Article: Chiron Reports 2005 Adjusted Earnings of $1.34 Per Share, GAAP Earnings of $0.97 Per Share; FLUVIRIN(R) Influenza Virus Vaccine Sales Drive 12 Percent Product Sales Growth Compared to 2004.

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Chiron Corporation (NASDAQ: CHIR) today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2005.

OVERVIEW

--Chiron's FLUVIRIN(R) influenza virus vaccine returned to the U.S. market in 2005. The company sold approximately 13 million doses of the vaccine to its customers in 2005.

--Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005, increased 11 percent compared to the year ended December 31, 2004.

--Chiron continues to build on the company's promising pandemic influenza vaccine program. The company announced preliminary data from a clinical study of an investigational vaccine candidate, both with and ...

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