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VALENTIS, INC.
SUPPLEMENT TO
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD DECEMBER 7, 1999
The following supplements and amends the information included under the caption
"Summary of Compensation" described on page 8 of the Proxy Statement of
Valentis, Inc. for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 7,
1999.
The information disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table is amended to
include a footnote 6 next to the name Rodney Pearlman, Ph.D., which footnote
reads as follows:
"(6) In connection with the Companys restructuring of its research and
development efforts, Dr. Pearlman has submitted his resignation as Sr. Vice
President of Research and Development. Dr. Pearlman will leave the Company
on or prior to January 3, 2000."
Except as supplemented and amended as described above, the information appearing
under the caption "Summary of Compensation" is as set forth in the Proxy
Statement.
This Supplement is being mailed to the Company's stockholders on or about
November 8, 1999.
Patrick A. Pohlen
Secretary
Burlingame, California
November 8, 1999
