        | (756   
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                                        | (20,719
|Income tax expense (benefit) (e)                                |  |                                        | 14,553 
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                                      | (35,272
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                                        |        
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                      | (0.59  
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                      | (0.59  
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                        |        
|Basic                                                           |  |                                        | 60,066 
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                        | 60,066 

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to decreases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $10,623 and $243, respectively, an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $258, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $12.

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|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | General and administrative  The Company has restated general and administrative expense to capture the potential liability related to an ongoing Sales and Use tax audit with the State of New Jersey.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to an increase in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $3,193 and a decrease in the Delatestryl inventory reserve of $779.

|    |                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Commissions and royalties  The Company has restated commissions and royalties expense during 2004 to correct an expense over accrual.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(e) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments. The Company has also restated its tax payable as of December 31, 2004 primarily based upon resolution of an IRS tax audit.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)

|                                                                                                         |  | December
          31, 2003 |        
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                         |  | AsPreviouslyReported        |        
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|ASSETS                                                                                                   |  |                             |        
|Current Assets:                                                                                          |  |                             |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                |  | $                           | 17,219 
|Short-term investments                                                                                   |  |                             | 5,582  
|Accounts receivable, net                                                                                 |  |                             | 33,375 
|Inventories, net (a)                                                                                     |  |                             | 20,216 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                                |  |                             | 2,888  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                |  |                             | 4,163  
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total current assets                                                                                     |  |                             | 83,443 
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                              |  |                             | 70,426 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                                   |  |                             | 75,743 
|Goodwill                                                                                                 |  |                             | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                                |  |                             | 13,767 
|Severance pay funded                                                                                     |  |                             | 2,660  
|Other assets (c)                                                                                         |  |                             | 4,380  
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total assets                                                                                             |  | $                           | 290,540
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                                     |  |                             |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                                     |  |                             |        
|Accounts payable (b)                                                                                     |  | $                           | 16,816 
|Current portion of deferred revenues                                                                     |  |                             | 848    
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                        |  |                             | 7,020  
|Other current liabilities (d)                                                                            |  |                             | 19,846 
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                                |  |                             | 44,530 
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                           |  |                             | 5,903  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                        |  |                             | 7,836  
|Severance pay                                                                                            |  |                             | 5,851  
|Negative goodwill (c)                                                                                    |  |                             | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                                |  |                             | 22,962 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                                   |  |                             |        
|Stockholders Equity:                                                                                    |  |                             |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued                          |  |                             |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: 59,618,000 in 2003 |  |                             | 595    
|Additional paid in capital                                                                               |  |                             | 216,706
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                      |  |                             | (31,931
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                   |  |                             | 2,060  
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                               |  |                             | 187,430
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                               |  | $                           | 290,540
|                                                                                                         |  |                             |        

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                  | 
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|(a) | Inventories, net  Current year adjustments relate to reduced Oxandrin inventory valuation. Prior period adjustments also relate to reduced inventory valuation.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
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|(c) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Other current liabilities  Current year adjustments relate to return reserve increases ($3,263 for Oxandrin and $79 for Delatestryl) offset by chargeback and Medicaid reserve decreases of $686 and $1,581, respectively.



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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)

|                                                                |  | Year
          Ended December 31, 2003 |        
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------- | -------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported                   |        
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                        |        
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                                      | 124,846
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                        | 1,340  
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                        | 3,227  
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                                        | 3,112  
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|                                                                |  |                                        | 132,525
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                        |        
|Research and development                                        |  |                                        | 31,797 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                        | 23,303 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                                        | 26,744 
|Cost of sales (b)                                               |  |                                        | 24,745 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                        | 4,050  
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                                        | 5,438  
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|                                                                |  |                                        | 116,077
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                                        | 16,448 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                                        | 3,635  
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                                        | 20,083 
|Income tax expense (benefit) (c)                                |  |                                        | 6,161  
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                                      | 13,922 
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                                        |        
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                      | 0.24   
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                      | 0.23   
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Weighted average number of common and
common equivalent shares: |  |                                        |        
|Basic                                                           |  |                                        | 59,194 
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                        | 59,798 

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
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|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $3,263 and $79, respectively, a decrease in the Medicaid reserve of $1,581, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $686.

|    |                                                                                                    | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to an increase in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $1,253.

|    |                                                                                                              | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(c) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                                         |  | December
          31, 2002 |        
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | -------
|                                                                                         |  | AsPreviouslyReported        |        
|                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|ASSETS                                                                                   |  |                             |        
|Current Assets:                                                                          |  |                             |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                |  | $                           | 12,211 
|Short-term investments                                                                   |  |                             | 4,336  
|Accounts receivable, net                                                                 |  |                             | 35,764 
|Inventories, net (a)                                                                     |  |                             | 16,612 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                |  |                             | 4,176  
|Prepaid expenses and other                                                               |  |                             | 2,829  
|                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total current assets                                                                     |  |                             | 75,928 
|                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                              |  |                             | 66,596 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                   |  |                             | 79,878 
|Goodwill                                                                                 |  |                             | 40,080 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                |  |                             | 16,380 
|Severance pay funded                                                                     |  |                             | 2,783  
|Other assets (c)                                                                         |  |                             | 3,786  
|                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total assets                                                                             |  | $                           | 285,431
|                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                     |  |                             |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                     |  |                             |        
|Accounts payable (b)                                                                     |  | $                           | 21,618 
|Deferred revenues                                                                        |  |                             | 1,557  
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                        |  |                             | 6,674  
|Other current liabilities (d)                                                            |  |                             | 17,020 
|                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                |  |                             | 46,869 
|                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Long-term debt                                                                           |  |                             | 12,222 
|Deferred revenues                                                                        |  |                             | 11,628 
|Severance pay                                                                            |  |                             | 5,673  
|Negative goodwill (c)                                                                    |  |                             | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                |  |                             | 23,936 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities Stockholders Equity:                             |  |                             |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued          |  |                             |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 58,733,000 in 2002 |  |                             | 587    
|Additional paid in capital                                                               |  |                             | 214,224
|Accumulated deficit                                                                      |  |                             | (45,853
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                   |  |                             | 117    
|                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                               |  |                             | 169,075
|                                                                                         |  |                             |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                               |  | $                           | 285,431
|                                                                                         |  |                             |        

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                             | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Inventories, net  Current year adjustments relate to reduced Oxandrin inventory valuation.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Other current liabilities  Current year adjustments relate to return reserve increases ($1,163 for Oxandrin and $201 for Delatestryl) and an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $302 offset by chargeback reserve decrease of $452. Prior period adjustments relate to increases in Medicaid and chargeback reserves of $1,223 and $261, respectively.



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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)

|                                                                |  | Year
          Ended December 31, 2002 |        
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------- | -------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported                   |        
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                        |        
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                                      | 96,107 
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                        | 1,804  
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                        | 3,891  
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                                        | 1,164  
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|                                                                |  |                                        | 102,966
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                        |        
|Research and development                                        |  |                                        | 32,783 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                        | 22,143 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                                        | 17,582 
|Cost of sales (b)                                               |  |                                        | 14,148 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                        | 1,013  
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                                        | 2,159  
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|                                                                |  |                                        | 89,828 
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                                        | 13,138 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                                        | 1,642  
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                                        | 14,780 
|Income tax expense (benefit) (c)                                |  |                                        | 5,063  
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                                      | 9,717  
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                                        |        
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                      | 0.17   
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                      | 0.17   
|                                                                |  |                                        |        
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                        |        
|Basic                                                           |  |                                        | 58,480 
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                        | 58,659 

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
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|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,163 and $201, respectively, an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $302, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $452.

|    |                                                                                                  | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to an increase in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $341.

|    |                                                                                                              | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(c) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

The quarterly effects of the restatement are as follows:

|                                                                |  | 2004
          Quarterly Periods |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | March 31,                        |       
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Net income (loss), as previously reported                       |  | $                                | 1,178 
|Adjustments to net income (loss):                               |  |                                  |       
|Product sales:                                                  |  |                                  |       
|Return allowance (a)                                            |  |                                  | 125   
|Medicaid rebate accruals (b)                                    |  |                                  | 116   
|Chargeback accruals (c)                                         |  |                                  | 261   
|General and administrative:                                     |  |                                  |       
|Sales and Use tax accrual (d)                                   |  |                                  |      
|Cost of sales:                                                  |  |                                  |       
|Inventory reserves (e)                                          |  |                                  |      
|Commissions and royalties:                                      |  |                                  |       
|Commission accrual (f)                                          |  |                                  |      
|Income tax expense (benefit) (g)                                |  |                                  | (139  
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Net income (loss), as restated                                  |  | $                                | 1,541 
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Earnings (loss) per common share                                |  |                                  |       
|As previously reported:                                         |  |                                  |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                | 0.02  
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                | 0.02  
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|As restated:                                                    |  |                                  |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                | 0.03  
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                | 0.03  
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                  |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                  | 59,734
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                  | 60,331

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Return allowance  In 2004, the Company had previously recorded a return reserve of approximately $13,114. This reserve was overstated by $6,160. The restatement reallocated $4,706 to previous periods based upon product sales. The balance of the adjustment of $2,248 was the provision required for 2004 ($2,212 for Oxandrin and $36 for Delatestryl). The first, second, third, and fourth quarter 2004 amounts related to the Oxandrin $2,212 annual provision was $1,025, $116, $548,
and $523, respectively.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Medicaid rebate accruals  During 2004, the Company corrected certain quarterly under accruals which on an annual basis resulted in restatement adjustments of $258. The adjustments primarily reallocated reserves from the fourth quarter to the second quarter.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Chargeback accruals  The 2004 adjustment nets to $12, however there were quarterly adjustments that primarily reallocated reserves between the first and third quarters.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(d) | Sales and Use tax accrual  The Company has restated general and administrative expense to capture the potential liability related to an ongoing Sales and Use tax audit with the State of New Jersey.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(e) | Inventory reserves  The 2004 adjustment includes additional reserves of $3,238 for excess production related to Oxandrin ($848 in the third quarter and $2,390 in the fourth quarter). In addition, 2004 includes a reserve adjustment in the second quarter of $45 related to Oxandrin and a $779 reserve reduction related to Delatestryl (third quarter). The Company had previously reserved all Delatestryl inventory in anticipation of generic market erosion.

|    |                                                                                                                                 | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(f) | Commission accrual  The Company has restated commissions and royalties expense during 2004 to correct an expense over accrual.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(g) | Income tax expense (benefit)  Tax impact of previously described adjustments. The Company has also restated its tax payable as of December 31, 2004 primarily based upon resolution of an IRS tax audit.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                |  | 2003
          Quarterly Periods |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | March 31,                        |       
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Net income, as previously reported                              |  | $                                | 2,982 
|Adjustments to net income:                                      |  |                                  |       
|Product sales:                                                  |  |                                  |       
|Return allowance (a)                                            |  |                                  | (310  
|Medicaid rebate accruals (b)                                    |  |                                  | (29   
|Chargeback accruals (c)                                         |  |                                  | 100   
|Cost of sales:                                                  |  |                                  |       
|Inventory reserves (d)                                          |  |                                  |      
|Income tax expense (benefit) (e)                                |  |                                  | 89    
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Net income, as restated                                         |  | $                                | 2,832 
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Earnings per common share                                       |  |                                  |       
|As previously reported:                                         |  |                                  |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|As restated:                                                    |  |                                  |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                  |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                  | 58,840
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                  | 58,895

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Return allowance  The 2003 adjustment includes additional return provisions for Oxandrin and Delatestryl of $3,263 and $79, respectively. The increase in the reserves in the third and fourth quarters of 2003 is due to sales of Oxandrin product with short expiration shelf life.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Medicaid rebate accruals  The Company had under accrued for Medicaid rebates prior to 2003. During 2003 the Company had increased their reserves. The restatement reallocated $1,525 of that provision to earlier periods that were previously under accrued ($302 to 2002 and $1,223 to 2001). The remaining restatement adjustment in 2003 relates to an over reserve of $56. The reallocation primarily related to the second and fourth quarters of 2003.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                     | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Chargeback accruals  The 2003 chargeback accruals previously recorded in 2003 were overstated by $686. The adjustments relate primarily to the first, second, and fourth quarters.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Inventory reserves  The fourth quarter 2003 adjustment includes $1,253 of additional reserves required for Oxandrin due to excess production coupled with declining demand for the 2.5mg dosage.

|    |                                                                                | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(e) | Income tax expense (benefit)  Tax impact of previously described adjustments.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                                                   |  | March
          31, 2004 |        
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | -------
|                                                                                                   |  | AsPreviouslyReported     |        
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |        
|ASSETS                                                                                             |  |                          |        
|Current Assets:                                                                                    |  |                          |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                          |  | $                        | 20,098 
|Short-term investments                                                                             |  |                          | 5,571  
|Accounts receivable, net (a)                                                                       |  |                          | 29,901 
|Inventories, net (b)                                                                               |  |                          | 20,146 
|Deferred income taxes (c)                                                                          |  |                          | 2,938  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                          |  |                          | 4,406  
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |        
|Total current assets                                                                               |  |                          | 83,060 
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                        |  |                          | 70,095 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                             |  |                          | 74,725 
|Goodwill                                                                                           |  |                          | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (c)                                                                          |  |                          | 13,766 
|Severance pay funded                                                                               |  |                          | 2,649  
|Other assets (d)                                                                                   |  |                          | 4,778  
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |        
|Total assets                                                                                       |  | $                        | 289,194
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                               |  |                          |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                               |  |                          |        
|Accounts payable (c)                                                                               |  | $                        | 17,912 
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                  |  |                          | 7,027  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                  |  |                          | 867    
|Other current liabilities (e)                                                                      |  |                          | 17,230 
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                          |  |                          | 43,036 
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                     |  |                          | 4,144  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                  |  |                          | 8,098  
|Severance pay                                                                                      |  |                          | 5,985  
|Negative goodwill (d)                                                                              |  |                          | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                              |  |                          | 22,466 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                             |  |                          |        
|Stockholders equity:                                                                              |  |                          |        
|Preferred stock - $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized no shares issued                     |  |                          |       
|Common stock - $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 59,806,000 at March 31, 2004 |  |                          | 598    
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                         |  |                          | 217,147
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                |  |                          | (30,753
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                             |  |                          | 2,445  
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                         |  |                          | 189,437
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                         |  | $                        | 289,194
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |        

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EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Accounts receivable, net  During 2004, Company had previously recorded its allowance for returns as a contra accounts receivable account. This adjustment represents a reclassification of the total allowance for returns to other current liabilities.

|    |                                                                                                               | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Inventories, net  Prior period adjustments relate to Oxandrin 2002 and 2003 inventory valuation adjustments.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(e) | Other current liabilities  Current period relates to adjustments in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $863 and $18, respectively ($1,006 was reclassified from accounts receivable, net and reduced by $125), offset by chargeback and Medicaid reserve decreases of $261 and $116, respectively. Prior period adjustments relate to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $4,426 and $280, respectively, offset by chargeback and Medicaid reserve decreases of $877 and
$56, respectively.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                |  | Quarter
          Ended March 31, 2004 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported                   |       
|                                                                |  |                                        |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                        |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                                      | 32,201
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                        | 230   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                        | 932   
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                                        | 40    
|                                                                |  |                                        |       
|                                                                |  |                                        | 33,403
|                                                                |  |                                        |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                        |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                                        | 8,664 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                        | 6,666 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                                        | 5,372 
|Cost of sales                                                   |  |                                        | 8,651 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                        | 1,013 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                                        | 1,403 
|                                                                |  |                                        |       
|                                                                |  |                                        | 31,769
|                                                                |  |                                        |       
|Operating income                                                |  |                                        | 1,634 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                                        | 73    
|                                                                |  |                                        |       
|Income before income taxes                                      |  |                                        | 1,707 
|Income tax expense (b)                                          |  |                                        | 529   
|                                                                |  |                                        |       
|Net income                                                      |  | $                                      | 1,178 
|                                                                |  |                                        |       
|Earnings per common share:                                      |  |                                        |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                      | 0.02  
|                                                                |  |                                        |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                      | 0.02  
|                                                                |  |                                        |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                        |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                        | 59,734
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                        | 60,331

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to a decrease in the Oxandrin return reserve of $140, an increase in the Delatestryl return reserve of $15, a decrease in the Medicaid reserve of $116, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $261.

|    |                                                                                                    | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Income tax expense  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                                                  |  | June
          30, 2004 |        
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                  |  | AsPreviouslyReported    |        
|                                                                                                  |  |                         |        
|ASSETS                                                                                            |  |                         |        
|Current Assets:                                                                                   |  |                         |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                         |  | $                       | 21,021 
|Short-term investments                                                                            |  |                         | 5,370  
|Accounts receivable, net (a)                                                                      |  |                         | 13,903 
|Inventories, net (b)                                                                              |  |                         | 19,918 
|Deferred income taxes (c)                                                                         |  |                         | 252    
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                         |  |                         | 3,815  
|                                                                                                  |  |                         |        
|Total current assets                                                                              |  |                         | 64,279 
|                                                                                                  |  |                         |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                       |  |                         | 68,912 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                            |  |                         | 73,713 
|Goodwill                                                                                          |  |                         | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (c)                                                                         |  |                         |       
|Severance pay funded                                                                              |  |                         | 2,815  
|Other assets (d)                                                                                  |  |                         | 3,778  
|                                                                                                  |  |                         |        
|Total assets                                                                                      |  | $                       | 253,618
|                                                                                                  |  |                         |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                              |  |                         |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                              |  |                         |        
|Accounts payable (c)                                                                              |  | $                       | 14,492 
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                 |  |                         | 7,034  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                 |  |                         | 880    
|Other current liabilities (e)                                                                     |  |                         | 18,851 
|                                                                                                  |  |                         |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                         |  |                         | 41,257 
|                                                                                                  |  |                         |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                    |  |                         | 2,383  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                 |  |                         | 7,869  
|Severance pay                                                                                     |  |                         | 6,353  
|Negative goodwill (d)                                                                             |  |                         | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                             |  |                         | 22,138 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                            |  |                         |        
|Stockholders equity:                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized no shares issued                    |  |                         |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 60,053,000 at June 30, 2004 |  |                         | 601    
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                        |  |                         | 217,707
|Accumulated deficit                                                                               |  |                         | (62,641
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                            |  |                         | 1,923  
|                                                                                                  |  |                         |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                        |  |                         | 157,590
|                                                                                                  |  |                         |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                        |  | $                       | 253,618
|                                                                                                  |  |                         |        

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EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Accounts receivable, net  During 2004, Company had previously recorded its allowance for returns as a contra accounts receivable account. This adjustment represents a reclassification of the total allowance for returns to other current liabilities. The prior period adjustment relates to the reclassification that occurred during the first quarter of 2004.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Inventories, net  Current period adjustment relates to an additional Oxandrin return reserve decrease of $45. Prior period adjustments relate to Oxandrin 2002 and 2003 inventory valuation adjustments.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(e) | Other current liabilities  Current period relates to an adjustment in the Oxandrin return reserve of $1,332 ($1,953 was reclassified from accounts receivable, net and the total reserve was reduced by $3,282) offset by an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $1,030. The remaining current period adjustment of $5 relates to offsetting amounts for a Delatestryl return reserve increase and a chargeback reserve decrease. Prior period relates to adjustments in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return
reserves of $5,289 and $298, respectively, ($1,006 was reclassified from accounts receivable, net and increased by $4,581) offset by chargeback and Medicaid reserve decreases of $1,138 and $172, respectively.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                |  | Quarter
          Ended June 30, 2004 |        
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------- | -------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported                  |        
|                                                                |  |                                       |        
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                       |        
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                                     | 14,342 
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                       | 220    
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                       | 2,872  
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                                       | 254    
|                                                                |  |                                       |        
|                                                                |  |                                       | 17,688 
|                                                                |  |                                       |        
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                       |        
|Research and development                                        |  |                                       | 6,882  
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                       | 5,868  
|General and administrative                                      |  |                                       | 7,395  
|Retirement                                                      |  |                                       | 2,110  
|Cost of sales (b)                                               |  |                                       | 7,576  
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                       | 1,012  
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                                       | 1,507  
|                                                                |  |                                       |        
|                                                                |  |                                       | 32,350 
|                                                                |  |                                       |        
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                                       | (14,662
|Other expense, net                                              |  |                                       | (769   
|                                                                |  |                                       |        
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                                       | (15,431
|Income tax expense (c)                                          |  |                                       | 16,457 
|                                                                |  |                                       |        
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                                     | (31,888
|                                                                |  |                                       |        
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                                       |        
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                     | (0.53  
|                                                                |  |                                       |        
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                     | (0.53  
|                                                                |  |                                       |        
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                       |        
|Basic                                                           |  |                                       | 59,962 
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                       | 59,962 

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to decreases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $3,152 and $130, respectively, an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $1,030, and an increase to the chargeback reserve of $2.

|    |                                                                                                | 
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to a decrease in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $45.

|    |                                                                                                    | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Income tax expense  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                                                       |  | September
          30, 2004 |        
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ---------------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                       |  | AsPreviouslyReported         |        
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|ASSETS                                                                                                 |  |                              |        
|Current Assets:                                                                                        |  |                              |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                              |  | $                            | 21,984 
|Short-term investments                                                                                 |  |                              | 2,736  
|Accounts receivable, net (a)                                                                           |  |                              | 11,962 
|Inventories, net (b)                                                                                   |  |                              | 21,648 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                  |  |                              | 99     
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                              |  |                              | 3,912  
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Total current assets                                                                                   |  |                              | 62,341 
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                            |  |                              | 67,665 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                                 |  |                              | 72,700 
|Goodwill                                                                                               |  |                              | 40,121 
|Severance pay funded                                                                                   |  |                              | 2,923  
|Other assets (c)                                                                                       |  |                              | 3,627  
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Total assets                                                                                           |  | $                            | 249,377
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                                   |  |                              |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                                   |  |                              |        
|Accounts payable (d)                                                                                   |  | $                            | 17,854 
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                      |  |                              | 7,040  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                      |  |                              | 856    
|Other current liabilities (e)                                                                          |  |                              | 18,816 
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                              |  |                              | 44,566 
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                         |  |                              | 621    
|Deferred revenues                                                                                      |  |                              | 7,671  
|Severance pay                                                                                          |  |                              | 6,089  
|Negative goodwill (c)                                                                                  |  |                              | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                  |  |                              | 21,850 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                                 |  |                              |        
|Stockholders equity:                                                                                  |  |                              |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized no shares issued                         |  |                              |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 60,264,000 at September 30, 2004 |  |                              | 603    
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                             |  |                              | 218,087
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                    |  |                              | (67,850
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                 |  |                              | 1,712  
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                             |  |                              | 152,552
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                             |  | $                            | 249,377
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        

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EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Accounts receivable, net  During 2004, Company had previously recorded its allowance for returns as a contra accounts receivable account. This adjustment represents a reclassification of the total allowance for returns to other current liabilities. The prior period adjustment relates to the reclassifications that occurred during the first and second quarter of 2004.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Inventories, net  Current period adjustments relate to a valuation reserve for the Oxandrin inventory of $848 offset by a Delatestryl inventory valuation reserve decrease of $779. Prior period adjustments relate to Oxandrin inventory valuation adjustments.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                        | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Accounts payable  Taxes payable was adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(e) | Other current liabilities  Current period relates to adjustments in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,038 and $22, respectively, ($5,137 was reclassified from accounts receivable, net and the total reserve was reduced by $6,197) offset by increases Medicaid and chargeback reserves of $17 and $251, respectively. Prior period relates to adjustments in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $3,956 and $302, respectively ($2,959 was reclassified from accounts receivable,
net and the total reserve was increased by $1,299). Prior period adjustments also include chargeback reserve decreases of $1,136 and a Medicaid reserve increase of $858.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                |  | Quarter
          Ended September 30, 2004 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------ | ------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported                       |       
|                                                                |  |                                            |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                            |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                                          | 23,593
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                            | 222   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                            | 1,044 
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                                            | 697   
|                                                                |  |                                            |       
|                                                                |  |                                            | 25,556
|                                                                |  |                                            |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                            |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                                            | 6,265 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                            | 5,175 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                                            | 5,999 
|Cost of sales (b)                                               |  |                                            | 9,556 
|Restructuring                                                   |  |                                            | 313   
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                            | 1,013 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                                            | 1,620 
|                                                                |  |                                            |       
|                                                                |  |                                            | 29,941
|                                                                |  |                                            |       
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                                            | (4,385
|Other income, net                                               |  |                                            | 326   
|                                                                |  |                                            |       
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                                            | (4,059
|Income tax expense                                              |  |                                            | 1,150 
|                                                                |  |                                            |       
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                                          | (5,209
|                                                                |  |                                            |       
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                                            |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                          | (0.09 
|                                                                |  |                                            |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                          | (0.09 
|                                                                |  |                                            |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                            |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                            | 60,182
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                            | 60,182

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to decreases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $6,161 and $36, respectively, an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $17, and an increase to the chargeback reserve of $251.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                    | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to an increase in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $848 offset by a decrease in the Delatestryl inventory reserve of $779.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                |  | Quarter
          Ended December 31, 2004 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported                      |       
|                                                                |  |                                           |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                           |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                                         | 35,873
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                           | 251   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                           | 504   
|                                                                |  |                                           |       
|                                                                |  |                                           | 36,628
|                                                                |  |                                           |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                           |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                                           | 5,989 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                           | 5,889 
|General and administrative (b)                                  |  |                                           | 11,531
|Retirement                                                      |  |                                           | (25   
|Cost of sales (c)                                               |  |                                           | 11,335
|Restructuring                                                   |  |                                           | 1,649 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                           | 1,012 
|Commissions and royalties (d)                                   |  |                                           | 1,798 
|                                                                |  |                                           |       
|                                                                |  |                                           | 39,178
|                                                                |  |                                           |       
|Operating loss                                                  |  |                                           | (2,550
|Other expense, net                                              |  |                                           | (386  
|                                                                |  |                                           |       
|Loss before income taxes                                        |  |                                           | (2,936
|Income tax expense (benefit) (e)                                |  |                                           | (3,583
|                                                                |  |                                           |       
|Net income                                                      |  | $                                         | 647   
|                                                                |  |                                           |       
|Earnings per common share:                                      |  |                                           |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                         | 0.01  
|                                                                |  |                                           |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                         | 0.01  
|                                                                |  |                                           |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                           |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                           | 60,381
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                           | 60,390

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to decreases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,170 and $92, respectively, a decrease in the Medicaid reserve of $673, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $4.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | General and administrative  The Company has restated general and administrative expense to capture the potential liability related to an ongoing Sales and Use tax audit with the State of New Jersey.

|    |                                                                                                    | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to an increase in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $2,390.

|    |                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Commissions and royalties  The Company has restated commissions and royalties expense during 2004 to correct an expense over accrual.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(e) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments. The Company has also restated its tax payable as of December 31, 2004 primarily based upon resolution of an IRS tax audit.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                                                   |  | March 31, 2003       |        
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|                                                                                                   |  | AsPreviouslyReported |        
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|ASSETS:                                                                                            |  |                      |        
|Current Assets                                                                                     |  |                      |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                          |  | $                    | 19,292 
|Short-term investments                                                                             |  |                      | 3,807  
|Accounts receivable, net                                                                           |  |                      | 21,317 
|Inventories, net (a)                                                                               |  |                      | 15,895 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                          |  |                      | 4,260  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                          |  |                      | 2,525  
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total current assets                                                                               |  |                      | 67,096 
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                        |  |                      | 67,416 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                             |  |                      | 78,844 
|Goodwill                                                                                           |  |                      | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                          |  |                      | 16,353 
|Severance pay funded                                                                               |  |                      | 2,799  
|Other assets (c)                                                                                   |  |                      | 3,696  
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total assets                                                                                       |  | $                    | 276,325
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                               |  |                      |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                               |  |                      |        
|Accounts payable (b)                                                                               |  | $                    | 13,077 
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                  |  |                      | 7,006  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                  |  |                      | 1,502  
|Other current liabilities (d)                                                                      |  |                      | 14,506 
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                          |  |                      | 36,091 
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                     |  |                      | 11,171 
|Deferred revenues                                                                                  |  |                      | 11,295 
|Severance pay                                                                                      |  |                      | 5,702  
|Negative goodwill (c)                                                                              |  |                      | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                          |  |                      | 23,632 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                             |  |                      |        
|Stockholders equity:                                                                              |  |                      |        
|Preferred stock - $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized no shares issued                     |  |                      |       
|Common stock - $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 58,919,000 at March 31, 2003 |  |                      | 589    
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                         |  |                      | 214,690
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                |  |                      | (42,871
|Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income                                                      |  |                      | (2     
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                         |  |                      | 172,406
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                         |  | $                    | 276,325
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        

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EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Inventories, net  Prior period adjustment relates to Oxandrin inventory valuation adjustment of $341 in 2002.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Other current liabilities  Current period relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $293 and $17, respectively. Current period adjustments also include an increase to the Medicaid reserve of $29 offset by a decrease in the chargeback reserve of $100. Prior period adjustments relate to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,163 and $201, respectively. Prior period adjustments also include chargeback reserve decreases of $191 and a Medicaid
reserve increase of $1,525.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended March 31, 2003 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported         |       
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                              |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                            | 26,950
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                              | 366   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                              | 523   
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                              | 137   
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|                                                                |  |                              | 27,976
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                              |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                              | 6,448 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                              | 6,571 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                              | 5,051 
|Cost of sales                                                   |  |                              | 4,486 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                              | 1,013 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                              | 411   
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|                                                                |  |                              | 23,980
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                              | 3,996 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                              | 382   
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                              | 4,378 
|Income tax expense (benefit) (b)                                |  |                              | 1,396 
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                            | 2,982 
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                              |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                            | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                            | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                              |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                              | 58,840
|Diluted                                                         |  |                              | 58,895

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $293 and $17, respectively, an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $29, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $100.

|    |                                                                                                              | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                                                  |  | June 30, 2003        |        
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|                                                                                                  |  | AsPreviouslyReported |        
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|ASSETS:                                                                                           |  |                      |        
|Current Assets                                                                                    |  |                      |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                         |  | $                    | 19,063 
|Short-term investments                                                                            |  |                      | 3,756  
|Accounts receivable, net                                                                          |  |                      | 19,667 
|Inventories, net (a)                                                                              |  |                      | 17,178 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                         |  |                      | 4,409  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                         |  |                      | 6,773  
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total current assets                                                                              |  |                      | 70,846 
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                       |  |                      | 68,886 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                            |  |                      | 77,810 
|Goodwill                                                                                          |  |                      | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                         |  |                      | 16,243 
|Severance pay funded                                                                              |  |                      | 3,091  
|Other assets (c)                                                                                  |  |                      | 3,686  
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total assets                                                                                      |  | $                    | 280,683
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                              |  |                      |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                              |  |                      |        
|Accounts payable (b)                                                                              |  | $                    | 12,255 
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                 |  |                      | 7,003  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                 |  |                      | 1,445  
|Other current liabilities (d)                                                                     |  |                      | 18,043 
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                         |  |                      | 38,746 
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                    |  |                      | 9,423  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                 |  |                      | 11,210 
|Severance pay                                                                                     |  |                      | 6,175  
|Negative goodwill (c)                                                                             |  |                      | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                         |  |                      | 23,329 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                            |  |                      |        
|Stockholders equity:                                                                             |  |                      |        
|Preferred stock - $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized no shares issued                    |  |                      |       
|Common stock - $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 59,112,000 at June 30, 2003 |  |                      | 591    
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                        |  |                      | 215,123
|Accumulated deficit                                                                               |  |                      | (40,358
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                            |  |                      | 416    
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                        |  |                      | 175,772
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                        |  | $                    | 280,683
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        

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EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Inventories, net  Prior period adjustment relates to Oxandrin inventory valuation adjustment of $341 in 2002.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Other current liabilities  Current period relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $382 and $15, respectively. Current period adjustments also include decreases to the Medicaid and chargeback reserves of $989 and $460, respectively. Prior period adjustments relate to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,455 and $219, respectively. Prior period adjustments also include chargeback reserve decreases of $291 and a Medicaid reserve increase
of $1,554.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                |  | Quarter
          Ended June 30, 2003 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported                  |       
|                                                                |  |                                       |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                       |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                                     | 28,048
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                       | 377   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                       | 1,047 
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                                       | 1,464 
|                                                                |  |                                       |       
|                                                                |  |                                       | 30,936
|                                                                |  |                                       |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                       |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                                       | 7,408 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                       | 5,407 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                                       | 6,445 
|Cost of sales                                                   |  |                                       | 5,194 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                       | 1,012 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                                       | 1,821 
|                                                                |  |                                       |       
|                                                                |  |                                       | 27,287
|                                                                |  |                                       |       
|Operating income                                                |  |                                       | 3,649 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                                       | 39    
|                                                                |  |                                       |       
|Income before income taxes                                      |  |                                       | 3,688 
|Income tax expense (b)                                          |  |                                       | 1,176 
|                                                                |  |                                       |       
|Net income                                                      |  | $                                     | 2,512 
|                                                                |  |                                       |       
|Earnings per common share:                                      |  |                                       |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                     | 0.04  
|                                                                |  |                                       |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                     | 0.04  
|                                                                |  |                                       |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                       |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                       | 59,044
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                       | 59,485

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $382 and $15, respectively, a decrease in the Medicaid reserve of $989, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $460.

|    |                                                                                                    | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Income tax expense  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                                                       |  | September
          30, 2003 |        
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ---------------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                       |  | AsPreviouslyReported         |        
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|ASSETS:                                                                                                |  |                              |        
|Current Assets                                                                                         |  |                              |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                              |  | $                            | 16,927 
|Short-term investments                                                                                 |  |                              | 3,787  
|Accounts receivable, net                                                                               |  |                              | 25,539 
|Inventories, net (a)                                                                                   |  |                              | 18,609 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                              |  |                              | 4,286  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                              |  |                              | 5,783  
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Total current assets                                                                                   |  |                              | 74,931 
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                            |  |                              | 70,676 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                                 |  |                              | 76,776 
|Goodwill                                                                                               |  |                              | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                              |  |                              | 15,830 
|Severance pay funded                                                                                   |  |                              | 3,040  
|Other assets (c)                                                                                       |  |                              | 4,173  
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Total assets                                                                                           |  | $                            | 285,547
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                                   |  |                              |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                                   |  |                              |        
|Accounts payable (b)                                                                                   |  | $                            | 18,361 
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                      |  |                              | 7,060  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                      |  |                              | 903    
|Other current liabilities (d)                                                                          |  |                              | 16,081 
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                              |  |                              | 42,405 
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                         |  |                              | 7,598  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                      |  |                              | 8,048  
|Severance pay                                                                                          |  |                              | 6,432  
|Negative goodwill (c)                                                                                  |  |                              | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                              |  |                              | 23,626 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                                 |  |                              |        
|Stockholders equity:                                                                                  |  |                              |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized no shares issued                         |  |                              |       
|Common stock - $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 59,468,000 at September 30, 2003 |  |                              | 594    
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                             |  |                              | 216,212
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                    |  |                              | (36,000
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                 |  |                              | 604    
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                             |  |                              | 181,410
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                             |  | $                            | 285,547
|                                                                                                       |  |                              |        

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EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Inventories, net  Prior period adjustment relates to Oxandrin inventory valuation adjustment of $341 in 2002.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Other current liabilities  Current period relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,056 and $16, respectively. Current period adjustments also include increases to the Medicaid and chargeback reserves of $100 and $8, respectively. Prior period adjustments relate to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,837 and $234, respectively. Prior period adjustments also include chargeback reserve decreases of $751 and a Medicaid reserve increase of
$565.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended September 30, 2003 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported             |       
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                  |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                                | 32,112
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                  | 327   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                  | 855   
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                                  | 487   
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|                                                                |  |                                  | 33,781
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                  |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                                  | 11,528
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                  | 5,412 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                                  | 6,343 
|Cost of sales                                                   |  |                                  | 4,876 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                  | 1,013 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                                  | 1,704 
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|                                                                |  |                                  | 30,876
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                                  | 2,905 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                                  | 3,517 
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                                  | 6,422 
|Income tax expense (benefit) (b)                                |  |                                  | 2,064 
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                                | 4,358 
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                                  |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                | 0.07  
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                | 0.07  
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                  |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                  | 59,339
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                  | 60,164

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,056 and $16, respectively, an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $100, and an increase to the chargeback reserve of $8.

|    |                                                                                                              | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended December 31, 2003 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported            |       
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                 |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                               | 37,736
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                 | 270   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                 | 802   
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                                 | 1,024 
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|                                                                |  |                                 | 39,832
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                 |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                                 | 6,413 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                 | 5,913 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                                 | 8,905 
|Cost of sales (b)                                               |  |                                 | 10,189
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                 | 1,012 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                                 | 1,502 
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|                                                                |  |                                 | 33,934
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                                 | 5,898 
|Other expense, net                                              |  |                                 | (303  
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                                 | 5,595 
|Income tax expense (benefit) (c)                                |  |                                 | 1,525 
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                               | 4,070 
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                                 |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                               | 0.07  
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                               | 0.07  
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                 |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                 | 59,541
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                 | 60,519

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,534 and $29, respectively, a decrease in the Medicaid reserve of $721, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $134.

|    |                                                                                                    | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to an increase in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $1,253.

|    |                                                                                                              | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(c) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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|ITEM 7. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Our managements discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations contains some forward-looking statements that set forth anticipated results based on managements plans and assumptions. We often use words such as anticipate, estimate,
expect, project, intend, plan, believe, will and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. In particular, the statements regarding our new strategic direction and its potential effects on our business and the statements regarding the divestiture of
our global biologics manufacturing business are forward-looking statements. Additionally, forward-looking statements include those relating to future actions, prospective products or product approvals, future performance, financing needs, liquidity or results of current and
anticipated products, sales efforts, expenses, interest rates, foreign exchange rates and the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings, and financial results.


We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized. Achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and potentially inaccurate assumptions. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying
assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected.


