X0303 4 2011-07-12 1 0001039151 KENDLE INTERNATIONAL INC KNDL 0000939947 JOHNSON TIMOTHY E ET AL 3777 WEST FORD ROAD CINCINNATI OH 45246 1 0 0 0 Common Shares 2011-07-12 4 D 0 38366 D 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) 9.37 2011-07-12 4 D 0 5000 5.88 D 2012-11-26 Common Stock 5000 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) 5.99 2011-07-12 4 D 0 5000 9.26 D 2013-06-17 Common Stock 5000 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) 7.57 2011-07-12 4 D 0 5000 7.68 D 2014-06-28 Common Stock 5000 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) 11.60 2011-07-12 4 D 0 5000 3.65 D 2015-05-05 Common Stock 5000 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) 33.87 2011-07-12 4 D 0 5000 0 D 2016-05-11 Common Stock 5000 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) 31.74 2011-07-12 4 D 0 5000 0 D 2017-05-10 Common Stock 5000 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) 37.42 2011-07-12 4 D 0 5000 0 D 2018-05-15 Common Stock 5000 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) 9.40 2011-07-12 4 D 0 5000 5.85 D 2019-05-14 Common Stock 5000 0 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) 14.26 2011-07-12 4 D 0 5000 .99 D 2020-05-20 Common Stock 5000 0 D Disposed of pursuant to a merger agreement between the issuer and an unaffiliated acquirer for a cash payment equal to $15.25 per share. Options, whether vested or unvested, disposed of pursuant to a merger agreement between issuer and an unaffiliated acquirer for a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the number of common shares underlying the unexercised stock option, multiplied by (ii) the excess, if any, of $15.25 over the per share exercise price of such option. These options vest in full on the grant date. /s/ Stacey Heiser as Attorney-in-Fact for Timothy E. Johnson 2011-07-12