Fujifilm Holdings Corporation successfully completes tender offer for SonoSite

Fujifilm intends to acquire the remaining outstanding shares of SonoSite common stock through a second-step merger, pursuant to which SonoSite will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujifilm. As a result of the merger, any shares of common stock of SonoSite not tendered will automatically be cancelled and converted into the right to receive the same $54 in cash per share.

In addition, SonoSite’s common stock will cease to be traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and SonoSite will no longer have reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The second-step merger is expected to be completed in late March 2012 or thereafter.

Shigetaka Komori, President and CEO of Fujifilm: “We are very pleased with the support we have received from shareholders. Together with SonoSite we will be able to capture the significant growth opportunities arising from new application areas in point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis and treatment. We will further enhance our technological expertise to develop medical imaging devices that contribute to the improvement of medical diagnostics and quality of care for patients worldwide.”