Edgar Filing: BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 12, 2011

BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.

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BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.

105 DIGITAL DR.

NOVATO, CA 94949

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		Meeting Information
		Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
		For holders as of: March 18, 2011
		Date: May 12, 2011 Time: 9:00 AM PDT
		Location: San Francisco Marriott Union Square 480 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94108

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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR the following:

Election of Directors

Nominees

01 Jean-Jacques Bienaimé

06 Richard A. Meier

02 Michael Grey

07 Alan J. Lewis

03 Elaine J. Heron

08 William D. Young

04 Pierre Lapalme

09 Kenneth M. Bate

05 V. Bryan Lawlis

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:

To vote on an advisory basis to approve the compensation of BioMarin’s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in its Proxy Statement.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:

To vote on an advisory basis as to the frequency at which excecutive compensation will be subject to future advisory stockholder votes.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:

To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for BioMarin for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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