June 7, 2007

Dear Agilent Customer,

We are pleased to announce that Agilent has acquired Stratagene, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialized life science research and diagnostic products.  The acquisition is effective as of today.

We undertook this acquisition because it will enable us to provide you, our customers with more complete workflow solutions in genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. As an Agilent Technologies company, Stratagene will operate as a division of Agilent’s Life Sciences Solutions Unit. For more information on Stratagene, please visit their website at http://www.stratagene.com/homepage/.

Current customers will experience no change in the way they work with Agilent.  To place an order, please continue to contact your current Agilent sales representative.  For customer service or to obtain technical support in the U.S. or Canada call 800-227-9770. For global service and support contacts visit http://www.chem.agilent.com/scripts/cag_feedback.asp.

We at Agilent value our relationship with our customers, and we look forward to finding new opportunities to serve you in the future.  For more information please see the press release and list of frequently asked questions by visiting our website at www.agilent.com/chem.

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Sincerely,

Lon Justice
Vice President and General Manager, Sales, Marketing and Support
Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis
Agilent Technologies, Inc.