The 2012 annual meeting of stockholders of Santarus, Inc. (the "Company") was held on June 13, 2012. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted on at the meeting and the final voting results.

Proposal 1. The election of three members of the Company's board of directors for terms expiring at the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. In accordance with the results below, each nominee was elected to serve as a director.

                            Votes For        Votes Withheld       Broker Non-Votes
       Gerald T. Proehl      34,868,814              492,042             20,384,288
       David F. Hale         33,663,931            1,696,925             20,384,288
       Ted W. Love, M.D.     34,811,423              549,433             20,384,288

Proposal 2. The ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. In accordance with the results below, the selection of Ernst & Young LLP was approved.

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 55,300,637 301,665 142,842 0

In addition, pursuant to the Company's bylaws, the board of directors voted to decrease the size of the board from nine to eight members.

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