Preliminary Results Indicate Forest Shareholders Elect All Company Nominees

Forest Laboratories, Inc. FRX today announced that, based on the estimates of its proxy solicitor, preliminary results from its Annual Meeting indicate that shareholders have elected the Company's entire slate of director nominees by a significant margin. The Forest directors who were elected are: Nesli Basgoz, M.D.; Christopher J. Coughlin; Dan L. Goldwasser; Kenneth E. Goodman; Gerald M. Lieberman; Lawrence S. Olanoff, M.D., Ph.D.; Lester B. Salans, M.D.; Brenton L. Saunders; Howard Solomon; and Peter J. Zimetbaum, M.D. In addition, preliminary results indicate that the other proposals submitted to a vote, including the advisory vote on executive compensation, have also been approved.