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BEXIMCO PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
15th October, 2009
Extra-Ordinary General Meeting Statement
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited ("BPL" or "Company"; AIM Symbol: BXP) announces that all resolutions put before shareholders at today's Extra-Ordinary General Meeting were duly passed.
Further information in respect of the Preference Share Issue announced on 10 September 2009, including progress on the Bangladesh SEC approval process, will be announced shortly.
For further enquiries please visit www.beximco-pharma.com or contact:
Beximco Pharma
Nazmul Hassan, CEO
MD. ASAD ULLAH, FCS, Company Secretary
Tel: +880 2 861 9151, ext.2080
Libertas Capital
Jakob Kinde / Anthony Rowland
Tel: +44 (0)20 7569 9650
Financial Dynamics
Jonathan Birt / Susan Quigley
Tel: +44 (0)20 7269 7169
Notes to Editors
About Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited
Founded in 1976 and based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, BPL manufactures and sells generic pharmaceutical formulation products, active pharmaceutical ingredients and intravenous fluids. The Company also manufactures and markets its own branded generics for almost all diseases. The Company also undertakes contract manufacturing for multinational pharmaceutical companies. The Company operates from a 20 acre site in Dhaka and currently employs over 2,400 staff.
The Company's products are sold to retail outlets, medical institutions and other pharmaceutical manufacturers in Bangladesh, in regional markets such as Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar and in other markets overseas, principally in East Africa, Pacific Island and Central American countries and South East Asia, including Singapore and Hong Kong.