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DewDiligence

03/28/11 1:27 PM

#117138 RE: linhdtu #117134

NVS owns 1/3 of Roche.

This is a common misconception that stems from Roche’s two-tier capital structure. NVS owns 1/3 of Roche’s voting shares; however, voting shares are only about 20% of Roche’s shares outstanding, so NVS’ equity stake in Roche is about 6%.