In the past week, a number of articles have appeared in the Belgian press, stating that Agfa-Gevaert is about to launch a formal sales process for its HealthCare business group.

 

In its regular meeting of today, September 9, 2008, the Board of Directors has taken note of the confusion created by this misleading information and therefore has decided to set the record straight.

 

The Board has decided that absolute priority must be given to customer satisfaction, to the development of the business and to operational improvement.

 

The Board confirms that no decision has been taken to launch a process for the sale of the HealthCare business group.

 

The board confirms its commitment to the preservation of the unity of the HealthCare business group, to its strategy and to the investments made for extending its leading position in healthcare IT.

 

 

 

About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa Healthcare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials).
Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,283 million euros in 2007.

Director Corporate Communication

tel. ++32 (0)3/444.7124

e-mail: viviane.dictus@agfa.com

 

Corporate Press Relations Manager

tel. ++32 (0)3/444.8015

e-mail: johan.jacobs@agfa.com