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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October&nbsp;15, 2010 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>ABRAXIS BIOSCIENCE, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>of Incorporation)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(IRS Employer</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>11755 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite
2000 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Los Angeles, California 90025 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(310) 883-1300
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) </B></FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </FONT></P>
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Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On October&nbsp;15, 2010, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June&nbsp;30,
2010 (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;), by and among Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (&#147;Abraxis&#148;), Celgene Corporation (&#147;Celgene&#148;) and Artistry Acquisition Corp., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene (&#147;Merger Sub&#148;),
Merger Sub merged with and into Abraxis with Abraxis as the surviving corporation (the &#147;Merger&#148;). Abraxis stockholders adopted the Merger Agreement at a special meeting of Abraxis stockholders held on October&nbsp;13, 2010. Upon the
completion of the Merger, Abraxis became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As a result of the Merger and at the effective time of the
Merger (the &#147;Effective Time&#148;), each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Abraxis (the &#147;Abraxis Common Stock&#148;) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than treasury shares of Abraxis
and any shares of Abraxis Common Stock owned by Celgene, Merger Sub or any wholly owned subsidiary of Celgene or Abraxis), was converted into the right to receive (i)&nbsp;an amount in cash, without interest, equal to $58.00, (ii)&nbsp;0.2617 of a
share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Celgene (the &#147;Celgene Common Stock&#148;), and (iii)&nbsp;one contingent value right (a &#147;CVR&#148;) issued by Celgene subject to and in accordance with the Contingent Value Rights
Agreement between Celgene and American Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, as trustee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">At the Effective Time, all outstanding stock
options (&#147;Options&#148;), stock appreciation rights (&#147;SARs&#148;) and restricted stock units (&#147;RSUs&#148;) of Abraxis were canceled. Holders of Options and SARs with an exercise or base price below $73.14 were entitled to receive at
the Effective Time, for each share of Abraxis Common Stock subject to such Option or SAR, (i)&nbsp;a cash payment equal to the difference between $73.14 and the exercise price or base price of the Option or SAR, as applicable, and (ii)&nbsp;one CVR.
Holders of Options and SARs with an exercise or base price above $73.14 were given the right to elect, during a period of at least five business days ending the business day preceding the closing of the Merger, to pay to Abraxis a cash payment equal
to the difference between the exercise price or base price of the Option or SAR, as applicable, and $73.14, and in exchange receive one CVR. At the Effective Time, holders of RSUs were entitled to receive (i)&nbsp;$73.14 in cash and (ii)&nbsp;one
CVR for each RSU. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The foregoing description of the Merger and the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which was attached as Exhibit 2.1 to Abraxis&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed with Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;1, 2010 and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On October&nbsp;15, 2010, following the completion of the Merger, Abraxis notified The NASDAQ Global Select Market (&#147;NASDAQ&#148;) that the Merger
was completed and requested that (i)&nbsp;trading of Abraxis Common Stock on NASDAQ be suspended and (ii)&nbsp;NASDAQ file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an application on Form 25 to delist and deregister Abraxis Common Stock. Abraxis
intends to file a certification on Form 15 requesting that Abraxis&#146; reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, be suspended. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information
required by Item&nbsp;3.03 is contained in Item&nbsp;2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>

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of Registrant. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In connection with the Merger and at the Effective Time, a change of control of Abraxis occurred and Abraxis became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene. A total of approximately $2.48 billion in cash will be paid, and 10,660,196 shares of Celgene Common Stock and 43,273,855 CVRs will be issued, as consideration for the Merger. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information contained in Item&nbsp;2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In connection with Merger and at the Effective Time, each of the then-current directors of Abraxis resigned. Pursuant to
the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the members of the board of directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time became the members of the board of directors of Abraxis. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibits. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among Abraxis BioScience, Inc., Celgene Corporation and Artistry Acquisition Corp., dated as of June&nbsp;30, 2010 (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 2.1 to Abraxis&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;1, 2010).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: October&nbsp;15, 2010</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B<SMALL>RUCE</SMALL>
W<SMALL>ENDEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name: Bruce Wendel</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:
Chief Executive Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among Abraxis BioScience, Inc., Celgene Corporation and Artistry Acquisition Corp., dated as of June&nbsp;30, 2010 (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 2.1 to Abraxis&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;1, 2010).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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