SAN DIEGO, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- dj Orthopedics, Inc., (NYSE: DJO), today announced the sale of 3,072,379 shares of its common stock by J.P. Morgan DJ Partners, LLC and J.P. Morgan Partners (23A SBIC), L.P., under its currently effective shelf registration statement. This sale represents all of the shares held by these two selling stockholders. Lehman Brothers Inc. is the sole underwriter of the offering. Closing is expected to occur on or about June 8, 2004. The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. When available, copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained from Lehman Brothers Inc. at Lehman Brothers, c/o ADP Financial Services, Integrated Distribution Services, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717.
About dj Orthopedics
dj Orthopedics is a global medical device company specializing in rehabilitation and regeneration products for the non-operative orthopedic and spine markets. The Company's broad range of over 600 rehabilitation products, including rigid knee braces, soft goods and pain management products, are used in the prevention of injury, in the treatment of chronic conditions
and for recovery after surgery or injury. The Company's regeneration products consist of bone growth stimulation devices that are used to treat nonunion fractures and as an adjunct therapy after spinal fusion surgery.
The Company sells its products in the United States and in more than 30 other countries through networks of agents, distributors and its direct sales force that market its products to orthopedic and podiatric surgeons, spine surgeons, orthopedic and prosthetic centers, third-party distributors, hospitals, surgery centers, physical therapists, athletic trainers and other healthcare professionals. For additional information on the Company, please visit www.djortho.com.
SOURCE dj Orthopedics, Inc.
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(DJO)
CO: dj Orthopedics, Inc.; J.P. Morgan DJ Partners, LLC; J.P. Morgan
Partners, L.P.; Lehman Brothers Inc.
ST: California
IN: HEA MTC BIO
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dj Orthopedics, Inc.
Mark Francois, 760-734-4766