The audited financial statements as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 included in this Form 10-K/A have been restated as discussed in Note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements in
this Form 10-K/A. For purposes of this Form 10-K/A, and in accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each item of the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 28, 2005 and as amended on March 31, 2005 (the Amended Form 10-K) that was affected by the restatement has been amended and restated to the extent affected. The disclosure contained in the Amended Form 10-K has not been updated or modified
except for updates to Items, 6, 7, 8, 9A, and 15 solely to reflect the impact of the restatement and related matters.


|        
|--------
|Overview

We are a pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical products that address unmet medical needs in both niche and larger market segments. We distribute our products on a worldwide basis. In the United States,
we distribute our products through wholesalers and we market our products to physicians through our own salesforce. In the United Kingdom, we distribute our oral liquid pharmaceutical products directly to hospitals and through wholesalers to retail customers, and we
market our products primarily to physicians through our own sales force. Until our July 18, 2005 divestiture of our global biologics manufacturing business, which we refer to as our biologics divestiture, we distributed our products in Israel directly to
hospitals, HMOs and retailers, and we market our products to physicians through our own sales force. Elsewhere in the world, we distribute our products primarily through third party license and distribution relationships. Please see Explanatory Note
Subsequent Events.


Through a combination of internal research and development, acquisitions, collaborative relationships and licensing arrangements, we have assembled a portfolio of therapeutic products and product candidates, many of which are currently being marketed and several of
which are in registration or clinical development. In July 2004, we announced a change in our strategic business plan to reposition our company to focus on the full development of our pipeline products. This will include an enhanced focus on the clinical development of
Puricase®, a product candidate currently entering in Phase 3 clinical trials, and, until our decision on December 15, 2005, included  Prosaptide, our product candidate for which we were exploring indications for the treatment of
peripheral neuropathic pain or the potential to treat peripheral neuropathic pain in the HIV or other disease populations. We also plan to engage in an active in-licensing program to access and develop novel compounds in late-stage clinical trials as well as marketed products
complementary to this strategy.


We were founded in 1980 as Bio-Technology General Corporation to develop, manufacture and market novel therapeutic products. In September 2002, we acquired Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Limited, a specialty


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pharmaceutical company located in the United Kingdom. Rosemont develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products in oral liquid form. We coordinate our overall administration,
finance, business development, human clinical trials, U.S. sales and marketing activities, quality assurance and regulatory affairs primarily from our headquarters in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
We carry out the development, manufacture, distribution and sale of our oral liquid pharmaceutical products through Rosemont in the United Kingdom. Until our biologics
divestiture in July 2005, development and manufacturing activities for our former global biologics manufacturing business were primarily carried out in Israel
through our Bio-Technology General (Israel) Ltd. subsidiary.

Our financial results have been heavily dependent on Oxandrin since we introduced it in December 1995. Sales of Oxandrin accounted for 46% of our net product sales in 2004, 45% of our net product sales in 2003 and 47% of our net product sales
in 2002. Oxandrin net sales in 2004, 2003 and 2002 were reduced by $2,248,000, $3,437,000 and $1,373,000, respectively as a result of product returns. Oxandrin sales in 2002 were adversely affected by our change to selling directly to
wholesalers rather than through a third party distributor. We believe several companies have filed ANDAs with the FDA relating to a generic drug with the same active pharmaceutical ingredient as Oxandrin. While we cannot predict when generic competition for
Oxandrin will begin, the FDA may approve one or more generic versions of Oxandrin at any time. The introduction of these generic products would likely cause a significant decrease in our Oxandrin revenues, which would adversely affect us financially and could require us
to scale back some of our business activities. As a result, we anticipate that Oxandrin will be a less significant product for our future operating results.


Sales of Delatestryl® have decreased significantly as a result of the FDAs allowance of the reintroduction of a generic version of Delatestryl into the market in March 2004, and could continue to decrease further in the future.


On January 9, 2006, we completed our sale to Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. of our product Delatestryl. Under the terms of the sale, Indevus paid us an initial
payment of $5 million, subject to adjustment based on outstanding trade inventory, and will pay us a portion of the net sales of the product for the first three years following closing of the transaction based on an escalating scale. Additionally, Indevus
purchased from us in three installments equaling approximately $1.9 million our inventory of finished product.


Rosemonts product sales represented a larger percentage of our overall product sales in 2004. Rosemonts product sales accounted for 29% of our product sales in 2004 and 22% of our product sales in 2003. Given the
historical growth of Rosemont product sales in combination with the potential introduction of generic oxandrolone and the divestiture of our global biologics manufacturing business, we expect Rosemont product sales to account for an even higher percentage of our
overall product sales in the coming years.


We began to depreciate our manufacturing facility and certain equipment in Beer Tuvia, Israel in January 2004. As a result, total depreciation expense for our Israeli-based global biologics manufacturing business increased from $1,228,000 in 2003 to
$4,511,000 in 2004. We sold this facility as part of our biologics divestiture in July 2005.


Based upon our new strategic business plan to reposition our company to focus on the full development of our pipeline products and upon the current business outlook, the likelihood of our being able to fully realize our deferred income tax benefits against future
income became uncertain. Accordingly, in the second quarter of 2004 we recorded a $18,153,000 valuation allowance against our domestic deferred income tax assets and a corresponding provision for income taxes, and in the fourth quarter of 2004, we recorded
an additional $5,491,000 valuation allowance against our deferred income tax assets.


|                                    | 
|----------------------------------- | 
|Restatement of financial statements

We have restated our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002. This Amendment No. 2 also includes, for informational purposes, restatements of our
quarterly financial statements relating to the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and restatement of our balance sheet as of December 31, 2002. Separately, we are also filing an amendment to
our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 and filing our Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005.
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2006. The restatements are primarily the result of errors made in connection with estimating product return and inventory reserves related to sales of our Oxandrin
and Delatestryl products in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (US GAAP), as well as other
restatement items referred to below. It has been determined that errors had occurred in these prior financial periods. For restatement purposes, in accordance
with US GAAP, an error is defined as an oversight or misuse of facts that existed at the time the financial statements were prepared. The errors related to
data that was known and knowable; however management did not appropriately evaluate or identify the data that was available or could have been obtained
when they made their original return and inventory valuation estimates.

We conducted an internal review and investigation of the facts and circumstances that contributed to these errors, as well as other restatement items referred to below. Our Audit Committee also engaged outside consultants to
conduct an independent evaluation of the errors made in connection with estimating product returns. Both reviews concluded that there was no evidence of knowingly inappropriate accounting, fraud, or malfeasance however both concurred that certain
accounting control remediation would be required.


Historically, we have had minimal returns related to its products. During 2004, we began receiving actual returns of Oxandrin that were at or near expiration of their shelf life. At that time, we
determined that an adjustment would be required to accrue for future returns. This return reserve adjustment was based, in part, on notifications received from customers advising us, through our third-party fulfillment center, of their intent to return
product. We subsequently determined that certain of those reported returns were in error in that actual units of product returned were significantly less than the amounts originally expected to be returned. We also have determined that
in recording our reserves for product returns and inventory we had failed to properly evaluate this data and the resulting impact on such reserves.


Return and inventory reserve estimates related to its products, Oxandrin being the most significant product, have been re-evaluated during the restatement to incorporate the following:


| |   |                                 | 
| | - | ------------------------------- | 
| |  | Impact of new product launches;

| |   |                                       | 
| | - | ------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Amount of product being manufactured;

| |   |                            | 
| | - | -------------------------- | 
| |  | Product expiration dating;

| |   |                                                             | 
| | - | ----------------------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Amount of product being sold into the distribution channel;

| |   |                                                | 
| | - | ---------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Amount of product in the distribution channel;

| |   |                          | 
| | - | ------------------------ | 
| |  | Historical return rates;

| |   |                                                                  | 
| | - | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Shelf life of product on hand at the Company and in the channel;

| |   |                                                                                       | 
| | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Third party data including prescription demand data and wholesaler inventory reports;

| |   |                                                                              | 
| | - | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Impact of potential market erosion due to generic or competing products; and

| |   |                                                       | 
| | - | ----------------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Amount of product disseminated for non-sale purposes.

|                        | 
|----------------------- | 
|Other restatement items

The Company has restated its rebate allowances related to contracts with Medicaid and other government agencies, of which certain of these restatement adjustments relate to 2001. It was determined that the actual historical rebate activity that was
available during each period of restatement was not being utilized in an effective manner as a basis for forecasting future rebate trends. Based upon the historical trends, the Company has determined that Medicaid rebates were generally under accrued and rebates related to
other government agencies were generally over accrued. These adjustments are reflected in the restated rebate allowance accounts. Going forward, the Company will monitor rebate activity trends including actual rebate vouchers received, timing of rebate voucher receipt, and
corresponding rebate vouchers to sale origination periods.


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negative goodwill should have been allocated on a pro rata basis to non-current assets in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations;non-current assets primarily
included in-process research and development. The primary change in 2001 eliminates all negative goodwill and reduces our in-process research and development expense.

The Company has restated commissions and royalties expense during 2004 to correct an expense over accrual.


The Companys consolidated financial statements include the tax impact related to all restatement items discussed herein. This impact is carried through 2004 which effectively decreased deferred tax assets and the related valuation allowance. The
Company has also restated its tax payable as of December 31, 2004 based upon resolution of an IRS tax audit. In addition, the Company has restated general and administrative expense to capture the potential liability related to an ongoing Sales and Use tax audit with the
State of New Jersey.


The Company also restated its presentation of net assets of the global biologics manufacturing business at December 31, 2004 to correct mathematical errors and certain allocation adjustments related to inventories, net, and other assets.
These changes are reflected in the consolidated financial statements Note 19Subsequent Events.


|                                                    | 
|--------------------------------------------------- | 
|Restatement impact on revenue and net income (loss)

The impact of the restatement on revenue and net income (loss) is summarized as follows:


|                           |  | Year Ended December 31,              |        
|-------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | -------
|                           |  |                                      |        
|                           |  | 2002(Reported)                       |        
|                           |  |                                      |        
|                           |  | (in thousands except per share data) |        
|Revenue, net               |  | $                                    | 102,966
|                           |  |                                      |        
|Net income (loss)          |  | $                                    | 9,717  
|                           |  |                                      |        
|Earnings (loss) per share: |  |                                      |        
|Basic:                     |  |                                      |        
|Net income (loss)          |  | $                                    | 0.17   
|                           |  |                                      |        
|Diluted:                   |  |                                      |        
|Net income (loss)          |  | $                                    | 0.17   
|                           |  |                                      |        

|                                        | 
|--------------------------------------- | 
|Restatement impact on net Product Sales

The Companys net product sales represent total sales less allowances for returns, Medicaid rebates, other government rebates, discounts, commissions, and distribution fees. The impact of the restatement on net Product Sales is
summarized as follows:


|                                        |  | Year Ended December 31, |       
|--------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ------
|                                        |  |                         |       
|                                        |  | 2002(Reported)          |       
|                                        |  |                         |       
|                                        |  | (in thousands)          |       
|U.S. gross pharmaceutical product sales |  | $                       | 76,386
|Less: Allowances for returns            |  |                         | 10    
|Allowances for Medicaid rebates         |  |                         | 5,094 
|Allowances for other government rebates |  |                         | 2,566 
|Commercial discounts                    |  |                         | 372   
|Commissions                             |  |                         | 2,796 
|Distribution fees                       |  |                         | 4,092 
|                                        |  |                         |       
|U.S. pharmaceutical product sales, net  |  |                         | 61,456
|                                        |  |                         |       
|Global biologic product sales           |  |                         | 28,305
|Oral liquid pharmaceutical products     |  |                         | 6,346 
|                                        |  |                         |       
|Product sales, net                      |  | $                       | 96,107
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For a discussion of the restatement adjustments, see Note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements.


All amounts referenced in this amended Annual Report for 2004, including related interim periods, reflect the relevant amounts on a restated basis. We will not amend our Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, nor will
we be amending our Forms 10-Q that were originally filed during the restatement period. The previously issued financial statements for 2004, 2003, and 2002 and the related quarters should no longer be relied upon.


This Form 10-K/A has not been updated except as required to reflect the effects of the restatement. This Form 10-K/A includes changes to Items 6, 7, 8, 9A and 15. Except as identified in the prior sentence, no other items included in Amendment No. 1 to Form
10-K have been amended, and such items remain in effect as of the filing date of Amendment No. 2 to Form 10-K/A. Except where expressly stated otherwise, this Form 10-K/A does not purport to provide an update or a discussion of any other developments at the Company
subsequent to the original filing.


On August 19, 2005, the Company announced that it had received a Nasdaq Staff Determination Letter stating that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) because the Company did not timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended June 30, 2005, and that the Companys common stock was, therefore, subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Stock Market. The Company sought an extension and on October 28, 2005 the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel agreed to continue the listing of
the Companys securities on The Nasdaq National Market provided that the Company filed its restated financials for the appropriate periods and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2005 by no later than December 26, 2005. On November 14,
2005, the Company received a Nasdaq Staff Determination Letter stating that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) because the Company has not timely filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2005.
The Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel granted the Company an extension to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2005 by no later than January 3, 2006. On December 30, 2005, The Nasdaq Listing
Qualifications Panel granted the Company a further extension to file its restated financials for the appropriate periods and its Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2005 by no later than January 13, 2006. The Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel also
granted the Company an extension to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2005 by no later than January 20, 2006. The Company sought further extensions as a result of two related comment letters that the
Company received from the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a normal periodic review of the Companys filings. These comment letters resulted in unexpectedly lengthy discussions with the SEC regarding the Companys
accounting treatment of the negative goodwill related to its 2001 acquisition of Myelos Corporation. This issue is unrelated to the accounting issues that have to date delayed the filing of the above-listed reports.


On January 13, 2006, the Company requested additional extensions to perform additional procedures to update all activities since the initial Annual Report on Form 10-K was filed on March 31, 2005, including updating its assessment of its internal controls over
financial reporting.


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|Results of Operations
|---------------------

The following table sets forth for the fiscal periods indicated the dollar amount and the percentage of our revenues represented by certain items reflected on our consolidated statements of operations:


|                                         |  | Year Ended December 31, |        
|---------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | -------
|                                         |  |                         |        
|                                         |  | 2002(Restated)          |        
|                                         |  |                         |        
|                                         |  | (in thousands)          |        
|Revenues:                                |  |                         |        
|Product sales                            |  | $                       | 94,893 
|Contract fees                            |  |                         | 1,804  
|Royalties                                |  |                         | 3,891  
|Other revenues                           |  |                         | 1,164  
|                                         |  |                         |        
|Total revenues                           |  |                         | 101,752
|                                         |  |                         |        
|Expenses:                                |  |                         |        
|Research and development                 |  |                         | 32,783 
|Marketing and sales                      |  |                         | 22,143 
|General and administrative               |  |                         | 17,582 
|Retirement                               |  |                         |       
|Cost of product sales                    |  |                         | 14,489 
|Restructuring                            |  |                         |       
|Amortization of intangibles and negative |  |                         |        
|goodwill associated with acquisitions    |  |                         | 1,013  
|Commissions and royalties                |  |                         | 2,159  
|                                         |  |                         |        
|Total expenses                           |  |                         | 90,169 
|                                         |  |                         |        
|Operating income (loss)                  |  |                         | 11,583 
|Other income (expense), net              |  |                         | 1,642  
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|Income (loss) before income taxes        |  |                         | 13,225 
|Income tax expense                       |  |                         | 4,546  
|                                         |  |                         |        
|Net income (loss)                        |  | $                       | 8,679  
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We have historically derived our revenues from product sales as well as from collaborative arrangements with third parties. The sources of revenue under our third party arrangements include up-front contract fees, funding for additional research, reimbursement for producing
certain experimental materials, milestone payments and royalties on sales of product. Our funding for additional research conducted by our former BTG-Israel subsidiary includes funding that we have historically received from the Office of the Chief Scientist of the
State of Israel. As a result of our biologics divestiture, future funding from the Office of the Chief Scientist will not be available to us.


Our revenues and expenses have in the past displayed, and may in the future continue to display, significant variations. These variations may result from a variety of factors, including:


| |  | the timing and amount of product sales;
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| |  | changing demand for our products;

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| |  | our inability to provide adequate supply for our products;

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| |  | changes in wholesaler buying patterns;

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| |  | returns of expired product;

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| |  | changes in government or private payor reimbursement policies for our products;

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| |  | increased competition from new or existing products, including generic products;

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| |  | the timing of the introduction of new products;

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| |  | the timing and amount of expenses relating to research and development, product development and manufacturing activities;
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| |  | the extent and timing of costs of obtaining, enforcing and defending intellectual property rights; and

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| |  | any charges related to acquisitions.

The decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the British pound sterling had the effect of increasing our revenues as measured in U.S. dollars by $3,442,000 for 2004. The decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the British pound sterling had a
negative effect on our expenses as measured in U.S. dollars. This decrease also had the effect of reducing our net loss for 2004 by $888,000.


The following table summarizes net sales of our commercialized products and their percentage of net product sales for the periods indicated:


|                                    |  | Year Ended December 31, |       
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|                                    |  | 2002(Restated)          |       
|                                    |  |                         |       
|                                    |  | (in thousands)          |       
|Revenues:                           |  |                         |       
|Oxandrin                            |  | $                       | 44,465
|Oral liquid pharmaceutical products |  |                         | 6,346 
|Human growth hormone                |  |                         | 20,564
|BioLon                              |  |                         | 6,696 
|Delatestryl                         |  |                         | 15,777
|Other                               |  |                         | 1,045 
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|Total                               |  | $                       | 94,893
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|(*) | Reflects sales in fourth quarter of 2002 following our acquisition of Rosemont on September 30, 2002.

We believe that our product mix will vary from period to period based on the purchasing patterns of our customers and our focus on:


| |  | increasing market penetration of our existing products;
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| |  | expanding into new markets; and

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| |  | commercializing additional products.

In particular, fluctuations in sales of Oxandrin have had a significant impact on our quarterly results of operations, and we expect this to continue in future periods. The following table summarizes quarterly sales of Oxandrin for the periods indicated:


|     |  | As Restated    |       
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|     |  |                |       
|     |  | (in thousands) |       
|2002 |  | $              | 9,555 
|2003 |  |                | 11,571
|2004 |  |                | 18,747

The following table summarizes our U.S., U.K. and other international product sales as a percentage of total product sales for the periods indicated:


|                    |  | Year Ended December 31, |       
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|                    |  | 2002(Restated)          |       
|                    |  |                         |       
|                    |  | (in thousands)          |       
|Revenues:           |  |                         |       
|United States       |  | $                       | 62,168
|United Kingdom      |  |                         | 6,829 
|Other International |  |                         | 25,896
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|Total               |  | $                       | 94,893
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U.S. sales as a percentage of total product sales decreased in 2004 compared to 2003 and 2002 as a result of a decrease in U.S. sales of Oxandrin and Delatestryl and an increase in sales by Rosemont in the United Kingdom.


|Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2004, December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002
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Revenues.     Total revenues in 2004 decreased by $7,555,000, or 5.8%, to $123,895,000 from $131,450,000 in 2003. Total revenues in 2003 increased 29.2%
from $101,752,000 in 2002. The decrease in total revenues in 2004 resulted primarily from the decrease in product sales, net, and other revenues, partially offset by an increase in royalties. The increase in total revenues in 2003 resulted primarily
from higher product sales. Revenues attributable to our former global biologics manufacturing business were approximately 20% of our total revenues in 2004.


Product sales, net in 2004 decreased by $7,142,000, or 5.8%, to $116,629,000 from $123,771,000 in 2003. Product sales, net in 2003 increased by 30% from
$94,893,000 in 2002. The decrease in product sales, net in 2004 resulted primarily from decreases in net sales of Oxandrin, human growth hormone, Delatestryl and BioLon, partially offset by an increase in sales of Rosemonts oral liquid
pharmaceutical products. The increase in product sales, net in 2003 resulted primarily from higher product sales for Oxandrin and the inclusion of a full year of Rosemont sales which was acquired in September of 2002. Product sales, net attributable to our former
global biologics manufacturing business were approximately 20% of our total product sales, net in 2004.


Sales of Oxandrin in 2004 decreased by $2,474,000, or 4.4%, from $55,994,000 in 2003. Sales of Oxandrin in 2003 increased by 25.9% from
$44,465,000 in 2002. The decrease in Oxandrin sales in 2004 resulted principally from the negative impact of termination of certain pricing promotions. Oxandrin prescription volumes declined 6% in 2004. These decreases were partially
offset by price increases since the first quarter of 2003. The increase in Oxandrin sales in 2003 resulted principally from price increases beginning in the first quarter of 2003, increased demand for Oxandrin and our transition to a wholesaler business model rather than a
distributor business model.


During 2004 we recorded a provision for product returns of $2,248,000 as compared to the product return provision of $3,436,000 that we recorded in 2003. As of December 31, 2004, our reserve for future returns, which may occur over
several years, was $3,259,000.


Sales of oral liquid pharmaceutical products in 2004 increased by $6,877,000, or 25.3%, from $27,146,000 in 2003. Sales of oral liquid pharmaceutical products in 2003 increased by 327.8% from $6,346,000 in 2002. A portion of the increase in sales of oral liquid
pharmaceutical products in 2004 was attributable to the decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the British pound sterling. Measured in pounds sterling, sales of oral liquid pharmaceutical products in 2004 increased by 11.8% over sales in 2003. The increase in sales
of oral liquid pharmaceutical products in 2003 resulted primarily from inclusion of a full year of sales in 2003 versus only three months in 2002 following our acquisition of Rosemont in September 2002.


Sales of human growth hormone in 2004 decreased by $4,290,000, or 20.9%, from $20,490,000 in 2003. Sales of human growth hormone in 2003 decreased by 0.4% from $20,564,000 in 2002. Decreased sales of human growth hormone in 2004 resulted primarily from
lower sales to JCR, our distributor in Japan, due to pricing pressure in Japan. Decreased sales of human growth hormone in 2003 resulted primarily from decreased sales to JCR and other distributors, offset by increased sales to Ferring, our European distributor. Sales of
human growth hormone to JCR were $3,614,000 in 2004, $9,330,000 in 2003 and $12,331,000 in 2002. Sales of human growth hormone to Ferring were $8,124,000 in 2004, $9,342,000 in 2003 and $5,345,000 in 2002.


Sales of Delatestryl in 2004 decreased by $7,034,000, or 54.5%, to $5,881,000 from $12,915,000 in 2003. Sales of Delatestryl in 2003 decreased by 18.1% from
$15,777,000 in 2002. The decrease in Delatestryl sales in 2004 resulted primarily from the reintroduction of a competing generic product into the market in March 2004. The decrease in Delatestryl sales in 2003 resulted primarily from our
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Sales of BioLon in 2004 decreased by $478,000, or 8%, from $5,964,000 in 2003. Sales of BioLon in 2003 decreased by 10.9% from $6,696,000 in 2002. The decrease in BioLon sales in 2004 resulted primarily from our March 2004 termination of our exclusive
distribution agreement with Akorn, Inc., relating to the distribution of BioLon in the United States. The decrease in BioLon sales in 2003 resulted primarily from decreased demand in the United States and the termination of our agreement with our distributor in France,
Turkey and several other countries.


Contract feesin 2004 decreased by $417,000, or 31.1%, from $1,340,000 in 2003. Contract fees decreased by 25.7% from $1,804,000 in 2002. These amounts represent mainly contract fees received in prior periods but earned and recognized in the
respective period in accordance with SAB 104. There were no contract fees attributable to our global biologics manufacturing business in 2004.


Royalties in 2004 increased by $2,125,000, or 65.9%, from $3,227,000 in 2003. Royalties in 2003 decreased by 17.1% from $3,891,000 in 2002. These revenues consisted principally of royalties that we receive from third party sales of our former
Mircette, Silkis and insulin products. The increase in royalties in 2004 was primarily attributable to a $2,250,000 milestone payment that we received in the second quarter of 2004 as a result of the achievement of aggregate sales thresholds under
a license agreement with Diosynth b.v. relating to our former insulin product. Royalties attributable to our global biologics manufacturing business were approximately 26% of our total royalty revenue in 2004.


Other revenues in 2004 decreased by $2,121,000, or 68.2%, from $3,112,000 in 2003. Other revenues in 2003 increased by 167.4% from $1,164,000 in 2002. The decrease in other revenues in 2004 was primarily attributable to a decrease in research and
development funding from the Office of the Chief Scientist of the State of Israel. The increase in other revenues in 2003 was primarily attributable to an increase in funding from the Office of the Chief Scientist. There were no other revenues attributable to our former
global biologics manufacturing business in 2004.


Research and development expense in 2004 decreased by $3,997,000, or 12.6%, from $31,797,000 in 2003. Research and development expense in 2003 decreased by 3% from $32,783,000 in 2002. Research and development expense was higher in 2003 and 2002
because of the costs of conducting toxicology studies of Prosaptide and producing clinical supplies of both Puricase and Prosaptide. Research and development expenses attributable to our former global biologics manufacturing business were approximately 20% of our
total research and development expense in 2004.


Marketing and sales expense in 2004 increased by $295,000, or 1.3%, from $23,303,000 in 2003. Marketing and sales expense in 2003 increased by 5.2% from $22,143,000 in 2002. The increase in marketing and sales expense in 2004 was primarily attributable to pre-
marketing expenses for Euflexxa in the United States. The increase in marketing and sales expense in 2003 resulted primarily from the effect of a full year of Rosemonts operations, partially offset by lower promotion and marketing and sales compensation costs.
Marketing and sales expense attributable to our former global biologics manufacturing business was less than 4% of our total marketing and sales expense in 2004.


General and administrative expense in 2004 increased by $4,908,000, or 18.4%, from $26,744,000 in 2003. General and administrative expense increased by 52.1% from $17,582,000 in 2003. The increase in general and administrative expense in 2004
resulted primarily from significant increases in consulting expenses related to our implementation of provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the establishment of a $3,000,000 reserve for the estimated future settlement of certain legal disputes, the recording of a
Sales and Use tax accrual and the development of our new strategy plan, partially offset by reductions in administrative staffing, legal and office expenses. The increase in general and administrative expense in 2003 resulted primarily from increased legal expenses,
primarily related to patent litigation with Novo Nordisk and the class action lawsuits against us and our officers and directors, increased compensation costs, including accrued severance compensation owed to a former senior executive officer, the costs associated with
the proposed (and now abandoned) acquisition of us by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., higher insurance premiums and increased occupancy and maintenance expenses at our new headquarters. General and administrative expense attributable to our former global
biologics manufacturing business was approximately 19% of our total general and administrative expense in 2004.




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Retirement expense of $2,085,000 in 2004 includes a provision for a retirement payment and other related benefits in connection with the retirement agreement of our former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In June 2004, this former executive elected to
receive the retirement payment in one lump sum.


Cost of product salesin 2004 increased by $13,534,000, or 52.1%, from $25,998,000 in 2003. Cost of product sales increased by 79.4% from $14,489,000 in 2002. Cost of product sales as a
percentage of product sales was 33.9% in 2004, 21% in 2003 and 15.3% in 2002. The increase in cost of product sales in 2004 was primarily attributable to:


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| |  | increases in non-recurring expenses of approximately $6,616,000 primarily for process validation and similar qualification activities relating to the operation of our former manufacturing facility in Beer Tuvia;

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| |  | changes in our product mix, with an increase in sales of oral liquid pharmaceutical products;

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| |  | depreciation of approximately $3,008,000 related to our former Beer Tuvia facility beginning in January 2004;

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| |  | a reserve of approximately $897,000 that we recorded against Delatestryl inventories that were in excess of projected demand for the product;

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| |  | an inventory valuation reserve of approximately $3,193,000 for excess production of Oxandrin; and

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| |  | loss contract reserves of approximately $689,000.

The increase in cost of product sales in 2003 was primarily attributable to the addition of a full year of sales of oral liquid pharmaceutical products, higher sales of Oxandrin and the initial costs associated with the validation of our new manufacturing facility. In the first
nine months of 2003, we capitalized the costs of operating the Beer Tuvia facility and did not record depreciation on the facility because it was not yet ready for its intended use.


Cost of product sales as a percentage of product sales varies from year to year and quarter to quarter depending on the quantity and mix of products sold and the magnitude of the reserves for product returns and rebates. Oxandrin and
human growth hormone have relatively low manufacturing costs relative to their sales prices, whereas BioLon and Delatestryl had, and Rosemonts products have, higher manufacturing costs relative to their sales prices.


Amortization of Intangibles Associated with Acquisition. In connection with our acquisition of Rosemont, we recorded intangibles of $80,800,000, consisting of trademarks, patents and developed products. We are amortizing these intangibles
using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of approximately 20 years. We recorded $4,050,000 of amortization of these intangibles in each of 2004 and 2003, and $1,013,000 of amortization of these intangibles in 2002.


Restructure.In October 2004, we announced a 9% reduction in our work force. The total cost of these reductions of $1,962,000 included $1,404,000 in personnel related costs.


Commissions and royalties in 2004 increased by $794,000, or 14.6%, from $5,438,000 in 2003. Commissions and royalties in 2003 increased 151.9%, compared to $2,159,000 in 2002. The increase in commissions and royalties in 2004 was
primarily attributable to increased commissions paid to the Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories, or Ross, on sales of Oxandrin for the long-term care market, partially offset by a decrease in royalties that we were required to pay for our Delatestryl and Mircette
products due to a decrease in the sales of those products. The increase in commissions and royalties in 2003 was principally due to increased commissions paid to Ross on the purchases of Oxandrin in the long-term care market. The remainder of commissions and royalties
expenses in 2004, 2003 and 2002 consisted primarily of royalties to the Office of the Chief Scientist in Israel, and royalties to licensors of intellectual property used in our products. Because of the divestiture of our global biologics manufacturing business, we
will not incur further expense of royalties to the Israeli Office of the Chief Scientist until we commercialize our lead product candidate Puricase (PEG-uricase).




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Other incomein 2004 decreased by $2,897,000, or 69.6%, from $4,162,000 in 2003. Other income increased by $708,000, or 20.5%, from $3,454,000 in 2002. In 2004, other income was lower than in 2003 because of the deferred
revenue recognized from the terminated DePuy distribution agreement. In 2003, other income, net increased primarily due to the deferred revenue recognized from the DePuy termination agreement.


Other expense in 2004 increased by $1,494,000, or 283.5%, from $527,000 in 2003. Other expense in 2003 decreased by $1,285,000, or 70.9%, from $1,812,000 in 2002. In 2004, other expense increased primarily due to unrealized and
realized losses of $1,595,000 primarily associated with the reclassification of our short-term investments. In 2003, other expense decreased primarily because we did not have any losses associated with investments during that year.


In 2003, we agreed to invest an aggregate of $1,500,000 in Marco preferred stock and acquired an option to market Marcos Huperzine-A product candidate for the treatment of Alzheimers disease. As of March 31, 2004, we had invested $1,000,000 in Marco. In the
second quarter of 2004, we elected not to make our final $500,000 investment in Marco. As a result, our preferred stock was converted into Marco common stock and our option to market Huperzine-A was terminated. Although we will continue to hold the Marco common
stock, based on our assessment of the status of the development of Marcos product candidate, we have written down the entire amount of our $1,000,000 investment in Marco.


In January 2005, Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. implemented a recapitalization of the entire company which resulted in the conversion of all preferred and common stockholders and almost all of its noteholders into one class of common stock. This recapitalization
resulted in the conversion of our preferred shares to approximately 3.9% of the new common stock on a fully diluted basis. In February 2005, we sold our equity stake in Omrix to Catalyst Investments, L.P. for $1,625,000, plus the right to receive up to an additional
$1,625,000 in the event that Catalyst is able to liquidate its Omrix investment on the terms described in our agreement with Catalyst. Accordingly, we took an additional write down of $375,000 on the book value of our Omrix investment.


Other income in 2003 includes $3,354,000 of unamortized contract fees recognized in the third quarter as a result of our termination of our distribution agreement with DePuy relating to our sodium hyaluronate product for osteoarthritis and reacquisition of its
distribution rights. Upon execution of the distribution agreement in 2000, we received a $5,000,000 nonrefundable up-front license fee, which we were recognizing as contract fee revenue over the term of the agreement in accordance with SAB 104.


Income Taxes.     Provision for income taxes for 2004 increased $8,442,000, or 159.3%, from $5,301,000 for 2003. Provision for income taxes for 2003 increased 16.6% from $4,546,000. The increase in provision for income taxes was
primarily attributable to the $23,644,000 valuation allowance as of December 31, 2004 to reflect the uncertainty of our being able to use the benefits of our deferred tax assets in the future based upon our current business outlook and the change in our strategic
direction.


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|Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2004, our working capital was $28,036,000 as compared to $35,374,000 as of December 31, 2003. The decrease in working capital as of December 31, 2004 was primarily due to a decrease in accounts receivable and the
write-off of the current portion of the deferred tax asset. The decrease in accounts receivable in 2004 was attributable to the net collection of accounts receivable of $8,297,000 as a result of a decline in net product sales.


Our cash flows have fluctuated significantly as a result of changes in our revenues, operating expenses, capital spending, working capital requirements, the issuance of common stock and other financing activities. We expect that cash flows in the near future will be
primarily determined by the levels of our net income, working capital requirements, milestone payment obligations and financings, if any, that we may undertake in addition to the receipt of anticipated proceeds from our divestiture of our global biologics manufacturing
business. Net cash increased by $5,228,000 in 2004 and $5,008,000 in 2003, and decreased by $63,240,000 in 2002.




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Net cash provided by operating activities was $10,998,000 in 2004, compared to $17,359,000 in 2003 and $9,194,000 in 2002. Net loss was $27,515,000 in 2004, compared to our net income of $12,454,000 in 2003 and
$8,679,000 in 2002.


In 2004, net cash provided by operating activities was $10,998,000 during the same period that we sustained a net loss of $27,515,000. This difference is primarily attributable to the above mentioned decrease in accounts receivable of
$8,297,000 a decrease in accounts payable of $8,166,000 as well as non-cash charges for deferred income taxes of $17,500,000, deferred revenue of $2,608,000, depreciation and amortization of $6,696,000,
amortization of intangible assets of $4,050,000 and the establishment of a $3,000,000 reserve for the estimated future settlement of certain legal disputes.


In 2003, net cash provided by operating activities was greater than net income mainly due to a decrease in accounts receivable of $2,389,000, an increase in other current liabilities of $3,901,000 and deferred income tax of
$1,350,000 and depreciation and amortization of $4,623,000 and amortization of intangible assets associated with acquisition of $4,050,000. Net cash in 2003 was reduced by an increase in inventories of $2,351,000 and a decrease in
prepaid expenses and other current assets and accounts payable of $1,334,000 and $3,501,000, respectively, and deferred revenue of $4,501,000.


In 2002, net cash provided by operating activities was greater than net income primarily as the result of an increase in accounts payable of $7,532,000 and an increase in other current liabilities of $1,519,000, as well as depreciation and amortization of $2,701,000
and amortization of intangible assets associated with acquisitions of $1,013,000, offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $8,265,000 and an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $1,284,000, as well as deferred income taxes of $1,345,000 and deferred
revenues of $1,553,000.


Net cash used in investing activities was $1,289,000 in 2004, compared to $9,059,000 in 2003 and $73,228,000 in 2002. Net cash used in investing activities included capital expenditures of $3,583,000 in 2004, compared to $7,978,000 in 2003 and $15,546,000 in 2002.
Capital expenditures in 2004 included $2,261,000 for the upgrade of the Rosemont manufacturing facility. Capital expenditures in 2003 and 2002 included the purchase and construction of the Beer Tuvia manufacturing facility, amounting to $4,927,000 in 2003
and $12,138,000 in 2002. The remainder of capital expenditures in all periods relate primarily to the purchase of laboratory and manufacturing equipment and infrastructure. In 2002, net cash used in investing activities also includes the $95,954,000 net used to acquire
Rosemont.


Net cash used in financing activities was $5,400,000 in 2004 and $4,728,000 in 2003, and net cash provided by financing activities was $517,000 in 2002. Cash from financing activities consisted of net proceeds from issuances of common stock of $1,620,000 in 2004,
compared to $2,307,000 in 2003 and $1,751,000 in 2002. Net proceeds from the sale of common stock resulted mainly from the issuances of stock pursuant to our employee stock purchase plan. We repaid long-term debt, principally borrowings under our credit facility that we
used to finance a portion of the construction of the Beer Tuvia manufacturing facility of $7,020,000 in 2004, compared to $7,035,000 in 2003 and $1,234,000 in 2002.


In June 2000, BTG-Israel entered into a $20,000,000 credit facility with Bank Hapoalim B.M. to finance a portion of the cost of completing the Beer Tuvia manufacturing facility. Loans under the credit facility bear interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 1%. The
credit facility was secured by the assets of BTG-Israel and was guaranteed by us. As of December 31, 2004 we had long-term borrowings of $5,903,000, compared to $12,923,000 at December 31, 2003. As of December 31, 2004, the loans were at an
average interest rate of approximately 3.25%. The balance under the credit facility was paid off during April 2005 in advance of our biologics divestiture.


In June 2003, Rosemont commenced an upgrade of its manufacturing facility to obtain FDA approval to enable Rosemont to manufacture oral liquid products for supply into the U.S. market. The project was substantially completed in 2004 at a total cost of
approximately $3.4 million.


We believe that our cash resources as of December 31, 2004, together with anticipated product sales and proceeds from the divestiture of our global biologics manufacturing business, will be sufficient to fund our ongoing operations and debt service obligations
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achieve our anticipated liquidity levels as a result of unexpected events or failure to achieve our goals. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the following:

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| |  | the timing and amount of product sales, particularly our continued ability to sell Oxandrin prior to the introduction of generic versions of the product;

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| |  | continued progress in our research and development programs, particularly with respect to Puricase;

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| |  | the timing of, and the costs involved in, obtaining regulatory approvals, including regulatory approvals for Puricase, and any other product candidates that we may seek to develop in the future and regulatory approval to enable Rosemont to manufacture oral liquid
pharmaceutical products for supply into the U.S. market;

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| |  | the timing and magnitude of any future milestone payment obligations;

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| |  | fluctuations in foreign exchange rates for sales denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar;

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| |  | the costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining, and enforcing patent claims and other patent related costs, including litigation costs and the results of such litigation;

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| |  | the outcome of pending purported class action and other related, or potentially related, actions and the litigation costs with respect to such actions; and

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| |  | our ability to establish and maintain collaborative arrangements.

If we are required to seek additional funding for our operations, we might not be able to obtain such additional funds or, if such funds are available, such funding might be on unacceptable terms. We continue to seek additional collaborative research and development
and licensing arrangements in order to provide revenue from sales of certain products and funding for a portion of the research and development expenses relating to the products covered. However, we may not be able to enter into any such agreements.


