Horizon Pharma plc to Acquire Worldwide Rights to Interferon Gamma-1b From Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH - Seite 2

About Horizon Pharma plc
Horizon Pharma plc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients' lives by identifying, developing, acquiring and commercializing differentiated and accessible medicines that address unmet medical needs. Horizon Pharma markets nine medicines through its orphan, rheumatology and primary care business units. Horizon Pharma's global headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, please visit www.horizonpharma.com. Follow @HZNPplc on Twitter or view careers on our LinkedIn page.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to the anticipated consummation of the acquisition of the rights to interferon gamma-1b and the timing and benefits thereof, Horizon Pharma's strategy, plans, objectives, expectations (financial or otherwise) and intentions, the timing of results of the Phase 3 trial of ACTIMMUNE in Friedreich's ataxia, the potential for ACTIMMUNE as a treatment for Friedreich's ataxia and advanced solid tumors, future financial results and growth potential, anticipated product portfolio, development programs and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on Horizon's current expectations and inherently involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks related to Horizon's ability to complete the transaction on the proposed terms and schedule; risks associated with acquisitions, such as the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully, that such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected or that the expected benefits of the transaction will not occur; risks related to future opportunities and plans for the acquired rights and related products; disruption from the proposed transaction, making it more difficult to conduct business as usual or maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers; the calculations of, and factors that may impact the calculations of, the acquisition price and the allocation of such acquisition price to the net assets acquired in accordance with applicable accounting rules and methodologies; the possibility that if the acquired rights do not create the perceived benefits of the proposed transaction as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial analysts or investors, the market price of the Horizon's shares could decline, risks of delays in completing the Phase 3 trial, risks associated with pre-clinical and clinical development of drug candidates, and risks that the actual effect of additional investments in interferon gamma-1b may differ from its expectations, as well as other risks related to Horizon's business detailed from time-to-time under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Horizon Pharma's SEC filings and reports, including in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Horizon Pharma undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this presentation as a result of new information, future events or changes in its expectations.