April 11, 2005
Product End of Life

Dear Valued Customer,

Since our acquisition of certain Trex Medical assets in 2000, Hologic Inc. has continued to provide replacement parts, on-site and in-house repair services and technical support for many of the products offered by Trex Medical at that time. The continuation of these services was deemed an appropriate business function for the benefit of our loyal customer base.

Hologic has strived over the past five years to maintain support for this extensive suite of mature products; however, a current assessment of many of the products in the portfolio has determined that the present MQSA regulations, in conjunction with the unavailability of some technology and replacement parts, prevent us from effectively continuing these services. As a result, an "End of Life" plan for these products has been developed and is currently being made available to our customers. If the "End of Life" for any product affects you, we encourage you to contact Hologic to discuss special incentives for replacement equipment. We are optimistic that our incentive plans will make it very feasible for Hologic to continue to meet your future mammography needs and stay current with the MQSA requirements.

A detailed "End of Life" plan is posted on our website and should help you in identifying any products that you own that may be affected by this program. To access this plan, click here. For your convenience, products are organized by brand name; i.e.; all Lorad breast imaging products can be found in the Lorad section, and all the Bennett products will be grouped within the Bennett section. Products within each brand are listed in chronological order, beginning with the earliest date of release.

The "End of Life" plan will not immediately affect customers who are covered by existing Hologic service contracts for the listed products. Please note, however, that those contracts will not be renewable at the ends of their terms, and the applicable End of Life plan provisions will take effect when those contracts expire.

Should you have any difficulty in identifying your product or determining how this program will affect you, please contact Hologic Technical Support at 888-505-7910 or 203-731-8320 for assistance.

We appreciate your past business and support and look forward to serving your mammography equipment needs for many years to come.


Sincerely,


William Healy
Vice President, Breast Imaging Products