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Today, Cephalon announced in a press release that it will merge with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LTD. The merger with Teva was unanimously recommended by our Board of Directors after evaluating a full range of strategic options for our company. 

Please watch a brief video message from me about the announcement .

To access the video, click: https://intranet.cephalon.com/GlobalITS/Documents/flowplayer/AMessageToEmployees.html
 
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A transcript of the video is also available.

Also, please review a new Questions and Answers document that provides answers to some of the questions you may have regarding today’s announcement.   We will schedule a live webcast within the week so that I can personally answer as many of your questions as possible.

We will continue to update you as more information becomes available.


Thank you,


Kevin Buchi


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Additional Information:

This communication may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the proposed acquisition of Cephalon, Inc. (the "Company") by Teva Pharmaceutical International Ltd. (“Teva”).  In connection with the proposed acquisition, Teva and the Company intend to file relevant materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A relating to the transaction.

INVESTORS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE COMPANY’S PROXY STATEMENT RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT THE COMPANY MAY FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

Investors and security holders will be able to obtain such documents free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov, at the Company's website at http://www.cephalon.com, or by contacting Innisfree M&A Incorporated at (877) 800-5186 (banks and brokers call collect at (212) 750-5833).

The Company and its directors and certain executive officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of the Company’s common stock in respect of the proposed transaction.  Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company and their respective interests in the Company by security holdings or otherwise is set forth in its proxy statement relating to the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 25, 2011.  Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interest of the participants by reading the proxy statement relating to the transaction when it becomes available.

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