From Earlier: Fujifilm Holdings Commences Tender Offer to Acquire SonoSite for $54 per Share

Fujifilm Holdings Corporation announced today the commencement of a tender offer through its indirect wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary Salmon Acquisition Corporation for all outstanding shares of common stock of SonoSite, Inc.

for $54 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes. The tender offer is being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, dated January 17, 2012, and in connection with the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 15, 2011, among Fujifilm, Salmon Acquisition Corporation and SonoSite.