Below is a table that presents our contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2004:


Payments Due by Period(in thousands)

|Contractual Obligations                                        |  | Total |        | Less thanOne Year |   | 1-3 years |  | 4-5 years |        | After5 years |   | Undetermined | 
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|                                                               |  |       |        |                   |   |           |  |           |        |              |   |              | 
|Long-term debt obligations                                     |  | $     | 5,555  |                   | $ | 5,555     |  | $         |       |              |   |             | 
|Capital lease obligations(1)                                   |  |       | 514    |                   |   | 418       |  |           | 96     |              |   |             | 
|Operating lease obligations                                    |  |       | 17,775 |                   |   | 3,309     |  |           | 4,628  |              | $ | 4,223        | 
|Purchase obligations (2)                                       |  |       | 13,758 |                   |   | 7,837     |  |           | 5,921  |              |   |             | 
|Other long-term liabilities reflected on our balance sheet (3) |  |       | 3,679  |                   |   |          |  |           |       |              |   |             | 
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|Total                                                          |  | $     | 41,281 |                   | $ | 17,119    |  | $         | 10,645 |              | $ | 4,223        | 
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|(1) | Includes interest expense of $13,000 in 2005.
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|(2) | Consists primarily of purchase commitments of $4,671,000 for oxandrolone, the active ingredient in Oxandrin, and $8,025,000 for Delatestryl in 2005, 2006 and beyond. See Explanatory NoteSubsequent Events for discussion of Delatestryl sale.
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|(3) | Consists of unfunded severance benefits payable under Israeli law. Because these benefits are paid only upon termination of employment, it was not possible to allocate the liability across future years as of December 31, 2004. In connection with the divestiture of our global
biologics manufacturing business in July 2005, these obligations were subsequently satisfied for $3,546,000. These amounts do not include
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| | contingent royalty obligations to the Office of the Chief Scientist of the State of Israel with respect to the future sales of our lead product candidate Puricase (PEG-uricase).
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We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital
resources that are material to investors.


|Critical Accounting Policies and the Use of Estimates  As Restated
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Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Applying these principles
requires our judgment in determining the appropriateness of acceptable accounting principles and methods of application in diverse and complex economic activities. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the
reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from
these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.


While our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in this report, we believe the following accounting policies are most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported
financial results:


Product revenue recognition.     Product sales are recognized when title to the product has transferred to the Companys customers in accordance with the terms of the sale. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the SECs Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements as amended by Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 (together, SAB 104), and FASB Statement No. 48 Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists (FAS 48). SAB 104
states that revenue should not be recognized until it is realized or realizable and earned. Revenue is realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or services have been
rendered; (3) the sellers price to the buyer is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectibility is reasonably assured. FAS 48 states that revenue from sales transactions where the buyer has the right to return the product shall be recognized at the time of sale only if (1) the sellers
price to the buyer is substantially fixed or determinable at the date of sale, (2) the buyer has paid the seller, or the buyer is obligated to pay the seller and the obligation is not contingent on resale of the product, (3) the buyers obligation to the seller would not be changed in
the event of theft or physical destruction or damage of the product, (4) the buyer acquiring the product for resale has economic substance apart from that provided by the seller, (5) the seller does not have significant obligations for future performance to directly bring about
resale of the product by the buyer, and (6) the amount of future returns can be reasonably estimated.


The Companys net product revenues represent total product revenues less allowances for returns, Medicaid rebates, other government rebates, discounts, commissions, and distribution fees.


Allowances for returns.     In general, the Company provides credit for product returns that are returned six months prior to and twelve months after the product expiration date. The Companys product sales in the U.S. primarily relate to the following three
products:




|Product         |  | Expiration (in years) |  
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|Oxandrin 2.5 mg |  |                       | 5
|Oxandrin 10 mg  |  |                       | 2
|Delatestryl     |  |                       | 5

Upon sale, we estimate an allowance for future returns. The Company will provide additional return reserves for contemporaneous events that were not known and knowable at the time of shipment. In order to reasonably estimate future returns, the
Company analyzes both quantitative and qualitative information including, but not limited to, actual return rates by lot productions, the level of product manufactured by the Company, the level of product in the distribution channel, expected shelf life of the product, current
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projected product demand, the introduction of new or generic products that may erode current demand, and general economic and industry wide indicators. Certain specifics regarding
these analyses are as follows:

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| |  | Actual return rates  The Company tracks actual returns by product and analyzes historical return trends. The Company uses these historical trends as part of its overall process of estimating future returns.

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| |  | The level of product manufactured  The level of product produced has an impact on the valuation of that product. For productions that exceed anticipated future demand, a valuation adjustment will be required. Generally, this valuation adjustment occurs as an offset to
gross inventory. During 2003, the valuation adjustment also impacted return reserves since product entered the channel with expiration dating that was below the Companys then standard of ten months before expiration. Currently, the Company has mandated that product
with less than twelve months of expiry dating will not be sold into the channel.

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| |  | Level of product in the distribution channel  From the third quarter of 2002 through the first quarter of 2004, the Company followed the practice of offering customers quarter-end promotions and pricing incentives with specified maximum purchases to ensure that
supplies in the distribution channel would be sufficient to avoid stock outs. Analyses have shown that although these quarter-end promotions caused wholesaler buying spikes, the channel was not inflated. Based upon our review of the wholesaler inventory and third-party
prescription data that were and are available to the Company, the level of product in the channel is at a reasonable level at an average of approximately three months or less. Given the twelve month shipping policy, the level of product in the distribution channel appears
reasonable for both five year and two year expiration product.

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| |  | Estimated shelf life  Product returns generally occur due to product expiration. Therefore, it is important for the Company to ensure that product sold into the channel has excess dating that will allow the product to be sold through the channel without nearing its
expiration date. Currently the Company has mandated that product with less than twelve months of expiry dating will not be sold into the channel. The Company has taken the appropriate measures to enforce this policy, including setting up certain controls with its third
party distributor. In addition, the Company entered into a distributor service agreement with one of its large wholesalers which limits the level of product at the wholesaler. The terms of this agreement are consistent with the industrys movement toward a fee-for-service
approach which has become synonymous with better channel inventory management, higher levels of channel transparency, and more consistent buying and selling patterns. Since a majority of the Companys sales flow through three large wholesalers, these industry
changes will have a direct impact on the Companys future sales to wholesalers, inventory management, product returns, and estimation capabilities.

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| |  | Current and projected demand  The Company analyzes prescription demand data provided by industry standard third-party sources. This data is used to estimate the level of product in the channel and to determine future sales trends.

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| |  | Product launches and new product introductions  For future product launches, the Company will analyze projected product demand and production levels in order to estimate return and inventory reserve allowances. New product introductions, including generics, will be
monitored for market erosion and adjustments to return estimates will be made accordingly.

The Company also utilizes the guidance provided in FAS 48 and SAB 104 in establishing its return estimates. FAS 48 discusses potential factors that may impair the ability to make a reasonable estimate including: (1) the susceptibility of the product to
significant external factors, such as technological obsolescence or changes in demand, (2) relatively long periods in which a particular product may be returned, (3) absence of historical experience with similar types of sales of similar products, or inability to apply such
experience because of changing circumstances, for example, changes in the selling enterprises marketing policies or relationships with its customers, and (4) absence of a large volume of relatively homogeneous transactions. SAB 104 provides additional factors that may
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referred to as channel stuffing), (2) lack of visibility into or the inability to determine or observe the levels of inventory in a distribution channel and the current level of sales to end users,
(3) expected introductions of new products that may result in the technological obsolescence of and larger than expected returns of current products, (4) the significance of a particular distributor
to the registrants (or a reporting segments) business, sales and marketing, (5) the newness of a product, (6) the introduction of competitors products with superior technology or greater
expected market acceptance, and (7) other factors that affect market demand and changing trends in that demand for the registrants products.

The aggregate net return allowance reserves as of December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 were $3,259,000, $4,706,000, and $1,364,000, respectively. See Schedule II  Valution and Qualifying
Accounts for an annual rollforward of these reserve balances.


Allowances for Medicaid and other government rebates.     The Companys contracts with Medicaid and other government agencies such as the Federal Supply System commit us to providing those agencies with our most favorable pricing. This ensures that
the Companys products remain eligible for purchase or reimbursement under these government-funded programs. Based upon our contracts and the most recent experience with respect to sales through each of these channels, the Company provides an allowance for rebates.
The Company monitors the sales trends and adjusts the rebate percentages on a regular basis to reflect the most recent rebate experience. See Schedule II  Valution and Qualifying Accounts for an annual rollforward of these reserve balances.


Inventory valuation.     We state inventories at the lower of cost or market. We determine cost using the weighted-average method. If inventory costs exceed expected market value due to obsolescence or quantities in excess of expected demand, we
record reserves for the difference between the cost and the market value. We determine these reserves based on estimates. During 2002, in conjunction with the launch of Oxandrin 10mg product, the Company produced product in excess of anticipated demand. A
valuation reserve of approximately $341,000 was established during this period. During 2003, the Company had Oxandrin product on hand in excess of future demand estimates which resulted in an inventory valuation adjustment of approximately $1,643,000. During
2004, the Company also produced product in excess of anticipated demand. This excess product was partially due to the Oxandrin 2.5 mg market erosion associated with the launch of the Oxandrin 10mg dosage. The valuation reserve adjustment during 2004 included
approximately $3,352,000 related to Oxandrin. During 2004, the Company also recorded an inventory valuation adjustment of approximately $896,000 for Delatestryl to account for the impact of a generic that launched in 2004.


The aggregate net inventory valuation reserves as of December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 were $6,059,000, $2,210,000 and $341,000, respectively. In addition, loss contract reserves of
$689,000, included in other current liabilities, were established in 2004 for the resolution of other purchase commitments that may be in excess of expected demand.


Our inventories include Oxandrin inventories that we believe would potentially be in excess of expected product demand if the FDA approves a generic form of the product in the near term. The amount of such potential excess will vary depending upon the
timing of the approval of a generic product, the number of generic products that are approved and the rate by which generic sales reduce demand for branded Oxandrin. See Schedule II  Valution and Qualifying Accounts for an annual rollforward of these reserve
balances.


Accounts Receivable.     We extend credit to customers based on our evaluation of the customers financial condition. We generally do not require collateral from our customers when we extend credit. Accounts receivable are usually due within 30
days and are stated at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. Accounts outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms are considered past due. We assess the need for an allowance by considering a number of factors, including the
length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, our previous loss history, the customers current ability to pay its obligation to us and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. We write off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible,
and payments subsequently received on such receivables are credited to recovery of accounts written off. During 2002, the Company made approximately 66% of its sales to two customers (including its distributor at the time). During 2003 and 2004, the Company primarily
sold to wholesalers of which three large wholesalers accounted for approximately 44% and 49% of total sales respectively. In general, we have experienced minimal collection issues with these large customers.




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Accordingly, we have not recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts related to our U.S. operations. An allowance for doubtful accounts related to our international operations has not been
material. See Schedule II  Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for an annual rollforward of the international operations reserve balance.

Intangible assets acquired.     On September 30, 2002, we acquired Rosemont. We allocated the aggregate purchase price of $104,585,000 based on the estimates of the fair value of the intangible assets acquired, which was based on an independent
appraisal and information available at the time of the acquisition. The intangible assets acquired consist of developed products, trademarks and several patents and are being amortized, using the straight-line method, over the estimated useful life of approximately 20 years.


Goodwill.     In connection with the acquisition of Rosemont, we recorded $40,121,000 of goodwill. Under the accounting rules for goodwill, this intangible asset is not amortized. Instead, we evaluate our goodwill annually for impairment, or earlier if
indicators of potential impairment exist, based on a two-step accounting test. The first step is to compare the estimated fair value of Rosemont with the recorded net book value (including the goodwill) of Rosemont. If the estimated fair value of Rosemont is higher than the
recorded net book value, no impairment is deemed to exist and no further testing is required that year. If, however, the estimated fair value of Rosemont is below the recorded net book value, then a second step must be performed to determine the amount of the goodwill
impairment to record, if any. In this second step, the estimated fair value from the first step is used as the purchase price in a hypothetical new acquisition of Rosemont. The various purchase business combination rules are followed to determine a hypothetical purchase price
allocation for Rosemonts assets and liabilities. The residual amount of goodwill that results from this hypothetical purchase price allocation is compared with the recorded amount of goodwill for Rosemont, and the recorded amount is written down to the hypothetical amount
if lower. The determination of whether or not goodwill or other intangible assets have become impaired involves a significant level of judgment in the assumptions underlying the approach used to determine the value of Rosemont. Changes in our strategy and or market
conditions could significantly impact these judgments and require adjustments to recorded amounts of goodwill. We have adopted a policy to review Rosemont for impairment using a discounted cash flow approach that uses forward-looking information regarding market share,
revenues and costs as well as appropriate discount rates. As a result, changes in these assumptions and current working capital could materially change the outcome of Rosemonts fair value determinations in future periods, which could require a permanent write-down of
goodwill.


Investments.     From time to time, we invest in nonmarketable equity securities for strategic purposes. These investments are carried at cost. We periodically monitor the liquidity, progress and financing activities of these entities to determine if impairment
write-downs are required. In 2004, we wrote down our investment in Marco Hi-Tech JV, Ltd. by $1,000,000, and our investment in Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. by $375,000.


Income taxes.     Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their basis for income tax purposes and the tax effects of capital
loss, net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We record valuation allowances to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts that are more likely than not to be realized. Based upon our current business outlook and the change in our strategic direction, the likelihood of
our being able to fully realize our deferred income tax benefits against future income became uncertain. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2004, we have a $23,644,000 valuation allowance against our deferred income tax assets.


Litigation.      On December 20, 2002, a purported shareholder class action was filed against the Company and three of its former officers. The action is pending under the captionIn re Bio-Technology General Corp.
Securities Litigation,in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Plaintiff alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and seeks unspecified compensatory damages. The plaintiff purports to represent a class
of shareholders who purchased shares of the Company between April 19, 1999 and August 2, 2002. The complaint asserts that certain of the Companys financial statements were materially false and misleading because the Company restated its earnings and financial
statements for the years ended 1999, 2000 and 2001, as described in the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated, and its press release issued, on August 2, 2002. Five nearly identical actions were filed in January




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and February 2003, in each instance claiming unspecified compensatory damages. In September 2003, the actions were consolidated and co-lead plaintiffs and co-lead counsel were appointed in
accordance with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. The parties subsequently entered into a stipulation which provided for the lead plaintiff to file an amended consolidated complaint.
Plaintiffs filed such amended complaint and the Company filed a motion to dismiss the action. On August 10, 2005, citing the failure of the amended complaint to set forth particularized facts
that give rise to a strong inference that the defendants acted with the required state of mind, the Court granted the Companys motion to dismiss the action, without prejudice, and granted
plaintiffs leave to file an amended complaint. On October 11, 2005 the plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint, again seeking unspecified compensatory damages, purporting to set forth
particularized facts to support their allegations of violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by the Company and its former officers. On
December 13, 2005 the Company filed a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. The Company intends to continue its vigorous defense against plaintiffs
allegations in this matter.

On October 27, 2003, the Company received a letter addressed to the board of directors from attorneys for a purported stockholder of the Company demanding that the Company commence legal proceedings to recover unspecified damages against
directors who served on the Companys board immediately prior to the June 2003 annual meeting of stockholders, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Arthur Andersen LLP, the partners of Arthur Andersen responsible for the audit of the Companys financial
statements for 1999, 2000 and 2001, as well as all other officers and directors responsible for the alleged wrongdoing. The letter asserted that some or all of these persons were responsible for the material overstatement of the Companys assets, earnings and net
worth, and that these persons caused the Company to disseminate false and misleading press releases and filings with the SEC. An advisory committee to the board of directors, consisting of directors who were not directors prior to the June 2003 annual meeting
of stockholders, investigated this demand and determined that litigation should not be commenced.


The Company has referred these claims to its directors and officers insurance carrier, which has reserved its rights as to coverage with respect to this action.


Impairment of long-lived assets.     We periodically assess impairments of our long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived
Assets. We perform an impairment review whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The factors that we consider include, but are not limited to:


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| |  | significant negative industry or economic trends.

When we determine that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above impairment indicators, we estimate the future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and
its eventual disposition. If the sum of these expected future undiscounted cash flows and eventual disposition is less than the carrying amount of the asset, we calculate an impairment loss. An impairment loss is equal to the difference between the fair value of the asset and its
carrying value. Fair value is generally determined using a discounted cash flow methodology.


Capitalization and Depreciation
      of Cost of New Production Facility.     All
      costs associated with design, construction and qualification activities,
      including labor, outside contractors and consultants, materials, utilities,
      other indirect costs and interest costs on  funds borrowed to fund construction
      of the Beer Tuvia manufacturing facility have been capitalized. Costs
      associated with process validation, which involves the transfer of product
      manufacturing processes to the new facility and verification that product
      manufacture is  reproducible, are being expensed. We determined that qualification
      was substantially completed as of September 1, 2003, and that no further
      costs would be capitalized. We began to depreciate the manufacturing facility
      and certain equipment in
Beer Tuvia, Israel in January 2004. We ceased depreciating the facility
following the July 18, 2005 closing of our biologics divestiture.




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The above listing is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by generally accepted accounting principles, with no need for managements
judgment in their application. There are also areas in which managements judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result. See consolidated financial statements included in this report, which contain accounting policies and other
disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.


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In June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Exit or Disposal Activities. SFAS No. 146 requires that the liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized at their fair values
when the liabilities are incurred. Under previous guidance, liabilities for certain exit costs were recognized at the date that management committed to an exit plan, which is generally before the actual liabilities are incurred. As SFAS No. 146 is effective only for exit or disposal
activities initiated after December 31, 2002, the adoption of this statement did not have a material effect on our financial statements.


In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, which amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments
embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133. SFAS No. 149 is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 except for the provisions that were cleared by the FASB in prior pronouncements. The adoption of SFAS No. 149
did not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.


In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. SFAS No. 150 establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures in its statement of financial position
certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. In accordance with the standard, financial instruments that embody such obligations for the issuer are required to be classified as liabilities. SFAS No. 150 is effective for financial instruments entered
into or modified after May 31, 2003. The adoption of SFAS No. 150 did not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.


In November 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, which we refer to as FIN 45. FIN 45 requires the guarantor to recognize,
at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee. It also elaborates on the disclosure to be made by a guarantor in its financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued and to be
made in regard of product warranties. Disclosures required under FIN 45 are effective for interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2002. Initial recognition and initial measurement provisions of FIN 45 are applicable on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or
modified after December 31, 2002. The adoption of FIN 45 did not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.


In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, which we refer to as FIN 46. FIN 46 interprets ARB No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, as amended by FASB Statement No. 94, Consolidation of All
Majority-Owned Subsidiaries, which requires the preparation of consolidated financial statements when one entity has a controlling financial interest in a second entity. Usually a controlling financial interest is created when an investor owns a majority of the voting interests in
an investee. However, in some circumstances, an entity is created solely to fulfill a specific purpose and voting interests do not provide a substantive indicator of a controlling financial interest because there are typically limited matters on which investors may vote. FIN 46
refers to those entities as variable interest entities (VIEs) and creates a model for consolidation based on an investors ownership of variable interests. The provisions of FIN 46 are effective immediately for interests acquired in VIEs after January 31, 2003, and at the beginning
of the first interim or annual period beginning after June 15, 2003 for interests acquired in VIEs before February 1, 2003. The adoption of FIN 46 did not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.




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In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment(SFAS 123R). SFAS 123R replaced SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation(SFAS 123), and
superseded Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees(APB 25). In March 2005, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107), which expresses
views of the SEC staff regarding the interaction between SFAS 123R and certain SEC rules and regulations, and provides the staffs views regarding the valuation of share-based payment arrangements for public companies. SFAS 123R will require
compensation cost related to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in the financial statements. SFAS 123R required public companies to apply SFAS 123R in the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after June 15, 2005. In April 2005,
the SEC approved a new rule that delays the effective date, requiring public companies to apply SFAS 123R in their next fiscal year, instead of the next interim reporting period, beginning after June 15, 2005. As permitted by SFAS 123, the Company
elected to follow the guidance of APB 25, which allowed companies to use the intrinsic value method of accounting to value their share-based payment transactions with employees. SFAS 123R requires measurement of the cost of share-based payment transactions to
employees at the fair value of the award on the grant date and recognition of expense over the requisite service or vesting period. SFAS 123R requires implementation using a modified version of prospective application, under which compensation expense of the
unvested portion of previously granted awards and all new awards will be recognized on or after the date of adoption. SFAS 123R also allows companies to adopt SFAS 123R by restating previously issued statements, basing the amounts on the expense
previously calculated and reported in their pro forma footnote disclosures required under SFAS 123. The Company will adopt SFAS 123R in the first interim period of fiscal 2006 and is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of SFAS 123R
will have on its results of operations and financial position.


In November 2004, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 151, Inventory Costs  an amendment of ARB No. 43, or SFAS 151, which is the result of its efforts to converge U.S. accounting standards for inventories with International Accounting Standards. SFAS
No. 151 requires idle facility expenses, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage) costs to be recognized as current-period charges. It also requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the
production facilities. SFAS No. 151 will be effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. We have evaluated the impact of implementing the provisions of SFAS No. 151 and have determined that there will be no material effect to our
reported results of operations.


In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 153, Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets, which changes the guidance in APB Opinion 29, Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions, which we refer to as SFAS 153. This Statement amends Opinion 29 to eliminate the
exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are
expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. SFAS 153 is effective during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. We do not believe the adoption of SFAS 153 will have a material impact on our financial statements.


In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior-period financial statements of changes in accounting principles, unless it is impracticable to determine either the
period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. SFAS 154 also redefines restatement as the revising of previously issued financial statements to reflect the correction of an error. This statement is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made
in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.


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RISK FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT RESULTS

Our disclosure and analysis in this Annual Report on Form 10-K contain some forward-looking statements that set forth anticipated results based on managements plans and assumptions. From time to time, we also provide forward-looking statements in other
materials we release to the public as well as oral forward-looking statements. Such statements discuss our strategy, expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, financing plans, development of products, strategic alliances, intellectual property,
competitive position, plans and objectives of management. We often use words such as anticipate, estimate, expect, project, intend, plan, believe, will and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. In particular, the statements regarding our
new strategic direction and its potential effects on our business and the statements regarding the divestiture of our global biologics manufacturing business are forward-looking statements. Additionally, forward-looking statements include those relating to future actions,
prospective products or product approvals, future performance, financing needs, liquidity or results of current and anticipated products, sales efforts, expenses, interest rates, foreign exchange rates and the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings, and financial
results.


We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized. Achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and potentially inaccurate assumptions. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying
assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. You should bear this in mind as you consider forward-looking statements.


We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Also note that we
provide the following cautionary discussion of risks, uncertainties and possibly inaccurate assumptions relevant to our businesses. These are factors that, individually or in the aggregate, we think could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical
results. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, you should not consider the following to be a complete discussion of all potential risks or uncertainties.


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|Risks Related to the Restatement

The restatement of our consolidated financial statements has had or could have a material adverse impact on us, including increased costs, the possibility of legal or administrative proceedings, and delisting warnings from the
NASDAQ National Market.


We determined that our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003, and 2004 and for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, as described in more detail in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, should be
restated. We have incurred substantial unanticipated costs for accounting and legal fees in 2005 in connection with the restatement. Although the restatement is complete, we expect to continue to incur such costs as noted below.


For example, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission has delivered a comment letter to us relating to certain accounting practices. We believe that we have responded to all of these questions in full. However, it is
possible that the Division of Corporation Finance will have further questions. Any further comment letters from the Division of Corporation Finance would likely divert more of our managements time and attention and cause us to incur substantial costs.
Similarly, in the event litigation is pursued or other relief is sought by persons asserting claims for damages allegedly resulting from or based on this restatement, or events related thereto, we may incur additional defense costs beyond
our insurance coverage regardless of their outcome. Likewise, such events might cause a diversion of our managements time and attention. If we do not prevail in any such actions, we could be required to pay substantial damages or settlement costs.


We have identified material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting, some of which have not been fully remediated. In addition, we may experience additional material weaknesses in the future. Any material weaknesses in our
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remediate such material weaknesses could result in a material misstatement in our financial statements not being prevented or detected and could affect investor confidence in the accuracy
and completeness of our financial statements, as well as our stock price.

We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting relating to insufficient personnel resources, revenue recognition errors, deficiencies in income tax analysis, insufficient communications and inadequate controls related
  to return reserve, inventory valuation reserve and rebate accrual estimates. Some of these material weaknesses have not been fully remediated. These material weaknesses and our remediation plans are described further in Item 9A in this Annual Report on Form
  10-K/A. Material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting could result in material misstatements in our financial statements not being prevented or detected. We may experience difficulties or delays in completing remediation or
  may not be able to successfully remediate material weaknesses at all. Any material weakness or unsuccessful remediation could affect investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial statements, which in turn could harm our business and have an adverse
  effect on our stock price and our ability to raise additional funds.


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|Risks Relating to Our New Strategic Direction

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|We are repositioning our company to focus on product development, including an enhanced focus on the clinical development of Puricase, our lead product candidate currently entering Phase 3 clinical trials. If we are unable to commercialize this product candidate, or any other
product candidate that we may pursue in the future, or experience significant delays or unanticipated costs in doing so, our business will be materially harmed.

As part of our strategic business plan, we are repositioning our company to focus on the full development of our pipeline products. This will include an enhanced focus on the clinical development of Puricase, our lead product candidate currently
  entering Phase 3 clinical trials. We also plan to engage in an active in-licensing program to access and develop novel compounds in late-stage clinical trials as well as marketed products complementary to this strategy.


Our ability to commercialize Puricase or any other product candidate that we may develop in the future will depend on several factors, including:


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| |  | receiving marking approvals from the FDA and similar foreign regulatory authorities;

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| |  | acceptance of the product in the medical community and with third party payors.

If we are unable to successfully commercialize Puricase, or if we experience significant delays or unanticipated costs in doing so, our business will be materially harmed. We will face similar drug development risks for any other product candidates
  that we may develop in the future.


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|Puricase, and any other product candidate that we may develop in the future, must satisfy rigorous standards of safety and efficacy before they can be approved for sale. To satisfy these standards, we must engage in expensive and lengthy clinical trials and obtain regulatory approval.

We must successfully complete clinical trials for Puricase before we can apply for marketing approval of this product candidate.


In December 2004, we administered the last patient dose in a Phase 2 clinical trial of Puricase and we completed the full analysis of the results of this study in April 2005. In May 2005, we reported positive top-
  line Phase 2 clinical trial results for Puricase. The results from the Phase 2 clinical trial showed that Puricase demonstrated efficacy in reducing uric acid levels. Based on the results of our end of Phase 2 meeting with the FDA we have submitted a Special
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expect to initiate the Phase 3 program for Puricase during the first quarter of 2006. Our Phase 3 trial may be unsuccessful which would materially harm our business. Even if this
      trial is successful, we may be required to conduct additional clinical trials before a new drug application (NDA) can be filed with the FDA for marketing
  approval or as a condition of approval.

Clinical testing is expensive, difficult to design and implement, can take many years to complete and is uncertain as to outcome. Success in early phases of clinical trials does not ensure that later clinical trials will be successful, and interim results of a clinical
  trial do not necessarily predict final results. A failure of one or more of our clinical trials can occur at any stage of testing. We may experience numerous unforeseen events during, or as a result of, the clinical trial process that could delay or prevent our ability to receive
  regulatory approval or commercialize Puricase, including:


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| |  | our clinical trials may produce negative or inconclusive results, and we may decide, or regulators may require us, to conduct additional preclinical testing or clinical trials or we may abandon projects that we expect to be promising;

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| |  | enrollment in our clinical trials may be slower than we currently anticipate, or participants may drop out of our clinical trials;

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| |  | we might have to suspend or terminate our clinical trials if the participating patients are being exposed to unacceptable health risks;

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| |  | regulators or institutional review boards may require that we hold, suspend or terminate clinical research for various reasons, including noncompliance with regulatory requirements;

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| |  | the cost of our clinical trials may be greater than we currently anticipate;

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| |  | any regulatory approval we ultimately obtain may be limited or subject to restrictions or post-approval commitments that render the product not commercially viable; and

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| |  | the effects of our product candidates may not be the desired effects or may include undesirable side effects or the product candidates may have other unexpected characteristics.

If we are required to conduct additional clinical trials or other testing of our product candidates beyond those that we currently contemplate, if we are unable to successfully complete our clinical trials or other testing or if the results of these trials or tests are not
  positive or are only modestly positive, we may:


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| |  | be delayed in obtaining marketing approval for our product candidates;

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| |  | obtain approval for indications that are not as broad as intended; or

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| |  | not obtain marketing approval before other companies are able to bring competitive products to market.

Our product development costs will also increase if we experience delays in testing or approvals. We do not know whether our ongoing clinical trials will be completed on schedule. Similarly, we do not know whether our planned clinical trials will begin as
  planned, will need to be restructured or will be completed on schedule, if at all. Significant delays in clinical trials could also allow our competitors to bring products to market before we do and impair our ability to commercialize our products or product candidates.


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|Our
              new strategic focus includes an in-licensing program to access
              and develop novel compounds in late-stage clinical trials. We may
              not be successful in our efforts to expand our portfolio of products
              in this manner.

As part of the change in our strategic
      business plan, we announced that we intend to concentrate on an active
      in-licensing program to access and develop novel compounds in late-stage
      clinical trials. To date, we have had limited success in identifying  and
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have difficulty in this area for a number of reasons. In particular, the licensing and acquisition of pharmaceutical products is a competitive area. Numerous companies are also pursuing strategies
  to license or acquire products similar to those that we may pursue. These companies may have a competitive advantage over us due to their size, cash resources and greater clinical development
and commercialization capabilities. Other factors that may prevent us from licensing or otherwise acquiring suitable product candidates include the following:

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| |  | we may be unable to identify suitable products or product candidates within our areas of expertise;

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| |  | we may be unable to license or acquire the relevant technology on terms that would allow us to make an appropriate return on our investment in the product; or

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| |  | companies that perceive us to be their competitors may be unwilling to assign or license their product rights to us.

If we are unable to develop suitable potential product candidates by obtaining rights to novel compounds from third parties, our business will suffer.


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|Risks Related to Our Business

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|We incurred a substantial net loss in 2004 and anticipate that we may incur substantial net losses for the foreseeable future. If we are unable to commercialize Puricase or any other product candidates, we may never return to profitability.

We incurred a net loss of $27,515,000 in 2004, compared to net income of $12,454,000 in 2003. Our losses in 2004 resulted, in part, from inventory valuation charges of approximately
  $4,204,000 that we recorded during 2004 primarily related to Oxandrin excess production and the FDAs allowance of the reintroduction of a generic version of Delatestryl in March 2004. In addition, the provision for income taxes included in the
  net loss increased $8,442,000 from 2003 primarily as a result of a $23,644,000 valuation allowance in 2004 to reflect the uncertainty of our being able to use the benefits of our deferred tax assets in the future based upon our current
  business outlook and the change in our strategic direction. We expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future. Our financial results have been substantially dependent on Oxandrin sales. Sales of Oxandrin accounted for 46% of our net product sales in 2004,
  45% in 2003 and 47% in 2002. However, while we cannot predict when generic competition for Oxandrin will begin, the FDA may approve one or more generic versions of Oxandrin at any time. If the FDA approves a generic version of Oxandrin, our revenues will decline
  significantly, and our results of operations will be materially adversely affected.


Our return to profitability is dependent on the successful commercialization of Puricase and any other product candidates that we may develop. If we are unable to successfully commercialize Puricase or any other product candidates, or if we
  experience significant delays or unanticipated costs in doing so, or if sales revenue from any product candidate that receives marketing approval is insufficient, we may never return to profitability. Even if we do become profitable again, we may not be able to sustain or
  increase our profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.


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|We will need substantial capital to develop and commercialize products, and we may be unable to obtain additional capital. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.

The development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products requires substantial funds. In addition, we may require cash to acquire new product candidates. In recent periods, we have satisfied our cash requirements primarily through product sales.
  Historically, we have also obtained capital through collaborations with third parties, contract fees, government funding and equity and debt financings. These financing alternatives might not be available in the future to satisfy our cash requirements.


We might not be able to obtain additional funds or, if such funds are available, such funding might be on unacceptable terms. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, dilution to our then existing stockholders will result. If we raise
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restrict our ability to take specified actions, such as incurring additional debt or making capital expenditures. If adequate funds are not available, we may be required to significantly curtail one
or more of our commercialization efforts or development programs or obtain funds through sales of assets or arrangements with collaborative partners or others on less favorable terms than
might otherwise be available.

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|A significant portion of our revenues is represented by sales of Oxandrin. Sales of Oxandrin declined during 2004 as compared to 2003. Oxandrin may begin facing generic competition at any time, which would likely cause a significant further decrease in Oxandrin sales and render
our existing Oxandrin inventory obsolete.

Net sales of Oxandrin amounted to $53,520,000 in 2004, representing approximately 46% of our net product sales for that period. Net sales of Oxandrin amounted to $55,994,000 in 2003, representing 45% of net product sales, and
$44,465,000 in 2002 representing 47% of net product sales.


We believe several companies have filed ANDAs with the FDA relating to a generic drug with the same active pharmaceutical ingredient as Oxandrin. While we cannot predict when generic competition for Oxandrin will begin, the FDA
may approve one or more generic versions of Oxandrin at any time. The introduction of these generic products would likely cause a significant decrease in our Oxandrin revenues, which would adversely affect us financially and could require us to scale back some of our
business activities. As a result, we anticipate that Oxandrin will be a less significant product for our future operating results.


Our inventories include Oxandrin inventories that we believe would potentially be in excess of expected product demand if the FDA approves a generic form of the product in the near term. The amount of such potential excess will vary depending upon the
timing of the approval of a generic product, the number of generic products that are approved and the rate by which generic sales reduce demand for branded Oxandrin.


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|Oxandrin sales in particular reporting periods may be affected by wholesalers buying patterns and product returns.

We make a significant portion of our sales of Oxandrin in the United States to major drug wholesalers. These sales are affected by fluctuations in the buying patterns of these wholesalers and the corresponding changes in inventory levels that they maintain. These
changes may not reflect underlying prescriber demand and can be influenced by price concessions or announcements of price increases in future periods. We believe that Oxandrin sales in the second quarter of 2004 were negatively affected by reduced purchases by wholesalers
as they reduced their inventory levels. Our Oxandrin sales in future periods may be further reduced if wholesalers continue to reduce inventories. This may be more likely if and when a generic version of Oxandrin is introduced.


The Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories, or Ross, marketed Oxandrin under a co-promotion agreement with us for the treatment of weight loss by residents of long-term care facilities. We have terminated the co-promotion
agreement effective as of December 31, 2005. To date, the average prescription written for the elderly in the long-term care market involves a lower dose of Oxandrin than the average prescription written for the HIV market. As a
result, the rate of growth in Oxandrin sales may be less than the rate of growth in prescriptions. With our termination of the Ross co-promotion agreement we plan to direct a portion of our sales and marketing efforts to the long-term care market. However, if we are
unsuccessful in these efforts our sales of Oxandrin would be negatively affected.


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|Our results of operations have been adversely affected by recent returns of Oxandrin. Future returns of Oxandrin or other products could also affect our results of operations.

In 2004, we experienced returns of expiring Oxandrin for the first time. As previously described, this led to a review and investigation of the Companys revenue recognition, historical practices and a financial statement restatement. Accordingly,
our revenues were increased by $10,866,000 and reduced by $3,342,000 and $1,364,000 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 respectively. As of December 31, 2004, $3,259,000
of that amount remains as an allowance for future product returns. Future product returns in excess of our reserves would reduce our revenues and adversely affect our results of operations.




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|We operate in a highly competitive market. Our competitors may develop alternative technologies or safer or more effective products before we are able to do so.
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The pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are intensely competitive. The technological areas in which we work continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Our future success will depend upon our ability to compete in the research, development and
commercialization of products and technologies in our areas of focus. Competition from pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology companies, universities and research institutions is intense and we expect it to increase. Many of these competitors are substantially larger than
we are and have substantially greater capital resources, research and development capabilities and experience and manufacturing, marketing, financial and managerial resources than we do. Acquisitions of competing companies by large pharmaceutical companies or other
companies could enhance the financial, marketing and other resources available to these competitors.


Rapid technological development may result in our product candidates in development becoming obsolete before we can begin marketing these product candidates or before we are able to recover a significant portion of the research, development and
commercialization expenses incurred in the development of those products. For example, since our launch of Oxandrin in December 1995 through December 2000, a significant portion of Oxandrin sales has been for treatment of patients suffering from HIV-
related weight loss. These patients need for Oxandrin may decrease as a result of the development of safer or more effective treatments, such as protease inhibitors. In fact, since January 2001, growth in the AIDS-related weight loss market has slowed substantially.


Our products must compete with others to gain market acceptance and market share. An important factor will be the timing of market introduction of competitive products. Accordingly, the relative speed with which we and competing companies can develop
products, complete the clinical testing and approval processes, and supply commercial quantities of the products to the market will be an important element of market success.


Our competitors may develop safer, more effective or more affordable products or achieve earlier product development completion, patent protection, regulatory approval or product commercialization than we do. Our competitors achievement of any of these
goals could have a material adverse effect on our business. These companies also compete with us to attract qualified personnel and to attract third parties for acquisitions, joint ventures or other collaborations.


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|Manufacturing our products requires us to meet stringent quality control standards. In addition, we depend on third parties to manufacture our products, and plan to rely on third parties to manufacture any future products. If we or these third parties fail to meet applicable quality
requirements, our revenues and product development efforts may be materially adversely affected.

The manufacture of our products involves a number of technical steps and requires us or our third party suppliers to meet stringent quality control specifications imposed by us or by governmental regulatory bodies. In the event of a natural disaster, equipment
failure, strike, war or other difficulty, we or our suppliers may be unable to manufacture our products in a manner necessary to fulfill demand. Our inability to fulfill demand may permit our licensees and distributors to terminate their agreements, seek alternate suppliers or
manufacture the products themselves.


