Chiron Corporation Schedules Special Meeting Of Stockholders To Approve Merger With Novartis Corporation

EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2006--Chiron Corporation (NASDAQ:CHIR) today announced that it will convene a special meeting of stockholders on Tuesday, April 18, 2006, to vote to approve its proposed merger with Novartis AG. The meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. PDT at Chiron's headquarters at 1450 53rd Street, Emeryville, California 94608. Stockholders at the close of business on the record date of March 3, 2006, will be eligible to vote at the special meeting. Chiron anticipates filing its definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about Friday, March 3, 2006.

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