Update On Flutiform(TM) Negotiations LONDON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkyePharma PLC (LSE:SKPLSE: Nasdaq:LSE:SKYE) will announce its Interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2005 on Wednesday 28 September 2005. These results will be the first presented under International Financial Reporting Standards. SkyePharma announced at the end of April that it had negotiated Heads of Terms with a major global pharmaceutical company for the US rights to Flutiform(TM). SkyePharma has now discontinued contract negotiations with that party. However, as indicated in July, the April announcement created considerable competitive interest in acquiring rights to Flutiform(TM). As a result, SkyePharma remains in active negotiations with several companies, including advanced discussions with another major global pharmaceutical company for worldwide rights to Flutiform(TM). Michael Ashton, SkyePharma's Chief Executive, said: "Flutiform(TM)'s prospects continue to improve as we believe its profile will make it superior to competing products in this fast-growing market, already worth more than $5 billion. A number of companies remain actively interested in licensing the product, within a variety of commercial structures including the retention of co-promotion rights by SkyePharma. Progress towards filing of Flutiform(TM) remains on track and Phase III trials are planned to commence early next year. With estimated peak sales of Flutiform(TM) well in excess of $1 billion, we remain convinced of our ability to deliver significant value to our shareholders." For further information please contact: SkyePharma PLC +44 207 491 1777 Michael Ashton, Chief Executive Officer Peter Laing, Director of Corporate Communications +44 207 491 5124 Sandra Haughton, US Investor Relations +1 212 753 5780 Buchanan Communications +44 207 466 5000 Tim Anderson / Mark Court / Rebecca Skye Dietrich About SkyePharma SkyePharma develops pharmaceutical products benefiting from world-leading drug delivery technologies that provide easier-to-use and more effective drug formulations. There are now eleven approved and marketed products incorporating SkyePharma's technologies in the areas of oral, injectable, inhaled and topical delivery, supported by advanced solubilisation capabilities. For more information, visit http://www.skyepharma.com/. About Flutiform(TM) Flutiform(TM) is a fixed-dose combination of the inhaled corticosteroid fluticasone with the long-acting bronchodilator formoterol in an HFA-powered metered-dose aerosol inhaler. Flutiform(TM), which is designed for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), has completed Phase II development. Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking statements and are made in reliance on the safe harbour provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Although SkyePharma believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will materialize. Because the expectations are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may vary significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements based upon a number of factors, which are described in SkyePharma's 20-F and other documents on file with the SEC. Factors that could cause differences between actual results and those implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this news release include, without limitation, risks related to the development of new products, risks related to obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval for existing, new or expanded indications of existing and new products, risks related to SkyePharma's ability to manufacture products on a large scale or at all, risks related to SkyePharma's and its marketing partners' ability to market products on a large scale to maintain or expand market share in the face of changes in customer requirements, competition and technological change, risks related to regulatory compliance, the risk of product liability claims, risks related to the ownership and use of intellectual property, and risks related to SkyePharma's ability to manage growth. SkyePharma undertakes no obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release. DATASOURCE: SkyePharma PLC CONTACT: Michael Ashton, Chief Executive Officer, +44-207-491-1777, Peter Laing, Director of Corporate Communications, +44-207-491-5124, or Sandra Haughton, US Investor Relations, +1-212-753-5780, all of SkyePharma PLC; or Tim Anderson, Mark Court or Rebecca Skye Dietrich, all of Buchanan Communications, +44-207-466-5000, for SkyePharma PLC Web site: http://www.skyepharma.com/

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