Further, we depend on third parties for the supply of our products. Failure of any third party to meet applicable regulatory requirements may adversely affect our profit margins or result in unforeseen delays or other problems beyond our control. For
example, in July 2001, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company ceased manufacturing Delatestryl for us when it closed the manufacturing facility at which it produced Delatestryl.


Risks involved with engaging third party suppliers include:


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| |  | the possibility of termination or nonrenewal of the agreement by the third party, based on its own business priorities, at a time that is costly or inconvenient for us.
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Delays or difficulties with our third party suppliers could significantly delay the manufacture of one or more of our products. If that occurs, we may have to seek alternative sources of supply, which we may not be able to obtain at commercially acceptable rates,
if at all. If we cannot enter into alternative supply arrangements, we may have to abandon or sell product lines on unsatisfactory terms. Any of the foregoing may adversely affect our financial results, possibly materially.


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|The manufacture and packaging of pharmaceutical products are subject to the requirements of the FDA and similar foreign regulatory bodies. If we or our third party suppliers fail to satisfy these requirements, our business operations may be materially harmed.

The manufacturing process for pharmaceutical products is highly regulated. Manufacturing activities must be conducted in accordance with the FDAs Current Good Manufacturing Practices, and comparable requirements of foreign regulatory
bodies. For example, Rosemont recently completed upgrading its manufacturing facility to obtain FDA approval to sell Soltamox, the first oral liquid formulation of Tamoxifen, in the United States.


Failure by us or our third party suppliers to comply with applicable regulations, requirements, or guidelines could result in sanctions being imposed on us, including fines, injunctions, civil penalties, failure of regulatory authorities to grant marketing approval of
our products, delays, suspension or withdrawal of approvals, license revocation, seizures or recalls of product, operating restrictions and criminal prosecutions, any of which could significantly and adversely affect our business. Other than by contract, we do not have control
over the compliance by our third party suppliers with these regulations and standards.


Changes in manufacturing processes or procedures, including changes in the location where a product is manufactured or changes in a third party supplier may require prior FDA or other governmental review or approval or revalidation of the manufacturing
process. This review or revalidation may be costly and time-consuming.


Because there are a limited number of manufacturers that operate under applicable regulatory requirements, it may be difficult for us to change a third party supplier if we were otherwise required to do so. Similarly, because of the applicable requirements, we
may not be able to quickly and efficiently replace our manufacturing capacity if we are unable to manufacture our products at our facilities.


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|We may not be successful in establishing additional strategic alliances, which could adversely affect our ability to develop and commercialize products and services.

Part of our new strategic plan to focus on product development involves entering into new strategic alliances for the development and commercialization of products and services when we believe that doing so will maximize product value. For example, if the
results of our soon to commence Phase 3 clinical trial for Puricase are favorable, we may seek partners to commercialize Puricase outside the United States, rather than continue to develop it on our own.


If we are unsuccessful in reaching an agreement with a suitable collaborator for our current or future product candidates, we may fail to meet our business objectives for the applicable product or program. We face significant competition in seeking appropriate
collaborators. Moreover, these alliance arrangements are complex to negotiate and time-consuming to document. We may not be successful in our efforts to establish additional strategic alliances or other alternative arrangements. The terms of any additional strategic alliances
or other arrangements that we establish may not be favorable to us. Moreover, such strategic alliances or other arrangements may not be successful.


The risks that we are likely to face in connection with any future strategic alliances include the following:


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| |  | strategic alliance agreements are typically for fixed terms and are subject to termination under various circumstances, including, in many cases without cause;

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| |  | the areas of research, development and commercialization that we may pursue, either alone or in collaboration with third parties, may be limited as a result of non-competition provisions of our strategic alliance agreements; and

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| |  | our collaborators may develop and commercialize, either alone or with others, products and services that are similar to or competitive with the products and services that are the subject of the alliance with us.

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|Our sales depend on payment and reimbursement from third party payors, and a reduction in the payment or reimbursement rate could result in decreased use or sales of our products.

Most patients will rely on Medicare and Medicaid, private health insurers and other third party payors to pay for their medical needs, including any drugs we or our collaborators may market. If third party payors do not provide adequate coverage or
reimbursement for any products that we may develop, our revenues and prospects for profitability will suffer. The U.S. Congress recently enacted a limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients in the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003.
While the program established by this statute may increase demand for our products, if we participate in this program our prices will be negotiated with drug procurement organizations for Medicare beneficiaries and are likely to be lower than we might otherwise obtain. Non-
Medicare third party drug procurement organizations may also base the price they are willing to pay on the rate paid by drug procurement organizations for Medicare beneficiaries.


A primary trend in the U.S. healthcare industry is toward cost containment. In addition, in some foreign countries, particularly the countries of the European Union, the pricing of prescription pharmaceuticals is subject to governmental control. In these countries,
pricing negotiations with governmental authorities can take six to twelve months or longer after the receipt of regulatory marketing approval for a product. To obtain reimbursement or pricing approval in some countries, we may be required to conduct a clinical
trial that compares the cost effectiveness of our product candidates or products to other available therapies. The conduct of such a clinical trial could be expensive and result in delays in commercialization of our products.


Third party payors are challenging the prices charged for medical products and services, and many third party payors limit reimbursement for newly approved healthcare products. In particular, third party payors may limit the indications for which they will
reimburse patients who use any products we may develop. Cost control initiatives could decrease the price we might establish for products that we may develop, which would result in lower product revenues to us.


Beginning in the second quarter of 2003, three states with budget crises  New York, California, and Florida  have eliminated or limited reimbursement of prescription drugs for HIV and AIDS, including Oxandrin, under their AIDS Drug Assistance Programs,
which has adversely affected and is expected to continue to adversely affect sales of Oxandrin in those states. Efforts and discussions are ongoing with these state agencies to reverse these recent changes, but to date we have not been successful and we cannot predict whether
we will be successful in the future. If we are not successful, our Oxandrin sales in this HIV/AIDS related involuntary weight loss market will continue to be adversely impacted.


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|We have recently made significant changes in our senior management team. If we fail to attract and keep senior management and key scientific personnel, we may be unable to successfully develop or commercialize our product candidates.

We have recently made significant changes in our senior management team. On July 13, 2004, Christopher Clement, who had been our president and chief operating officer, became our president and chief executive officer. On May 28, 2004, Philip K. Yachmetz
joined us as senior vice presidentcorporate strategy and general counsel, on March 30, 2005 David Fink joined us as senior vice president of commercial operations, and on October 5, 2005, Gina Gutzeit joined us as interim chief
financial officer. We are currently searching for a permanent chief financial officer. Our success will depend in part on our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified personnel and to maintain
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There is a great deal of competition from other companies and research and academic institutions for the limited number of pharmaceutical development professionals with expertise in the areas of our activities. If we cannot continue to attract and
retain, on acceptable terms, the qualified personnel necessary for the continued development of our business and products, we may not be able to sustain our operations and execute on our business plan. We generally do not enter into employment agreements
with any of our product development personnel. In addition, we do not maintain, and have no current intention of obtaining, key man life insurance on any of our employees.


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|Economic, political and other risks associated with foreign operations could adversely affect our international sales.

We significantly expanded our international operations with the acquisition of Rosemont on September 30, 2002. Our product sales outside the United States accounted for approximately 48% of our total product sales in 2004 and 44% in
2003. Because we sell our products worldwide, our businesses are subject to risks associated with doing business internationally, including:


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| |  | currency exchange rate fluctuations;

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| |  | differing labor laws and changes in those laws;

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| |  | differing protection of intellectual property and changes in that protection;

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| |  | differing tax laws and changes in those laws; and

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| |  | differing regulatory requirements and changes in those requirements.

We do not currently engage in currency hedging transactions. However, depending on our sales from international operations and our perception as to currency volatility, we may choose to limit our exposure by the purchase of forward foreign exchange contracts
or similar hedging strategies. The currency exchange strategy that we adopt may not be successful in avoiding exchange-related losses. In addition, the above-listed factors may cause a decline in our future international revenue and, consequently, may harm our business. We
may not be able to sustain or increase revenue that we derive from international sources.


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|We may incur substantial product liability.

The testing and marketing of our products entail an inherent risk of product liability and associated adverse publicity. Pharmaceutical product liability exposure could be extremely large and pose a material risk.


To the extent we elect to test or market products independently, we bear the risk of product liability directly. We currently have $20 million of product liability insurance coverage in place. We might not be able to maintain existing insurance or obtain
additional insurance on acceptable terms, or at all. It is possible that a single product liability claim could exceed our insurance coverage limits, and multiple claims are possible. Any successful product liability claim made against us could substantially reduce or eliminate any
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regardless of their merits, could be costly and divert managements attention, and adversely affect our reputation and the demand for our products.

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|The ultimate outcome of pending securities litigation is uncertain.

After the restatement of our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001 and the first two quarters of 2002, we and some of our former officers were named in a series of similar purported securities class action lawsuits. The
complaints in these actions, which have been consolidated into one action, allege violations of U.S. securities law through alleged material misrepresentations and omissions and seek an unspecified award of damages.


In addition, members of our board of directors prior to June 2003 and Arthur Andersen LLP, our prior auditor, were named in derivative actions that claimed, among other things, that our directors breached their fiduciary duties by failing to implement and
maintain an adequate internal accounting control system. While these derivative suits were dismissed by the court, we received a letter on behalf of a purported stockholder demanding that we commence an action against most of our directors, certain former directors,
Arthur Andersen and others who were responsible for the actions that resulted in the restatement of our financial statements. A special committee of our board of directors, consisting of directors who were not directors prior to our June 2003 annual meeting of stockholders, has
investigated this demand and has determined that litigation relating to this matter should not proceed.


On August 10, 2005, citing the failure of the plaintiffs amended complaint to set forth particularized facts that give rise to a strong inference that the defendants acted with the required state of mind, the district court granted our
motion to dismiss the action, without prejudice, and granted plaintiffs leave to file an amended complaint. On October 11, 2005 the plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint, again seeking unspecified compensatory damages, purporting to set forth particularized facts to
support their allegations of violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by us and our former officers. On December 13, 2005 we filed a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint.


We intend to contest the pending securities action against us vigorously. However, an adverse decision in this case could adversely affect us financially. We have referred these claims to our directors and officers insurance carrier, which has
reserved its rights as to coverage with respect to this action.


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|Risks Relating to Intellectual Property

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|If we are unable to obtain and maintain protection for the intellectual property relating to our technology and products, the value of our technology and products will be adversely affected.

Our success will depend in large part on our ability to obtain and maintain protection in the United States and other countries for the intellectual property covering or incorporated into our technology and products. The patent situation in the field of biotechnology
and pharmaceuticals is highly uncertain and involves complex legal and scientific questions. We may not be able to obtain additional issued patents relating to our technology or products. Even if issued, patents may be challenged, narrowed, invalidated or circumvented, which
could limit our ability to stop competitors from marketing similar products or limit the length of term of patent protection we may have for our products. Changes in either patent laws or in interpretations of patent laws in the United States and other countries may diminish the
value of our intellectual property or narrow the scope of our patent protection.


Our patents also may not afford us protection against competitors with similar technology. Because patent applications in the United States and many foreign jurisdictions are typically not published until 18 months after filing, or in some cases not at all, and
because publications of discoveries in the scientific literature often lag behind actual discoveries, neither we nor our licensors can be certain that we or they were the first to make the inventions claimed in issued patents or pending patent applications, or that we or they were
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|If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our proprietary information and know-how, the value of our technology and products could be adversely affected.
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In addition to patented technology, we rely upon unpatented proprietary technology, processes and know-how. We seek to protect this information in part by confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants and third parties. These agreements may be
breached, and we may not have adequate remedies for any such breach. In addition, our trade secrets may otherwise become known or be independently developed by competitors. If our confidential information or trade secrets become publicly known, they may lose their value
to us.


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|If we infringe or are alleged to infringe intellectual property rights of third parties, it will adversely affect our business.

Our development and commercialization activities, as well as any product candidates or products resulting from these activities, may infringe or be claimed to infringe patents or patent applications under which we do not hold licenses or other rights. Third
parties may own or control these patents and patent applications in the United States and abroad. These third parties could bring claims against us or our collaborators that would cause us to incur substantial expenses and, if successful against us, could cause us to pay
substantial damages. Further, if a patent infringement suit were brought against us or our collaborators, we or they could be forced to stop or delay research, development, manufacturing or sales of the product or product candidate that is the subject of the suit.


As a result of patent infringement claims, or in order to avoid potential claims, we or our collaborators may choose or be required to seek a license from the third party and be required to pay license fees or royalties or both. These licenses may not be available
on acceptable terms, or at all. Even if we or our collaborators were able to obtain a license, the rights may be nonexclusive, which could result in our competitors gaining access to the same intellectual property. Ultimately, we could be prevented from commercializing a
product, or be forced to cease some aspect of our business operations, if, as a result of actual or threatened patent infringement claims, we or our collaborators are unable to enter into licenses on acceptable terms. This could harm our business significantly.


There has been substantial litigation and other proceedings regarding patent and other intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. In addition to infringement claims against us, we may become a party to other
patent litigation and other proceedings, including interference proceedings declared by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and opposition proceedings in the European Patent Office or in another patent office, regarding intellectual property rights with respect to our products
and technology. The cost to us of any patent litigation or other proceeding, even if resolved in our favor, could be substantial. Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs of such litigation or proceedings more effectively than we can because of their substantially
greater financial resources. Uncertainties resulting from the initiation and continuation of patent litigation or other proceedings could adversely affect our ability to compete in the marketplace. Patent litigation and other proceedings may also absorb significant management time.


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|In the future we may be, involved in costly legal proceedings to enforce or protect our intellectual property rights or to defend against claims that we infringe the intellectual property rights of others.

Litigation is inherently uncertain, and an adverse outcome could subject us to significant liability for damages or invalidate our proprietary rights. Legal proceedings that we initiate to protect our intellectual property rights could also result in counterclaims or
countersuits against us. Any litigation, regardless of its outcome, could be time-consuming and expensive to resolve and could divert our managements time and attention. Any intellectual property litigation also could force us to take specific actions, including:


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| |  | cease selling products or undertaking processes that are claimed to be infringing a third partys intellectual property;

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| |  | obtain licenses to make, use, sell, offer for sale or import the relevant technologies from the intellectual propertys owner, which licenses may not be available on reasonable terms, or at all;



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| |  | redesign those products or processes that are claimed to be infringing a third partys intellectual property; or
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| |  | pursue legal remedies with third parties to enforce our indemnification rights, which may not adequately protect our interests.

We have been in the past involved in several lawsuits and disputes regarding intellectual property. We could be involved in similar disputes or litigation with other third parties in the future. An adverse decision in any intellectual property litigation could have a
material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.


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|Regulatory Risks

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|We are subject to stringent governmental regulation, and our failure to comply with applicable regulations could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business.

Virtually all aspects of our business are subject to extensive regulation by numerous federal and state governmental authorities in the United States, such as the FDA, as well as by foreign countries where we manufacture or distribute our products. Of particular
significance are the requirements covering research and development, testing, manufacturing, quality control, labeling and promotion of pharmaceutical products for human use. All of our products, manufacturing processes and facilities require governmental licensing or
approval prior to commercial use and maintenance of those approvals during commercialization. A pharmaceutical product cannot be marketed in the United States until it has been approved by the FDA, and then can only be marketed for the indications and
claims approved by the FDA. As a result of these requirements, the length of time, the level of expenditures and the laboratory and clinical information required for approval of an NDA or a Biologics Licensing Application are substantial. The approval process
applicable to products of the type being developed by us usually takes five to seven years from the commencement of human clinical trials and typically requires substantial expenditures. We and our collaborators may encounter significant delays or excessive costs in our or
their respective efforts to secure necessary approvals or licenses. Before obtaining regulatory approval for the commercial sale of our products, we are required to conduct pre-clinical and clinical trials to demonstrate that the product is safe and efficacious for the treatment of
the target indication. The timing of completion of clinical trials depends on a number of factors, many of which are outside our control. In addition, we and our collaborators may encounter delays or rejections based upon changes in the policies of regulatory authorities. The
FDA and foreign regulatory authorities have substantial discretion to terminate clinical trials, require additional testing, delay or withhold registration and marketing approval, and mandate product withdrawals.


Regulation by governmental authorities in the United States and other countries is a significant factor affecting the timing of the commercialization of our products and our ongoing research and development activities. The timing of regulatory approvals is not
within our control. Failure to obtain and maintain requisite governmental approvals, or failure to obtain approvals of the scope requested, could delay or preclude us or our collaborators from marketing our products, could limit the commercial use of the
products and could also allow competitors time to introduce competing products ahead of product introductions by us. Even after regulatory approval is obtained, use of the products could reveal side effects that, if serious, could result in suspension of existing approvals and
delays in obtaining approvals in other jurisdictions.


Failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements can, among other things, result in significant fines or other sanctions, termination of clinical trials, suspension of regulatory approvals, product recalls, seizure of products, imposition of operating
restrictions and criminal prosecutions. While we have developed and instituted a corporate compliance program based on current best practices, we or our employees might not be, or might fail to be, in compliance with all potentially applicable federal and state regulations.


Further, FDA policy or similar policies of regulatory agencies in other countries may change and additional governmental requirements may be established that could prevent or delay regulatory approval of our products. We cannot predict what effect changes in
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labeling, new approvals, the recall, replacement or discontinuance of certain products, additional record keeping and expanded scientific substantiation. These changes, or new legislation, could
adversely affect our business.

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|Risks Relating to an Investment in Our Common Stock

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|Our stock price is volatile, which could adversely affect your investment.

Our stock price is volatile. Since January 1, 2001, our common stock traded as high as $13.57 per share and as low as $1.77 per share. The market price of our common stock may be influenced by many factors, including:


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| |  | our ability to successfully implement our new strategic direction;

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| |  | announcements of technological innovations or new commercial products by us or our competitors;

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| |  | announcements by us or our competitors of results in pre-clinical testing and clinical trials;

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| |  | regulatory developments;

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| |  | patent or proprietary rights developments;

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| |  | public concern as to the safety or other implications of biotechnology products;

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| |  | changes in our earnings estimates and recommendations by securities analysts;

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| |  | period-to-period fluctuations in our financial results; and

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| |  | general economic, industry and market conditions.

The volatility of our common stock imposes a greater risk of capital losses on our stockholders than would a less volatile stock. In addition, volatility makes it difficult to ascribe a stable valuation to a stockholders holdings of our common stock. The stock
market in general and the market for biotechnology companies in particular have also experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are often unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market
price of the securities of biopharmaceutical companies, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against these companies. Such litigation would result in substantial costs and a diversion of managements attention and resources, which could adversely affect our
business.


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|We expect our quarterly results to fluctuate, which may cause volatility in our stock price.

Our revenues and expenses have in the past and may in the future continue to display significant variations. These variations may result from a variety of factors, including:


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| |  | the amount and timing of product sales;

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| |  | changing demand for our products;

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| |  | our inability to provide adequate supply for our products;

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| |  | changes in wholesaler buying patterns;

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| |  | returns of expired product;

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| |  | changes in government or private payor reimbursement policies for our products;

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| |  | increased competition from new or existing products, including generic products;

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| |  | the timing of the introduction of new products;

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| |  | the timing and realization of milestone and other payments from licensees;

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| |  | any charges related to acquisitions.
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Because many of our expenses are fixed, particularly in the short-term, any decrease in revenues will adversely affect our earnings until revenues can be increased or expenses reduced. We also expect our revenues and earnings to be adversely affected once a
generic version of Oxandrin is introduced. Because of fluctuations in revenues and expenses, it is possible that our operating results for a particular quarter or quarters will not meet the expectations of public market analysts and investors, which could cause the market price of
our common stock to decline. We believe that period-to-period comparisons of our operating results are not a good indication of our future performance and stockholders should not rely on those comparisons to predict our future operating or share price performance.


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|Effecting a change of control of our company could be difficult, which may discourage offers for shares of our common stock.

Our certificate of incorporation and the Delaware General Corporation Law contain provisions that may delay or prevent an attempt by a third party to acquire control of us. These provisions include the requirements of Section 203 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prohibits designated types of business combinations, including mergers, for a period of three years between us and any third party that owns 15% or more of our common stock. This provision does not apply if:


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| |  | our board of directors approves of the transaction before the third party acquires 15% of our stock;

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| |  | the third party acquires at least 85% of our stock at the time its ownership goes past the 15% level; or

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| |  | our board of directors and two-thirds of the shares of our common stock not held by the third party vote in favor of the transaction.

We have also adopted a stockholder rights plan intended to deter hostile or coercive attempts to acquire us. Under the plan, if any person or group acquires more than 20% of our common stock without approval of our board of directors under specified
circumstances, our other stockholders have the right to purchase shares of our common stock, or shares of the acquiring company, at a substantial discount to the public market price. As a result, the plan makes an acquisition much more costly to a potential acquirer.


Our certificate of incorporation also authorizes us to issue up to 4 million shares of preferred stock in one or more different series with terms fixed by our board of directors. Stockholder approval is not necessary to issue preferred stock in this manner. Issuance of
these shares of preferred stock could have the effect of making it more difficult for a person or group to acquire control of us. No shares of our preferred stock are currently outstanding. While our board of directors has no current intention or plan to issue any preferred stock,
issuance of these shares could also be used as an anti-takeover device.


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|ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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|Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                                                   |     
|Consolidated Financial Statements:                                                                                                         |     
|Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2003 and 2004 (restated)                                                                    |     
|Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004 (restated)                                      |     
|Consolidated
            Statements of Changes in Stockholders Equity for the years
    ended December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004 (restated) |     
|Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004 (restated)                                      |     
|Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (restated)                                                                                      |     
|Schedule
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and ShareholdersSavient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for each of the three years in
the period ended December 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.


We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the consolidated results of their operations and
their consolidated cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The Schedule II  Valuation and Qualifying Accounts is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial
statements. This schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.


We also have audited, in accordance
    with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
    States), the effectiveness of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries internal
    control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria

established in Internal Control  Integrated Frameworkissued by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO),
and our report dated January 19, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on managements
assessment of the  effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting
and an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting because of the existence of material weaknesses.


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
GRANT THORNTON LLP

New York, New York
January 19, 2006

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and
Shareholders of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

We have audited managements assessment, included in the accompanying Managements Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, that Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a Delaware Corporation) did not maintain effective internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2004, because of the effect of the material weaknesses identified in managements assessment, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO). Savient Pharmaceuticals management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
managements assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.


We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over
financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating managements assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and
performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.


A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.


Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.


A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. The following material
weaknesses have been identified and included in managements assessment:


| |  | insufficient personnel
          resources within the accounting and tax function with sufficient skills
          and knowledge of GAAP and tax, which resulted in (a) missing financial
          statement disclosures, (b) deficiencies in the analysis of estimates
          relating to product returns, inventory obsolescence and  rebates, (c)
          non GAAP calculation of impairment and (d) errors in the income tax
          provision;
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| |  | an error in the companys application of complex revenue recognition standards related to an agreement with multiple deliverables under EITF 00-21 Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, which resulted in a premature recognition of revenue in the
current period;

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| |  | deficiencies in the income tax analysis including (a) the omission of tax benefit between two UK subsidiaries and (b) the omission of the effects of events in the fourth quarter on the analysis of income tax liabilities and deferred taxes, including the effects of net operating
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| |  | inadequate controls related
          to the Companys estimation process for product returns and rebate
          accruals, which resulted in revenue recognition restatement adjustments;
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| |  | inadequate controls related
          to the Companys estimation and process of inventory obsolescence
          reserves, which resulted in cost of sales restatement adjustments; and

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| |  | insufficient communication at the intercompany departmental level, between parent and subsidiary entities and between the Company and its third-party service and data providers. At the intercompany level, disconnects between the Companys finance and operating
functions led to the non-synchronization of business and accounting decisions. Third party miscommunication resulted in the non-utilization and misinterpretation of relevant and available information that is used in the Companys accounting estimates.

These material weaknesses were considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the 2004 financial statements, and this report does not affect our report dated January 19, 2006 on those financial statements.


In our opinion, managements assessment that Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Also in our opinion, because of the effect of the material weakness described above on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, Savient Pharmaceutical,
Inc. has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).


We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for the three years in the period
ended December 31, 2004 of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and our report dated January 19, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion.


/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
New York, New York
January 19, 2006

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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(in thousands, except share data)

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|ASSETS                                                                                                                       |  |                         |        
|Current Assets:                                                                                                              |  |                         |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                    |  | $                       | 17,219 
|Short-term investments                                                                                                       |  |                         | 5,582  
|Accounts receivable, net                                                                                                     |  |                         | 33,375 
|Inventories, net                                                                                                             |  |                         | 18,622 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                                        |  |                         | 5,219  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                                    |  |                         | 4,163  
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|Total current assets                                                                                                         |  |                         | 84,180 
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|Property and equipment, net                                                                                                  |  |                         | 70,426 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                                                       |  |                         | 75,743 
|Goodwill                                                                                                                     |  |                         | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                                        |  |                         | 13,316 
|Severance pay funded                                                                                                         |  |                         | 2,660  
|Other assets (including restricted cash of $1,280 in 2003 and 2004)                                                          |  |                         | 4,301  
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|Total assets                                                                                                                 |  | $                       | 290,747
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|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                                                         |  |                         |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                                                         |  |                         |        
|Accounts payable (including income tax payable of $5,277 in 2003 and net income tax benefit of $588 in 2004)                 |  | $                       | 17,319 
|Current portion of deferred revenues                                                                                         |  |                         | 848    
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                                            |  |                         | 7,020  
|Other current liabilities                                                                                                    |  |                         | 23,619 
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                                                    |  |                         | 48,806 
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                                               |  |                         | 5,903  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                                            |  |                         | 7,836  
|Severance pay                                                                                                                |  |                         | 5,851  
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                                        |  |                         | 22,962 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                                                       |  |                         |        
|Stockholders Equity:                                                                                                        |  |                         |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized; no shares
issued                                              |  |                         |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: 59,618,000 in 2003, 60,457,000 in 2004 |  |                         | 595    
|Additional paid in capital                                                                                                   |  |                         | 216,706
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                                          |  |                         | (19,972
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                                       |  |                         | 2,060  
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                                                   |  | $                       | 199,389
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                                                   |  | $                       | 290,747
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(in thousands, except per share data)

|                                                                |  | Year Ended December 31, |        
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | -------
|                                                                |  | 2002(Restated)          |        
|                                                                |  |                         |        
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                         |        
|Product sales, net                                              |  | $                       | 94,893 
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                         | 1,804  
|Royalties                                                       |  |                         | 3,891  
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                         | 1,164  
|                                                                |  |                         |        
|                                                                |  |                         | 101,752
|                                                                |  |                         |        
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                         |        
|Research and development                                        |  |                         | 32,783 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                         | 22,143 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                         | 17,582 
|Retirement                                                      |  |                         |       
|Cost of sales                                                   |  |                         | 14,489 
|Restructuring                                                   |  |                         |       
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                         | 1,013  
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                         | 2,159  
|                                                                |  |                         |        
|                                                                |  |                         | 90,169 
|                                                                |  |                         |        
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                         | 11,583 
|Other income (expense), net                                     |  |                         | 1,642  
|                                                                |  |                         |        
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                         | 13,225 
|Income tax expense                                              |  |                         | 4,546  
|                                                                |  |                         |        
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                       | 8,679  
|                                                                |  |                         |        
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                         |        
|Basic                                                           |  | $                       | 0.15   
|                                                                |  |                         |        
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                       | 0.15   
|                                                                |  |                         |        
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                         |        
|Basic                                                           |  |                         | 58,480 
|Diluted                                                         |  |                         | 58,659 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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      TotalCommon
      Stock
      
      Additional
      
      Accumulated
      
      Other
      
      StockholdersPaid
            In
      
      Deficit
      
      Comprehensive
      
      EquityShares
      
      Par
            Value
      
      Capital
      
      (Restated)
      
      Income
            (Loss)
      
      (Restated)Balance,
              December 31, 2001, as originally reported
      
      
      58,260
      
      $
      582
      
      $
      212,408
      
      $
      (55,570
      )
      $
      120
      
      $
      157,540Cumulative
            effect of restatement adjustments
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      14,465
      
      
      
      
      
      14,465Balance,
              December 31, 2001, as restated
      
      
      58,260
      
      
      582
      
      
      212,408
      
      
      (41,105
      )
      
      120
      
      
      172,005Comprehensive
            income:Net income
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      8,679
      
      
      
      
      
      8,679Unrealized
            loss on marketable securities, net
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      (280
      )
      
      (280
      )Currency translation
            adjustment
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      277
      
      
      277Total
            comprehensive income
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      8,676Issuance
            of common stock
      
      
      469
      
      
      5
      
      
      1,792
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      1,797Exercise
            of stock options
      
      
      4
      
      
      
      
      
      24
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      24Balance,
              December 31, 2002,as restated
      
      
      58,733
      
      
      587
      
      
      214,224
      
      
      (32,426
      )
      
      117
      
      
      182,502Comprehensive
            income:Net income
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      12,454
      
      
      
      
      
      12,454Unrealized
            gain on marketable securities, net
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      507
      
      
      507Currency translation
            adjustment
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      1,436
      
      
      1,436Total
            comprehensive income
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      14,397Issuance
            of common stock
      
      
      640
      
      
      6
      
      
      1,485
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      1,491Exercise
            of stock options
      
      
      245
      
      
      2
      
      
      997
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      999Balance,
              December 31, 2003,as restated
      
      
      59,618
      
      
      595
      
      
      216,706
      
      
      (19,972
      )
      
      2,060
      
      
      199,389Comprehensive
            income:Net loss
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      (27,515
      )
      
      
      
      
      (27,515
      )Unrealized
            loss on marketable securities, net
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      (413
      )
      
      (413
      )Currency translation
            adjustment
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      919
      
      
      919Total
            comprehensive income
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      (27,009
      )Issuance
            of common stock
      
      
      775
      
      
      10
      
      
      1,521
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      1,531Tax
            benefit of stock options
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      278
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      278Exercise
            of stock options
      
      
      64
      
      
      1
      
      
      194
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      195Balance,
              December 31, 2004,as restated
      
      
      60,457
      
      $
      606
      
      $
      218,699
      
      $
      (47,487
      )
      $
      2,566
      
      $
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|                                                                                         |  | Year Ended December 31, |        
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | -------
|                                                                                         |  | 2002(Restated)          |        
|                                                                                         |  |                         |        
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                                    |  |                         |        
|Net income (loss)                                                                        |  | $                       | 8,679  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |                         |        
|Deferred income tax                                                                      |  |                         | (1,345 
|Depreciation and amortization                                                            |  |                         | 2,701  
|Amortization of intangible assets associated with acquisitions                           |  |                         | 1,013  
|Unrealized gain on trading securities                                                    |  |                         |       
|Provision for litigation settlements                                                     |  |                         |       
|Provision for severance pay                                                              |  |                         | 444    
|Deferred revenues                                                                        |  |                         | (1,553 
|(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment                                        |  |                         | 354    
|Gain from forward contract                                                               |  |                         | (800   
|Realized loss (gain) on sales of short-term investments, net                             |  |                         | 14     
|Write down of investments                                                                |  |                         |       
|Issuance of common stock as payment for services                                         |  |                         | 70     
|Changes in: Accounts receivable, net                                                     |  |                         | (8,265 
|Inventories, net                                                                         |  |                         | 115    
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                |  |                         | (1,284 
|Accounts payable                                                                         |  |                         | 7,532  
|Other current liabilities                                                                |  |                         | 1,519  
|                                                                                         |  |                         |        
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                                |  |                         | 9,194  
|                                                                                         |  |                         |        
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                                    |  |                         |        
|Purchases of short-term investments                                                      |  |                         | (4,706 
|Capital expenditures                                                                     |  |                         | (15,546
|Severance pay (funded) utilized                                                          |  |                         | (398   
|Other investments                                                                        |  |                         |       
|Net proceeds from forward contract                                                       |  |                         | 800    
|Restricted cash                                                                          |  |                         | (1,280 
|Other assets                                                                             |  |                         | (86    
|Proceeds from sales of short-term investments                                            |  |                         | 43,919 
|Net cash paid in acquisition                                                             |  |                         | (95,954
|Proceeds from sales of property and equipment                                            |  |                         | 23     
|                                                                                         |  |                         |        
|Net cash used in investing activities                                                    |  |                         | (73,228
|                                                                                         |  |                         |        
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                                    |  |                         |        
|Proceeds from issuances of common stock                                                  |  |                         | 1,751  
|Repayment of long-term debt                                                              |  |                         | (1,234 
|                                                                                         |  |                         |        
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                                      |  |                         | 517    
|                                                                                         |  |                         |        
|Effect of exchange rate changes                                                          |  |                         | 277    
|                                                                                         |  |                         |        
|Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                     |  |                         | (63,240
|                                                                                         |  |                         |        
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                           |  |                         | 75,451 
|                                                                                         |  |                         |        
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                                                 |  | $                       | 12,211 
|                                                                                         |  |                         |        

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|                                                                                        |  | Year Ended December 31, |        
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | -------
|                                                                                        |  | 2002(Restated)          |        
|                                                                                        |  |                         |        
|Supplementary information:                                                              |  |                         |        
|Other information:                                                                      |  |                         |        
|Interest paid                                                                           |  | $                       | 587    
|Income taxes paid                                                                       |  | $                       | 6,777  
|Acquisitions:                                                                           |  |                         |        
|Assets acquired                                                                         |  | $                       | 12,632 
|Liabilities assumed                                                                     |  |                         | (28,968
|Goodwill                                                                                |  |                         | 40,080 
|Intangible assets                                                                       |  |                         | 80,800 
|Total purchase price (including acquisition costs of $1,387 in 2001 and $5,421 in 2002) |  |                         | 104,544
|Less  accrued acquisition costs                                                        |  |                         | (3,322 
|Less  cash acquired                                                                    |  |                         | (5,268 
|                                                                                        |  |                         |        
|Net cash paid                                                                           |  | $                       | 95,954 
|                                                                                        |  |                         |        
|Non-cash activities:                                                                    |  |                         |        
|Capital expenditures unpaid as of December 31                                           |  | $                       | 1,134  
|Refinancing of fixed assets                                                             |  | $                       |       



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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1  Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies



Throughout these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements all amounts and comparisons reflect balances and amounts on a restated basis. For information on the restatement see Note 2Restatement.


Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Savient), formerly known as Bio-Technology General Corp., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the Company), are engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical products that address unmet medical needs
in both niche and larger market segments. The Company distributes its products on a worldwide basis. In the United States, the Company distributes its products through wholesalers and markets its products to physicians through a sales force that includes Savient employees
and representatives of a contract sales organization. In the United Kingdom, the Company distributes its oral liquid pharmaceutical products directly to hospitals and through wholesalers to retail customers and markets its products primarily to physicians through its own sales
force. Until the July 18, 2005 divestiture of the Companys global biologics manufacturing business, the Company distributed its products in Israel directly to hospitals, HMOs and retailers and markets its products to physicians through its own sales force.
Elsewhere in the world, Savient distributes its products through third party license and distribution relationships.


Through a combination of internal research and development, acquisitions, collaborative relationships and licensing arrangements, the Company has assembled a portfolio of therapeutic products and product candidates, many of which are currently being marketed and several of
which are in registration or clinical development.


Savient and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bio-Technology General (Israel) Ltd. (BTG-Israel), were formed in 1980 to develop, manufacture and market products through the application of genetic engineering and related biotechnologies. On March 19, 2001, Savient
acquired Myelos Corporation (Myelos), a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics to treat diseases of the nervous system. On September 30, 2002, Savient, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Acacia Biopharma
Limited (Acacia), acquired Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Limited (Rosemont), a specialty pharmaceutical company located in the United Kingdom that develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products in oral liquid form.


|                          
|--------------------------
|a. Basis of consolidation:

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Savient, BTG-Israel, Myelos, Acacia and Rosemont. Results of operations and cash flows of Rosemont are included in the consolidated financial statements since September 30, 2002, its date of acquisition.
All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.


|b. Translation of foreign currency:
|-----------------------------------

The functional currency of BTG-Israel is the U.S. dollar. Accordingly, its transactions and balances are remeasured in dollars, and translation gains and losses (which are immaterial for all periods presented) are included in the statements of operations. The functional
currency of Rosemont is the British pound sterling and its translation gains and losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income.


|c. Cash and cash equivalents:
|-----------------------------

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, cash and cash equivalents included cash of $3,633,000 and $6,484,000, respectively, and money market funds, commercial paper and other liquid short-term debt instruments (with maturities at date of purchase of ninety days or less) of
$18,814,000 and $10,735,000, respectively. Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2004 and 2003 include $3,295,000 and $10,778,000, respectively, denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.




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|d. Short-term investments:
|--------------------------

(i) At December 31, 2003, short-term investments, which are carried at fair value, consist primarily of investments in mutual funds, corporate bonds and short-term certificates of deposit with original maturity greater than 90 days that have been classified as available-
for-sale securities pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 115 ,Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. Unrealized holding gains and losses, which are deemed to be temporary, on available-for-sale securities are
excluded from earnings and are reported as a separate component of other comprehensive income. Realized gains and losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities are determined on a specific identification basis. A decline in the market value of an available-for-sale
security below cost that is deemed to be other than temporary is recognized as a charge in the consolidated statement of operations and a new cost basis for the security is established.


At December 31, 2004, management determined that short-term investments, consisting primarily of investments in mutual funds, corporate bonds, and corporate equity securities, were to be sold. The classification of these investments was changed from available-for-
sale securities to trading securities pursuant to SFAS No. 115, which provides that investments that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near-term are classified as trading and marked to fair value through earnings.


At December 31, 2003, the adjusted cost of the securities available for sale was $3,444,000, and the fair market value was $3,930,000. Total realized and unrealized losses (gains), net, included in other expense, net, for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2004 were
$71,000 and $838,000, respectively.


At December 31, 2004, the adjusted cost of the securities available for sale was $250,000 and the fair market value was $135,000. The adjusted cost of the trading securities was $2,163,000, and the fair market value was $2,700,000.


