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1 In re SERACARE LIFE SCIECES, IC. SECURITIES LITIGATIO This Document Relates To: ALL ACTIOS. UITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHER DISTRICT OF CALIFORIA Master File o. 05-CV-2335-JLS(CAB CLASS ACTIO PROOF OF CLAIM AD RELEASE I. GEERAL ISTRUCTIOS 1. This Claim and Release form relates to Lead Plaintiffs settlement with KPMG LLP, CIBC World Markets Corp., Thomas Weisel Partners LLC and William Blair & Company, LLC. 2. To recover as a member of the Class based on your claims in the consolidated action entitled In re SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. Securities Litigation, Master File o. 05-CV-2335-JLS(CAB (the Litigation, you must complete and, on page 6 hereof, sign this Claim and Release form. If you fail to file a timely, properly addressed and completed (as set forth in paragraph 5 below Claim and Release form, your claim may be rejected and you may be precluded from any recovery from the et Settlement Fund created in connection with the proposed settlement of the Litigation. 3. IF OU FILED A VALID PROOF OF CLAIM AD RELEASE FORM I THE PREVIOUS SETTLEMET WITH SERACARE AD OTHERS I THIS LITIGATIO, PLEASE DO OT SUBMIT AOTHER PROOF OF CLAIM AD RELEASE FORM. 4. Submission of this Claim and Release form, however, does not assure that you will share in the proceeds of settlement in the Litigation. 5. IF OU HAVE OT ALREAD DOE SO I COECTIO WITH THE PRIOR PARTIAL SETTLEMET WITH SERACARE AD OTHERS, OU MUST MAIL OUR COMPLETED AD SIGED PROOF OF CLAIM AD RELEASE FORM POSTMARKED O OR BEFORE MARCH 30, 2009, ADDRESSED AS FOLLOWS: SeraCare Securities Litigation Claims Administrator c/o Gilardi & Co. LLC P.O. Box 990 Corte Madera, CA If you are OT a member of the Class (as defined below, DO OT submit a Claim and Release form. Remember that if you previously submitted a Claim and Release form in connection with the prior partial settlement with SeraCare and others PLEASE DO OT submit another Claim and Release form. 6. If you are a member of the Class and you have not timely requested exclusion, you are bound by the terms of any judgment entered in the Litigation, WHETHER OR OT OU SUBMIT A PROOF OF CLAIM AD RELEASE FORM. II. DEFIITIOS 1. Class means all Persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of SeraCare between May 14, 2003 and March 23, 2006, inclusive. Excluded from the Class are the Defendants, the former and current directors, officers, subsidiaries and affiliates of any Defendant, as well as any person, firm, trust, corporation, officer, director or other individual or entity in which any Defendant has a controlling interest and the legal representatives, affiliates, heirs, successors-in-interest, or assigns of any such excluded party. Also excluded from the Class (solely with respect to the Litigation are those Persons who timely and validly request exclusion from the Class pursuant to the otice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action. 2. Defendants means CIBC World Markets Corp., Thomas Weisel Partners LLC, William Blair & Company, LLC and KPMG LLP. 3. KPMG Released Persons means KPMG LLP, all of KPMG s past, present, and future members, member firms, partners, principals, participating principals, national directors, managing or other agents, management personnel, officers, directors, shareholders, administrators, servants, employees, consultants, advisors, insurers, reinsurers, attorneys, accountants, representatives, parent companies, subsidiaries, related entities, divisions, affiliates,

