SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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Scios Inc.
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Johnson & Johnson
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Filed by Johnson & Johnson
Pursuant to Rule 14a-12
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Scios Inc.
Commission File No.: 0-11749
The following is the text of material posted on Johnson & Johnson's
website on March 3, 2003:
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING SCIOS INC.
This material is not a substitute for the Proxy Statement that Johnson &
Johnson and Scios Inc. will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investors are urged to read the Proxy Statement, when available, which
contains important information, including detailed risk factors. The Proxy
Statement and other documents filed by Johnson & Johnson and Scios Inc. with
the Securities and Exchange Commission are available free of charge at the
SEC's website (www.sec.gov) or by directing a request to Johnson & Johnson,
One Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, NJ 08933 Attn: Investor Relations;
or by directing a request to Scios Inc., 820 West Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA
94085, Attention: Investor Relations.
Scios Inc., its directors, and certain of its executive officers may
be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with
the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive
officers of Scios and their ownership of Scios stock is set forth in the proxy
statement for Scios Inc.'s 2001 annual meeting of shareholders. Investors may
obtain additional information regarding the interests of such participants by
reading the Proxy Statement when it becomes available.
WHAT IS THE TIMING OF THE SCIOS INC. TRANSACTION?
We are expecting the Scios transaction to proceed along the following
timeline. These are our current estimates of timing and are subject to change
without notice.
Est. DATE STATUS
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Filing of Merger Agreement with SEC Filed 2/11/03
Hart Scott Rodino Filing Mid March
Initial Filing of Proxy Statement Filed 2/28/03
Scios Stockholder vote April/May
S-4 Not Required
Scios 8-K Filed 2/11/03
European Filing Not Required
Closing 2Q03 est.
WHAT ARE THE CLOSING CONDITIONS FOR THE SCIOS INC. TRANSACTION?
The Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson and Scios Inc. have each approved
the transaction. It must also be approved by holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Scios common stock. The transaction is also subject to
other customary closing conditions.
ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC MATERIAL ADVERSE EVENTS THAT COULD STILL AFFECT THE
SCIOS INC. DEAL?
The agreement contains customary closing conditions. The Proxy materials will
describe the agreement in greater detail.
WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE SCIOS $150MM CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2009
ONCE THE TRANSACTION IS COMPLETED?
The notes will remain outstanding as per the terms of the debt. If the holders
of the notes convert prior to the completion of the transaction they will
receive Scios Inc. stock which will subsequently be exchanged for cash once
the merger is completed. If the holders of the notes convert after the
transaction is completed they will receive cash.