Getinge to carry out a rights issue of approximately SEK 1,990 million

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Getinge to carry out a rights issue of approximately SEK 1,990 million

• New share issue of approximately SEK 1,990 million with preferential rights
for the shareholders of Getinge AB (“Getinge”) 

• Shareholders in Getinge are entitled to subscribe for one (1) new Class A
share and Class B share for every nine (9) existing Class A shares and Class B
shares held, respectively

• Subscription price set at SEK 83.50 per share

• Subscription period from and including December 3, up to and including
December 18, 2008

• Carl Bennet AB has undertaken to subscribe for its portion of the rights issue
as well as all shares not subscribed for by other shareholders

In view of the previously announced acquisition of Datascope Corp. and in order
to create the financial strength necessary to take advantage of attractive
acquisition opportunities, the Board of Getinge on November 21, 2008 resolved ,
by virtue of the General Meeting's authorization on November 14, 2008, to issue
a maximum of 23,832,337 new shares with preferential right for Getinge's
shareholders. By way of the new share issue resolution, those who are registered
as shareholders in Getinge (with reservations for the restrictions that will be
presented in the prospectus) on the record date of November 28, 2008 are
entitled to subscribe for one (1) new Class A share for every nine (9) existing
Class A shares held and one (1) new Class B share for every nine (9) existing
Class B shares held. Shares not subscribed for with subscription rights may be
subscribed for with subsidiary preferential right.

If fully subscribed, the rights issue will increase the share capital of the
Company by SEK 11,916,168.50 from a total of SEK 107,245,520, to a total of SEK
119,161,688.50. The subscription price has been set at SEK 83.50 per share,
which entails that the company, in the event of full subscription, will raise
approximately SEK 1,990 million before deduction for issue costs. Shares shall
be subscribed for through cash payment during the period from and including
December 3, up to and including December 18, 2008.

Getinge's main shareholder, Carl Bennet AB, representing 18.0% of the share
capital and 48.8% of the votes in Getinge, has undertaken to subscribe for its
portion of the new share issue as well as to subscribe for all shares not
subscribed for by other shareholders.

Timetable for the new share issue:

November 25, 2008: Last day of trading including the right to participate in the
new share issue 

November 27, 2008: Prospectus made public and made available on Getinge's
(www.getingegroup.com) and SEB Enskilda's (www.seb.se/prospekt) websites

November 28, 2008: Record date for participation in the new share issue, i.e.
shareholders registered in the share register of Getinge on this day will
receive subscription rights for participation in the new share issue

December 3 - 15, 2008: Trading in subscription rights

December 3 - 18, 2008: Subscription period


Financial and legal advisor
SEB Enskilda is financial advisor to Getinge. Mannheimer Swartling is legal
advisor. 

Getinge, November 24, 2008
Getinge AB (publ)
www.getingegroup.com

For further information:
Johan Malmquist, CEO
Ulf Grunander, CFO
+46 (0)35 15 55 00

The information is such that Getinge AB must disclose in accordance with the
Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
information was submitted for publication on November 24, 2008, at 08:00 a.m.
CET.

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This press release does not contain or constitute an invitation or an offer to
acquire, subscribe for or otherwise trade in shares, subscription rights or
other securities in Getinge AB. Any invitation to the persons concerned to
subscribe for shares in Getinge AB will only be made through the prospectus that
Getinge AB intends to publish on or about November 27, 2008, which prospectus
will contain, among other things, financial statements as well as detailed
information regarding Getinge AB's board and management 

Neither of the subscription rights, the BTAs (interim shares) or the new shares
will be registered in accordance with the Securities Act or any provincial act
in Canada and may not be transferred or offered for sale in the United States or
Canada or to persons resident there or on account of such persons other than in
such exceptional cases that do not require registration in accordance with the
Securities Act or any provincial act in Canada.