A court in Delaware, USA, has ruled in the SPEZYME® ETHYL patent infringement
case regarding the claim for damages (see Notice to the stock exchange no.
12/2006 of 25 August 2006). Under the ruling, Danisco is liable to pay damages,
in the form of a royalty, of a total of USD 8.2 million plus interest and a
share of the opposing party's legal fees.
The parties have ten days to agree on a form of judgement reflecting this
decision. Either party may appeal within 30 days after the final judgement is
entered by the Court. Danisco will now assess the legal reasoning of the
decisions with regard to the question of liability and damages.
Danisco has no further comments regarding this case, as it is still pending.
Yours faithfully
Tom Knutzen
CEO
