MEDA acquires a US respiratory company

Meda has signed an agreement to acquire the US development company Acton
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Acton”) including the proprietary product Aerospan.
Aerospan is an inhaler for the treatment of asthma that contains the active
substance Flunisolide. The product is approved by the FDA and has shown in
clinical studies to have a high deposition of active drug in the airways as a
result of a built-in inhalation chamber (called a “spacer”).

In a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study, published in the Annals
of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Aerospan show no significant negative effect on
linear growth in children with asthma. This is an important feature of the
Aerospan product. FDA has recently approved the addition of data from this study
in the prescribing information.

The launch of Aerospan is planned to the beginning of 2014. The total US market
for inhaled asthma products containing a mono-corticosteroid is estimated at 2
billion USD. The use of spacers is increasing very rapidly. In some markets,
more than one third of patients who use inhaled corticosteroids also use a
spacer. Aerospan is the only product registered in the US market with a built-in
spacer. Meda’ s target is to reach a minimum of 2 billion SEK in sales within 5
years.

The purchase price for Acton amounts to 135 million USD. In addition, there is a
milestone payment of 10 million USD and royalty based milestones. The
acquisition is expected to close during the fourth quarter and is subject to
customary closing conditions and the approval of the US competition authorities.
Existing credit facilities will fund the acquisition.

"The acquisition of Acton is a unique opportunity to gain access to a newly
registered product in the US market. Aerospan is within Meda’s primary focus
area - Respiratory and is based on a new technology," says Anders Lönner, CEO of
Meda AB. "Paired with Dymista, this gives us a clear profile in our highest
priority area as well as important marketing synergies. Aerospan will be
launched in the US market in the beginning of next year and other major markets
will follow.”
For further inquiries, please contact:

Anders Lönner,
CEO                                                                  ph: +46 8
-630 1972

Anders Larnholt, Vice President Corporate Development & IR      ph: +46 709
-458 878

Paula Treutiger, Investor Relations
ph: +46 733-666 599
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