SCHEDULE 14A SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Filed by the Registrant [ ] Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [X] Check the appropriate box: [ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement [ ] Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) [ ] Definitive Proxy Statement [ ] Definitive Additional Materials [X] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-12 SYNAPTIC PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION ----------------------- (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) ----------------------- H. LUNDBECK A/S (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): [X] No fee required. [ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transactions: (5) Total fee paid: ---------- [ ] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. [ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. (1) Amount Previously Paid: (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: (3) Filing Party: (4) Date Filed: 2 Set forth as Exhibit 99.1 is the text of a press release issued by H. Lundbeck A/S on November 21, 2002. Information Regarding Participants on behalf of Lundbeck -------------------------------------------------------- Set forth below is the name, business address, principal occupation or employment and citizenship of each director and executive officer of Lundbeck. The name of each person who is a director of Lundbeck is marked with an asterisk. The business address of each person listed below is 9 Ottiliavej, DK-2500 Valby, Copenhagen, Denmark. As of the date of this filing, none of the directors or executive officers listed below individually held any options or shares of Synaptic securities. -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- Name and Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship ------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------- -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- ERIK SPRUNK-JANSEN President and Chief Executive Officer of Denmark Lundbeck -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- CLAUS BRAESTRUP Executive Vice President, Research and Denmark Development of Lundbeck -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- LARS BANG Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Denmark Europe and Overseas of Lundbeck -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- HARALD CONRADI-LARSEN Senior Vice President, Human Resource Norway Management of Lundbeck -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and STIG LOKKE PEDERSEN Commercial Operations, America and Asia of Denmark Lundbeck -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- HANS HENRIK MUNCH-JENSEN Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Denmark Communication of Lundbeck -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- OLE MOESTRUP Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing of Denmark Lundbeck -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- MORTEN KOLD MIKKELSEN Senior Vice President, Supply Operations and Denmark Engineering of Lundbeck -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- ARNE V. JENSEN* Chairman Denmark -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- OLE STEEN ANDERSEN Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Denmark Officer of Danfoss -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- LARS BRUHN* President and Chief Executive Officer of Bruhn Denmark Group -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- PETER KURSTEIN* Executive Vice President of Radiometer Medical Denmark -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- SVEN DYRLOV MADSEN* Director Denmark -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- OLE VAHLGREN* Vice President, U.S. Operations of Lundbeck, Denmark Inc. -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- FLEMMING LINDELOV* Chief Executive Officer of Royal Scandinavia Denmark -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- JAN GOTTLIEBSEN* Teamleader Liquid & Sterile Production of Denmark Lundbeck -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- BIRGIT BUNDGAARD ROSENMEIER* Head of Department, Quality Sterile Production Denmark of Lundbeck -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- TORBEN SKARSFELDT* Head of Department, Corporate Licensing of Denmark Lundbeck -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------- 3 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Exhibit ----------- ------- 99.1 Press Release issued by H. Lundbeck A/S on November 21, 2002.