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This excerpt taken from the ABII 10-K filed Mar 12, 2010.

(b) Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Internal control over financial reporting includes those written policies and procedures that:

 

   

pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

 

   

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America;

 

   

provide reasonable assurance that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorization of our management and directors; and

 

   

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Internal control over financial reporting includes the controls themselves, monitoring and internal auditing practices and actions taken to correct deficiencies as identified.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of our internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. Management reviewed the results of its assessment with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

 

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Based on this assessment, management believes that we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on those criteria.

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report below.

These excerpts taken from the ABII 10-K filed Mar 6, 2009.

(b) Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Internal control over financial reporting includes those written policies and procedures that:

 

   

pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

 

   

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America;

 

   

provide reasonable assurance that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorization of our management and directors; and

 

   

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Internal control over financial reporting includes the controls themselves, monitoring and internal auditing practices and actions taken to correct deficiencies as identified.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

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Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of our internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. Management reviewed the results of its assessment with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

Based on this assessment, management believes that we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on those criteria.

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report below.

(b) Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Internal control over financial reporting includes those written policies and procedures that:

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pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

 







  

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America;

 







  

provide reasonable assurance that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorization of our management and directors; and

 







  

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on
the consolidated financial statements.

Internal control over financial reporting includes the controls themselves,
monitoring and internal auditing practices and actions taken to correct deficiencies as identified.

Because of its inherent limitations,
internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 


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Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2008. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Management’s assessment
included an evaluation of the design of our internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. Management reviewed the results of its assessment with the Audit
Committee of our Board of Directors.

Based on this assessment, management believes that we maintained effective internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on those criteria.

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2008 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report below.

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These excerpts taken from the ABII 10-K filed Mar 31, 2008.

(b) Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

This annual report does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for newly public companies.

 

(d) Changes in internal controls.

Management of Old Abraxis identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting relating to the accounting for income taxes and, as a result, concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2006, March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2007. Specifically, there were ineffective controls relating to procedures to reconcile the income tax accounts to supporting detail. This control deficiency resulted in material errors in the accounting for income taxes, but the errors were corrected prior to the issuance of the annual financial statements. In response to the material weakness identified, remediation steps were designed, initiated and deployed by Old Abraxis as soon as practicable throughout fiscal year 2007. Old Abraxis undertook and completed, as appropriate, testing to validate the design and operating effectiveness of its existing and newly implemented procedures and controls described above for the quarters ended September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007. In reviewing the results from this testing, management of New APP has concluded that the internal controls related to the accounting for income taxes have been significantly improved and that the above referenced material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to the accounting for income taxes has been remediated as of December 31, 2007.

Management has determined that, as of December 31, 2007 other than as described above, there were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f), that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

(b) Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">This annual report does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report
of the Company’s registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for newly public companies.

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(d)Changes in internal controls.

Management of Old
Abraxis identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting relating to the accounting for income taxes and, as a result, concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of
December 31, 2006, March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2007. Specifically, there were ineffective controls relating to procedures to reconcile the income tax accounts to supporting detail. This control
deficiency resulted in material errors in the accounting for income taxes, but the errors were corrected prior to the issuance of the annual financial statements. In response to the material weakness identified, remediation steps were designed,
initiated and deployed by Old Abraxis as soon as practicable throughout fiscal year 2007. Old Abraxis undertook and completed, as appropriate, testing to validate the design and operating effectiveness of its existing and newly implemented
procedures and controls described above for the quarters ended September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007. In reviewing the results from this testing, management of New APP has concluded that the internal controls related to the accounting
for income taxes have been significantly improved and that the above referenced material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to the accounting for income taxes has been remediated as of December 31, 2007.


Management has determined that, as of December 31, 2007 other than as described above, there were no other changes in our internal control over
financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f), that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.

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