ev3 Inc. Files Registration Statement for Secondary Offering of its Common Stock

PLYMOUTH, Minn., April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ev3 Inc. , a global medical device company focused on catheter-based technologies for the endovascular treatment of vascular diseases and disorders, today announced the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 relating to a secondary offering of $175 million of its common stock.

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Under this registration statement, ev3 is offering $50 million of common stock and two stockholders, Warburg Pincus and The Vertical Group, are offering $125 million of common stock. It is contemplated that Warburg Pincus will grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $26.25 million of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. ev3 intends to use the net proceeds from the common stock it is selling for working capital and general corporate purposes. ev3 will not receive any of the net proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling shareholders. Immediately after the offering, Warburg Pincus and The Vertical Group will remain significant shareholders of ev3.

The underwriters of the offering will be Banc of America Securities LLC, Piper Jaffray & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. acting as joint book- running managers, with Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC acting as co-managers.

The offering will be made only by means of the written prospectus included in the registration statement. A copy of the prospectus related to the offering, when available, may be obtained by contacting either: Banc of America Securities LLC, Capital Markets (Prospectus Fulfillment) by e-mail to dg.prospectus_distribution@bofasecurities.com or by mail to Banc of America Securities LLC, Capital Markets Operations, 100 West 33rd Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001; Piper Jaffray & Co., 800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 800, Minneapolis, MN 55402; or J. P. Morgan Securities Inc., Prospectus Library, 4 Chase Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, NY 11245.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time that the registration statement becomes effective. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification of the securities under the securities laws of that state.

About ev3 Inc.

ev3 is a global medical device company focused on catheter-based technologies for the endovascular treatment of vascular diseases and disorders. For more information, please visit http://www.ev3.net .

Statements contained in this press release that are not historical information are forward-looking statements as defined within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied. Such potential risks and uncertainties relate, but are not limited to, in no particular order: product demand and market acceptance, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and success of clinical testing. More detailed information on these and additional factors which could affect ev3 Inc.'s operating and financial results are described in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K. ev3 Inc. urges all interested parties to read this report to gain a better understanding of the many business and other risks that the company faces. Additionally, ev3 Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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CONTACT: Patrick Spangler, CFO, of ev3 Inc., +1-763-398-7000, orpspangler@ev3.net , or Media Relations, Laura Nobles, of NoblesCommunications, +1-310-795-0497, or laura@noblescommunications.com , orInvestor Relations, Marian Briggs, of Padilla Speer Beardsley,+1-612-455-1742, or mbriggs@psbpr.com

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