(ii) Cost basis investments included within other assets at December 31, 2003 and 2004 represent equity investments of less than 20% in private entities. Changes in the value of these investments are not recognized unless an impairment is deemed to be other than
temporary (see Note 2c).


|(e) Accounts receivable, net:
|-----------------------------

The Company extends credit to customers based on its evaluation of the customers financial condition. The Company generally does not require collateral from its customers when credit is extended. Accounts receivable are usually due within 30 days and are
stated at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. Accounts outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms are considered past due. The Company assesses the need for an allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length
of time trade accounts receivable are past due, previous loss history, the customers current ability to pay its obligation and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. The Company will write off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and
payments subsequently received on such receivables are credited to recovery of accounts written off. During 2002, the Company made approximately 66% of its sales to two customers (including its distributor at the time). During 2003 and 2004, the Company primarily sold to
wholesalers of which three large wholesalers accounted for approximately 44% and 49% of total sales respectively. In general, we have experienced minimal collection issues with these large customers. Accordingly, we have not recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts
related to our U.S. operations. An allowance for doubtful accounts related to our international operations has not been material.


|                     
|---------------------
|(f) Inventories, net:

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, inventories included raw materials of $5,484,000 and $6,635,000, work-in-process of $2,519,000 and $1,720,000, and finished goods of $15,146,000 and $12,477,000, respectively. An allowance is established when
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Note 1  Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

saleable. The Company states inventories at the lower of cost or market and determines cost using the weighted-average method. If inventory costs exceed expected market value due to
obsolescence or quantities in excess of expected demand, the Company will record reserves for the difference between the cost and the market value. These reserves are recorded based on
estimates. The aggregate inventory valuation reserves as of December 31, 2004, and 2003 were $6,059,000 and $2,210,000, respectively. In addition,
loss contract reserves of $689,000, included in other current liabilities, were established in 2004 for the resolution of other commitments that may be in excess of expected demand.

|                                                                            
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|g. Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization:

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation has been calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from 3 to 17 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lives of the respective leases, which are
shorter than the useful life. The cost of maintenance and repairs is expensed as incurred.


Land, building and construction in progress represents BTG-Israels manufacturing facility and is stated at cost. This includes cost of construction under the construction contracts, plant and equipment, capitalized interest, labor and other direct costs, all of which
were capitalized through August 31, 2003. Interest was capitalized through August 31, 2003 under the provision of SFAS No. 34 Capitalization of Interest Cost. Interest capitalized during the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003 was $577,000 and $266,000,
respectively, and totaled $2,221,000 at December 31, 2004. The basic construction of the building was completed in 2001. Facility qualification activities conducted during 2002 and 2003 were substantially completed by the end of 2003. Relocation of product production will
continue through 2005, depending on product and territory. Construction in progress is not depreciated until such time as the relevant assets are completed and ready for their intended use.


|                     
|---------------------
|h. Intangible assets:

At December 31, 2003 and 2004, intangible assets consist mainly of developed products, trademarks and several patents acquired in the Rosemont acquisition and are being amortized, using the straight-line method, over the estimated useful life of approximately 20
years. The estimation of the useful life of the intangible assets was determined by Savients management based on an independent appraisal and available information.


Goodwill recorded in connection with the acquisition of Rosemont is not being amortized in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142. As of January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 142,Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which eliminated the amortization of purchased goodwill. Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill is tested annually and more frequently if an event occurs which indicates the goodwill may be impaired. SFAS No. 142 requires
companies to use a fair value approach to determine whether there is an impairment event.


|                     
|---------------------
|i. Long-lived assets:

The Companys long-lived assets include property and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill.


As of January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets which supersedes SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-lived Assets to be Disposed Of. Under
SFAS No. 144, intangible assets other than goodwill are reviewed on a periodic basis for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be recoverable. Such events or changes in circumstances include, but are
not limited to: (a) a significant decrease in the market price of a long-lived asset (or asset group); (b) a significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which a long-lived asset (or asset group) is being used or in its physical condition; (c) a significant adverse change in
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the value of a long-lived asset (or asset group), including
      an adverse action or assessment by a regulator; (d) an accumulation of
      costs significantly
    in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction
    of a long-lived asset (or asset group); (e) a current-period operating or
    cash flow loss combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses or
    a projection
  or forecast that demonstrates continuing losses associated with the use of
    a long-lived asset (or asset group); and (f) a current expectation that,
    more likely than not, a long-lived asset (or asset group) will be sold or
    otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated
    useful life. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by
    a comparison of the
  carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected
    to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired,
    the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying
    amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. The Companys
management believes that no such event or change has occurred.



|                        
|------------------------
|(j) Revenue recognition:

Revenue recognition  Product sales


Product sales are recognized when title to the product has transferred to the Companys customers in accordance with the terms of the sale. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the SECs Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, Revenue
Recognition in Financial Statements as amended by Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 (together, SAB 104), and FASB Statement No. 48 Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists (FAS 48). SAB 104 states that revenue should not be
recognized until it is realized or realizable and earned. Revenue is realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; (3) the sellers price to the
buyer is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectibility is reasonably assured. FAS 48 states that revenue from sales transactions where the buyer has the right to return the product shall be recognized at the time of sale only if (1) the sellers price to the buyer is substantially
fixed or determinable at the date of sale, (2) the buyer has paid the seller, or the buyer is obligated to pay the seller and the obligation is not contingent on resale of the product, (3) the buyers obligation to the seller would not be changed in the event of theft or physical
destruction or damage of the product, (4) the buyer acquiring the product for resale has economic substance apart from that provided by the seller, (5) the seller does not have significant obligations for future performance to directly bring about resale of the product by the
buyer, and (6) the amount of future returns can be reasonably estimated.


The Companys net product revenues represent total product revenues less allowances for returns, Medicaid rebates, other government rebates, discounts, commissions, and distribution fees.


Allowance for returns  In general, the Company provides credit for product returns that are returned six months prior to and twelve months after the product expiration date. The Companys product sales in the U.S. primarily relate to Oxandrin and
Delatestryl. Upon shipment, we estimate an allowance for future returns. The Company will provide additional return reserves for contemporaneous events that were not known and knowable at the time of shipment. In order to reasonably estimate future returns, the
Company analyzes both quantitative and qualitative information including, but not limited to, actual return rates by lot productions, the level of product manufactured by the Company, the level of product in the distribution channel, expected shelf life of the product, current
and projected product demand, the introduction of new or generic products that may erode current demand, and general economic and industry wide indicators. The Company also utilizes the guidance provided in FAS 48 and SAB 104 in establishing its return estimates. FAS
48 discusses potential factors that may impair the ability to make a reasonable estimate including: (1) the susceptibility of the product to significant external factors, such as technological obsolescence or changes in demand, (2) relatively long periods in which a particular
product may be returned, (3) absence of historical experience with similar types of sales of similar products, or inability to apply such experience because of changing circumstances, for example, changes in the selling enterprises marketing policies or relationships with its




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customers, and (4) absence of a large volume of relatively
      homogeneous transactions. SAB 104 provides additional factors that may
      impair the ability to make a
    reasonable estimate including: (1) significant increases in or excess levels
    of inventory in a distribution channel (sometimes referred to as channel stuffing), (2) lack of visibility into or the inability to determine or
  observe the levels of inventory in a distribution channel and the current level of sales to end users, (3) expected introductions of new products that may result in the technological obsolescence
  of and larger than expected returns of current products, (4) the significance of a particular distributor to the registrants (or a reporting segments) business, sales and marketing, (5) the newness
  of a product, (6) the introduction of competitors products with superior technology or greater expected market acceptance, and (7) other factors that affect market demand and changing trends
in that demand for the registrants products.



Allowances for Medicaid and other government rebates  The Companys contracts with Medicaid and other government agencies such as the Federal Supply System commit us to providing those agencies with our most favorable pricing. This ensures that the
Companys products remain eligible for purchase or reimbursement under these government-funded programs. Based upon our contracts and the most recent experience with respect to sales through each of these channels, the Company provides an allowance for rebates. The
Company monitors the sales trends and adjusts the rebate percentages on a regular basis to reflect the most recent rebate experience.


Commercial discounts  With the introduction of Oxandrin 10mg in September 2002 and the further change in the method of sale and distribution in March 2003, the Company began to sell directly to drug wholesalers. Terms of these sales varied, but generally
provided for invoice discounts for prompt payment. These discounts were recorded by the Company at the time of sale. Gross product revenue is also reduced for promotions and pricing incentives.


Commissions  Through 2002, the Company gave incentive discounts to one customer that resold the Companys products to certain market segments. Starting in 2003, the Company changed this arrangement such that it sold product directly to the end
customer and then paid a sales commission to the former customer. Commissions under this latter arrangement were reflected as Commissions and Royalties expense in the Companys consolidated statements of operations.


Distribution fees  Through April 2004, the Company paid fees for the distribution of product and related services based upon a percentage of its sales. Starting in May 2004, the Company entered into a new distribution arrangement with payment terms equal to
a flat monthly fee plus a per transaction fee for specified services. The Company also records distribution fees associated with wholesaler distribution services.


Revenue recognition  Contract fees, Royalties, and Other


Contract fees consist mainly of license of marketing and distribution rights and research and development projects. In accordance with SAB 104, contract fee revenues are recognized over the estimated term of the related agreements, which range from
5 to 16 years.


Revenue related to performance milestones is recognized based upon the achievement of the milestone, as defined in the respective agreements, and when collectability is probable. Advance payments received in excess of amounts earned are included in deferred
revenue.


Royalties are recognized when an agreement exists, the sale is made and the royalty is earned.


Other revenues represent funds received by the Company for research and development projects that are partially funded by collaborative partners and the Chief Scientist of the State of Israel. The Company recognizes revenues upon performance of such funded research.
In general, these contracts are cancelable by the Companys collaborative partners at any time.




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|k. Stock-based compensation:
|----------------------------

At December 31, 2004, the Company has stock-based compensation plans, which are described more fully in Notes 11 and 12. As permitted by SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock Based Compensation, the Company accounts for stock-
based compensation arrangements with employees in accordance with provisions of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. Compensation expense for stock options issued to employees is based on the
difference on the date of grant between the fair value of the Companys stock and the exercise price of the option. No stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in net income upon option grant, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to
the market value of the underlying common stock at the date of grant. The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to nonemployees in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 96-18, Accounting for
Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction With Selling, Goods or Services. All transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for
based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable.


The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to stock-based compensation:


|                                                                                                                                    |  | Year Ended December 31,              |       
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | ------
|                                                                                                                                    |  | 2002                                 |       
|                                                                                                                                    |  | (Restated)                           |       
|                                                                                                                                    |  |                                      |       
|                                                                                                                                    |  | (in thousands except per share data) |       
|Net income (loss)                                                                                                                   |  |                                      |       
|As reported                                                                                                                         |  | $                                    | 8,679 
|Deduct:                                                                                                                             |  |                                      |       
|Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects |  |                                      | 13,853
|                                                                                                                                    |  |                                      |       
|Pro forma                                                                                                                           |  | $                                    | (5,174
|                                                                                                                                    |  |                                      |       
|Basic earnings (loss) per common share                                                                                              |  |                                      |       
|As reported                                                                                                                         |  | $                                    | 0.15  
|                                                                                                                                    |  |                                      |       
|Pro forma                                                                                                                           |  | $                                    | (0.09 
|                                                                                                                                    |  |                                      |       
|Diluted earnings (loss) per common share                                                                                            |  |                                      |       
|As reported                                                                                                                         |  | $                                    | 0.15  
|                                                                                                                                    |  |                                      |       
|Pro forma                                                                                                                           |  | $                                    | (0.09 
|                                                                                                                                    |  |                                      |       

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|l. Research and development:
|----------------------------

All research and development costs are expensed as incurred.


|m. Income taxes:
|----------------

Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences by applying the enacted statutory tax rates to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities and for capital and net
operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. When it is not considered more likely than not that a part or the entire deferred tax asset will be realized, a valuation allowance is recognized.


BTG-Israel and Rosemont file separate income tax returns and provide for taxes under local laws.


|n. Other comprehensive income (loss):
|-------------------------------------

Other comprehensive income (loss) consists of unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale marketable securities and currency translation adjustments from the translation of Rosemonts financial statements from British pound sterling to U.S. dollars.


|o. Earnings per common share:
|-----------------------------

Net earnings per common share amounts (basic EPS) are computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and exclude any potential dilution. Net earnings per common share amounts assuming dilution (diluted
EPS) are computed by reflecting potential dilution from the exercise of stock options.


A reconciliation between the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations for net earnings is as follows:


|                                                                              |  | Year Ended December 31, 2002 |       | Year Ended December 31, 2003 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2004 | 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | ----- | ---------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | 
|(In thousands, except per share data)                                         |  | Income(Numerator)(Restated)  |       | Shares(Denominator)          |  | Per ShareAmounts(Restated)   | 
|                                                                              |  |                              |       |                              |  |                              | 
|Net Income (Loss)                                                             |  | $                            | 8,679 |                              |  |                              | 
|Basic EPS                                                                     |  |                              |       |                              |  |                              | 
|Net earnings (loss) attributable to common stock                              |  |                              | 8,679 |                              |  | 58,480                       | 
|Effect of Dilutive Securities                                                 |  |                              |       |                              |  |                              | 
|Stock options                                                                 |  |                              |       |                              |  | 179                          | 
|                                                                              |  |                              |       |                              |  |                              | 
|Diluted EPS                                                                   |  |                              |       |                              |  |                              | 
|Net earnings (loss) attributable to common stock and assumed option exercises |  | $                            | 8,679 |                              |  | 58,659                       | 
|                                                                              |  |                              |       |                              |  |                              | 

Options to purchase 6,989,000 and 6,459,000 shares of common stock out of the total number of options outstanding as of December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively, are not included in the computation of diluted EPS because of their anti-dilutive effect. All options
outstanding as of December 31, 2004 are excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because of their anti-dilutive effect on the reported loss per common share.




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|p. Use of estimates in preparation of financial statements:
|-----------------------------------------------------------

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to investments, accounts receivable, reserve for product returns,
inventories, rebates, property and equipment, intangible assets and income taxes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making
judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Results may differ from these estimates due to actual outcomes being different from those on which we based our assumptions.


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|---------------------------------------
|q. Fair value of financial instruments:

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. The carrying amount of the long-term debt approximates fair value as the borrowing rates are
variable and are currently available for debt with similar terms and maturities.


The carrying value of long-term investments in non-marketable securities cannot be determined since the fair market value of such investments is not available and therefore it is not practical to estimate it.


|r. Concentration of credit risk:
|--------------------------------

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivable. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments
with high quality financial institutions and limits the amount of credit exposure to any one institution. Concentration of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is discussed in Note 14. Generally, the Company does not require collateral from its customers;
however, collateral or other security for accounts receivable may be obtained in certain circumstances when considered necessary.


|                                 
|---------------------------------
|s. New accounting pronouncements:

In June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Exit or Disposal Activities. SFAS No. 146 requires that the liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized at their fair
values when the liabilities are incurred. Under previous guidance, liabilities for certain exit costs were recognized at the date that management committed to an exit plan, which is generally before the actual liabilities are incurred. As SFAS No. 146 is effective only for exit or
disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002, the adoption of this statement did not have a material effect on the Companys financial statements.


In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, which amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments
embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133. SFAS No. 149 is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 except for the provisions that were cleared by the FASB in prior pronouncements. The adoption of SFAS No. 149
did not have a material effect on the Companys financial position or results of operations.


In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. SFAS No. 150 establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures in its statement of financial
position certain financial instruments with characteristics


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of both liabilities and equity. In accordance with the standard, financial
  instruments that embody such obligations for the issuer are required to be
  classified as liabilities. SFAS No. 150 is  effective for financial instruments
  entered into or modified after May 31, 2003. The adoption of SFAS No. 150 did
  not have a material effect on the Companys financial position or results
  of
operations.

In November 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others (FIN 45). FIN 45 requires the guarantor to recognize, at the inception
of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee. It also elaborates on the disclosure to be made by a guarantor in its financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued and to be made in regard of
product warranties. Disclosures required under FIN 45 are effective for interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2002. Initial recognition and initial measurement provisions of FIN 45 are applicable on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after
December 31, 2002. The adoption of FIN 45 did not have a material effect on the Companys financial position or results of operations.


In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46). FIN 46 interprets ARB No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, as amended by FASB Statement No. 94, Consolidation of All Majority-Owned
Subsidiaries, which requires the preparation of consolidated financial statements when one entity has a controlling financial interest in a second entity. Usually a controlling financial interest is created when an investor owns a majority of the voting interests in an investee.
However, in some circumstances, an entity is created solely to fulfill a specific purpose and voting interests do not provide a substantive indicator of a controlling financial interest because there are typically limited matters on which investors may vote. FIN 46 refers to those
entities as variable interest entities (VIEs) and creates a model for consolidation based on an investors ownership of variable interests. The provisions of FIN 46 are effective immediately for interests acquired in VIEs after January 31, 2003, and at the beginning of the first
interim or annual period beginning after June 15, 2003 for interests acquired in VIEs before February 1, 2003. The adoption of FIN 46 did not have a material effect on the Companys financial position or results of operations.


In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment(SFAS 123R). SFAS 123R replaced SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation(SFAS 123),
and superseded Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees(APB 25). In March 2005, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107), which
expresses views of the SEC staff regarding the interaction between SFAS 123R and certain SEC rules and regulations, and provides the staffs views regarding the valuation of share-based payment arrangements for public companies. SFAS 123R will require
compensation cost related to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in the financial statements. SFAS 123R required public companies to apply SFAS 123R in the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after June 15, 2005. In April 2005,
the SEC approved a new rule that delays the effective date, requiring public companies to apply SFAS 123R in their next fiscal year, instead of the next interim reporting period, beginning after June 15, 2005. As permitted by SFAS 123, the Company
elected to follow the guidance of APB 25, which allowed companies to use the intrinsic value method of accounting to value their share-based payment transactions with employees. SFAS 123R requires measurement of the cost of share-based payment transactions to
employees at the fair value of the award on the grant date and recognition of expense over the requisite service or vesting period. SFAS 123R requires implementation using a modified version of prospective application, under which compensation expense of the
unvested portion of previously granted awards and all new awards will be recognized on or after the date of adoption. SFAS 123R also allows companies to adopt SFAS 123R by restating previously issued statements, basing the amounts on the expense
previously calculated and reported in their pro forma footnote disclosures required under SFAS 123. The Company will adopt SFAS 123R in the first interim period of fiscal 2006 and is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of SFAS 123R
will have on its results of operations and financial position.






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In November 2004, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 151, Inventory Costs  an amendment of ARB No. 43 (SFAS 151), which is the result of its efforts to converge U.S. accounting standards for inventories with International Accounting Standards.
SFAS No. 151 requires idle facility expenses, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage) costs to be recognized as current-period charges. It also requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the
production facilities. SFAS No. 151 will be effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. Savient has evaluated the impact of implementing the provisions of SFAS No. 151 and has determined that there is no material effect to the
Companys financial position or result of operations.


In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 153, Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets, which changes the guidance in APB Opinion 29, Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions (SFAS 153). This Statement amends Opinion 29 to eliminate the exception for
nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to
change significantly as a result of the exchange. SFAS 153 is effective during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company does not believe the adoption of SFAS 153 will have a material impact on its financial statements.


In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior-period financial statements of changes in accounting principles, unless it is impracticable to determine either the
period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. SFAS 154 also redefines restatement as the revising of previously issued financial statements to reflect the correction of an error. This statement is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made
in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.


Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements

We have restated our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002. The restatements are primarily the result of errors made in connection with estimating product return and
inventory reserves related to sales of the Companys Oxandrin and Delatestryl products in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (US GAAP), as well as other restatement items referred
to below. It has been determined that errors had occurred in these prior financial periods. For restatement purposes, in accordance with US GAAP, an error is defined as an oversight or misuse of facts that existed at the
time the financial statements were prepared. The errors related to data that was known and knowable; however management did not appropriately evaluate or identify the data that was available or could have been obtained
when they made their original return and inventory valuation estimates.


The Company conducted an internal review and investigation of the facts and circumstances that contributed to these errors, as well as other restatement items referred to below. The Companys Audit Committee also engaged outside consultants to
conduct an independent evaluation of the errors made in connection with estimating product returns. Both reviews concluded that there was no evidence of knowingly inappropriate accounting, fraud, or malfeasance however both concurred that certain
accounting control remediation would be required.


Historically, the Company has had minimal returns related to its products. During 2004, the Company began receiving actual returns of Oxandrin that were at or near expiration. At that time, the Company determined that an adjustment would be required to
accrue for future returns. This return reserve adjustment was based, in part, on notifications received from customers advising the Company, through its third-party fulfillment center, of their intent to return product. The Company subsequently determined that certain of those
reported returns were in error in that actual units of product returned were significantly less than the




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amounts originally expected to be returned. The Company also has determined
    that in recording its reserves for product returns and inventory it had failed
to properly evaluate this data and the resulting impact on such reserves.



Return and inventory reserve estimates related to its products, Oxandrin being the most significant product, have been re-evaluated during the restatement to incorporate the following:


| |   |                                 | 
| | - | ------------------------------- | 
| |  | Impact of new product launches;

| |   |                                       | 
| | - | ------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Amount of product being manufactured;

| |   |                            | 
| | - | -------------------------- | 
| |  | Product expiration dating;

| |   |                                                             | 
| | - | ----------------------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Amount of product being sold into the distribution channel;

| |   |                                                | 
| | - | ---------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Amount of product in the distribution channel;

| |   |                          | 
| | - | ------------------------ | 
| |  | Historical return rates;

| |   |                                                                  | 
| | - | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Shelf life of product on hand at the Company and in the channel;

| |   |                                                                                       | 
| | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Third party data including prescription demand data and wholesaler inventory reports;

| |   |                                                                              | 
| | - | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Impact of potential market erosion due to generic or competing products; and

| |   |                                                       | 
| | - | ----------------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | Amount of product disseminated for non-sale purposes.

|                        | 
|----------------------- | 
|Other restatement items

The Company has restated its rebate allowances related to contracts with Medicaid and other government agencies, of which certain of these restatement adjustments related to 2001. It was determined that the actual historical rebate activity that was
available during each period of restatement was not being utilized in an effective manner as a basis for forecasting future rebate trends. Based upon the historical trends, the Company has determined that Medicaid rebates were generally under accrued and rebates related to
other government agencies were generally over accrued. These adjustments are reflected in the restated rebate allowance accounts. Going forward, the Company will monitor rebate activity trends including actual rebate vouchers received, timing of rebate voucher receipt, and
corresponding rebate vouchers to sale origination periods.


The Company has restated its accounting for its 2001 acquisition of Myelos Corporation. The Company had previously recorded negative goodwill in connection with the acquisition. It has been determined that the negative goodwill should have been
allocated on a pro rata basis to non-current assets in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations;non-current assets primarily included in-process research and development. The primary change in 2001 eliminates all negative goodwill and reduces our
in-process research and development expense.


The Company has restated commissions and royalties expense during 2004 to correct an expense over accrual.


The Companys restated consolidated financial statements include the tax impact related to all restatement items discussed herein. This impact is carried through 2004 which effectively decreased deferred tax assets and the related valuation
allowance. The Company has also restated its tax payable as of December 31, 2004 based upon resolution of an IRS tax audit. In addition, the Company has restated general and administrative expense to capture the potential liability related to an ongoing Sales and Use
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The Company also restated its presentation of net assets of the global biologics manufacturing business at December 31, 2004 to correct mathematical errors and certain allocation adjustments related to inventories, net, and other assets.
These changes are reflected in Note 19Subsequent Events.


Restatement impact on net Product Sales

The Companys net revenues represent total revenues less allowances for returns, Medicaid rebates, other government rebates, discounts, commissions, and distribution fees. The impact of the restatement on net Product Sales is summarized as follows:


|                                        |  | Year Ended December 31, |       
|--------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ------
|                                        |  | 2002                    |       
|                                        |  | (Reported)              |       
|                                        |  |                         |       
|                                        |  | (in thousands)          |       
|U.S. gross pharmaceutical product sales |  | $                       | 76,386
|Less: Allowances for returns            |  |                         | 10    
|Allowances for Medicaid rebates         |  |                         | 5,094 
|Allowances for other government rebates |  |                         | 2,566 
|Commercial discounts                    |  |                         | 372   
|Commissions                             |  |                         | 2,796 
|Distribution fees                       |  |                         | 4,092 
|                                        |  |                         |       
|U.S. pharmaceutical product sales, net  |  |                         | 61,456
|                                        |  |                         |       
|Global biologic product sales           |  |                         | 28,305
|Oral liquid pharmaceutical products     |  |                         | 6,346 
|                                        |  |                         |       
|Product sales, net                      |  | $                       | 96,107
|                                        |  |                         |       

The following tables reconcile the Companys financial position and results of operations from the previously reported consolidated financial statements to the restated consolidated financial statements. Additionally, set forth below for each of the tables is
an explanation of the restatement adjustments. Please refer to the discussion herein regarding further explanation of the restatement adjustments.

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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)
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The annual effects of the restatement are as follows:

|                                                                |  | For the Year Ended December 31, |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | 2002                            |       
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Net income (loss), as previously reported                       |  | $                               | 9,717 
|Adjustments to net income (loss):                               |  |                                 |       
|Product sales:                                                  |  |                                 |       
|Return allowance (a)                                            |  |                                 | (1,364
|Medicaid rebate accruals (b)                                    |  |                                 | (302  
|Chargeback accruals (c)                                         |  |                                 | 452   
|General and administrative:                                     |  |                                 |       
|Sales and Use tax accrual (d)                                   |  |                                 |      
|Cost of sales:                                                  |  |                                 |       
|Inventory reserves (e)                                          |  |                                 | (341  
|Commissions and royalties:                                      |  |                                 |       
|Commission accrual (f)                                          |  |                                 |      
|Income tax expense (g)                                          |  |                                 | 517   
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Net income (loss), as restated                                  |  | $                               | 8,679 
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Earnings (loss) per common share                                |  |                                 |       
|As previously reported:                                         |  |                                 |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                               | 0.17  
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                               | 0.17  
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|As restated:                                                    |  |                                 |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                               | 0.15  
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                               | 0.15  
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                 |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                 | 58,480
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                 | 58,659

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

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|(a) | Return allowance  The 2002 adjustment relates to return reserves for Oxandrin and Delatestryl of $1,163 and $201, respectively. The 2002 reserve accounts for the contractual change of accepting returns for credit versus for replacement product. The 2003 adjustment includes additional return reserves for Oxandrin and Delatestryl of $3,263 and $79, respectively. In 2004, the Company had previously recorded a return reserves of approximately $13,114. This reserve was overstated by
$6,160. The restatement reallocated $4,706 to previous periods based upon product sales. The balance of the adjustment of $2,248 was the reserve required for 2004 ($2,212 for Oxandrin and $36 for Delatestryl).

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
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|(b) | Medicaid rebate accruals  The Company had under accrued for Medicaid rebates prior to 2003. During 2003 the Company had increased its reserves. The restatement reallocated $1,525 of that reserve to earlier periods that were previously under accrued ($302 to 2002 and $1,223 to 2001). The remaining restatement adjustment in 2003 relates to an over reserve of $56. During 2004, the Company corrected certain quarterly under accruals which on an annual basis resulted in restatement
adjustments of $258.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Chargeback accruals  The chargeback accruals previously recorded in 2002 were overstated due to an under accrual in 2001. The correction of the under accrual resulted in an adjustment of $452 during 2002. The 2003 chargeback accruals previously recorded in 2003 were overstated by $686. The 2004 adjustment of $12 is net of quarterly increases and decreases in reserves.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(d) | Sales and Use tax accrual  The Company has restated general and administrative expense to capture the potential liability related to an ongoing Sales and Use tax audit with the State of New Jersey.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(e) | Inventory reserves  The 2002 reserves required for Oxandrin of $341 related to the excess production of the 10mg dosage launch. The 2003 adjustment includes $1,253 of additional reserves required for Oxandrin due to excess production coupled with declining demand for the 2.5mg dosage. The 2004 adjustment includes additional reserves of $3,193 for excess production related to Oxandrin. In addition, 2004 includes a $779 reserve reduction related to Delatestryl. The Company had
previously reserved all Delatestryl inventory in anticipation of generic market erosion, however, based upon forecasted and actual sales activity a complete inventory writedown was not deemed necessary.

|    |                                                                                                                                 | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(f) | Commission accrual  The Company has restated commissions and royalties expense during 2004 to correct an expense over accrual.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(g) | Income tax expense  Tax impact of previously described adjustments. The reduction of the tax provision that resulted from the restatement adjustments in 2002 and 2003 was offset by the increase in the tax provision in 2004 due to the recording of a valuation allowance on the Companys deferred tax assets. The Company has also reduced its tax payable and related tax expense in 2004 primarily based upon resolution of an IRS tax audit.



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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)

|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)
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|                                                                                                      

|                                                                                                         |  | December 31, 2004    |        
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                         |  | AsPreviouslyReported |        
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|ASSETS                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Current Assets:                                                                                          |  |                      |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                |  | $                    | 22,447 
|Short-term investments                                                                                   |  |                      | 2,835  
|Accounts receivable, net (a)                                                                             |  |                      | 15,659 
|Inventories, net (b)                                                                                     |  |                      | 21,098 
|Deferred income taxes (c)                                                                                |  |                      |       
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                |  |                      | 4,250  
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total current assets                                                                                     |  |                      | 66,289 
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                              |  |                      | 67,018 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                                   |  |                      | 71,688 
|Goodwill                                                                                                 |  |                      | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (c)                                                                                |  |                      |       
|Severance pay funded                                                                                     |  |                      | 2,945  
|Other assets (d)                                                                                         |  |                      | 3,108  
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total assets                                                                                             |  | $                    | 251,169
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                                     |  |                      |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                                     |  |                      |        
|Accounts payable (c)                                                                                     |  | $                    | 11,340 
|Current portion of deferred revenues                                                                     |  |                      | 1,112  
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                        |  |                      | 5,903  
|Other current liabilities (e)                                                                            |  |                      | 23,665 
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                                |  |                      | 42,020 
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                           |  |                      |       
|Deferred revenues                                                                                        |  |                      | 10,180 
|Severance pay                                                                                            |  |                      | 6,624  
|Negative goodwill (d)                                                                                    |  |                      | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                    |  |                      | 21,649 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Stockholders Equity:                                                                                    |  |                      |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued                          |  |                      |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: 60,457,000 in 2004 |  |                      | 606    
|Additional paid in capital                                                                               |  |                      | 218,699
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                      |  |                      | (67,203
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                   |  |                      | 2,566  
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                               |  |                      | 154,668
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                               |  | $                    | 251,169
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
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|(a) | Accounts receivable, net  During 2004, Company had previously recorded its allowance for returns as a contra accounts receivable account. This adjustment represents a reclassification of the total allowance for returns to other current liabilities.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
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|(b) | Inventories, net  Current year adjustments relate to Oxandrin inventory reserve additions of $3,193, offset by a Delatestryl inventory reserve reduction of $779. Prior period adjustments relate to Oxandrin inventory reserve additions of $1,594.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. The current year adjustments are due to valuation adjustments in the current period related to the loss position of the Company. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items, including the adjustment during 2004 primarily related to the resolution of an IRS tax audit.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
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|(e) | Other current liabilities  Current year adjustments relate to Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,445 and $2, respectively ($9,419 was reclassified from accounts receivable, net and the total return reserve was reduced by $10,866). The current year adjustment also includes an accrual of $1,355 related to an ongoing Sales and Use tax audit with the State of New Jersey. The remaining current year adjustment relates to a chargeback reserve reduction of $12, a Medicaid reserve
increase of $258 and a commission accrual decrease of $96. The prior year adjustments relate to Oxandrin and Delatestryl return allowance increases of $4,426 and $280, respectively. The remaining prior period adjustment relates to chargeback and Medicaid reserve reductions of $877 and $56, respectively.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)
|                                                                                                      

|                                                                |  | Year Ended December 31, 2004 |        
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | -------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported         |        
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                              |        
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                            | 106,009
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                              | 923    
|Royalties                                                       |  |                              | 5,352  
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                              | 991    
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|                                                                |  |                              | 113,275
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                              |        
|Research and development                                        |  |                              | 27,800 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                              | 23,598 
|General and administrative (b)                                  |  |                              | 30,297 
|Retirement                                                      |  |                              | 2,085  
|Cost of sales (c)                                               |  |                              | 37,118 
|Restructuring                                                   |  |                              | 1,962  
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                              | 4,050  
|Commissions and royalties (d)                                   |  |                              | 6,328  
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|                                                                |  |                              | 133,238
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                              | (19,963
|Other expense, net                                              |  |                              | (756   
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                              | (20,719
|Income tax expense (benefit) (e)                                |  |                              | 14,553 
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                            | (35,272
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                              |        
|Basic                                                           |  | $                            | (0.59  
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                            | (0.59  
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                              |        
|Basic                                                           |  |                              | 60,066 
|Diluted                                                         |  |                              | 60,066 

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to decreases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $10,623 and $243, respectively, an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $258, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $12.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | General and administrative  The Company has restated general and administrative expense to capture the potential liability related to an ongoing Sales and Use tax audit with the State of New Jersey.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to an increase in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $3,193 and a decrease in the Delatestryl inventory reserve of $779.

|    |                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Commissions and royalties  The Company has restated commissions and royalties expense during 2004 to correct an expense over accrual.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(e) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments. The Company has also restated its tax payable as of December 31, 2004 primarily based upon resolution of an IRS tax audit.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)

|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)
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|                                                                                                      

|                                                                                                         |  | December 31, 2003    |        
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                         |  | AsPreviouslyReported |        
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|ASSETS                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Current Assets:                                                                                          |  |                      |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                |  | $                    | 17,219 
|Short-term investments                                                                                   |  |                      | 5,582  
|Accounts receivable, net                                                                                 |  |                      | 33,375 
|Inventories, net (a)                                                                                     |  |                      | 20,216 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                                |  |                      | 2,888  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                |  |                      | 4,163  
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total current assets                                                                                     |  |                      | 83,443 
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                              |  |                      | 70,426 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                                   |  |                      | 75,743 
|Goodwill                                                                                                 |  |                      | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                                |  |                      | 13,767 
|Severance pay funded                                                                                     |  |                      | 2,660  
|Other assets (c)                                                                                         |  |                      | 4,380  
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total assets                                                                                             |  | $                    | 290,540
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                                     |  |                      |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                                     |  |                      |        
|Accounts payable (b)                                                                                     |  | $                    | 16,816 
|Current portion of deferred revenues                                                                     |  |                      | 848    
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                        |  |                      | 7,020  
|Other current liabilities (d)                                                                            |  |                      | 19,846 
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                                |  |                      | 44,530 
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                           |  |                      | 5,903  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                        |  |                      | 7,836  
|Severance pay                                                                                            |  |                      | 5,851  
|Negative goodwill (c)                                                                                    |  |                      | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                                |  |                      | 22,962 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Stockholders Equity:                                                                                    |  |                      |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued                          |  |                      |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: 59,618,000 in 2003 |  |                      | 595    
|Additional paid in capital                                                                               |  |                      | 216,706
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                      |  |                      | (31,931
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                   |  |                      | 2,060  
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                               |  |                      | 187,430
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                               |  | $                    | 290,540
|                                                                                                         |  |                      |        

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                  | 
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|(a) | Inventories, net  Current year adjustments relate to reduced Oxandrin inventory valuation. Prior period adjustments also relate to reduced inventory valuation.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
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|(b) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
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|(c) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 
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|(d) | Other current liabilities  Current year adjustments relate to return reserve increases ($3,263 for Oxandrin and $79 for Delatestryl) offset by chargeback and Medicaid reserve decreases of $686 and $1,581, respectively.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)
|                                                                                                      

|                                                                |  | Year Ended December 31, 2003 |        
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | -------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported         |        
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                              |        
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                            | 124,846
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                              | 1,340  
|Royalties                                                       |  |                              | 3,227  
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                              | 3,112  
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|                                                                |  |                              | 132,525
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                              |        
|Research and development                                        |  |                              | 31,797 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                              | 23,303 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                              | 26,744 
|Cost of sales (b)                                               |  |                              | 24,745 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                              | 4,050  
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                              | 5,438  
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|                                                                |  |                              | 116,077
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                              | 16,448 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                              | 3,635  
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                              | 20,083 
|Income tax expense (benefit) (c)                                |  |                              | 6,161  
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                            | 13,922 
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                              |        
|Basic                                                           |  | $                            | 0.24   
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                            | 0.23   
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                              |        
|Basic                                                           |  |                              | 59,194 
|Diluted                                                         |  |                              | 59,798 

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
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|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $3,263 and $79, respectively, a decrease in the Medicaid reserve of $1,581, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $686.

|    |                                                                                                    | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to an increase in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $1,253.

|    |                                                                                                              | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(c) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                                         |  | December 31, 2002    |        
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | -------
|                                                                                         |  | AsPreviouslyReported |        
|                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|ASSETS                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Current Assets:                                                                          |  |                      |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                |  | $                    | 12,211 
|Short-term investments                                                                   |  |                      | 4,336  
|Accounts receivable, net                                                                 |  |                      | 35,764 
|Inventories, net (a)                                                                     |  |                      | 16,612 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                |  |                      | 4,176  
|Prepaid expenses and other                                                               |  |                      | 2,829  
|                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total current assets                                                                     |  |                      | 75,928 
|                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                              |  |                      | 66,596 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                   |  |                      | 79,878 
|Goodwill                                                                                 |  |                      | 40,080 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                |  |                      | 16,380 
|Severance pay funded                                                                     |  |                      | 2,783  
|Other assets (c)                                                                         |  |                      | 3,786  
|                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total assets                                                                             |  | $                    | 285,431
|                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                     |  |                      |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                     |  |                      |        
|Accounts payable (b)                                                                     |  | $                    | 21,618 
|Deferred revenues                                                                        |  |                      | 1,557  
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                        |  |                      | 6,674  
|Other current liabilities (d)                                                            |  |                      | 17,020 
|                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                |  |                      | 46,869 
|                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Long-term debt                                                                           |  |                      | 12,222 
|Deferred revenues                                                                        |  |                      | 11,628 
|Severance pay                                                                            |  |                      | 5,673  
|Negative goodwill (c)                                                                    |  |                      | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                |  |                      | 23,936 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                   |  |                      |        
|Stockholders Equity:                                                                    |  |                      |        
|Preferred stock - $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued          |  |                      |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 58,733,000 in 2002 |  |                      | 587    
|Additional paid in capital                                                               |  |                      | 214,224
|Accumulated deficit                                                                      |  |                      | (45,853
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                   |  |                      | 117    
|                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                               |  |                      | 169,075
|                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                               |  | $                    | 285,431
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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                             | 
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|(a) | Inventories, net  Current year adjustments relate to reduced Oxandrin inventory valuation.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
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|(c) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
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|(d) | Other current liabilities  Current year adjustments relate to return reserve increases ($1,163 for Oxandrin and $201 for Delatestryl) and an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $302 offset by chargeback reserve decrease of $452. Prior period adjustments relate to increases in Medicaid and chargeback reserves of $1,223 and $261, respectively.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)
|                                                                                                      

|                                                                |  | Year Ended December 31, 2002 |        
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | -------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported         |        
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                              |        
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                            | 96,107 
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                              | 1,804  
|Royalties                                                       |  |                              | 3,891  
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                              | 1,164  
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|                                                                |  |                              | 102,966
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                              |        
|Research and development                                        |  |                              | 32,783 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                              | 22,143 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                              | 17,582 
|Cost of sales (b)                                               |  |                              | 14,148 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                              | 1,013  
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                              | 2,159  
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|                                                                |  |                              | 89,828 
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                              | 13,138 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                              | 1,642  
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                              | 14,780 
|Income tax expense (benefit) (c)                                |  |                              | 5,063  
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                            | 9,717  
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                              |        
|Basic                                                           |  | $                            | 0.17   
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                            | 0.17   
|                                                                |  |                              |        
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                              |        
|Basic                                                           |  |                              | 58,480 
|Diluted                                                         |  |                              | 58,659 

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,163 and $201, respectively, an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $302, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $452.

|    |                                                                                                  | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to an increase in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $341.

|    |                                                                                                              | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(c) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)

The quarterly effects of the restatement are as follows:

|                                                                |  | 2004 Quarterly Periods |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | March 31,              |       
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Net income (loss), as previously reported                       |  | $                      | 1,178 
|Adjustments to net income (loss):                               |  |                        |       
|Product sales:                                                  |  |                        |       
|Return allowance (a)                                            |  |                        | 125   
|Medicaid rebate accruals (b)                                    |  |                        | 116   
|Chargeback accruals (c)                                         |  |                        | 261   
|General and administrative:                                     |  |                        |       
|Sales and Use tax accrual (d)                                   |  |                        |      
|Cost of sales:                                                  |  |                        |       
|Inventory reserves (e)                                          |  |                        |      
|Commissions and royalties:                                      |  |                        |       
|Commission accrual (f)                                          |  |                        |      
|Income tax expense (benefit) (g)                                |  |                        | (139  
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Net income (loss), as restated                                  |  | $                      | 1,541 
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Earnings (loss) per common share                                |  |                        |       
|As previously reported:                                         |  |                        |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                      | 0.02  
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                      | 0.02  
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|As restated:                                                    |  |                        |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                      | 0.03  
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                      | 0.03  
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                        |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                        | 59,734
|Diluted                                                         |  |                        | 60,331

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Return allowance  In 2004, the Company had previously recorded a return reserve of approximately $13,114. This reserve was overstated by $6,160. The restatement reallocated $4,706 to previous periods based upon product sales. The balance of the adjustment of $2,248 was the provision required for 2004 ($2,212 for Oxandrin and $36 for Delatestryl). The first, second, third, and fourth quarter 2004 amounts related to the Oxandrin $2,212 annual provision was $1,025, $116, $548,
and $523, respectively.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Medicaid rebate accruals  During 2004, the Company corrected certain quarterly under accruals which on an annual basis resulted in restatement adjustments of $258. The adjustments primarily reallocated reserves from the fourth quarter to the second quarter.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Chargeback accruals  The 2004 adjustment nets to $12, however there were quarterly adjustments that primarily reallocated reserves between the first and third quarters.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(d) | Sales and Use tax accrual  The Company has restated general and administrative expense to capture the potential liability related to an ongoing Sales and Use tax audit with the State of New Jersey.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(e) | Inventory reserves  The 2004 adjustment includes additional reserves of $3,238 for excess production related to Oxandrin ($848 in the third quarter and $2,390 in the fourth quarter). In addition, 2004 includes a reserve adjustment in the second quarter of $45 related to Oxandrin and a $779 reserve reduction related to Delatestryl (third quarter). The Company had previously reserved all Delatestryl inventory in anticipation of generic market erosion.

|    |                                                                                                                                 | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(f) | Commission accrual  The Company has restated commissions and royalties expense during 2004 to correct an expense over accrual.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(g) | Income tax expense (benefit)  Tax impact of previously described adjustments. The Company has also restated its tax payable as of December 31, 2004 primarily based upon resolution of an IRS tax audit.