2 predecessors, successors and assigns, along with the heirs, spouses, executors, administrators, personal representatives, insurers, reinsurers, representatives, estates, successors and assigns of any such Persons. 4. Underwriter Released Persons means the Underwriter Defendants, all of the Underwriter Defendants past, present, and future members, member firms, partners, principals, participating principals, national directors, managing or other agents, management personnel, officers, directors, shareholders, administrators, servants, employees, consultants, advisors, insurers, reinsurers, attorneys, accountants, representatives, parent companies, subsidiaries, related entities, divisions, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns, along with the heirs, spouses, executors, administrators, personal representatives, insurers, reinsurers, representatives, estates, successors and assigns of any such Persons. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the otice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action and in the Stipulation of Settlement which can both be viewed and downloaded at III. CLAIMAT IDETIFICATIO 1. If you purchased or acquired SeraCare common stock and held the certificate(s in your name, you are the beneficial purchaser or acquirer as well as the record purchaser or acquirer. If, however, you purchased or acquired SeraCare common stock and the certificate(s were registered in the name of a third party, such as a nominee or brokerage firm, you are the beneficial purchaser or acquirer and the third party is the record purchaser or acquirer. 2. Use Part I of this form entitled Claimant Identification to identify each purchaser or acquirer of record ( nominee, if different from the beneficial purchaser or acquirer of SeraCare common stock which forms the basis of this claim. THIS CLAIM MUST BE FILED B THE ACTUAL BEEFICIAL PURCHASER(S OR ACQUIRER(S OR THE LEGAL REPRESETATIVE OF SUCH PURCHASER(S OR ACQUIRER(S OF THE SERACARE COMMO STOCK UPO WHICH THIS CLAIM IS BASED. 3. All joint purchasers or acquirers must sign this claim. Executors, administrators, guardians, conservators and trustees must complete and sign this claim on behalf of Persons represented by them and their authority must accompany this claim and their titles or capacities must be stated. The Social Security (or taxpayer identification number and telephone number of the beneficial owner may be used in verifying the claim. Failure to provide the foregoing information could delay verification of your claim or result in rejection of the claim. IV. CLAIM FORM 1. Use Part II of this form entitled Schedule of Transactions in SeraCare Common Stock to supply all required details of your transaction(s in SeraCare common stock. If you need more space or additional schedules, attach separate sheets giving all of the required information in substantially the same form. Sign and print or type your name on each additional sheet. 2. On the schedules, provide all of the requested information with respect to all of your purchases and acquisitions and all of your sales of SeraCare common stock which took place at any time between May 14, 2003 through March 23, 2006, inclusive (the Class Period, whether such transactions resulted in a profit or a loss. Failure to report all such transactions may result in the rejection of your claim. 3. List each transaction in the Class Period separately and in chronological order, by trade date, beginning with the earliest. ou must accurately provide the month, day and year of each transaction you list. 4. The date of covering a short sale is deemed to be the date of purchase of SeraCare common stock. The date of a short sale is deemed to be the date of sale of SeraCare common stock. 5. Broker confirmations or other documentation of your transactions in SeraCare common stock should be attached to your claim. Failure to provide this documentation could delay verification of your claim or result in rejection of your claim. 6. OTICE REGARDIG ELECTROIC FILES: Certain claimants with large numbers of transactions may request, or may be requested, to submit information regarding their transactions in electronic files. All claimants MUST submit a manually signed paper Claim form whether or not they also submit electronic copies. If you wish to file your claim electronically, you must contact the Claims Administrator at or visit their website at to obtain the required file layout. o electronic files will be considered to have been properly submitted unless the Claims Administrator issues to the claimant a written acknowledgment of receipt and acceptance of electronically submitted data. 2

3 Official Office Use Only UITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHER DISTRICT OF CALIFORIA In re SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. Securities Litigation Master File o. 05-CV-2335-JLS(CAB PROOF OF CLAIM AD RELEASE Please Type or Print in the Boxes Below Do OT use Red Ink, Pencil, or Staples Must be Postmarked o Later Than March 30, 2009 SCLF2 PART I: CLAIMAT IDETIFICATIO Last ame (Beneficial Owner First ame (Beneficial Owner Last ame (Co-Beneficial Owner First ame (Co-Beneficial Owner IRA Trust Joint Tenancy UTMA/UGMA Individual Other Company ame (Beneficial Owner - If Claimant is not an Individual or Custodian ame if an IRA (specify Trustee/Asset Manager/ominee/Record Owner s ame (if Different from Beneficial Owner Listed Above Account#/Fund# (ot ecessary for Individual Filers Date of Trust Social Security umber Telephone umber (Work or Taxpayer Identification umber Telephone umber (Home Address Address MAILIG IFORMATIO Address City State Zip Code Foreign Province Foreign Zip Code Foreign Country ame/abbreviation FOR CLAIMS PROCESSIG OL PB PC *SCLF2THIRD* D IHI S TI 3 ICI OTHER OPT MRG BOTH EMP DC L1 L2

4 PART II. SCHEDULE OF TRASACTIOS I SERACARE COMMO STOCK A. umber of shares of SeraCare common stock held at the beginning of trading on May 14, 2003: B. Purchases or acquisitions of SeraCare common stock (May 14, March 23, 2006, inclusive: PURCHASES Trade Date(s of Shares (List Chronologically umber of Shares Purchased or Acquired M M D D 1. $ 2. $ 3. $ 4. $ 5. $ Total Purchase or Acquisition Price Holding Purchase IMPORTAT: (i If you received shares through an acquisition or merger, please identify the company acquired: (ii Identify by number listed above all purchases in which you covered a short sale : C. Sales of SeraCare common stock (May 14, March 23, 2006, inclusive: SALES Trade Date(s of Shares (List Chronologically umber of Shares Sold Total Sales Price Sales M M D D 1. $ 2. $ 3. $ 4. $ 5. $ D. umber of shares of SeraCare common stock held at the close of trading on March 23, 2006: Holding If you require additional space, attach extra schedules in the same format as above. Sign and print your name on each additional page. OU MUST READ AD SIG THE RELEASE O PAGE 6. FAILURE TO SIG THE RELEASE MA RESULT I A DELA I PROCESSIG OR THE REJECTIO OF OUR CLAIM. *SCLF2FOURTH* 4

