CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) today announced that it has commenced the mailing of proxy materials for the Company’s June 3, 2009 Annual Meeting. The proxy materials encourage shareholders to re-elect the Company’s highly qualified and dedicated directors and support the efforts of the Board of Directors to deliver additional value by voting the white proxy card. Shareholders are also urged to reject the four directors proposed by Carl Icahn and to disregard any gold proxy card sent by the Icahn Entities.
