Jerini AG's Management and Supervisory Boards Recommend That Jerini Shareholders Accept Shire Limited's Takeover Offer

BERLIN, Aug. 25, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Jerini AG (FSE:JI4) announced that its Management and Supervisory Boards have thoroughly examined the offer document published on August 13, 2008 by Shire Deutschland Investments GmbH, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Shire Limited, and submitted today a joint reasoned statement on the offer in accordance with Section 27 para. 1 WpUG (German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act). The Management and Supervisory Boards consider the offer to be fair and recommend that the shareholders of Jerini AG accept the offer.