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EXHIBIT 99.2
LJL BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON [________, 2000]
The undersigned hereby revokes all previous proxies, acknowledges
receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on ________,
2000 and the joint proxy statement/prospectus, dated _________, 2000, and hereby
appoints LEV J. LEYTES and LARRY TANNENBAUM, and each of them, as attorneys and
proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, with full authority
to vote all of the shares of stock of LJL BioSystems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, which the undersigned may be entitled to vote at the Special
Meeting of Stockholders of LJL BioSystems, Inc. to be held at 405 Tasman Drive,
Sunnyvale, California on [DAY OF WEEK], [______, ___ 2000] at [__:__ a.m.],
local time, and at any and all postponements, continuations and adjournments
thereof, with all powers that the undersigned would possess if personally
present, upon and in respect of the following matters and in accordance with the
following instructions.
UNLESS A CONTRARY DIRECTION IS INDICATED, THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY
EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSAL 1 AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THE
JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. IF SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ARE INDICATED, THIS
PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH.
(Continued, and to be dated and signed on other side)
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MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 1.
PROPOSAL 1: To adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization,
dated as of June 7, 2000, among Molecular Devices Corporation,
Mercury Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly owned subsidiary of Molecular Devices, and LJL
BioSystems, Inc.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
It is not expected that any matters other than those described in the
joint proxy statement/prospectus will be presented at the special meeting. If
any other matters are presented, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such
other matters in accordance with their discretion.
DATED _____________, 2000 ____________________________________________
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SIGNATURE(S)
Please date this proxy and sign your name
exactly as it appears hereon. If the stock
is registered in the names of two or more
persons, each should sign. Executors,
administrators, trustees, guardians and
attorneys-in-fact should add their titles.
If signer is a corporation, please give full
corporate name and have a duly authorized
officer sign, stating title. If signer is a
partnership, please sign in partnership name
by authorized person.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THIS PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED RETURN ENVELOPE
WHICH IS POSTAGE PREPAID IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
