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UNITED STATES

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Allergan, Inc.

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The following statement was provided by Allergan, Inc. (the “Company” or “Allergan”) in response to media inquiries regarding the preliminary proxy statement filed on July 7, 2014 by Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. (“Pershing Square”) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (“Valeant”):

“Under the current Board’s leadership, which includes individuals with significantly more industry experience than Pershing Square’s nominees, Allergan continues to execute on its plan to drive long-term organic growth, enhance its growth prospects and generate significant value for all of Allergan’s stockholders. We believe today’s announcement is a further attempt by co-bidders Pershing Square and Valeant to acquire Allergan at a grossly inadequate price that substantially undervalues the Company and creates significant risks and uncertainties for Allergan stockholders. Today’s announcement also fails to address the serious concerns raised by Allergan and important members of the investment community about Valeant’s anemic organic growth driven by unsustainable price increases, among other fundamental business model issues.”