LS9 and Procter & Gamble LaunchSustainable Chemicals Partnership

Confirms P&G`s Commitment to Sustainable Innovation

Accelerates LS9`s Entry into the Consumer Product Chemicals Market
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
LS9, Inc., the Renewable Petroleum Company, today announced a new strategic
partnership with Procter and Gamble (NYSE: PG), one of the world`s largest
consumer products companies. This new partnership supports the joint development
and commercialization of LS9 technology to produce key chemicals used within the
P&G portfolio of consumer products.

In adopting LS9`s technology, P&G will employ one of the cleanest and most
efficient technologies available to produce chemicals for consumer products.
LS9`s revolutionary technology converts renewable materials into high-value,
low-carbon, cost-effective fuels and chemicals. The partnership demonstrates
P&G`s commitment to sustainable innovations.

The partnership includes a multi-year collaboration that will accelerate the
adoption of LS9`s proprietary technology in the production of a broad portfolio
of commercial products - including sustainable chemicals and renewable
transportation fuels.

"P&G is an ideal partner for LS9," said Bill Haywood, CEO of LS9. "By joining
LS9`s technology with P&G`s market reach, the partnership will accelerate the
delivery of sustainable, low-carbon, high-value chemical products into the world
market."

P&G has had a long-term commitment to responsible growth and has made continued
progress toward achieving its established sustainability goals. The company
recently announced significant increases in its 2012 sustainability goals.

"P&G has a proven track record in the commercialization of sustainable
innovations such as LS9`s sustainable chemicals technology," said Len Sauers,
vice president of global sustainability at P&G. "Our partnership with LS9
delivers on P&G`s continued commitment to identify and promote sustainable
innovations that help reduce the environmental profile of P&G`s products and
operations."

For more information about LS9 or P&G, please visit www.ls9.com or www.pg.com.

About LS9

LS9, Inc., the Renewable Petroleum Company, is a privately held industrial
biotechnology company pursuing the commercial development of renewable fuels and
sustainable chemicals. LS9 is applying synthetic biology to produce proprietary
biofuels that are compatible with existing fuel distribution infrastructure, as
well as high-value industrial chemicals. LS9 is the pioneer in the commercial
development of fermentation derived hydrocarbon biofuels and its patent-pending
Renewable Petroleum(TM) products are custom engineered in the lab to address
immediate market needs for clean energy alternatives to petroleum and industrial
chemicals. The company was founded in 2005 and venture capital firms Flagship
Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners have provided funding
to date. LS9 is headquartered in South San Francisco, California. For more
information on LS9, please visit www.ls9.com.

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