PITTSBURGH, Dec 17, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) today announced that it will sponsor a PGA TOUR Nationwide Tour event -- the Mylan Classic -- at Southpointe Golf Club in the Pittsburgh suburb of Canonsburg in 2010.

Mylan Chairman and CEO Robert J. Coury said: "We are extremely proud to sponsor the Mylan Classic right here in our own backyard at the Southpointe Golf Club in Canonsburg. This sponsorship is very compatible with our longstanding charitable commitments to the communities where Mylan operates, and it's another great example of an event that will have a significant and positive impact on the region in which it is held. In addition, it is an excellent value proposition for all of our employees and other stakeholders around the world. We look forward to working with the PGA TOUR, the Washington County Chamber of Commerce and the Golf Club to ensure a highly successful leg of the Tour that will bring additional national and international attention to Mylan and the Pittsburgh area."

The 72-hole stroke-play event will be played Sept. 2-5, 2010, and feature 156 players. Making a positive impact on the communities where PGA TOUR tournaments are held is supportive of the golf organization's charitable mission. The PGA TOUR relies on more than 80,000 volunteers a year to run its events, and nearly all of the 100-plus tournaments -- including the Mylan Classic -- are structured as non-profit organizations that donate 100% of event net proceeds to local charities.

Mylan Inc. ranks among the leading generic and specialty pharmaceutical companies in the world and provides products to customers in more than 140 countries and territories. The company maintains one of the industry's broadest and highest quality product portfolios supported by a robust product pipeline; operates one of the world's largest active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturers; and runs a specialty business focused on respiratory, allergy and psychiatric therapies. For more information, please visit www.mylan.com.

Founded (1990), owned and operated by the PGA TOUR, the Nationwide Tour identifies those players who are ready to compete and win on golf's biggest stage. As the "official proving ground of the PGA TOUR," two out of three PGA TOUR members are Nationwide Tour alumni. At the end of the 2009 official season, Tour alumni had won 260 PGA TOUR titles, including 13 majors and three PLAYERS Championships. Twenty-five PGA TOUR cards and $18.5 million were at stake over the course of 29 events in 2009. Recognizing the Tour's growing stature, Nationwide Insurance has renewed its umbrella sponsorship of the Nationwide Tour through 2012. The PGA TOUR, through the efforts of its three tours and their tournaments, sponsors, players and volunteers, supports over 2,000 local charities and has surpassed $1.3 billion in charitable giving. To learn more about the PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour and to follow the season-long quest for a PGA TOUR card, visit www.PGATOUR.COM.

SOURCE Mylan Inc.

http://www.mylan.com

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