Notice of cancellation of December 15, 2009 Special Meeting of Shareholders
of Patheon Inc.

    
    Shareholder withdraws meeting requisition.
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TORONTO , Dec. 11 /CNW/ - Shareholders of Patheon Inc. (TSX:PTI) are advised that the Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for December 15, 2009 at 10:30 am (EST ), has been cancelled following the withdrawal of the meeting requisition by shareholders Joaquin Viso and Olga Lizardi .

ABOUT PATHEON

Patheon Inc. (TSX: PTI; www.patheon.com) is a leading global provider of contract development and manufacturing services to the global pharmaceutical industry. Patheon prides itself in providing the highest quality products and services to more than 300 of the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Patheon's services range from preclinical development through commercial manufacturing of a full array of dosage forms including parenteral, solid, semi-solid and liquid forms. Patheon uses many innovative technologies including single-use disposables, liquid-filled hard capsules and a variety of modified release technologies. Patheon's comprehensive range of fully integrated Pharmaceutical Development Services includes pre-formulation, formulation, analytical development, clinical manufacturing, scale-up and commercialization. Patheon can take customers direct to clinic with global clinical packaging and distribution services and Patheon's Quick to Clinic(TM) programs can accelerate early phase development project to clinical trials while minimizing the consumption of valuable API. Patheon's integrated development and manufacturing network of ten facilities, and six development centers across North America and Europe , strives to ensure that customer products can be launched with confidence anywhere in the world.

Patheon's integrated development and manufacturing network of 11 facilities and eight development centers, across North America and Europe , strives to ensure that customer products can be launched timely and confidently anywhere in the world.

For further information: Mr. Wes Wheeler, President & Chief Executive Officer, Tel: [phone], Email: [email protected]; Mr. Eric Evans, Chief Financial Officer, Tel: [phone], Email: [email protected]; Wendy Wilson, Investor Relations, Tel: [phone], Email: [email protected]