JOHNSON & JOHNSON — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2006

Jan 10, 2006

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934

Filed by the Registrant o

Filed by a Party other than the Registrant þ

Check the appropriate box:

| o | Preliminary
Proxy Statement |
| --- | --- |
| o | Confidential,
for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by
Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |
| o | Definitive
Proxy Statement |
| o | Definitive
Additional Materials |
| þ | Soliciting
Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12 |

ANIMAS CORPORATION

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):

| þ | No
fee required. | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| o | Fee
computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and
0-11. | |
| | 1) | Title
of each class of securities to which transaction
applies: |

2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:

3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):

4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:

5) Total fee paid:

| o | Fee
paid previously with preliminary materials. | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| o | Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee
was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration
statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its
filing. | |
| | 1) | Amount
Previously Paid: |

2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:

3) Filing Party::

4) Date Filed:

The following text was placed on the “Other Announcements” section of Animas Corporation’s Investor Relations website on January 9, 2006.

FAQ Regarding Johnson & Johnson Transaction

Q.
A.
	ESTIMATED
DATE	STATUS
Hart-Scott-Rodino
Filing	4Q’05	Filed
Competition
Law filings: (Germany,
Italy, Austria)	4Q’05	Filed
Preliminary
Proxy Statement	1Q’06	Filed
Definitive
Proxy Statement Mailed
to Shareholders	1Q’06
Date
of Shareholder Meeting	1Q’06
Completion
of Merger and Closing	1Q’06

This material is not a substitute for the proxy statement Animas Corporation will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). You are urged to read the proxy statement when it becomes available, because it will contain important information. The proxy statement and other documents, which will be filed by Animas with the Securities and Exchange Commission, will be available free of charge at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov , or by visiting Animas’s website at www.animascorp.com.

Animas and certain of its directors, executive officers and certain other members of its management may be deemed to be soliciting proxies from Animas’s stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. You may obtain a detailed list of names, affiliations and interests of Animas participants in the solicitation of proxies of Animas’s stockholders by reading the proxy statement when it becomes available.