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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 13, 2012.


	Meeting Information
	Meeting Type:	Annual Meeting
CELGENE CORPORATION	For holders as of:	April 18, 2012
	Date: June 13, 2012	Time: 1:00 PM EDT
	Location: Celgene Corporation
	Company Offices
	86 Morris Avenue Summit, NJ 07901 Meeting Directions: For directions to the Annual Meeting, please call Investor Relations at (908) 673-9000.


CELGENE CORPORATION 86 MORRIS AVENUE SUMMIT, NJ 07901				You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in Celgene Corporation.
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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:
1. Election Of Directors
Nominees:
01) Robert J. Hugin				06) Michael A. Friedman, M.D.
02) Richard W. Barker, D. Phil.				07) Gilla Kaplan, Ph.D.
03) Michael D. Casey				08) James J. Loughlin
04) Carrie S. Cox				09) Ernest Mario, Ph.D.
05) Rodman L. Drake


The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4:

2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

3. Approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2008 Stock Incentive Plan.

4. Approval, by non-binding vote, of executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST proposal 5:

5. Stockholder proposal described in more detail in the proxy statement.

NOTE: The shares represented by this proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned Stockholder(s). If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR the nominees for the Board of Directors listed in item 1, FOR items 2, 3 and 4, and AGAINST item 5.

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