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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                |  | 2003 Quarterly Periods |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | March 31,              |       
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Net income, as previously reported                              |  | $                      | 2,982 
|Adjustments to net income:                                      |  |                        |       
|Product sales:                                                  |  |                        |       
|Return allowance (a)                                            |  |                        | (310  
|Medicaid rebate accruals (b)                                    |  |                        | (29   
|Chargeback accruals (c)                                         |  |                        | 100   
|Cost of sales:                                                  |  |                        |       
|Inventory reserves (d)                                          |  |                        |      
|Income tax expense (benefit) (e)                                |  |                        | 89    
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Net income, as restated                                         |  | $                      | 2,832 
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Earnings per common share                                       |  |                        |       
|As previously reported:                                         |  |                        |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                      | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                      | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|As restated:                                                    |  |                        |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                      | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                      | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                        |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                        | 58,840
|Diluted                                                         |  |                        | 58,895

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Return allowance  The 2003 adjustment includes additional return provisions for Oxandrin and Delatestryl of $3,263 and $79, respectively. The increase in the reserves in the third and fourth quarters of 2003 is due to sales of Oxandrin product with short expiration shelf life.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Medicaid rebate accruals  The Company had under accrued for Medicaid rebates prior to 2003. During 2003 the Company had increased their reserves. The restatement reallocated $1,525 of that provision to earlier periods that were previously under accrued ($302 to 2002 and $1,223 to 2001). The remaining restatement adjustment in 2003 relates to an over reserve of $56. The reallocation primarily related to the second and fourth quarters of 2003.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                     | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Chargeback accruals  The 2003 chargeback accruals previously recorded in 2003 were overstated by $686. The adjustments relate primarily to the first, second, and fourth quarters.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Inventory reserves  The fourth quarter 2003 adjustment includes $1,253 of additional reserves required for Oxandrin due to excess production coupled with declining demand for the 2.5mg dosage.

|    |                                                                                | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(e) | Income tax expense (benefit)  Tax impact of previously described adjustments.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                                                   |  | March 31, 2004       |        
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                   |  | AsPreviouslyReported |        
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|ASSETS                                                                                             |  |                      |        
|Current Assets:                                                                                    |  |                      |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                          |  | $                    | 20,098 
|Short-term investments                                                                             |  |                      | 5,571  
|Accounts receivable, net (a)                                                                       |  |                      | 29,901 
|Inventories, net (b)                                                                               |  |                      | 20,146 
|Deferred income taxes (c)                                                                          |  |                      | 2,938  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                          |  |                      | 4,406  
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total current assets                                                                               |  |                      | 83,060 
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                        |  |                      | 70,095 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                             |  |                      | 74,725 
|Goodwill                                                                                           |  |                      | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (c)                                                                          |  |                      | 13,766 
|Severance pay funded                                                                               |  |                      | 2,649  
|Other assets (d)                                                                                   |  |                      | 4,778  
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total assets                                                                                       |  | $                    | 289,194
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                               |  |                      |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                               |  |                      |        
|Accounts payable (c)                                                                               |  | $                    | 17,912 
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                  |  |                      | 7,027  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                  |  |                      | 867    
|Other current liabilities (e)                                                                      |  |                      | 17,230 
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                          |  |                      | 43,036 
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                     |  |                      | 4,144  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                  |  |                      | 8,098  
|Severance pay                                                                                      |  |                      | 5,985  
|Negative goodwill (d)                                                                              |  |                      | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                              |  |                      | 22,466 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                             |  |                      |        
|Stockholders equity:                                                                              |  |                      |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized no shares issued                     |  |                      |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 59,806,000 at March 31, 2004 |  |                      | 598    
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                         |  |                      | 217,147
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                |  |                      | (30,753
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                             |  |                      | 2,445  
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                         |  |                      | 189,437
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                         |  | $                    | 289,194
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        



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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Accounts receivable, net  During 2004, Company had previously recorded its allowance for returns as a contra accounts receivable account. This adjustment represents a reclassification of the total allowance for returns to other current liabilities.

|    |                                                                                                               | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Inventories, net  Prior period adjustments relate to Oxandrin 2002 and 2003 inventory valuation adjustments.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(e) | Other current liabilities  Current period relates to adjustments in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $863 and $18, respectively ($1,006 was reclassified from accounts receivable, net and reduced by $125), offset by chargeback and Medicaid reserve decreases of $261 and $116, respectively. Prior period adjustments relate to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $4,426 and $280, respectively, offset by chargeback and Medicaid reserve decreases of $877 and
$56, respectively.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended March 31, 2004 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported         |       
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                              |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                            | 32,201
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                              | 230   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                              | 932   
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                              | 40    
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|                                                                |  |                              | 33,403
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                              |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                              | 8,664 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                              | 6,666 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                              | 5,372 
|Cost of sales                                                   |  |                              | 8,651 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                              | 1,013 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                              | 1,403 
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|                                                                |  |                              | 31,769
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Operating income                                                |  |                              | 1,634 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                              | 73    
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Income before income taxes                                      |  |                              | 1,707 
|Income tax expense (b)                                          |  |                              | 529   
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Net income                                                      |  | $                            | 1,178 
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                              |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                            | 0.02  
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                            | 0.02  
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                              |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                              | 59,734
|Diluted                                                         |  |                              | 60,331

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to a decrease in the Oxandrin return reserve of $140, an increase in the Delatestryl return reserve of $15, a decrease in the Medicaid reserve of $116, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $261.

|    |                                                                                                    | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Income tax expense  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                                                  |  | June 30, 2004        |        
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                  |  | AsPreviouslyReported |        
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|ASSETS                                                                                            |  |                      |        
|Current Assets:                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                         |  | $                    | 21,021 
|Short-term investments                                                                            |  |                      | 5,370  
|Accounts receivable, net (a)                                                                      |  |                      | 13,903 
|Inventories, net (b)                                                                              |  |                      | 19,918 
|Deferred income taxes (c)                                                                         |  |                      | 252    
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                         |  |                      | 3,815  
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total current assets                                                                              |  |                      | 64,279 
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                       |  |                      | 68,912 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                            |  |                      | 73,713 
|Goodwill                                                                                          |  |                      | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (c)                                                                         |  |                      |       
|Severance pay funded                                                                              |  |                      | 2,815  
|Other assets (d)                                                                                  |  |                      | 3,778  
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total assets                                                                                      |  | $                    | 253,618
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                              |  |                      |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                              |  |                      |        
|Accounts payable (c)                                                                              |  | $                    | 14,492 
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                 |  |                      | 7,034  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                 |  |                      | 880    
|Other current liabilities (e)                                                                     |  |                      | 18,851 
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                         |  |                      | 41,257 
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                    |  |                      | 2,383  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                 |  |                      | 7,869  
|Severance pay                                                                                     |  |                      | 6,353  
|Negative goodwill (d)                                                                             |  |                      | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                             |  |                      | 22,138 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                            |  |                      |        
|Stockholders equity:                                                                             |  |                      |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized no shares issued                    |  |                      |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 60,053,000 at June 30, 2004 |  |                      | 601    
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                        |  |                      | 217,707
|Accumulated deficit                                                                               |  |                      | (62,641
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                            |  |                      | 1,923  
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                        |  |                      | 157,590
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                        |  | $                    | 253,618
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        



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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Accounts receivable, net  During 2004, Company had previously recorded its allowance for returns as a contra accounts receivable account. This adjustment represents a reclassification of the total allowance for returns to other current liabilities. The prior period adjustment relates to the reclassification that occurred during the first quarter of 2004.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                | 
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Inventories, net  Current period adjustment relates to an Oxandrin return reserve decrease of $45. Prior period adjustments relate to Oxandrin 2002 and 2003 inventory valuation adjustments.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(e) | Other current liabilities  Current period relates to an adjustment in the Oxandrin return reserve of $1,332 ($1,953 was reclassified from accounts receivable, net and the total reserve was reduced by $3,282) offset by an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $1,030. The remaining current period adjustment of $5 relates to offsetting amounts for a Delatestryl return reserve increase and a chargeback reserve decrease. Prior period relates to adjustments in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return
reserves of $5,289 and $298, respectively ($1,006 was reclassified from accounts receivable, net and increased by $4,581), offset by chargeback and Medicaid reserve decreases of $1,138 and $172, respectively.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended June 30, 2004 |        
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | -------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported        |        
|                                                                |  |                             |        
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                             |        
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                           | 14,342 
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                             | 220    
|Royalties                                                       |  |                             | 2,872  
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                             | 254    
|                                                                |  |                             |        
|                                                                |  |                             | 17,688 
|                                                                |  |                             |        
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                             |        
|Research and development                                        |  |                             | 6,882  
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                             | 5,868  
|General and administrative                                      |  |                             | 7,395  
|Retirement                                                      |  |                             | 2,110  
|Cost of sales (b)                                               |  |                             | 7,576  
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                             | 1,012  
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                             | 1,507  
|                                                                |  |                             |        
|                                                                |  |                             | 32,350 
|                                                                |  |                             |        
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                             | (14,662
|Other expense, net                                              |  |                             | (769   
|                                                                |  |                             |        
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                             | (15,431
|Income tax expense (c)                                          |  |                             | 16,457 
|                                                                |  |                             |        
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                           | (31,888
|                                                                |  |                             |        
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                             |        
|Basic                                                           |  | $                           | (0.53) 
|                                                                |  |                             |        
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                           | (0.53) 
|                                                                |  |                             |        
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                             |        
|Basic                                                           |  |                             | 59,962 
|Diluted                                                         |  |                             | 59,962 

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to decreases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $3,152 and $130, respectively, an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $1,030, and an increase to the chargeback reserve of $2.

|    |                                                                                                | 
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to a decrease in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $45.

|    |                                                                                                    | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Income tax expense  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                                                       |  | September 30, 2004   |        
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | -------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                       |  | AsPreviouslyReported |        
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|ASSETS                                                                                                 |  |                      |        
|Current Assets:                                                                                        |  |                      |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                              |  | $                    | 21,984 
|Short-term investments                                                                                 |  |                      | 2,736  
|Accounts receivable, net (a)                                                                           |  |                      | 11,962 
|Inventories, net (b)                                                                                   |  |                      | 21,648 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                  |  |                      | 99     
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                              |  |                      | 3,912  
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Total current assets                                                                                   |  |                      | 62,341 
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                            |  |                      | 67,665 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                                 |  |                      | 72,700 
|Goodwill                                                                                               |  |                      | 40,121 
|Severance pay funded                                                                                   |  |                      | 2,923  
|Other assets (c)                                                                                       |  |                      | 3,627  
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Total assets                                                                                           |  | $                    | 249,377
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Accounts payable (d)                                                                                   |  | $                    | 17,854 
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                      |  |                      | 7,040  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                      |  |                      | 856    
|Other current liabilities (e)                                                                          |  |                      | 18,816 
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                              |  |                      | 44,566 
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                         |  |                      | 621    
|Deferred revenues                                                                                      |  |                      | 7,671  
|Severance pay                                                                                          |  |                      | 6,089  
|Negative goodwill (c)                                                                                  |  |                      | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                  |  |                      | 21,850 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                                 |  |                      |        
|Stockholders equity:                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized no shares issued                         |  |                      |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 60,264,000 at September 30, 2004 |  |                      | 603    
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                             |  |                      | 218,087
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                    |  |                      | (67,850
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                 |  |                      | 1,712  
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                             |  |                      | 152,552
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                             |  | $                    | 249,377
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Accounts receivable, net  During 2004, Company had previously recorded its allowance for returns as a contra accounts receivable account. This adjustment represents a reclassification of the total allowance for returns to other current liabilities. The prior period adjustment relates to the reclassifications that occurred during the first and second quarter of 2004.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Inventories, net  Current period adjustments relate to a valuation reserve for the Oxandrin inventory of $848 offset by a Delatestryl inventory valuation reserve decrease of $779. Prior period adjustments relate to Oxandrin inventory valuation adjustments.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                        | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Accounts payable  Taxes payable was adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(e) | Other current liabilities  Current period relates to adjustments in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,038 and $22, respectively ($5,137 was reclassified from accounts receivable, net and total reserve was reduced by $6,197), offset by increases Medicaid and chargeback reserves of $17 and $251, respectively. Prior period relates to adjustments in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $3,956 and $302, respectively ($2,959 was reclassified from accounts receivable, net
and the total reserve was increased by $1,299). Prior period adjustments also include chargeback reserve decreases of $1,136 and a Medicaid reserve increase of $858.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended September 30, 2004 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported             |       
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                  |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                                | 23,593
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                  | 222   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                  | 1,044 
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                                  | 697   
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|                                                                |  |                                  | 25,556
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                  |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                                  | 6,265 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                  | 5,175 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                                  | 5,999 
|Cost of sales (b)                                               |  |                                  | 9,556 
|Restructuring                                                   |  |                                  | 313   
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                  | 1,013 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                                  | 1,620 
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|                                                                |  |                                  | 29,941
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                                  | (4,385
|Other income, net                                               |  |                                  | 326   
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                                  | (4,059
|Income tax expense                                              |  |                                  | 1,150 
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                                | (5,209
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                                  |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                | (0.09)
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                | (0.09)
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                  |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                  | 60,182
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                  | 60,182

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to decreases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $6,161 and $36, respectively, an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $17, and an increase to the chargeback reserve of $251.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                    | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to an increase in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $848 offset by a decrease in the Delatestryl inventory reserve of $779.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended December 31, 2004 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported            |       
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                 |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                               | 35,873
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                 | 251   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                 | 504   
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|                                                                |  |                                 | 36,628
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                 |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                                 | 5,989 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                 | 5,889 
|General and administrative (b)                                  |  |                                 | 11,531
|Retirement                                                      |  |                                 | (25   
|Cost of sales (c)                                               |  |                                 | 11,335
|Restructuring                                                   |  |                                 | 1,649 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                 | 1,012 
|Commissions and royalties (d)                                   |  |                                 | 1,798 
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|                                                                |  |                                 | 39,178
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Operating loss                                                  |  |                                 | (2,550
|Other expense, net                                              |  |                                 | (386  
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Loss before income taxes                                        |  |                                 | (2,936
|Income tax expense (benefit) (e)                                |  |                                 | (3,583
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Net income                                                      |  | $                               | 647   
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Earnings per common share:                                      |  |                                 |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                               | 0.01  
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                               | 0.01  
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                 |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                 | 60,381
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                 | 60,390

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to decreases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,170 and $92, respectively, a decrease in the Medicaid reserve of $673, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $4.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | General and administrative  The Company has restated general and administrative expense to capture the potential liability related to an ongoing Sales and Use tax audit with the State of New Jersey.

|    |                                                                                                    | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to an increase in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $2,390.

|    |                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Commissions and royalties  The Company has restated commissions and royalties expense during 2004 to correct an expense over accrual.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(e) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments. The Company has also restated its tax payable as of December 31, 2004 primarily based upon resolution of an IRS tax audit.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                                                   |  | March 31, 2003       |        
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                   |  | AsPreviouslyReported |        
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|ASSETS:                                                                                            |  |                      |        
|Current Assets                                                                                     |  |                      |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                          |  | $                    | 19,292 
|Short-term investments                                                                             |  |                      | 3,807  
|Accounts receivable, net                                                                           |  |                      | 21,317 
|Inventories, net (a)                                                                               |  |                      | 15,895 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                          |  |                      | 4,260  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                          |  |                      | 2,525  
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total current assets                                                                               |  |                      | 67,096 
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                        |  |                      | 67,416 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                             |  |                      | 78,844 
|Goodwill                                                                                           |  |                      | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                          |  |                      | 16,353 
|Severance pay funded                                                                               |  |                      | 2,799  
|Other assets (c)                                                                                   |  |                      | 3,696  
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total assets                                                                                       |  | $                    | 276,325
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                               |  |                      |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                               |  |                      |        
|Accounts payable (b)                                                                               |  | $                    | 13,077 
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                  |  |                      | 7,006  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                  |  |                      | 1,502  
|Other current liabilities (d)                                                                      |  |                      | 14,506 
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                          |  |                      | 36,091 
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                     |  |                      | 11,171 
|Deferred revenues                                                                                  |  |                      | 11,295 
|Severance pay                                                                                      |  |                      | 5,702  
|Negative goodwill (c)                                                                              |  |                      | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                          |  |                      | 23,632 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                             |  |                      |        
|Stockholders equity:                                                                              |  |                      |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized no shares issued                     |  |                      |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 58,919,000 at March 31, 2003 |  |                      | 589    
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                         |  |                      | 214,690
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                |  |                      | (42,871
|Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income                                                      |  |                      | (2     
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                         |  |                      | 172,406
|                                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                         |  | $                    | 276,325
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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Inventories, net  Prior period adjustment relates to Oxandrin inventory valuation adjustment of $341 in 2002.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
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|(c) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Other current liabilities  Current period relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $293 and $17, respectively. Current period adjustments also include an increase to the Medicaid reserve of $29 offset by a decrease in the chargeback reserve of $100. Prior period adjustments relate to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,163 and $201, respectively. Prior period adjustments also include chargeback reserve decreases of $191 and a Medicaid
reserve increase of $1,525.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended March 31, 2003 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported         |       
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                              |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                            | 26,950
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                              | 366   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                              | 523   
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                              | 137   
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|                                                                |  |                              | 27,976
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                              |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                              | 6,448 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                              | 6,571 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                              | 5,051 
|Cost of sales                                                   |  |                              | 4,486 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                              | 1,013 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                              | 411   
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|                                                                |  |                              | 23,980
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                              | 3,996 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                              | 382   
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                              | 4,378 
|Income tax expense (benefit) (b)                                |  |                              | 1,396 
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                            | 2,982 
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                              |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                            | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                            | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                              |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                              |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                              | 58,840
|Diluted                                                         |  |                              | 58,895

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $293 and $17, respectively, an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $29, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $100.

|    |                                                                                                              | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



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|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                                                  |  | June 30, 2003        |        
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                  |  | AsPreviouslyReported |        
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|ASSETS:                                                                                           |  |                      |        
|Current Assets                                                                                    |  |                      |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                         |  | $                    | 19,063 
|Short-term investments                                                                            |  |                      | 3,756  
|Accounts receivable, net                                                                          |  |                      | 19,667 
|Inventories, net (a)                                                                              |  |                      | 17,178 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                         |  |                      | 4,409  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                         |  |                      | 6,773  
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total current assets                                                                              |  |                      | 70,846 
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                       |  |                      | 68,886 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                            |  |                      | 77,810 
|Goodwill                                                                                          |  |                      | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                         |  |                      | 16,243 
|Severance pay funded                                                                              |  |                      | 3,091  
|Other assets (c)                                                                                  |  |                      | 3,686  
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total assets                                                                                      |  | $                    | 280,683
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                              |  |                      |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                              |  |                      |        
|Accounts payable (b)                                                                              |  | $                    | 12,255 
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                 |  |                      | 7,003  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                 |  |                      | 1,445  
|Other current liabilities (d)                                                                     |  |                      | 18,043 
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                         |  |                      | 38,746 
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                    |  |                      | 9,423  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                 |  |                      | 11,210 
|Severance pay                                                                                     |  |                      | 6,175  
|Negative goodwill (c)                                                                             |  |                      | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                         |  |                      | 23,329 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                            |  |                      |        
|Stockholders equity:                                                                             |  |                      |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized no shares issued                    |  |                      |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 59,112,000 at June 30, 2003 |  |                      | 591    
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                        |  |                      | 215,123
|Accumulated deficit                                                                               |  |                      | (40,358
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                            |  |                      | 416    
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                        |  |                      | 175,772
|                                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                        |  | $                    | 280,683
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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Inventories, net  Prior period adjustment relates to Oxandrin inventory valuation adjustment of $341 in 2002.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
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|(c) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Other current liabilities  Current period relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $382 and $15, respectively. Current period adjustments also include decreases to the Medicaid and chargeback reserves of $989 and $460, respectively. Prior period adjustments relate to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,455 and $219, respectively. Prior period adjustments also include chargeback reserve decreases of $291 and a Medicaid reserve increase
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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended June 30, 2003 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported        |       
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                             |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                           | 28,048
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                             | 377   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                             | 1,047 
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                             | 1,464 
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|                                                                |  |                             | 30,936
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                             |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                             | 7,408 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                             | 5,407 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                             | 6,445 
|Cost of sales                                                   |  |                             | 5,194 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                             | 1,012 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                             | 1,821 
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|                                                                |  |                             | 27,287
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Operating income                                                |  |                             | 3,649 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                             | 39    
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Income before income taxes                                      |  |                             | 3,688 
|Income tax expense (b)                                          |  |                             | 1,176 
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Net income                                                      |  | $                           | 2,512 
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Earnings per common share:                                      |  |                             |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                           | 0.04  
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                           | 0.04  
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                             |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                             | 59,044
|Diluted                                                         |  |                             | 59,485

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $382 and $15, respectively, a decrease in the Medicaid reserve of $989, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $460.

|    |                                                                                                    | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Income tax expense  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                                                       |  | September 30, 2003   |        
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | -------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                       |  | AsPreviouslyReported |        
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|ASSETS:                                                                                                |  |                      |        
|Current Assets                                                                                         |  |                      |        
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                              |  | $                    | 16,927 
|Short-term investments                                                                                 |  |                      | 3,787  
|Accounts receivable, net                                                                               |  |                      | 25,539 
|Inventories, net (a)                                                                                   |  |                      | 18,609 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                              |  |                      | 4,286  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                              |  |                      | 5,783  
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Total current assets                                                                                   |  |                      | 74,931 
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Property and equipment, net                                                                            |  |                      | 70,676 
|Intangible assets, net                                                                                 |  |                      | 76,776 
|Goodwill                                                                                               |  |                      | 40,121 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                              |  |                      | 15,830 
|Severance pay funded                                                                                   |  |                      | 3,040  
|Other assets (c)                                                                                       |  |                      | 4,173  
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Total assets                                                                                           |  | $                    | 285,547
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Current Liabilities:                                                                                   |  |                      |        
|Accounts payable (b)                                                                                   |  | $                    | 18,361 
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                      |  |                      | 7,060  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                      |  |                      | 903    
|Other current liabilities (d)                                                                          |  |                      | 16,081 
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Total current liabilities                                                                              |  |                      | 42,405 
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Long-term debt                                                                                         |  |                      | 7,598  
|Deferred revenues                                                                                      |  |                      | 8,048  
|Severance pay                                                                                          |  |                      | 6,432  
|Negative goodwill (c)                                                                                  |  |                      | 16,028 
|Deferred income taxes (b)                                                                              |  |                      | 23,626 
|Commitments and contingent liabilities                                                                 |  |                      |        
|Stockholders equity:                                                                                  |  |                      |        
|Preferred stock  $.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized no shares issued                         |  |                      |       
|Common stock  $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 59,468,000 at September 30, 2003 |  |                      | 594    
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                             |  |                      | 216,212
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                    |  |                      | (36,000
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                 |  |                      | 604    
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Total stockholders equity                                                                             |  |                      | 181,410
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                             |  | $                    | 285,547
|                                                                                                       |  |                      |        



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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Inventories, net  Prior period adjustment relates to Oxandrin inventory valuation adjustment of $341 in 2002.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Deferred income taxes  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities were adjusted for the restatement adjustments. Taxes payable was also adjusted for the impact of the restatement items.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(c) | Negative goodwill  In connection with the Companys acquisition of Myelos, the Company had previously recorded negative goodwill during 2001. The Company had also amortized a portion of this negative goodwill to income during 2001. Since 2002, the Company has carried forward a net negative goodwill balance of $16,028. The Company has subsequently determined that the accounting for the Myelos transaction was not in accordance with APB No. 16, Business Combinations,
which required that any excess of consideration over net assets acquired be allocated pro rata to non-current assets. Therefore, the Company reversed the amortization recorded in 2001 and allocated the entire negative goodwill balance to non-current assets, which primarily included in-process research and development, effectively removing negative goodwill in 2001.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(d) | Other current liabilities  Current period relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,056 and $16, respectively. Current period adjustments also include increases to the Medicaid and chargeback reserves of $100 and $8, respectively. Prior period adjustments relate to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,837 and $234, respectively. Prior period adjustments also include chargeback reserve decreases of $751 and a Medicaid reserve increase of
$565.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended September 30, 2003 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported             |       
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                  |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                                | 32,112
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                  | 327   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                  | 855   
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                                  | 487   
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|                                                                |  |                                  | 33,781
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                  |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                                  | 11,528
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                  | 5,412 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                                  | 6,343 
|Cost of sales                                                   |  |                                  | 4,876 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                  | 1,013 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                                  | 1,704 
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|                                                                |  |                                  | 30,876
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                                  | 2,905 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                                  | 3,517 
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                                  | 6,422 
|Income tax expense (benefit) (b)                                |  |                                  | 2,064 
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                                | 4,358 
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                                  |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                                | 0.07  
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                                | 0.07  
|                                                                |  |                                  |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                  |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                  | 59,339
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                  | 60,164

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,056 and $16, respectively, an increase in the Medicaid reserve of $100, and an increase to the chargeback reserve of $8.

|    |                                                                                                              | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(b) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Continued)



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|SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT(in thousands, except share and per share data)(unaudited)
|                                                                                                                 

|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended December 31, 2003 |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | AsPreviouslyReported            |       
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                                 |       
|Product sales, net (a)                                          |  | $                               | 37,736
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                                 | 270   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                                 | 802   
|Other revenues                                                  |  |                                 | 1,024 
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|                                                                |  |                                 | 39,832
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                                 |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                                 | 6,413 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                                 | 5,913 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                                 | 8,905 
|Cost of sales (b)                                               |  |                                 | 10,189
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions        |  |                                 | 1,012 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                                 | 1,502 
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|                                                                |  |                                 | 33,934
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                                 | 5,898 
|Other expense, net                                              |  |                                 | (303  
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                                 | 5,595 
|Income tax expense (benefit) (c)                                |  |                                 | 1,525 
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                               | 4,070 
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                                 |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                               | 0.07  
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                               | 0.07  
|                                                                |  |                                 |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                                 |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                                 | 59,541
|Diluted                                                         |  |                                 | 60,519

EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT

The adjustments relate to the following:

| | 
| | 

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(a) | Product sales, net  The adjustment relates to increases in Oxandrin and Delatestryl return reserves of $1,534 and $29, respectively, a decrease in the Medicaid reserve of $721, and a decrease to the chargeback reserve of $134.

|    |                                                                                                    | 
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|(b) | Cost of sales  The adjustment relates to an increase in the Oxandrin inventory reserve of $1,253.

|    |                                                                                                              | 
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|(c) | Income tax expense (benefit)  The adjustment reflects the income tax impact of the restatement adjustments.

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Note 3  Acquisitions and Investments

|                                                   
|---------------------------------------------------
|(a) Acquisition of Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Limited

On September 30, 2002, Savient, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Acacia Biopharma Limited, completed the acquisition of all of the stock of Rosemont, a subsidiary of Akzo Nobel N.V. Rosemont is a leader in the U.K. market for oral liquid formulations of
branded non-proprietary drugs. The purchase price (including acquisition costs of approximately $5,462,000) for Rosemont, which was funded from Savients cash on hand, was approximately $104,585,000, excluding Rosemonts cash balances.


The acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The aggregate purchase price of $104,585,000 has been allocated based on the estimates of the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows
(in thousands):


|Assets Acquired:                                   |  |   |         |  
|-------------------------------------------------- |  | - | ------- | -
|Current assets (including cash acquired of $5,268) |  | $ | 10,924  |  
|Fixed assets                                       |  |   | 1,708   |  
|Intangibles                                        |  |   | 80,800  |  
|Goodwill                                           |  |   | 40,121  |  
|Liabilities Assumed:                               |  |   |         |  
|Current liabilities                                |  |   | (4,728  | )
|Deferred tax liabilities                           |  |   | (24,240 | )
|                                                   |  |   |         |  
|Total Purchase Price                               |  | $ | 104,585 |  
|                                                   |  |   |         |  

The estimation of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was determined by Savients management based on an independent appraisal and information available at the time. Intangible assets consist primarily of developed products, as well as trademarks
and several patents, and are being amortized, using the straight-line method, over the estimated useful life of approximately 20 years. The estimation of the useful life of the intangible assets was determined by Savients management based on an independent appraisal and
information available at the time.


The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the assets and liabilities of Rosemont as of December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004, and its results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2002 and the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2004.
The following unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2002 was prepared assuming the acquisition of Rosemont occurred on January 1, 2002. The pro forma results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the consolidated
results that actually would have occurred if the acquisition had been consummated at January 1, 2002, nor do they purport to represent the results of operations for future periods.


|                           |  | Year Ended December 31, 2002         |        
|-------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | -------
|                           |  | As Reported(Restated)                |        
|                           |  |                                      |        
|                           |  | (in thousands except per share data) |        
|                           |  | (Unaudited)                          |        
|Total revenues             |  | $                                    | 101,752
|Net income                 |  | $                                    | 8,679  
|Earnings per common share: |  |                                      |        
|Basic                      |  | $                                    | 0.15   
|Diluted                    |  | $                                    | 0.15   

In connection with the acquisition, Savient entered into a forward contract for the delivery of the £64,000,000 purchase price on September 30, 2002 at a cost of $99,123,200 (representing an exchange rate of $1.5488 per £1). The exchange rate at the acquisition closing
date was $1.5614 per £1. In accordance with SFAS No. 133 Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities which prohibits hedge accounting for a hedge of an anticipated business combination, Savient recorded a gain of approximately


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Note 3  Acquisitions and Investments (Continued)

$800,000 on the forward contract in the year ended December 31, 2002, which gain is included in other income (expense), net.

|                                     
|-------------------------------------
|(b) Acquisition of Myelos Corporation

On March 19, 2001, the Company acquired Myelos, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics to treat diseases of the nervous system. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company paid Myelos
shareholders $35,000,000 in a combination of cash and stock ($14,000,000 in cash and $21,000,000 through the issuance of approximately 2,344,700 shares of the Companys common stock (based on a per share value of $8.9564, representing the average closing price of the
Companys common stock for the 20 trading day period ending one day prior to February 21, 2001, the date the acquisition agreement was executed)). In addition, the Company has agreed to pay the Myelos shareholders an additional $30,000,000 if the Company is in a
position to file an NDA for FDA approval of Prosaptide for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain or neuropathy. At least $14 million of this payment must be paid in shares of the Companys common stock. The remaining $16 million can be paid, at the companys
option, in cash, shares of the Companys common stock or a combination thereof. The Company has also agreed that if Prosaptide is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain or neuropathy, the Company will pay the
Myelos shareholders 15% of net sales of Prosaptide during the 12 month period beginning on the earlier of (i) the 25thfull month after commercial introduction of Prosaptide in the United States for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain or neuropathy and (ii) April 1,
2010. At least 50% of this payment must be in shares of Company common stock, with the remainder payable, at the Companys option, in cash, shares of Company common stock or a combination thereof. In no event is the Company required to issue more than 10,962,000
shares of its common stock; any equity required to be issued in excess of that amount will be issued in shares of Company preferred stock. The preferred stock would be non-voting, non-convertible, non-transferable, non-dividend paying (except to the extent a cash dividend is
paid on the Company common stock), with no mandatory redemption for a period of 20 years and one day from the closing date of the acquisition, and a right to share in proceeds in liquidation, up to the liquidation amount. On December 15, 2005, the
Company made the decision to terminate all development efforts and to terminate its license agreement with the University of California at San Diego with respect to Prosaptide.


The transaction was treated as a purchase for accounting purposes. The purchase price for accounting purposes was approximately $34,387,000 (including acquisition costs of $1,387,000), based on a value for the approximately 2,344,700 shares of Company common
stock issued in the acquisition of $8.1172, representing the average closing price of the Companys common stock for the four day period preceding February 21, 2001, the date the terms of the acquisition were agreed to. In connection with the merger of Myelos and
based on an independent valuation, the Company allocated $45,600,000 to in-process research and development projects of Myelos, representing the estimated fair value based on risk-adjusted cash flows of the acquired technology. In-process research and development was
reduced to approximately $26,690,000 since the consideration paid by the Company for Myelos was lower than the net assets acquired. The difference between the consideration paid and the net assets acquired was allocated pro rata to non-current assets in accordance with
APB No. 16, Business Combinations;non-current assets primarily included in-process research and development. At the date of acquisition the technology acquired in the acquisition was not fully commercially developed and had no alternative future uses.
Accordingly, the net in-process research and development of approximately $26,690,000 was expensed as of the acquisition date. See Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements related to the Companys restatement of negative goodwill that
was originally recorded in connection with this transaction and Note 19  Subsequent EventsFailure of Phase 2 Clinical Trial for Prosaptide.


The Company allocated values to the in-process research and development based on an independent valuation of the research and development project. The value assigned to these assets was determined by


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Note 3  Acquisitions and Investments (Continued)

|                                                
|------------------------------------------------
|(c) Investment in Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

In January 2001, in order to obtain a period of exclusivity to negotiate a possible strategic relationship with Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., the Company loaned $2,500,000 to Omrix and agreed to convert the loan into, and to purchase an additional $2,500,000 of,
shares of Omrix preferred stock if it did not pursue a strategic relationship. The Company determined not to pursue a strategic relationship with Omrix, and on March 31, 2001 converted the existing loan into, and purchased an additional $2,500,000 of, shares of Omrix
preferred stock, which were convertible into approximately 4.2% of Omrix common stock (on a fully-diluted basis) as of December 31, 2003. This investment was carried at cost and is included as a component of other long-term assets. Omrix is a privately-held company that
develops and markets a unique surgical sealant and a number of immunology products based on blood plasma processing technology. Omrix currently sells its products in Europe, South America and the Middle East.


