Henry Schein is recognized for its excellent customer service and highly competitive prices. The Company's four business groups---Dental, Medical, International and Technology---serve more than 550,000 customers worldwide, including:

• Approximately 85% of the estimated 136,000 U.S. and Canadian office-based dental practices, as well as dental laboratories;

• Approximately 45% of the estimated 250,000 U.S. office-based physician practices, as well as surgical centers and other alternate-care sites;

• Over 75% of the estimated 27,000 animal health clinics in the United States;

• Approximately 240,000 office-based dental, medical and animal health clinics outside of North America, primarily in Europe, Australia and New Zealand; and Government and other institutions providing healthcare services.

The Company operates through a centralized and automated distribution network, which provides customers in more than 200 countries with a comprehensive selection of more than 90,000 national and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well as more than 100,000 additional products available as special-order items. Henry Schein also offers a wide range of innovative value-added practice solutions for healthcare professionals, such as ArubA®, the Company's electronic catalog and ordering system. Its leading practice-management software solutions have a user base of more than 52,000 practices, including DENTRIX®, Easy Dental®, Oasis® and EXACT® for dental practices, MicroMD® for physician practices, and AVImark® for animal health clinics.

Headquartered in Melville, New York, Henry Schein employs more than 12,000 people and has operations or affiliates in 20 countries. The Company's net sales reached a record $5.9 billion in 2007. For more information, visit the Henry Schein Web site at www.henryschein.com.