Patient Safety Technologies Shareholders Approve Merger With Stryker Corporation

IRVINE, Calif., March 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Patient Safety Technologies, Inc. PSTXPSTX ("PST" or the "Company") today announced that PST stockholders voted at a special meeting of stockholders held today to approve the adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") providing for the merger of PST with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Stryker Corporation SYK.  Based on a tabulation of the stockholder vote, approximately 99% of all votes cast, which represents approximately 80% of all outstanding shares on February 24, 2014, the record date for the special meeting, were voted in favor of the merger.  PST stockholders also approved the proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, specified compensation payable to the Company's named executive officers in connection with the merger.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the merger PST stockholders will receive: (i) $2.22 in cash per share of common stock of the Company, (ii) $100.00 in cash per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company and (iii) $296.00 in cash per share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company.  The parties anticipate that the transaction will close on March 24, 2014.

About PST and SurgiCount Medical, Inc.
Patient Safety Technologies, Inc. PSTXPSTX through its wholly owned operating subsidiary SurgiCount Medical, Inc., provides the Safety-Sponge® System, a solution clinically proven to improve patient safety and reduce healthcare costs by helping eliminate retained surgical sponges.

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www.surgicountmedical.com 

Forward-Looking Statements
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Forward-looking statements can be affected by many other factors, including, those described in the "Business", "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Factors Affecting Future Results" sections of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2012, the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in the Company's other public filings.  These documents are available online through the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are based on information presently available to senior management, and the Company has not assumed any duty to update any forward-looking statements.

SOURCE Patient Safety Technologies, Inc.