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BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. 105 DIGITAL DR.
NOVATO, CA 94949
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Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: March 23, 2009
Date: May 12, 2009 Time: 9:00 AM LST Location: Inn of Marin 250 Entrada Drive Novato CA 94949
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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:
1. Election of Directors
Nominees
01 Jean-Jacques Bienaimé 02 Michael Grey 03 Elaine J. Heron 04 Joseph Klein, III 05 Pierre Lapalme
06 V. Bryan Lawlis 07 Alan Lewis 08 Richard A. Meier
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):
2 Proposal to ratify the selection by the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2009.
BioMarin’s Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR
Proposals 1 and 2. If not otherwise directed, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1 and 2 and according to the discretion of the proxy holders for any other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.