ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2006--Bausch & Lomb (NYSE: BOL - News) today announced that pursuant to its previously announced consent solicitations, holders of a majority of outstanding principal amount of the four issues of the Company’s debt and convertible debt for which the consent deadline has passed have delivered consents to proposed amendments to the note indentures and the waiver of specified defaults. Bausch & Lomb indicated that approximately $37 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s senior notes have been tendered to date in its tender offers, which will expire June 2, 2006.