5 V. SUBMISSIO TO JURISDICTIO OF COURT AD ACKOWLEDGMETS I (We submit this Claim and Release under the terms of the Stipulation of Settlement described in the otice. I (We also submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, with respect to my (our claim as a Class Member and for purposes of enforcing the release set forth herein. I (We further acknowledge that I am (we are bound by and subject to the terms of any judgment that may be entered in the Litigation. I (We agree to furnish additional information to the Claims Administrator to support this claim if required to do so. I (We have not submitted any other claim covering the same purchases, acquisitions or sales of SeraCare common stock (other than a claim in SeraCare s bankruptcy proceedings during the Class Period and know of no other Person having done so on my (our behalf. VI. RELEASE 1. I (We hereby acknowledge full and complete satisfaction of, and do hereby fully, finally and forever settle, release and discharge from the Released Claims, each and all of the KPMG Released Persons and the Underwriter Released Persons. 2. Released Claims shall mean any and all claims, demands, rights, actions, causes of action, liabilities, damages, losses, obligations, judgments, duties, suits, costs, expenses, matters and issues of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any claims arising under federal, state or foreign statutory or common law, including the federal securities laws and any state statutory disclosure law, claims relating to alleged fraud, breach of any duty, negligence or otherwise, and any claims related to alleged unjust enrichment or self-dealing, known or unknown, contingent or absolute, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, hidden or concealed, liquidated or unliquidated, matured or unmatured, accrued or unaccrued, apparent or unapparent, by or on behalf of the Lead Plaintiffs or by or on behalf of any other member of the Class, whether individual, direct, class, derivative, representative, legal, equitable, a bankruptcy proof of claim, or any other type or in any other capacity against the Defendants or any Released Person arising out of, based upon, or related to the purchase and/or acquisition of SeraCare common stock during the Class Period and the allegations, acts, events, facts, matters, transactions, occurrences, statements, representations, misrepresentations or omissions, including any benefits received by any Released Person, or disclosures or public statements made in connection with any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, the accuracy, adequacy and completeness of such disclosures and any alleged breach of fiduciary duties by any Released Person in any capacity (whether as stockholders, directors, committee members, officers, negotiators, offerors, advisors, or otherwise or the aiding and abetting thereof which were or could have been alleged in the Litigation, excepting any claims to enforce the terms and conditions of the settlement. otwithstanding any other provision in the Stipulation, Released Claims do not include any claim for violation of the Stipulation. 3. This release shall be of no force or effect against the KPMG Released Persons and the Underwriter Released Persons unless and until the Court approves the Stipulation of Settlement and the Stipulation of Settlement becomes effective on the Effective Date (as defined in the Stipulation of Settlement. 4. I (We hereby warrant and represent that I (we have not assigned or transferred or purported to assign or transfer, voluntarily or involuntarily, any matter released pursuant to this release or any other part or portion thereof. 5. I (We hereby warrant and represent that I (we have included information about all of my (our transactions in SeraCare common stock which occurred during the Class Period as well as the number of shares of SeraCare common stock held by me (us at the opening of trading on May 14, 2003 and at the close of trading on March 23, *SCLF2FIFTH* 5

6 First ame SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 PART I. Request for Taxpayer Identification umber ( TI and Certification I. Last ame Check appropriate box: Individual/Sole Proprietor IRA Trust Corporation Partnership Pension Plan Other Enter TI on the appropriate line. (specify For individuals, this is your Social Security umber ( SS. However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see Part 1 of the enclosed W-9 instructions. For sole proprietors, you must show your individual name, but you may also enter your business or doing business as name. ou may enter either your SS or your Employer Identification umber ( EI. For other entities, it is your EI. Social Security umber Employer Identification umber or PART II. For Payees Exempt from Backup Withholding If you are exempt from backup withholding, enter your correct TI in Part I and write exempt on the following line: PART III. Certification UDER THE PEALT OF PERJUR, I (WE CERTIF THAT: (1 The number shown on this form is my correct TI; and (2 I (We certify that I am (we are OT subject to backup withholding under provisions of Section 3406(a(1(C of the Internal Revenue Code because: (a I am (we are exempt from backup withholding; or (b I (we have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that I am (we are subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends; or (c the Internal Revenue Service has notified me (us that I am (we are no longer subject to backup withholding. OTE: If you have been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that you are subject to backup withholding, you must cross out item 2 above. SEE ECLOSED FORM W-9 ISTRUCTIOS The Internal Revenue Service does not require your consent to any provision of this document other than the certification required to avoid backup withholding. I (We declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that all of the foregoing information supplied on this Claim and Release form by the undersigned is true and correct. Executed this day of in (Month/ear (City/State/Country (Sign your name here (Sign your name here (Type or print your name here (Type or print your name here (Capacity of person(s signing, e.g., Beneficial Purchaser or Acquirer, Executor or Administrator (Capacity of person(s signing, e.g., Beneficial Purchaser or Acquirer, Executor or Administrator ACCURATE CLAIMS PROCESSIG TAKES A SIGIFICAT AMOUT OF TIME. THAK OU FOR OUR PATIECE. Reminder Checklist: 1. Please sign the above release and declaration. 2. Remember to attach supporting documentation, if available. 3. Do not send original stock certificates. 4. Keep a copy of your claim form for your records. 5. If you desire an acknowledgment of receipt of your claim form please send it Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested. 6. If you move, please send the Claims Administrator your new address. *SCLF2SIXTH* 6