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SCHEDULE 14A
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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PENEDERM INCORPORATED
320 LAKESIDE DRIVE
FOSTER CITY, CALIFORNIA 94404
September 15, 1998
IMPORTANT REMINDER
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Dear Stockholder:
We have not yet received your proxy for the Special Meeting to be held on
Friday October 2, 1998. No matter how many or how few shares you own, your vote
is important.
At the Special Meeting you will be asked to consider and vote upon a
proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan of Merger which provides for
Penederm's acquisition by Mylan Laboratories Inc. Your Board of Directors
unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the proposal.
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TODAY TO SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED DUPLICATE
PROXY CARD IN THE POSTAGE PAID ENVELOPE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. If you need
another copy of the Proxy Statement or have any questions, please contact the
firm of MacKenzie Partners, Inc., which is assisting us with the solicitation of
proxies, at (800) 322-2885.
Your prompt attention to this important matter will save our company
additional solicitation expense.
Sincerely,
/s/ Lloyd H. Malchow
Lloyd H. Malchow
President and Chief Executive Officer
