POWER OF ATTORNEY 
Know all by these present that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Philip 
K. Yachmetz and John C. Petrolino with full power of substitution, the undersigned's 
true and lawful attorney-infact to:  
(1)  
execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an 
officer and/or employee of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, 
and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the 
rules thereunder; 
(2)  
do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be 
necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and 
execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the 
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar 
authority; and 
(3)  
take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, 
in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or 
legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed 
by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of 
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such 
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion. 
 
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority 
to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or 
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as 
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally 
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming 
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall 
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and 
powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-
fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, 
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with 
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no 
longer  
required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and 
transactions in  
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a 
signed writing  
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.  
The undersigned hereby revokes and withdraws any previously executed powers of 
attorney with  
respect to the completion, execution and filing of Forms 3, 4 and 5 relating to the 
undersigned's  
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company.  
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be 
executed as of this.day of January, 2013.  
David P. Meeker