In January 2005, Omrix implemented a recapitalization which resulted in the conversion of its preferred stock and notes into common stock. This recapitalization resulted in the conversion of the Companys shares of Omrix preferred stock into 3.9% of its common stock
outstanding, on a fully-diluted basis, immediately following the recapitalization. In February 2005, the Company sold to Catalyst Investments, L.P. all of its holdings of Omrix common stock for $1,625,000 and the right to receive up to an additional $1,625,000 in the event
that Catalyst is able to liquidate its Omrix investment on specified terms. The Company previously wrote down its investment in Omrix by $3,000,000 in 2001. Based upon the sale to Catalyst, the Company further wrote down its investment by $375,000 in 2004.


|(d) Investment in Marco Hi-Tech JV, Ltd.
|----------------------------------------

In 2003, the Company agreed to purchase up to an aggregate of $1,500,000 in Marco preferred stock and it acquired an option to market Marcos Huperzine-A product candidate for the treatment of Alzheimers disease. As of March 31, 2004, the Company had invested
$1,000,000 in Marco. In the second quarter of 2004, the Company elected not to make the final $500,000 investment in Marco. As a result, the Companys holdings of Marco preferred stock were converted into 654,112 shares of Marco common stock, or approximately 8% of
Marcos fully-diluted outstanding common stock, the option to market Huperzine-A terminated and the Company wrote off its $1,000,000 investment in Marco. A director of the Company owns Marco common stock representing less than 1% of Marcos fully-diluted
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Note 4  Property and Equipment, Net

|                                                |  | December 31,   |        
|----------------------------------------------- |  | -------------- | -------
|                                                |  | 2003           |        
|                                                |  |                |        
|                                                |  | (in thousands) |        
|Laboratory and manufacturing equipment(1)       |  | $              | 39,406 
|Office equipment(2)                             |  |                | 8,387  
|Air conditioning and other                      |  |                | 2,030  
|Leasehold improvements                          |  |                | 10,042 
|                                                |  |                |        
|                                                |  |                | 59,865 
|Land, building and construction in progress (3) |  |                | 46,640 
|                                                |  |                |        
|                                                |  |                | 106,505
|Accumulated depreciation and amortization       |  |                | (36,079
|                                                |  |                |        
|Total                                           |  | $              | 70,426 
|                                                |  |                |        
|                                                |  |                |        

| | 
| | 

|(1) | Includes $11,023,000 of equipment located at the new production facility in Israel, but in use as of December 31, 2003. No depreciation and amortization was recorded until the facility was placed into service on January 1, 2004.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Includes $1,062,000 of equipment financed under capital leases.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | The related asset, which is a production facility in Israel intended to meet FDA GMP requirements, was not ready for its intended use and therefore no depreciation and amortization had been accumulated as of December 31, 2003. Includes $14,891,000 of capitalized interest, labor
and other costs as of December 31, 2003 and 2004. This balance includes $6,500,000 of land and building costs (including local taxes and legal fees) associated with this facility.
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Certain assets of BTG-Israel are pledged to secure long-term debt. (See Note 8).


The manufacture of each product at the Beer Tuvia manufacturing facility must be approved by applicable regulatory authorities, including the FDA for products shipped to the United States, prior to the resumption of manufacturing of that product at the new
facility. As a result of the violence in Israel in recent years, the FDA has from time to time suspended its inspections in Israel.


Depreciation expense was approximately $2,474,000, $4,358,000 and $6,696,000 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004, respectively.


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Note 5  Acquired Intangible Assets

The following summarizes the carrying amounts of acquired intangible assets and related amortization.


|                                |  | As of December 31, |       
|------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------
|                                |  | 2003               |       
|                                |  |                    |       
|                                |  | (in thousands)     |       
|Amortized intangible assets:    |  |                    |       
|Developed products              |  | $                  | 76,700
|Trademarks                      |  |                    | 3,300 
|Patents                         |  |                    | 1,559 
|                                |  |                    |       
|Total gross carrying amount     |  |                    | 81,559
|Accumulated amortization        |  |                    | 5,816 
|                                |  |                    |       
|Net                             |  | $                  | 75,743
|                                |  |                    |       
|Unamortized intangible assets:  |  |                    |       
|Goodwill                        |  | $                  | 40,121
|                                |  |                    |       
|Amortization expense:           |  |                    |       
|For year ended December 31,     |  | $                  | 4,135 
|Estimated amortization expense: |  |                    |       
|For year ending 12/31/05        |  |                    |       
|For year ending 12/31/06        |  |                    |       
|For year ending 12/31/07        |  |                    |       
|For year ending 12/31/08        |  |                    |       
|For year ending 12/31/09        |  |                    |       

Note 6  Other Current Liabilities

|                                |  | December 31,   |       
|------------------------------- |  | -------------- | ------
|                                |  | 2003(Restated) |       
|                                |  |                |       
|                                |  | (in thousands) |       
|Salaries and related expenses   |  | $              | 7,321 
|Allowance for returns           |  |                | 4,706 
|Accrued subcontracting payable  |  |                | 1,856 
|Allowance for rebates           |  |                | 3,168 
|Legal and professional fees (1) |  |                | 1,624 
|Royalties and commissions       |  |                | 2,147 
|Other                           |  |                | 2,797 
|                                |  |                |       
|Total                           |  | $              | 23,619
|                                |  |                |       
|                                |  |                |       

| | 
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|    |                                                                                                                                                                     | 
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|(1) | Includes a $3,000,000 reserve
          for the estimated future settlement of two specified legal disputes
          (See Note 9  Commitments and Contingencies).

Note 7  Severance Pay

BTG-Israel participates in a defined contribution pension plan and makes regular deposits with a pension fund to secure pension rights on behalf of some of its employees. The custody and management of the amounts so deposited are independent of the Company. In
respect of its other employees, BTG-Israel purchases individual insurance policies intended to cover its severance obligation. The Companys obligation for severance pay is included within long-term liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.


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Note 7  Severance Pay (Continued)

The amount of the obligation that has been funded is also included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Expense related to severance and pension pay for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004 were $1,297,000, $2,091,000 and $1,839,000, respectively.


Note 8  Long-term Debt

a. In June 2000, BTG-Israel entered into a $20,000,000 credit facility with Bank Hapoalim B.M. to finance a portion of the cost of completing its new production facility. Loans under the credit facility, which is secured by the assets of BTG-Israel and has been
guaranteed by Savient, bear interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 1%. At December 31, 2003 and 2004 the Company had long-term borrowings of $12,222,000 and $5,555,000, respectively, outstanding under this credit facility, of which $6,667,000 and $5,555,000 is included in
current portion of long-term debt at December 31, 2003 and 2004, respectively. At December 31, 2004, the loans are at an average interest rate of approximately 3.25% and the principal of $5,555,000 is payable in 2005. The long-term debt was repaid in full in April
2005 in anticipation of the closing of the sale of the global biologics manufacturing business. See Note 19  Subsequent Events.


b. In January 2003, Savient entered into two capital leases totaling $1,062,000 with Fleetwood Financial Corporation and All Points Capital Corporation to finance certain furniture and fixtures purchased in connection with the Companys relocation to its new
headquarters. These leases bear interest at 7.5% and are repaid in equal monthly installments through November 2005. At December 31, 2003 and 2004, $353,000 and $348,000, respectively, is included in current portion of long-term debt.


c. Bank Leumi LeIsrael Ltd. and Bank Leumi for the Development of Industry Ltd. hold a pledge over all of BTG-Israel assets as collateral for certain bank guarantees. See Note 19  Subsequent Events  Sale of the Global Biologics Manufacturing Business.


Note 9  Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

a. Savients administrative offices are located in East Brunswick, New Jersey, where it has leased approximately 53,000 square feet of office space. The lease has a base average annual rental expense of approximately $1,728,000 and expires in March 2013. There are
two five year renewal options. In connection with this lease arrangement, the Company was required to provide a security deposit by way of an irrevocable letter of credit for $1,280,000, which is secured by a cash deposit of $1,280,000, which amount is reflected in other
assets (as restricted cash) on the balance sheet at December 31, 2003 and 2004. The Company also leases approximately 10,000 square feet of space in San Diego, California, where it conducts its Prosaptide research. This lease expired in October 2004, and was extended on a
month-to-month basis until the State of California approves the decommissioning of the facility.


Savient has a research, development and manufacturing facility located in Rehovot, Israel, where BTG-Israel leases approximately 69,000 square feet at an annual rental of approximately $767,000. This lease expires in December 2005. There is also a bank guarantee
outstanding in favor of the lessor of the Israeli facility for $483,000 secured by the assets of BTG-Israel. See Note 19  Subsequent Events  Sale of the Global Biologics Manufacturing Business.


Rosemonts development and manufacturing facility is located in Leeds, United Kingdom, where it leases approximately 41,000 square feet at an annual rental of approximately $298,000. The lease expires in December 2019, although Rosemont has the option to
terminate this lease in December 2009 or December 2014.


The Company is also obligated to pay its share of operating maintenance and real estate taxes with respect to its leased properties.




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Rent expense was approximately $2,223,000, $3,628,000 and $3,273,000 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004, respectively.


The future annual minimum rentals (exclusive of amounts for real estate taxes, maintenance, etc.) for each of the following years are: 2005-$2,501,000; 2006-$2,113,000; 2007-$2,111,000; 2008-$2,111,000; and 2009 until 2013-$7,727,000.


b. The Company is obligated to pay royalties to the Chief Scientist on all revenues derived from products and know-how (including transfer of production rights) resulting from such research and development programs partially funded by the Chief Scientist. These
royalties range from 3% to 5% of such revenue, if any, if these products are produced in Israel, up to a ceiling equivalent to the amount funded, subject to adjustment as described below. If these products are produced outside Israel by a third party other than the Company, the
royalties on such revenue, if any, are at a rate that is equal to the ratio of the amount of the funding provided by the Chief Scientist divided by the sum of the amounts of the Chief Scientist funding plus the Companys total investment in the project, up to an increased ceiling
of 120%, 150% or 300% of amount funded by the Chief Scientist, subject to adjustment as described below. The ceiling is dependent on the portion of production of this product that is intended to occur outside Israel. The Companys total investment in the project is verified
by an independent accountant appointed by the Chief Scientist. The ceilings and the amount of investment are adjusted for changes in the U.S. dollar/Israeli shekel exchange rate and, in the case of products produced in Israel, for interest. As of December 31, 2004, the
Company is obligated to repay to the Chief Scientist and the Bird Foundation, out of revenue from future product sales, a minimum of $11,275,000 of research and development funding for products that are currently being sold and an additional $5,798,000 of research and
development funding for projects that are not currently sold, if and when they are sold. During the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004, the Company recorded approximately $258,000, $75,000, and $288,000, respectively, as royalties to the Chief Scientist.


The Company is also committed to pay royalties on future sales, if any, of certain of its products to licensees from which the Company licensed these products.


c. At December 31, 2004, the Company had employment agreements with five senior officers. Under these agreements, the Company has committed to total aggregate base compensation per year of approximately $1,580,000 plus other normal customary fringe benefits
and bonuses. These employment agreements generally have an initial term of three years and are thereafter automatically renewed for successive one-year periods unless either party gives the other notice of non-renewal.


d. The Company has received notification of claims filed that certain of its products may infringe certain third party patents in the normal course of operations. Except as discussed below, management believes that these claims have no merit, and the Company
intends to defend them vigorously and does not expect significant adverse impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a result of the outcome. However, were an unfavorable ruling to occur in any subsequent period, there exists the possibility of a
material adverse impact on the Companys financial position and operating results. The Company settled one such claim for which it established in 2004 a reserve of $2,250,000. See Note 9(l).


e. On December 20, 2002, a purported shareholder class action was filed against the Company and three of its former officers. The action is pending under the captionIn re Bio-Technology General Corp. Securities
Litigation, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Plaintiff alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and seeks unspecified compensatory damages. The plaintiff purports to represent a class of
shareholders who purchased shares of the Company between April 19, 1999 and August 2, 2002. The complaint asserts that certain of the Companys financial statements were materially false and misleading because the Company restated its earnings and financial statements
for the years ended 1999, 2000 and 2001, as described in the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated, and its




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press release issued, on August 2, 2002. Five nearly identical actions were filed in January and February 2003, in each instance claiming unspecified compensatory damages. In September 2003,
the actions were consolidated and co-lead plaintiffs and co-lead counsel were appointed in accordance with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. The parties subsequently entered into a
stipulation which provided for the lead plaintiff to file an amended consolidated complaint. Plaintiffs filed such amended complaint and the Company filed a motion to dismiss the action. On
August 10, 2005, citing the failure of the amended complaint to set forth particularized facts that give rise to a strong inference that the defendants acted with the required state of mind, the
Court granted the Companys motion to dismiss the action, without prejudice, and granted plaintiffs leave to file an amended complaint. On October 11, 2005 the plaintiffs filed a second
amended complaint, again seeking unspecified compensatory damages, purporting to set forth particularized facts to support their allegations of violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by the Company and its former officers. On December 13, 2005 the Company filed a motion to dismiss the second amended
complaint. The Company intends to continue its vigorous defense against plaintiffs allegations in this matter.

On October 27, 2003, the Company received a letter addressed to the board of directors from attorneys for a purported stockholder of the Company demanding that Savient commence legal proceedings to recover unspecified damages against directors who served
on the Companys board immediately prior to the June 2003 annual meeting of stockholders, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Arthur Andersen LLP, the partners of Arthur Andersen responsible for the audit of Savients financial statements for 1999, 2000 and 2001, as well as all
other officers and directors responsible for the alleged wrongdoing. The letter asserted that some or all of these persons were responsible for the material overstatement of Savients assets, earnings and net worth, and that these persons caused Savient to disseminate false and
misleading press releases and filings with the SEC. An advisory committee to the board of directors, consisting of directors who were not directors prior to the June 2003 annual meeting of stockholders, investigated this demand and determined that litigation should not
be commenced.


The Company has referred these claims to its directors and officers insurance carrier, which has reserved its rights as to coverage with respect to this action.


f. The Company is obligated under certain circumstances to indemnify certain customers for certain or all expenses incurred and damages suffered by them as a result of any infringement of third party patents. In addition the Company is obligated to indemnify its
officers and directors against all reasonable costs and expenses related to stockholder and other claims pertaining to actions taken in their capacity as officers and directors which are not covered by the Companys directors and officers insurance policy. These indemnification
obligations are in the regular course of business and in most cases do not include a limit on a maximum potential future payments, nor are there any recourse provisions or collateral that may offset the cost. As of December 31, 2004, the Company has not recorded a
liability for any obligations arising as a result of these indemnification obligations.


g. At December 31, 2004 Rosemont had commitments aggregating $212,000 related to the upgrade of its manufacturing facility.


h. At December 31, 2004, the Company had purchase commitments of $4,671,000 in 2005 for oxandrolone, the active ingredient in Oxandrin, and $8,025,000 for Delatestryl in 2005, 2006 and beyond.


i. On December 1, 2005, the Company concluded an agreement with Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Organon USA Inc. and Organon (Ireland) Ltd. for the settlement of ongoing patent litigation in the U.S. District Court
for the District of New Jersey regarding Durameds generic version of Mircette®, which Duramed markets under the trade name Kariva®. Under the terms of the agreement in addition to agreeing to the settlement of its damage claims in the patent litigation, the
Company consented to Durameds acquisition of the exclusive rights to Organons Mircette (desogestrel/ethinyl




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estradiol) oral contraceptive product. In exchange for its agreement and consent, the Company received a payment of $13.75 million in settlement of its damage claims and as prepaid future
royalties on sales in the United States of Mircette and Kariva, which yielded the Company approximately $10.8 million after the payment of pass-through revenue sharing to the inventor from
whom the Company acquired the patents covering Mircette.

j. On December 15, 2005, the Company made the decision to terminate all development efforts, and to terminate its license agreement with the University of California at San Diego, with respect to its developmental drug candidate Prosaptide. This determination
was made by the Company after a thorough and in depth review and analysis of the final study report data from the Phase 2 clinical trial of Prosaptide in patients with HIV-associated peripheral neuropathy, which was terminated earlier in the year after a scheduled interim
analysis determined that even if continued to its planned end there was little chance that the trial would demonstrate efficacy in the designated patient population. Additionally, in making this determination the Company and its panel of independent experts reviewed in detail
the results obtained from the totality of the clinical trials and preclinical pharmacology studies of Prosaptide and determined that the data did not support a determination that pursuit of new clinical trials directed to alternate indications would have a high probability of success.


k. On July 18, 2005, the Company announced that it had completed the sale of its global biologics manufacturing business to Ferring for $80 million cash plus the assumption by Ferring International Centre SA of liabilities of Savient relating to the Business. The
terms of the sale provide that Savient will receive the $80 million in three cash installments: $55 million was paid on the closing date, $15 million at the first anniversary of the closing and $10 million at the second anniversary of the closing. In addition, on July 18, 2005,
Ferring International Centre SA delivered two promissory notes to Savient providing for the payment to the Company of the second and third installments. The amounts paid to the Company were subject to a postclosing working capital adjustment.


The obligations of Ferring B.V. and Ferring International Centre SA under the purchase agreements and promissory notes are guaranteed by Ferring Holding S.A. pursuant to a Parent Guarantee dated as of March 23, 2005.


In connection with the closing, Savients co-promotion agreement with Ferring for Euflexxa (1% Sodium Hyaluronate), which was previously referred to as Nuflexxa, also became effective on July 18, 2005. Euflexxa is indicated for the treatment of pain in
osteoarthritis of the knee in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conservative non-pharmacologic therapy and simple analgesics. Under the agreement, the Company was obligated to invest up to $20 million in its sales force and other marketing contributions over
the first two calendar years of the agreement. Strategically, Euflexxa was of interest to the Company as it represented an early entree into the field of rheumatology, a new therapeutic category for the Company. And to allow the Company to build a presence and expertise in
advance of the commercialization of its product candidate Puricase which is about to enter Phase 3 clinical trials. In December 2005, given recent change in product profile and market conditions detailed below the Company has determined that it is best to exit this agreement
and allow the Company to fully focus its efforts and resources on its clinical development program for Puricase.


The Company and Ferring have reached an agreement in principle for the Company to exit the agreement. This decision to exit this arrangement is based upon a different product launch profile which altered the commercial attractiveness of this opportunity to the
Company under the terms of the agreement prior to the launch of Puricase. Euflexxa was approved by the FDA in December of 2004 and post-approval submissions to support room-temperature labeling were provided to the FDA and then later supplemented to expand the
scope of this labeling following the closing of the sale of the Companys global biologics manufacturing business. Subsequently, the FDA approved the final launch labeling for Euflexxa to include requirement for refrigerated storage conditions. As part of this termination
agreement and in lieu of our $20




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million obligation commitments under the agreement, the Company will pay Ferring $17.8 million less accrued expenses to date.

l. During the first quarter of 2005,
    the Company settled the outstanding patent litigation with Genentech which
    had been pending in Israel with respect to certain methods relating to genetically
    engineered products and human growth hormone. The claim was settled for a
    payment of $2.25 million which was fully reserved at the end of the year
    (see Note 9(d)). In January 2005, the Company concluded a partial settlement
    of its patent infringement and patent interference litigation against Novo
    Nordisk, receiving $3
million for the resolution of the Companys claims for lost profits and
attorneys fees. An additional payment from Novo may be due based on the
outcome of Novos appeal of an issue from the U.S. District Court for the
District of Delawares decision rendered in August
2004 and the results of the related interference action oending before the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office.


m. Additionally, in January 2005, the Company and Berna Biotech Ltd. agreed to terminate their existing Technology Transfer and License Agreement whereupon Berna returned its license to the Companys Hepatitis B vaccine program in exchange for a
payment of $750,000 which was fully reserved at the end of the year.


Note 10  Stockholders Equity

In 1998, the Company adopted a stockholder rights plan intended to deter hostile or coercive attempts to acquire the Company. Under the plan, if any person or group acquires more than 20% of the Companys common stock without approval of the board of
directors under specified circumstances, the Companys other stockholders have the right to purchase shares of the Companys common stock, or shares of the acquiring company, at a substantial discount to the public market price. The stockholder rights plan is intended to
ensure fair value to all stockholders in the event of an unsolicited takeover offer.


Note 11  Stock Options

In the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004, the Company issued 4,000 shares, 245,000 shares and 64,000 shares, respectively, of the Companys common stock upon the exercise of outstanding stock options and received proceeds of $24,000, $999,000 and
$195,000, respectively.


In 1992 the Company adopted the Bio-Technology General Corp. 1992 Stock Option Plan (the 1992 Stock Option Plan). The 1992 Stock Option Plan permits the granting of options to purchase up to an aggregate of 12,000,000 shares of the Companys common
stock to key employees (including employees who are directors) and consultants of the Company. Under the 1992 Stock Option Plan, the Company may grant either incentive stock options, at an exercise price of not less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying
shares on the date of grant, or non-qualified stock options, at an exercise price not less than the par value of the common stock on the date of grant. Options generally become exercisable ratably over two or four-year periods, with unexercised options expiring after the earlier
of 10 years or shortly after termination of employment. No further options can be issued under the 1992 Plan.


In 2001 the Company adopted the 2001 Stock Option Plan (the 2001 Stock Option Plan). The 2001 Stock Option Plan permits the granting of options to purchase up to an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of the Companys common stock to employees (including
employees who are directors) and consultants of the Company. Under the 2001 Stock Option Plan, the Company may grant either incentive stock options, at an exercise price of not less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant, or non-
qualified stock options, at an exercise price not less than 85% of the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. Options generally become exercisable ratably over two or four-year periods, with unexercised options expiring after the earlier of 10 years or
shortly after termination of employment.


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Note 11  Stock Options (Continued)

Terminated options are available for reissuance. Under this plan, 6,934,000 shares remain available for future grant at December 31, 2004.

The Company also established a Stock Option Plan for New Directors (the New Director Plan) that, upon an individuals initial election or appointment to the board of directors, provides for the grant of an option to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock at an
exercise price equal to the market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Options become exercisable over a three-year period. The New Director Plan expired January 29, 2000, although previously granted options remain outstanding.


In 2004, the Company adopted the 2004 Incentive Plan which amends, restates and consolidates the 2001 Stock Option Plan and the Stock Compensation Plan for Outside Directors into a single plan. The 2004 Incentive Plan allows the Compensation Committee to
award stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, performance-based awards and other forms of equity-based and cash incentive compensation, in addition to options.


In June 1997 the Company adopted the Bio-Technology General Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the Directors Plan). The Directors Plan provides that each non-employee director will automatically receive an option to purchase 7,500
shares of the Companys common stock on each date such person is re-elected a director of the Company. The exercise price of each option is equal to the market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Options become exercisable over a three-year period. An
aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock has been reserved for issuance under the Directors Plan. The board of directors terminated the Directors Plan in February 2002, and instead provided that each non-employee director would receive under the 2001 Stock Option
Plan an option to purchase 5,000 shares of the Companys common stock on the last business day of each quarter, commencing with the quarter ended March 31, 2002. The exercise price of each option is equal to the market value of the common stock on the date of grant,
and options become fully exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of grant.


Transactions under the 1992 Stock Option Plan, the 2001 Stock Option Plan, the New Director Plan and the Directors Plan during 2002, 2003 and 2004 were as follows:


|                                               |  | Year ended December 31, |       
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ------
|                                               |  | 2002                    |       
|                                               |  | Shares(000s)           |       
|                                               |  |                         |       
|Options outstanding at beginning of year       |  |                         | 7,917 
|Granted                                        |  |                         | 1,730 
|Exercised                                      |  |                         | (4    
|Terminated                                     |  |                         | (1,070
|                                               |  |                         |       
|Options outstanding at end of year             |  |                         | 8,573 
|                                               |  |                         |       
|Exercisable at end of year                     |  |                         | 4,941 
|                                               |  |                         |       
|Weighted average fair value of options granted |  |                         |       
|                                               |  |                         |       

Under SFAS No. 123, the fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in 2002, 2003 and 2004: (i) expected life of option of seven years; (ii)
dividend yield of 0%; (iii) expected volatility of 62%, 64% and 63%, respectively; and (iv) risk-free interest rate of 3.50%.




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Note 11  Stock Options (Continued)

Of the 6,557,000 options outstanding as of December 31, 2004:


| |  | 3,777,000 have exercise prices between $2.48 and $7.41 with a weighted average exercise price of $4.36 and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 7.23 years. Of these 3,777,000 options, 2,014,000 are exercisable; their weighted average exercise price is $6.81.
| | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
| | - | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |  | 1,075,000 options have exercise prices between $7.50 and $9.88 with a weighted average exercise price of $8.11 and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.68 years. Of these 1,075,000 options, 1,055,000 are exercisable; their weighted average exercise price
is $8.27.

| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
| | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |  | 1,705,000 options have exercise prices between $10.25 and $20.44 with a weighted average exercise price of $12.23 and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 5.93 years. Of these 1,705,000 options, 1,674,000 are exercisable; their weighted average exercise
price is $12.46.

Note 12  Employee Benefits



|(a) Employee Stock Purchase Plan
|--------------------------------

In April 1998, the Company adopted the 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the 1998 ESPP). The 1998 ESPP is qualified as an employee stock purchase plan under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Under this plan 3,000,000 shares
have been reserved for issuance. All full-time employees of the Company in the United States and Israel are eligible to participate in the 1998 ESPP. From time to time, the board of directors may fix a date or a series of dates on which the Company will grant rights to
purchase shares of common stock under the 1998 ESPP (Rights) at prices not less than 85% of the lesser of (i) the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant of such Rights or (ii) the fair market value of the shares on the date such Rights are exercised. Rights
granted under the 1998 ESPP will run for a maximum of 27 months. No employee may be granted a Right that permits such employee to purchase shares under the 1998 ESPP having a fair market value that exceeds $25,000 (determined at the time such Right is granted) for
each calendar year in which such Right is outstanding, and no Right granted to any participating employee may cover more than 12,000 shares. In 2002, 2003 and 2004 the Company issued 451,000 shares, 603,000 shares and 736,000 shares, respectively, of common stock
under the 1998 ESPP.


|(b) 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan
|------------------------------

Savient has a 401(k) profit-sharing plan. As of December 31, 2004, the 401(k) plan permits employees who meet the age and service requirements to contribute up to $13,000 of their total compensation on a pretax basis, which is matched 50% by Savient. Savients
contribution to the plan amounted to approximately $444,000, $458,000 and $359,000 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004, respectively.


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|(c) Pension Plan
|----------------

Rosemont operates a defined contribution pension plan for the benefit of its employees. The assets of the plan are administered by trustees in a fund independent from those of the Company. Under the pension plan an employee contributes 3.5% of his or her pensionable
annual salary (annual base salary minus the income tax exempt portion), of which Rosemont makes a matching contribution equal to 8% of the pensionable annual salary. If the working relationship terminates within two years from the date the employee joined the pension
plan, he or she is then entitled to a refund of his or her contribution only. If the working relationship terminates after two years then the entire amount accumulated in the pension plan is considered a deferred benefit. The pension cost charge for 2003 was $255,000 and for
2004 was $304,000.


Note 13  Other Income (Expense), Net

|                                                                       |  | Year Ended December 31, |      
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | -----
|                                                                       |  | 2002                    |      
|                                                                       |  |                         |      
|                                                                       |  | (in thousands)          |      
|Recognition of unamortized contract fee balance previously deferred(1) |  | $                       |     
|Gain on forward contract                                               |  |                         | 800  
|Investment income                                                      |  |                         | 2,654
|Realized and unrealized gain on investments                            |  |                         |     
|                                                                       |  |                         |      
|Total other income                                                     |  |                         | 3,454
|Less:                                                                  |  |                         |      
|Realized and unrealized losses on investments                          |  |                         | 1,181
|Interest and other finance expense                                     |  |                         | 631  
|                                                                       |  |                         |      
|Total other expense                                                    |  |                         | 1,812
|                                                                       |  |                         |      
|Total other income (expense), net                                      |  | $                       | 1,642
|                                                                       |  |                         |      
|                                                                       |  |                         |      

| | 
| | 

|(1) | On September 25, 2003, the Company and DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. (DePuy) signed a Termination Agreement that effectively terminated a Distribution Agreement dated May 1, 2000, previously entered into by the two parties. The Distribution Agreement provided DePuy
with distribution rights to the Companys sodium hyaluronate product for osteoarthritis product. Upon execution of the Distribution Agreement, DePuy had paid the Company a $5 million nonrefundable up front license fee, which fee the Company was recognizing as contract fee
revenue ratably over the term of the agreement in accordance with SAB 104. As a result of the Termination Agreement, the Company recognized as other income the remaining deferred fees paid by DePuy of $3,354,000 that had been previously deferred in accordance with SAB
104.
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Note 14  Concentrations

In the United States, the Company primarily sells Oxandrin and Delatestryl. Until September of 2002, the Companys sales were primarily to a single distributor totaling $54,698,000, or 54%, of the Companys total revenue. Thereafter, the
Company engaged that same distributor to fulfill orders and invoice drug wholesaler customers on its behalf. In 2004, the Company replaced the sole distributor with Integrated Commercialization Services, Inc. In 2002, the Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
(Ross) purchased Oxandrin product to support its sales in the long-term care market totaling $11,978,000, or 12%, of the Companys total revenue. Savients sales to one drug wholesaler customer were $19,068,000, or 15%, of total revenue for 2003 and $27,759,000,
or 22%, of total revenue for 2004. Sales to a second drug wholesaler customer were $18,993,000, or 14%, of total revenue for 2003 and $19,634,000, or 16%, of total revenue for


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2004. Sales to a third drug wholesaler customer, the parent of Integrated Commercialization Services, Inc., were $20,511,000, or 16%, of total revenue for 2003 and $14,112,000, or 11%,
of total revenue for 2004.

Outside the United States, one customer for human growth hormone located in Japan represented $12,331,000 or 12% of 2002 total revenue.


The Companys primary U.S. distributor, Ross and its largest human growth hormone customers accounted for 33%, 17% and 10%, respectively, of total accounts receivable at December 31, 2002; two drug wholesaler customers and the Companys largest human growth
hormone customer accounted for 13%, 13% and 18%, respectively, of total accounts receivable at December 31, 2003; and one drug wholesaler customer and the Companys largest human growth hormone customer accounted for 14% and
14%, respectively, of total accounts receivable at December 31, 2004.


We believe several companies have filed ANDAs with the FDA relating to a generic oxandrolone product, and while the Company cannot predict when generic competition for Oxandrin will begin, it is possible the FDA may approve one or more generic
versions of Oxandrin at any time. The introduction of these generic products will cause a significant decrease in the Companys Oxandrin revenues, which will have a material adverse effect on the Companys results of operations, cash flows, financial condition and
profitability and may require the Company to scale back our business activities in certain areas.


The Company is dependent on third parties for the manufacture of Oxandrin and Delatestryl, the filling and vialing of its Bio-Tropin product and the sterilization of its BioLon product. The Companys dependence upon third parties for the manufacture of these products
may adversely impact its profit margins or result in unforeseen delays or other problems beyond its control. If for any reason the Company is unable to retain these third party manufacturers, or obtain alternate third party manufacturers, on commercially acceptable terms, the
Company may not be able to distribute its products as planned. If the Company encounters delays or difficulties with contract manufacturers in producing, filling, vialing or sterilizing these products, the sale of these products would be adversely affected.


Note 15  Income Taxes

The components of current and deferred income tax expense (benefit) are as follows:


|                         |  | Year ended December 31, |       
|------------------------ |  | ----------------------- | ------
|                         |  | 2002(Restated)          |       
|                         |  |                         |       
|                         |  | (in thousands)          |       
|Current                  |  |                         |       
|State                    |  | $                       | 997   
|Federal                  |  |                         | 3,019 
|Foreign                  |  |                         | 1,876 
|                         |  |                         |       
|                         |  |                         | 5,892 
|                         |  |                         |       
|Deferred                 |  |                         |       
|State                    |  |                         | (142  
|Federal                  |  |                         | (1,607
|Foreign                  |  |                         | 403   
|                         |  |                         |       
|                         |  |                         | (1,346
|                         |  |                         |       
|Total income tax expense |  | $                       | 4,546 
|                         |  |                         |       

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In 2004, the Company recorded a full valuation allowance of $18,161,000 against the beginning of the year domestic and Israeli net deferred tax assets because the Company determined that it is now more likely than not that these assets
will not be realized in the future. In addition, the Company has not recorded any tax benefit with respect to domestic and Israeli current year losses.


The domestic and foreign components of income (loss) before income taxes are as follows:


|         |  | Year ended December 31, |       
|-------- |  | ----------------------- | ------
|         |  | 2002(Restated)          |       
|         |  |                         |       
|         |  | (in
    thousands)      |       
|Domestic |  | $                       | 6,038 
|Foreign  |  |                         | 7,187 
|         |  |                         |       
|         |  | $                       | 13,225
|         |  |                         |       

Reconciliation of income taxes between the statutory and effective tax rates on income before income taxes is as follows:


|                                                      |  | Year ended December 31, |      
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | -----
|                                                      |  | 2002(Restated)          |      
|                                                      |  |                         |      
|                                                      |  | (in
    thousands)      |      
|Income tax at U.S. statutory rate                     |  | $                       | 4,629
|State and local income taxes (net of federal benefit) |  |                         | 556  
|Non-deductible expenses                               |  |                         | 263  
|R&E credit                                            |  |                         | (812 
|Foreign income subject to a reduced rate of tax       |  |                         | (510 
|Foreign taxes in respect of previous years            |  |                         | 519  
|Valuation allowance against beginning of the year     |  |                         |      
|net deferred tax assets                               |  |                         |     
|Current year operations without tax benefit           |  |                         |     
|Settlement of tax examinations                        |  |                         |     
|Other                                                 |  |                         | (99  
|                                                      |  |                         |      
|Income tax expense                                    |  | $                       | 4,546
|                                                      |  |                         |      

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Note 15  Income Taxes (Continued)

The components of deferred income tax assets (liabilities) are as follows:


|                                     |  | Year ended December 31, |        
|------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------- | -------
|                                     |  | 2003(Restated)          |        
|                                     |  |                         |        
|                                     |  | (in
    thousands)      |        
|Net operating loss carryover         |  | $                       | 4,578  
|Capital loss carryover               |  |                         | 2,763  
|Valuation of securities              |  |                         | 1,718  
|Reserve for returns and discounts    |  |                         | 590    
|Inventories                          |  |                         | 1,741  
|Research and experimental credit     |  |                         | 3,237  
|Deferred revenues                    |  |                         | 3,197  
|Accrued amounts                      |  |                         | 2,354  
|Other                                |  |                         | 669    
|                                     |  |                         |        
|Deferred income tax assets           |  |                         | 20,847 
|Valuation allowance                  |  |                         |       
|                                     |  |                         |        
|Net deferred income tax assets       |  |                         | 20,847 
|Depreciation and amortization        |  |                         | (25,274
|                                     |  |                         |        
|Deferred income tax liabilities, net |  | $                       | (4,427 
|                                     |  |                         |        

At December 31, 2004, Savient had a capital loss carryover of approximately $8,300,000 available to offset future capital gains, which expires at various times with respect to various amounts through 2009; a net operating loss carryover of approximately
$12,500,000 available to offset future taxable income in limited amounts per year, which expires at various times with respect to various amounts through 2021; and a research and experimental credit carryover of approximately $3,700,000 available to reduce
future income taxes, which expires at various times with respect to various amounts through 2024.


Rosemont remitted a taxable dividend of approximately $3,100,000 to the Company in the fourth quarter of 2004. The Company has filed its 2004 federal income tax return and made a one-time election pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section
965. As a result, the Company received a deduction equal to 85% of the taxable dividend, as the dividend will be reinvested in the United States pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 965.


Provision for income taxes has not been made for U.S. or additional foreign taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. Those earnings have been and will continue to be permanently reinvested. It is not practicable to determine the amount of additional tax
that might be payable on the foreign earnings. The cumulative amount of reinvested earnings was approximately $20,200,000 at December 31, 2004.


The U.S. Internal Revenue Service and other taxing authorities have conducted audits of the Companys tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003. As of November 2005 an agreement has been reached between the Company and
the Internal Revenue Service settling the audit of these taxable periods for approximately $400,000. In December 2005, the Company filed Federal Form 1139 with the Internal Revenue Service requesting a refund of approximately $700,000 of taxes due to a net
operating loss carryback generated in 2004.


The Company is also subject to ongoing tax audits in the State of New Jersey and New York. In addition, BTG Israel has received final tax assessments for the years up to and including 2002. Although there can be no
assurances, the Company believes any adjustments that may arise as a result of these audits will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position.


