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Randomized multi-center study of the anti-CD23 monoclonal antibody lumiliximab in
combination with FCR, compared with FCR alone

Executive Administrative Assistant (EAA)

An individual who provides various kinds of administrative support to an executive in the
business.

Executive Search (ES)

Specialized recruitment service used to find candidates for senior or executive positions in
an organization.

Existing Employees

Full time employees (FTEs)

Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS)

Scale used to measure a patient’s level of disability due to Multiple Sclerosis. The score
ranges from 0 (no disability) to 10 (death) in 20 half-point steps

Expected Net Present Value (eNPV)

Has to do with the balance between the influx and outgo of cash that is anticipated to occur
during an upcoming period. The idea is to project the net present value that will occur during
that upcoming period and make adjustments in the business operation accordingly. Doing
so makes it easier to predict the net assets that will be in place to help the business remain
financially viable in the future.

Expense

Results from or measures the using up of an asset (e.g. depreciation) or incurrence of a
liability to obtain revenue in the current period. Expenses are indicated on income
statements and may be informally referred to as ”the cost of doing business.”

Extended Leadership Team (XLT)

Tasked with refining, communicating and helping to execute our corporate strategy.

eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)

A freely available and global standard for exchanging business information. XBRL allows the
expression of semantic meaning commonly required in business reporting. The language is
XML-based and uses the XML syntax and related XML technologies such as XML Schema,