SANOFI-SYNTHELABO'S OFFER FOR AVENTIS - TENDER PERIOD HAS EXPIRED
SANOFI-SYNTHELABO'S OFFER FOR AVENTIS - TENDER PERIOD HAS EXPIRED Paris, France - July 31, 2004 - Sanofi-Synthelabo (PARIS: SAN, NYSE: SNY) announces that the tender period for its French, German and U.S. Offers for Aventis expired simultaneously yesterday (July 30, 2004) at 23:00 hr (Central European Summer Time) and 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). Accordingly, holders of Aventis ordinary shares and ADSs may no longer tender into the offers and may not withdraw Aventis ordinary shares and ADSs that have already been tendered. Sanofi-Synthelabo expects that the French Autorité des