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Note 16  International Operations

The Companys operations are treated as one operating segment as it only reports profit and loss information on an aggregate basis to chief operating decision makers of the Company. Information about the Companys operations in the United States, Israel and the
United Kingdom is presented below:


|                                        |  | U.S.(Restated)                 |         | Israel |   | U.K.   |   | Eliminations |         | Consolidated(Restated) |  
|--------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | ------- | ------ | - | ------ | - | ------------ | ------- | ---------------------- | -
|                                        |  |                                |         |        |   |        |   |              |         |                        |  
|                                        |  | (In thousands of U.S. dollars) |        
|Year ended December 31, 2002:           |  |                                |         |        |   |        |   |              |         |                        |  
|Revenues§                               |  | $                              | 85,246  |        | $ | 10,160 |   | $            | 6,346   |                        | $
|Intercompany transactions               |  |                                | 308     |        |   | 4,354  |   |              |         |                        |  
|Reimbursement of subsidiarys expenses  |  |                                |         |        |   | 14,808 |   |              |         |                        |  
|Depreciation and amortization           |  |                                | 1,119   |        |   | 1,419  |   |              | 163     |                        |  
|Other income (expenses), net            |  |                                | 2,189   |        |   | (590   | ) |              | 43      |                        |  
|Income tax expense                      |  |                                | 2,267   |        |   | 2,026  |   |              | 253     |                        |  
|Net income                              |  |                                | 4,815   |        |   | 2,832  |   |              | 1,140   |                        |  
|Identifiable assets+                    |  |                                | 90,010  |        |   | 72,971 |   |              | 134,460 |                        |  
|Foreign liabilities+                    |  |                                |         |        |   | 32,338 |  |              | 5,000   |                        |  
|Investment in subsidiaries (cost basis) |  |                                | 119,842 |        |   |        |   |              |         |                        |  
|Year ended December 31, 2003:           |  |                                |         |        |   |        |   |              |         |                        |  
|Revenues§                               |  |                                | 93,020  |        |   | 11,284 |   |              | 27,146  |                        |  
|Intercompany transactions               |  |                                | 293     |        |   | 6,145  |   |              |         |                        |  
|Reimbursement of subsidiarys expenses  |  |                                |         |        |   | 11,820 |   |              |         |                        |  
|Depreciation and amortization           |  |                                | 1,876   |        |   | 2,063  |   |              | 684     |                        |  
|Other income, net                       |  |                                | 105     |        |   | 3,331  |   |              | 199     |                        |  
|Income tax expense                      |  |                                | 2,352   |        |   | 1,111  |   |              | 1,838   |                        |  
|Net income (loss)                       |  |                                | 6,895   |        |   | 4,373  |   |              | 6,767   |                        |  
|Identifiable assets+                    |  |                                | 112,059 |        |   | 75,833 |   |              | 137,820 |                        |  
|Foreign liabilities+                    |  |                                |         |        |   | 21,427 |  |              | 7,504   |                        |  
|Investment in subsidiaries (cost basis) |  |                                | 119,842 |        |   |        |   |              |         |                        |  
|Year ended December 31, 2004            |  |                                |         |        |   |        |   |              |         |                        |  
|Revenues§                               |  |                                | 80,877  |        |   | 8,995  |   |              | 34,023  |                        |  
|Intercompany transactions               |  |                                | 1,013   |        |   | 10,660 |   |              |         |                        |  
|Reimbursement of subsidiarys expenses  |  |                                |         |        |   | 12,168 |   |              |         |                        |  
|Depreciation and amortization           |  |                                | 1,466   |        |   | 4,511  |   |              | 719     |                        |  
|Other income (expense), net             |  |                                | (735    | )      |   | (224   | ) |              | 203     |                        |  
|Income tax expense                      |  |                                | 13,090  |        |   | 540    |   |              | 113     |                        |  
|Net income (loss)                       |  |                                | (8,369  | )      |   | (2,003 | ) |              | 6,957   |                        |  
|Identifiable assets+                    |  |                                | 99,979  |        |   | 70,003 |   |              | 128,273 |                        |  
|Foreign liabilities+                    |  |                                |         |        |   | 15,353 |  |              | 8,001   |                        |  
|Investment in subsidiaries (cost basis) |  |                                | 119,842 |        |   |        |   |              |         |                        |  
|                                        |  |                                |         |        |   |        |   |              |         |                        |  

| | 
| | 

|§ | Includes sales to countries outside the United States of $32,725,000, $54,617,000 and $55,921,000 in 2002, 2003 and 2004, respectively, of which $12,331,000, $9,330,000 and $3,614,000 respectively, are sales to Japan and $6,829,000, $25,646,000 and $32,709,000 are sales to
the United Kingdom in 2002, 2003, and 2004, respectively.
|- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|+ | At year end.
|- | ------------

| | Excludes liability to parent.
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Note 17  Quarterly Data (Unaudited)



Following are the quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2004.


|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended March 31, |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | 2003(Restated)          |       
|                                                                |  |                         |       
|                                                                |  | (in thousands)          |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                         |       
|Product sales                                                   |  | $                       | 26,711
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                         | 366   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                         | 523   
|Other                                                           |  |                         | 137   
|                                                                |  |                         |       
|                                                                |  |                         | 27,737
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                         |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                         | 6,448 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                         | 6,571 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                         | 5,051 
|Cost of sales                                                   |  |                         | 4,486 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisition         |  |                         | 1,013 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                         | 411   
|                                                                |  |                         |       
|                                                                |  |                         | 23,980
|                                                                |  |                         |       
|Operating income                                                |  |                         | 3,757 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                         | 382   
|                                                                |  |                         |       
|Income before income taxes                                      |  |                         | 4,139 
|Income tax expense                                              |  |                         | 1,307 
|                                                                |  |                         |       
|Net income                                                      |  | $                       | 2,832 
|                                                                |  |                         |       
|Earnings per common share:                                      |  |                         |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                       | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                         |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                       | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                         |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                         |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                         | 58,840
|Diluted                                                         |  |                         | 58,895

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Note 17  Quarterly Data (Unaudited) (Continued)



|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended June 30, |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | 2003(Restated)         |       
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|                                                                |  | (in thousands)         |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                        |       
|Product sales                                                   |  | $                      | 29,100
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                        | 377   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                        | 1,047 
|Other                                                           |  |                        | 1,464 
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|                                                                |  |                        | 31,988
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                        |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                        | 7,408 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                        | 5,407 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                        | 6,445 
|Retirement                                                      |  |                        |      
|Cost of sales                                                   |  |                        | 5,194 
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisition         |  |                        | 1,012 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                        | 1,821 
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|                                                                |  |                        | 27,287
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                        | 4,701 
|Other income (expense), net                                     |  |                        | 39    
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                        | 4,740 
|Income tax expense                                              |  |                        | 1,565 
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Net income (loss)                                               |  | $                      | 3,175 
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Earnings (loss) per common share:                               |  |                        |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                      | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                      | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                        |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                        |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                        | 59,044
|Diluted                                                         |  |                        | 59,485

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Note 17  Quarterly Data (Unaudited) (Continued)



|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended September 30, |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | 2003(Restated)              |       
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|                                                                |  | (in thousands)              |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                             |       
|Product sales                                                   |  | $                           | 30,932
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                             | 327   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                             | 855   
|Other                                                           |  |                             | 487   
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|                                                                |  |                             | 32,601
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                             |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                             | 11,528
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                             | 5,412 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                             | 6,343 
|Cost of sales                                                   |  |                             | 4,876 
|Restructuring                                                   |  |                             |      
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisition         |  |                             | 1,013 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                             | 1,704 
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|                                                                |  |                             | 30,876
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Operating income                                                |  |                             | 1,725 
|Other income, net                                               |  |                             | 3,517 
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Income before income taxes                                      |  |                             | 5,242 
|Income tax expense                                              |  |                             | 1,628 
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Net income                                                      |  | $                           | 3,614 
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Earnings per common share:                                      |  |                             |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                           | 0.06  
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                           | 0.06  
|                                                                |  |                             |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                             |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                             | 59,339
|Diluted                                                         |  |                             | 60,164

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|                                                                |  | Quarter Ended December 30, |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------- | ------
|                                                                |  | 2003(Restated)             |       
|                                                                |  |                            |       
|                                                                |  | (in thousands)             |       
|Revenues:                                                       |  |                            |       
|Product sales                                                   |  | $                          | 37,028
|Contract fees                                                   |  |                            | 270   
|Royalties                                                       |  |                            | 802   
|Other                                                           |  |                            | 1,024 
|                                                                |  |                            |       
|                                                                |  |                            | 39,124
|                                                                |  |                            |       
|Expenses:                                                       |  |                            |       
|Research and development                                        |  |                            | 6,413 
|Marketing and sales                                             |  |                            | 5,913 
|General and administrative                                      |  |                            | 8,905 
|Retirement                                                      |  |                            |      
|Cost of sales                                                   |  |                            | 11,442
|Restructuring                                                   |  |                            |      
|Amortization of intangibles associated with acquisition         |  |                            | 1,012 
|Commissions and royalties                                       |  |                            | 1,502 
|                                                                |  |                            |       
|                                                                |  |                            | 35,187
|                                                                |  |                            |       
|Operating income (loss)                                         |  |                            | 3,937 
|Other expense, net                                              |  |                            | (303  
|                                                                |  |                            |       
|Income (loss) before income taxes                               |  |                            | 3,634 
|Income tax expense (benefit)                                    |  |                            | 801   
|                                                                |  |                            |       
|Net income                                                      |  | $                          | 2,833 
|                                                                |  |                            |       
|Earnings per common share:                                      |  |                            |       
|Basic                                                           |  | $                          | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                            |       
|Diluted                                                         |  | $                          | 0.05  
|                                                                |  |                            |       
|Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: |  |                            |       
|Basic                                                           |  |                            | 59,541
|Diluted                                                         |  |                            | 60,519

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Note 18  Restructuring Charges



In October 2004, the Company incurred a $1,962,000 pre-tax restructuring charge associated with a 9% reduction of the Companys workforce. The charge included approximately $1,300,000 for severance payments, of which $543,000 were paid by December 31, 2004,
and approximately $600,000 for lease, inventory and fixed asset charges, of which $447,000 were paid by December 31, 2004. These restructuring charges are part of the implementation of the new strategic direction of the Company announced in July 2004. The
remaining restructuring charge balance as of December 31, 2004 was $972,000, all of which has been paid, except for approximately $38,000 which is scheduled to be paid during 2006.


Note 19  Subsequent Events

Sale of the Global Biologics Manufacturing Business


On July 18, 2005, the Company announced that it had completed the sale of its global biologics manufacturing business to Ferring for $80 million cash plus the assumption by Ferring International Centre SA of liabilities of Savient relating to the global
biologics manufacturing business. The terms of the sale provide that Savient will receive the $80 million in three cash installments: $55 million was paid on the closing date, $15 million at the first anniversary of the closing and $10 million at the second anniversary of
the closing. In addition, on July 18, 2005, Ferring International Centre SA delivered two promissory notes to Savient providing for the payment to the Company of the second and third installments. The amounts paid to the Company were subject to a post-
closing working capital adjustment.


The obligations of Ferring B.V. and Ferring International Centre SA under the purchase agreements and promissory notes are guaranteed by Ferring Holding S.A. pursuant to a Parent Guarantee dated as of March 23, 2005.

In connection with the closing, the Companys co-promotion agreement with Ferring for Euflexxa (1% Sodium Hyaluronate), which was previously referred to as Nuflexxa, also became effective on July 18, 2005. Euflexxa is indicated for
the treatment of pain in osteoarthritis of the knee in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conservative non-pharmacologic therapy and simple analgesics. Under the agreement, the Company was obligated to invest up to $20 million in its sales force
and other marketing contributions over the first two calendar years of the agreement. Strategically, Euflexxa was of interest to the Company as it represented an early entree into the field of rheumatology, a new therapeutic category for the Company and
would allow the Company to build a presence and expertise in advance of the commercialization of its lead product candidate Puricase (PEG-uricase), which is about to enter Phase 3 clinical trials. In December
2005, given recent changes in product profile and market conditions the Company determined that it was best to exit this agreement and allow the Company to fully focus its efforts and resources on its clinical development program for Puricase.

Euflexxa was approved by the FDA in December of 2004 and post-approval submissions to support room-temperature labeling were provided to the FDA and then supplemented post-closing to expand the scope of this
labeling. Subsequently, on September 16, 2005, the FDA approved the final launch labeling for Euflexxa to include a requirement for refrigerated storage conditions, making Euflexxa the only refrigerated product
in the market. Additionally, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services had recently determined to assign reimbursement pricing lower than originally projected when it determined to apply identical pricing to all hyaluronic acid products other
than the market leader, Synvisc.


On December 8, 2005, the Company and Ferring entered into a master agreement pursuant to which the Company has exited the co-promotion agreement for Euflexxa. Pursuant to this master agreement, in lieu of the Companys $20 million obligation under the
co-promotion agreement, on December 15, 2005, the Company paid Ferring $15.6 million, representing a $17.8 million termination payment less accrued expenses to date under the agreement of approximately $2.2 million. The master agreement also provided for the
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Note 19  Subsequent Events (Continued)

connection with its acquisition of the global biologics manufacturing business. In lieu of these post-closing payments, Ferring paid
$15.7 million to the Company on December 15, 2005, and will pay $6.7 million to the Company on or before March 31, 2006. Finally, the master agreement confirmed the resolution by Ferring
and the Company of the post-closing working capital calculation relating to Ferrings acquisition of the global biologics manufacturing
business, resulting in a $755,000 payment by Ferring to Savient on December 12, 2005.

Long-term debt outstanding of $3.9 million was repaid on April 30, 2005 in anticipation of the closing of the sale of the global biologics manufacturing business. In addition, upon the closing of the transaction, the Company
paid $3.6 million to fund the currently unfunded portion of the employee severance obligation of BTG-Israel. The Company also realized as income $10.7 million of previously deferred revenues with respect to certain long-term contracts of the
business.


The global biologics manufacturing business is comprised of the Companys wholly owned subsidiary, BTG-Israel and certain assets and intellectual property of the parent company, Savient. The estimated results of operations of the global biologics
manufacturing business for the year ended December 31, 2004, as it was included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company, is summarized below ($ in thousands):




|Revenues:                  |  |   |        |  
|-------------------------- |  | - | ------ | -
|Product sales, net         |  | $ | 23,205 |  
|Royalties                  |  |   | 1,388  |  
|                           |  |   |        |  
|Total revenues             |  | $ | 24,593 |  
|                           |  |   |        |  
|Expenses:                  |  |   |        |  
|Research and development   |  |   | 5,546  |  
|Marketing and sales        |  |   | 827    |  
|General and administrative |  |   | 5,794  |  
|Cost of sales              |  |   | 17,313 |  
|Restructuring              |  |   | 762    |  
|Commissions and royalties  |  |   | 445    |  
|                           |  |   |        |  
|Total expenses             |  |   | 30,687 |  
|                           |  |   |        |  
|Operating income/(loss)    |  | $ | (6,094 | )
|Other expense, net         |  |   | 225    |  
|                           |  |   |        |  
|Loss before income taxes   |  | $ | (6,319 | )
|                           |  |   |        |  

A summary statement of net assets of the global biologics manufacturing business at December 31, 2004 (as restated), as they were included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company, follows ($ in thousands):




|Accounts receivable, net    |  | $ | 9,540  | 
|--------------------------- |  | - | ------ | 
|Inventories, net            |  |   | 5,642  | 
|Other current assets        |  |   | 805    | 
|                            |  |   |        | 
|Total current assets        |  |   | 15,987 | 
|Property and equipment, net |  |   | 60,033 | 
|Severance pay funded        |  |   | 2,945  | 
|Other assets                |  |   | 119    | 
|                            |  |   |        | 
|Total assets                |  |   | 79,084 | 
|                            |  |   |        | 
|Accounts payable            |  |   | 1,366  | 
|Other current liabilities   |  |   | 4,752  | 
|                            |  |   |        | 
|Total current liabilities   |  |   | 6,118  | 
|Severance Pay               |  |   | 6,624  | 
|                            |  |   |        | 
|Total liabilities           |  | $ | 12,742 | 
|                            |  |   |        | 
|Net
        assets          |  | $ | 66,342 | 
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Note 19  Subsequent Events (Continued)

|Settlement
            of Mircette Patent Litigation
|----------------------------------------------------

On December 1, 2005, the Company
      concluded an agreement with Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary
      of Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Organon USA Inc. and Organon (Ireland) Ltd.
      for the settlement of ongoing patent litigation pending in the U.S. District
      Court for the District of New Jersey regarding Durameds generic version
      of Mircette®, which Duramed markets under the trade name Kariva®.
      Under the terms of the agreement in additon to agreeing to the settlement
      of its damage claims in the patent litigation, the Company consented to
      Durameds acquisition of the exclusive rights to Organons Mircette
      (desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol) oral contraceptive product. In exchange
      for its agreement and consent, the Company received a payment of $13.75
      million in settlement of its damage claims and as prepaid future royalties
      on sales in the United States of Mircette and Kariva, which yielded the
      Company approximately $10.8 million after the payment of pass-through revenue
      sharing to the inventor from whom the Company acquired the patents covering
      Mircette.


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|------------------------------------------------------------
|Failure
            of Phase 2 Clinical Trial for Prosaptide

On December 15, 2005, the Company
      made the decision to terminate all development efforts, and to terminate
      its license agreement with the Regents of the University of California,
      San Diego campus, with respect to its developmental drug candidate Prosaptide.
      This determination was made by the Company after a thorough and in depth
      review and analysis of the final study report data from the Phase 2 clinical
      trial of Prosaptide in patients with HIV-associated peripheral neuropathy,
      which was terminated earlier in the year after a scheduled interim analysis
      determined that even if continued to its planned end there was little chance
      that the trial would demonstrate efficacy in the designated patient population.
      Additionally, in making this determination the Company and its panel of
      independent experts reviewed in detail the results obtained from the totality
      of the clinical trials and preclinical pharmacology studies of Prosaptide
      and determined that the data did not support a determination that pursuit
      of new clinical trials directed to alternate indications would have a high
      probability of success.


|                                                 
|-------------------------------------------------
|Agreement
            for the Sale of Delatestryl

On January 9, 2006, the Company
      completed its sale to Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. of the Companys
      injectable testosterone product for male hypogonadism, Delatestryl. Under
      the terms of the sale, Indevus paid to the Company an initial payment of
      $5 million, subject to adjustment based on outstanding trade inventory,
      and will pay a portion of the net sales of the product for the first three
      years following closing of the transaction based on an escalating scale.
      Additionally, Indevus purchased from the Company in three installments
      equaling approximately $1.9 million its inventory of finished product.




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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Schedule II  Valuation and Qualifying Accounts(In thousands)

|Description                                            |  | Balance atBeginning ofPeriod(Restated)(1) |       |  | Charged toCosts andExpenses(Restated)(1) |        | Charged toOtherAccounts(Restated)(1) |   | Deductions(Restated)(1) |  | Balance
          atEnd ofPeriod(Restated)(1) |       
|------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------------------------- | ----- |  | ---------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------ | - | ----------------------- |  | --------------------------------------------- | ------
|                                                       |  |                                           |       |  |                                          |        |                                      |   |                         |  |                                               |       
|Allowance for inventory obsolescence                   |  |                                           |       |  |                                          |        |                                      |   |                         |  |                                               |       
|2002                                                   |  | $                                         |      |  | $                                        | 341    |                                      | $ |                        |  | $                                             |      
|2003                                                   |  |                                           | 341   |  |                                          | 1,869  |                                      |   |                        |  |                                               |      
|2004                                                   |  |                                           | 2,210 |  |                                          | 4,204  |                                      |   |                        |  |                                               | (355  
|Allowance for sales return (2)                         |  |                                           |       |  |                                          |        |                                      |   |                         |  |                                               |       
|2002                                                   |  |                                           |      |  |                                          | 1,364  |                                      |   |                        |  |                                               |      
|2003                                                   |  |                                           | 1,364 |  |                                          | 3,342  |                                      |   |                        |  |                                               |      
|2004                                                   |  |                                           | 4,706 |  |                                          | 2,248  |                                      |   |                        |  |                                               | (3,695
|Allowance for rebates                                  |  |                                           |       |  |                                          |        |                                      |   |                         |  |                                               |       
|2002                                                   |  |                                           | 2,690 |  |                                          | 7,510  |                                      |   |                        |  |                                               | (6,370
|2003                                                   |  |                                           | 3,830 |  |                                          | 7,320  |                                      |   |                        |  |                                               | (7,982
|2004                                                   |  |                                           | 3,168 |  |                                          | 6,917  |                                      |   |                        |  |                                               | (6,725
|Allowance for doubtful accounts (3)                    |  |                                           |       |  |                                          |        |                                      |   |                         |  |                                               |       
|2002                                                   |  |                                           | 1,012 |  |                                          | 48     |                                      |   |                        |  |                                               | (536  
|2003                                                   |  |                                           | 524   |  |                                          | 53     |                                      |   |                        |  |                                               |      
|2004                                                   |  |                                           | 577   |  |                                          | 58     |                                      |   |                        |  |                                               | (135  
|Valuation allowance  Deferred income taxes short term |  |                                           |       |  |                                          |        |                                      |   |                         |  |                                               |       
|2004                                                   |  |                                           |      |  |                                          | 9,092  |                                      |   |                        |  |                                               |      
|Valuation allowance  Deferred income taxes long term  |  |                                           |       |  |                                          |        |                                      |   |                         |  |                                               |       
|2004                                                   |  |                                           |      |  |                                          | 14,552 |                                      |   |                        |  |                                               |      
|                                                       |  |                                           |       |  |                                          |        |                                      |   |                         |  |                                               |       

| | 
| | 

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|(1) | See Consolidated Financial Statements Note 2  Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements.

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|(2) | Included within other current liabilities in the Companys consolidated balance sheets. The Company also recorded direct return charges not included in the allowance of $10 and $94 during 2002 and 2003, respectively.

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|(3) | Related to International operations.

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|ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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|Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Companys reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


Management does not expect that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures or its internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only
reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control systems are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent
limitations in a cost-effective control system, no evaluation of internal control over financial reporting can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been
detected.


These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or
more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all
potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.


In connection with the preparation of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, the Company previously announced that it had made an error in recording its reserve for product returns. On October 26, 2005 the Company announced, in
consultation with the Audit Committee of the Companys Board of Directors, that the Company would restate its financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2002, 2003, and 2004, and the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005. The
restatements corrected errors relating to estimates related to product returns, inventory valuation, rebate accruals, negative goodwill associated with a 2001 acquisition, commission accruals, and taxes. Accordingly, the Companys management has
amended its Management Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting to identify such errors as additional material weaknesses that existed at December 31, 2004, as outlined below.


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|Managements Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as
a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Companys principal executive and principal financial officers and is effected by the Companys board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:


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| |  | pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

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| |  | provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and

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| |  | provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.



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All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.


An internal control material weakness is a significant deficiency, or aggregation of deficiencies, that does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that material misstatements in financial statements will be prevented or detected on a timely basis by employees
in the normal course of their work. An internal control significant deficiency, or aggregation of deficiencies, is one that could result in a misstatement of the financial statements that is more than inconsequential.


As previously disclosed in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. l) as filed on March 31, 2005, management assessed the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2004, and concluded the Companys internal control over financial reporting was not effective based upon the following material weaknesses:


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| |  | insufficient personnel
          resources within the accounting and tax function with sufficient skills
          and knowledge of GAAP and tax, which resulted in (a) missing financial
          statement disclosures, (b) deficiencies in the analysis of estimates
          relating to product returns, inventory obsolescence and  rebates, (c)
          non GAAP calculation of impairment and (d) errors in the income tax
          provision;

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| | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | an error in the Companys application of complex revenue recognition standards related to an agreement with multiple deliverables under EITF 00-21 Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, which resulted in a premature recognition of revenue in the
current period; and

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| |  | deficiencies in the income tax analysis consisting of (a) the omission of tax benefit between two UK subsidiaries and (b) the omission of the effects of events in the fourth quarter on the analysis of income tax liabilities and deferred taxes, including the effects of net
operating losses.

Since the filing of the Form 10-K
    and Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1), the Company determined that
    it had made certain estimation errors related to returns, inventory valuation,
    rebate accruals, negative goodwill associated  with a 2001 acquisition, commission
    accruals, and taxes. See Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis
    of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  Restatement of financial
    statements and Note 2 of the audited consolidated financial statements
     for a discussion of the restatement adjustments. Based upon these errors
    the Company has concluded that, along with the material weaknesses identified
    above, additional material weaknesses existed as follows:


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| |  | inadequate controls related to the Companys estimation process for product returns and rebate accruals, which resulted in revenue recognition restatement adjustments;

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| |  | inadequate controls related to the Companys estimation process of inventory obsolescence reserves, which resulted in cost of sales restatement adjustments; and

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| |  | insufficient communication at the intercompany departmental level, between parent and subsidiary entities and between the Company and its third-party service and data providers. At the intercompany level, disconnects between the Companys finance and operating
functions led to the non-synchronization of business and accounting decisions. Third party miscommunication resulted in the non-utilization and misinterpretation of relevant and available information that is used in the Companys accounting estimates.

In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. As a result of the material weaknesses in the Companys internal
control over financial reporting described above, management, including the CEO and Interim CFO, continues to conclude that, as of December 31, 2004, the Companys internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on the criteria set forth by the
COSO of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.Additionally, because the material weaknesses described above have not been completely remediated as of the filing date of this amended Form 10-K/A, management, including the CEO and Interim CFO, continues to conclude that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures are not effective as of the filing
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The Companys independent auditors, Grant Thornton LLP, have issued an attestation report on managements assessment of the Companys internal control over financial reporting. (See Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data).


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|Remediation Steps to Address Material Weaknesses

In an effort to remediate the identified material weaknesses, management has implemented since December 31, 2004, or is in the process of implementing, the following remediation steps to enhance internal control over financial reporting.


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|---------------------------- | 
|Accounting and Tax Personnel

The Company has hired the following accounting personnel:

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| |  | Chief Financial Officer, on an interim basis, effective October 5, 2005, to coordinate the restatement effort and to improve financial controls and procedures. This Interim Chief Financial Officer replaced the Companys former Chief Financial Officer, who resigned
effective October 5, 2005. The Company is diligently searching for a permanent replacement Chief Financial Officer.

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| |  | Director of Taxation, effective March 7, 2005, to upgrade our tax expertise, improve the accuracy of future tax calculations, and to spearhead the development of a tax department.

Other planned or in-progress remediation steps related to accounting personnel are as follows:

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| |  | hiring of a Controller to assist with the implementation of internal controls over financial reporting;

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| |  | creating a self sufficient tax department that will coordinate all tax financial reporting matters and tax compliance processes;
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| |  | provide training to new personnel and existing personnel on corporate policies and procedures; and                              

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| |  | making changes in assigned roles and responsibilities within the accounting department to complement the hiring of additional accounting personnel and enhance our segregation of duties within the Company.

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|Revenue Recognition, Product Return Reserves, Inventory Valuation Reserves, Rebate Accruals and Related Estimates

Our in-progress remediation steps related to revenue recognition matters include:

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| |  | hiring of accounting personnel familiar with the most current accounting guidance including revenue recognition guidance related to complex transactions;

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| |  | coordination between finance
          and legal functions related to non-recurring transactions and non-core
          business transactions including transactions involving multiple elements
          as described within
EITF 00-21 Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables; and

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| |  | review of all material non-recurring and non-core business transactions with internal management and external consultants, as deemed necessary, in order to ensure reporting accuracy.

Our in-progress remediation steps related to our estimation process for product returns include:

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| |  | standardization of our estimation process for return reserves to include analyses relating to:

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| |  | impact of new product launches;

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| |  | amount of product being manufactured;

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| |  | product expiration dating;

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| |  | amount of product being sold into the distribution channel;

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| | - | ---------------------------------------------- | 
| |  | amount of product in the distribution channel;

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| | - | ------------------------ | 
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| |  | shelf life of product on hand at the Company and in the channel;

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| |  | third party data including prescription demand data and wholesaler inventory reports;

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| |  | impact of potential market erosion due to generic or competing products; and

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| |  | amount of product disseminated for non-sale purposes.

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| |  | These analyses were considered in the Companys restatement and will be carried forward in order to develop future estimates using historical trends, contemplation of contemporaneous business events, and forecasted data;

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| |  | improving the quality and increasing the level of reviews related to the return reserve estimation process, calculations, and variable inputs;

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| |  | mandated strict adherence to a policy that product cannot be shipped into the channel that has less than twelve months of dating before it expires; and

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| |  | continually improve our communications with third party service providers, customers, and vendors in order to ensure that we receive the most relevant and reliable data available and to ensure that all Company mandated policies and procedures are being followed by
third party providers.

Our in-progress remediation steps related to our estimation process for inventory valuation include:

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| |  | standardization of our estimation process for inventory obsolescence to include analyses relating to:

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| |  | lower of cost or market assessments based upon the level of product on hand versus the ability to sell the product into the channel. Overall, the Company utilized third-party demand data and existing forecasted sales budgets to assess whether product on hand exceeded
demand;

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| |  | review of third-party demand data in order to compare the amount of inventory on hand versus what could potentially sell through the channel before the product expired; and

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| |  | consideration of current policies not to sell product into the channel that has less than twelve months of dating before it expires.

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| |  | These analyses were considered in the Companys restatement and will be carried forward in order to develop future estimates using historical trends, contemplation of contemporaneous business events, and forecasted data;

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| |  | improving the quality and increasing the level of reviews related to the inventory valuation estimation process, calculations, and variable inputs; and

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| |  | continually improve our communications with third party service providers, customers, and vendors in order to ensure that we receive the most relevant and reliable data available and to ensure that all Company mandated policies and procedures are being followed by
third party providers.

Our in-progress remediation related to our estimation process for rebate accruals include:

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| |  | standardization of our estimation process for rebates to include analyses relating to:

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| |  | overall rebate activity trends including actual rebate vouchers received, timing of rebate voucher receipt, and corresponding rebate vouchers to sale origination periods;

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| |  | increased focus on historical trending of actual rebate activity and the correlation between the historical trends and the quarterly reserve increases; and

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| |  | performance of rebate estimation calculations by rebate type, including Medicaid rebates and rebates for other government entities.

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| |  | These analyses were considered in the Companys restatement and will be carried forward in order to develop future estimates using historical trends, contemplation of contemporaneous business events, and forecasted data; and

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| |  | improving the quality and increasing the level of reviews related to the rebate accrual estimation process, calculations, and variable inputs; and



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| |  | continually improve our communications with vendors and customers in order to ensure that we receive the most relevant and reliable data available and to continually improve our knowledge of our rebate customer base.
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|Communication

Our in-progress remediation steps related to improving internal departmental communications and communications between parent and subsidiary entities include:

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| |  | instituting communication protocols that will foster improved shared intelligence between the finance function and other departments including, but not limited to, legal, operations, and executive management;

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| |  | conducting reviews of material contracts by the accounting department for completeness, accuracy and proper accounting treatment, including accounting input into contract terms prior to execution of material contracts; and

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| |  | refining our methodology related to subsidiary reporting including implementation of additional reporting controls and review procedures, as well as increasing the interface frequency between parent and subsidiary personnel.

Our in-progress remediation steps related to improving communications with third parties include:

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| |  | establishment of periodic meetings with third party process providers in order to educate these entities regarding our enhanced policies and procedures;

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| |  | have third party process providers educate us on the level of data that they provide, the controls over their processes, and how we can better utilize the information that is currently available; and

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| |  | institute monthly reporting standards from third party process providers and third party vendors/customers that will enhance our estimation capabilities. We have historically received many of these reports; however, standards related to these reports will assist us with
financial reporting timing and accuracy.

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|Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Except for the additional material weakness described above and changes in connection with the remediation subsequent to December 31, 2004 of the material weaknesses described above, there were no changes in the Companys internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2004 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.


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PART III

|ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
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The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the discussion in our 2005 Proxy Statement under the heading Audit Matters.


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PART IV

|ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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(a) Financial Statements


(1) and (2) See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 of this Amendment No. 2 to Annual Report on Form 10-K.


(b) Exhibits


Certain exhibits presented below contain information that has been granted or is subject to a request for confidential treatment. Such information has been omitted from the exhibit. Exhibit Nos. 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 10.16, 10.17, 10.18, 10.19, 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.23,
10.24, 10.25, 10.26, 10.27, 10.28 and 10.32 are management contracts, compensatory plans or arrangements.


|Exhibit No. |  |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|----------- |  |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|            |  |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|2.1        |  |  | Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of February 21, 2001, by and among Bio-Technology General Corp., MYLS Acquisition Corp.
and Myelos Corporation.*(1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 
|2.2        |  |  | Share Purchase Agreement, dated September 20, 2002, relating to Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Limited, between NED-INT Holdings Ltd, Akzo
Nobel N.V. and Bio-Technology General Corp.*(20)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 
|2.3        |  |  | Share Purchase Agreement, dated March 23, 2005, between the Registrant and Ferring B.V.*(26)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
|2.4        |  |  | Asset Purchase Agreement, dated March 23, 2005, between the Registrant and Ferring International Centre SA.*(26)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 
|3.1        |  |  | Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended. *(2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 
|3.2        |  |  | By-laws of the Registrant, as amended.*(3)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 
|4.1        |  |  | Rights Agreement, dated as of October 7, 1998, by and between Bio-Technology General Corp. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
as Rights Agent, which includes the form of Certificate of Designations setting forth the terms of the Series A Junior Participating Cumulative
Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, as Exhibit A, the form of Right Certificate as Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights to Purchase
Preferred Shares as Exhibit C.*(3) | 
|4.2        |  |  | Certificate of Designations of the Series A Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock.*(3)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 
|10.1       |  |  | Agreement, dated January 25, 1981, between Bio-Technology General (Israel) Ltd. and Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd. (Yeda).*(4)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 
|10.2       |  |  | Letter from the Chief Scientist to Bio-Technology General (Israel) Ltd. *(4)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 
|10.3       |  |  | Letter from the Company to Yeda relating to bGH and hSOD.*(5)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 
|10.4       |  |  | Agreement, dated January 20, 1984, between Bio-Technology General (Israel) Ltd., and the Chief Scientist with regard to certain projects.*(6)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 
|10.5       |  |  | Agreement, dated July 9, 1984, between the Company and Yeda.*(6)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 
|10.6       |  |  | Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1984, between the Company and Yissum.*(7)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 
|10.7       |  |  | Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Company and its directors and officers.*(8)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 
|10.8       |  |  | Agreement, dated November 18, 1988, between the Company and Yeda.*(9)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 
|10.9       |  |  | Reacquisition of Rights Agreement, effective June 12, 1991 between the Company and The Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Company.*(10)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 
|10.10      |  |  | Agreement, dated as of November 9, 1992, between the Company and SmithKline Beecham Intercredit B.V.*(11)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 

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|Exhibit No. |  |  | Description                                                                                                                                                        | 
|----------- |  |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 
|            |  |  |                                                                                                                                                                    | 
|10.11      |  |  | Research and Development Services Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1996 by and between Bio-Technology General Corp. and Bio-Technology
General (Israel) Ltd.*(12) | 
|10.12      |  |  | Manufacturing Services Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1996, by and between Bio-Technology General Corp. and Bio-Technology General
(Israel) Ltd.*(12)          | 
|10.13       |  |  | Bio-Technology General Corp. Stock Compensation Plan for Outside Directors, as amended.*(13)                                                                       | 
|10.14      |  |  | Bio-Technology General Corp. Stock Option Plan for New Directors, as amended.*(13)                                                                                | 
|10.15      |  |  | Bio-Technology General Corp. 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended.*(14)                                                                                              | 
|10.16      |  |  | Bio-Technology General Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors.*(14)                                                                              | 
|10.17      |  |  | Bio-Technology General Corp. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.*(15)                                                                                               | 
|10.18      |  |  | Bio-Technology General Corp. 2001 Stock Option Plan.*(16)                                                                                                          | 
|10.19      |  |  | Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002, by and between Bio-Technology General Corp. and Dov Kanner.*(17)                                                | 
|10.20      |  |  | Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of September 1, 2003 between the Company and Dov Kanner.*(22)                                                           | 
|10.21      |  |  | Employment Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2002, by and between Bio-Technology General Corp. and Christopher Clement.*(18)                                          | 
|10.22      |  |  | Employment Agreement, dated March 23, 2003, by and between Bio-Technology General Corp. and Zebulun D. Horowitz, M.D.*(21)                                         | 
|10.23      |  |  | Intention letter for granting credit, dated March 22, 2000, between Bank Hapoalim B.M. and Bio-Technology General (Israel) Ltd.*(19)                               | 
|10.24      |  |  | Unlimited Guaranty of Bio-Technology General Corp. in favor of Bank Hapoalim B.M.*(19)                                                                             | 
|10.25      |  |  | Lease and Lease Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2002, between SCV Partners and Bio-Technology General Corp., as amended.*(17)                                      | 
|10.26      |  |  | Employment Letter, dated as of December 24, 2003, between Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Alan Rubinfeld.                                                        | 
|10.27      |  |  | Severance Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2004, between Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Sim Fass.*(23)                                                            | 
|10.28      |  |  | Employment Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2004, between Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Philip K. Yachmetz.*(24)                                                 | 
|10.29      |  |  | Letter Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2004, between Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Alan Rubinfeld.*(24)                                                         | 
|10.30      |  |  | Employment Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2004, between Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Lawrence A. Gyenes.*(25)                                              | 
|10.31      |  |  | Copromotion Agreement, dated March 23, 2005, between the Registrant and Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.*(26)                                                          | 
|21         |  |  | Subsidiaries of Bio-Technology General Corp.*(20)                                                                                                                  | 
|23.2        |  |  | Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.                                                                                                                                     | 
|31.1       |  |  | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                            | 
|31.2       |  |  | Certification of the Acting Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                     | 
|31.3        |  |  | Certification of the Chief
        Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
        2002.                                            | 
|31.4        |  |  | Certification of the Interim
        Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
        Act of 2002.                                    | 
|32.1       |  |  | Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                            | 
|32.2       |  |  | Certification of the Acting Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                     | 
|32.3        |  |  | Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                            | 
|32.4        |  |  | Certification of the Interim
        Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
        Act of 2002.                                    | 



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| |  |  | Stockholders of the Company will be provided with copies of these exhibits upon written request to the Company. | 
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| |  |  |                                                                                                                 | 

| | 
| | 

| | Previously filed as exhibits to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
|- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|+ | Confidential treatment has been granted for portions of such document.
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|* | Previously filed with the Commission as Exhibits to, and incorporated herein by reference from, the following documents:
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|(1) | Companys Current
          Report on Form 8-K, dated March 19, 2001.

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|(2) | Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1994.

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|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------
|(3) | Companys Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 9, 1998.

|    |                                                       
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|(4) | Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 2-84690).

|    |                                                                           
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|(5) | Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1983.

|    |                                                       
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------
|(6) | Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-2597).

|    |                                                        
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------
|(7) | Registration Statement on Form S-2 (File No. 33-12238).

|    |                                                                             
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|(8) | Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1987.

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|(9) | Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1988.

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|---- | -------------------------------------------------------
|(10) | Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-39018).

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|(11) | Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992.

|     |                                                                           
|---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
|(12) | Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.

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|---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
|(13) | Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991.

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|---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
|(14) | Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.

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|---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------
|(15) | Companys Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-64541).

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|(16) | Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

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|(17) | Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002.

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|(18) | Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002.

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|(19) | Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000.

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|(20) | Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

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|(21) | Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

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|---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|(22) | Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.

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|(23) | Companys Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 25, 2004.

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|---- | -----------------------------------------------------------
|(24) | Companys Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 9, 2004.

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|---- | ------------------------------------------------------------
|(25) | Companys Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 27, 2004.

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|(26) | Companys Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 23, 2005.

(c) Financial Statement Schedule


(d) Schedule II  Valuation and Qualifying Accounts


See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements at Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
     (Registrant)
By:   /s/ Christopher G. Clement
         President and Chief Executive Officer


January 19, 2006

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