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On December 29, 2008, LCA-Vision Inc.
issued the following press release:
LCA-Vision
Urges Stockholders to Take No Action Regarding the Joffe Group’s Threatened
Consent Solicitation
CINCINNATI (December 29, 2008)
– The LCA-Vision Inc. (NASDAQ: LCAV) Board of Directors strongly opposes the
consent solicitation threatened by the Joffe group. The Board
believes that the Company has undertaken a prudent and achievable strategic plan
to return the Company to profitability and that the Joffe intervention is a
poorly designed effort to take control of your Company. The Board
further believes that the Joffe effort is an undue distraction to the Company
that would damage shareholder value. The Board of Directors strongly
encourages stockholders to refrain from taking any action regarding the Joffe
group’s consent solicitation until they have had the benefit of the Board’s
recommendation and accompanying explanation.
About
LCA-Vision Inc./Lasik
P
lus
®
LCA-Vision
Inc., a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the
Lasik
Plus
®
brand,
operates 77 Lasik
Plus
®
fixed-site laser vision correction centers in 33 states and 59 markets in the
United States and a joint venture in Canada. Additional company information is
available at http://www.lca-vision.com/ and
http://www.lasikplus.com/.
Disclaimer
In
connection with a possible consent solicitation by certain stockholders to
remove and replace the Board of Directors of the Company, the Company plans to
file a consent revocation statement solicitation with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. THE COMPANY URGES INVESTORS TO READ THE CONSENT
REVOCATION STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS THAT THE COMPANY WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE
BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders will be able to
obtain, free of charge, copies of the consent revocation statement and any other
documents filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the consent
solicitation at the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov
and at the Company’s website at http://www.lasikplus.com.
LCA-Vision
Inc. and its directors and certain executive officers may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of consent revocations from
stockholders. Information regarding the names of the Company’s
directors and executive officers and their respective interests in the Company
by security holdings or otherwise is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement
relating to the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders, which may be obtained free
of charge at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and the Company’s website
at
http://www.lasikplus.com
or by contacting Georgeson, 199 Water Street, 26
th
Floor,
New York, NY 10038 by calling (212) 440-9800 (bankers and brokers) or toll-free
(800) 457-0109 (all others). Additional information regarding the
interests of such potential participants will be included in the consent
revocation statement and other relevant documents to be filed with the SEC in
connection with the Consent Solicitation.
Earning Trust Every
Moment.
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Lives Every Day.
For
Additional Information
Company
Contact:
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Investor
Relations Contact:
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Barb
Kise
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Jody
Cain
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LCA-Vision
Inc.
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Lippert/Heilshorn
& Associates
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513-792-9292
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310-691-7100
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