BIOLASE Technology, Inc. Files Amendment to 2011 Form 10-K to Update Exhibit 10.32 Associated With Henry Schein, Inc. Settlement Agreement

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - July 09, 2012) - BIOLASE, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOL), the world’s leading dental laser manufacturer and distributor, announced today that the Company has voluntarily elected to re-file Exhibit 10.32 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 (the “2011 Form 10-K”). Exhibit 10.32 is the settlement agreement (“Agreement”) dated February 22, 2012 by and between the Company and Henry Schein (NASDAQ: HSIC).

Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A is an exhibit-only filing in response to comments received from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding the Company’s request for confidential treatment of certain portions of Exhibit 10.32 originally filed with the Form 10-K, and it does not change the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011.

With this filing of Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A, the Company has disclosed the previously redacted $7,250 per-unit purchase price of the Waterlase MD™ Turbo laser systems found in Section 1.a of the Agreement. The expected total purchase price of $1,319,500, also found in Section 1.a, was originally based on the repurchase of an estimated 182 MD Turbos. The number of MD Turbos to be repurchased was subsequently reduced to 159 in the final bill-of-sale and, ultimately, the Company repurchased 153 units. The final purchase price of approximately $1,150,000, as adjusted pursuant to the Agreement, was paid by offsetting accounts receivable due from Henry Schein.

Federico Pignatelli, Chairman and CEO, said, “BIOLASE had originally redacted the purchase price pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. After discussions with the SEC, however, we have concluded that it is in the best interest of our stakeholders to disclose the per unit purchase price of the Waterlase MD Turbos and the net cost of the transaction, despite the preference of Schein not to disclose these amounts. The transaction was ultimately completed during the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, and, as such, will be more fully disclosed in our upcoming quarterly report on Form 10-Q.”

Amendment No. 1 was filed solely to re-file Exhibit 10.32. Except for the changes to Exhibit 10.32, Amendment No. 1 does not otherwise update any exhibits as originally filed or previously amended. Further, Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Form 10-K, or modify or update those disclosures that may be affected by subsequent events, and no other changes are being made to any other disclosure contained in the Form 10-K.

About BIOLASE, Inc.
BIOLASE, Inc., the World’s leading Dental Laser Company, is a medical technology company that develops, manufactures and markets dental lasers and also distributes and markets dental imaging equipment; products that are focused on technologies that advance the practice of dentistry and medicine. The Company’s laser products incorporate approximately 285 patented and patent pending technologies designed to provide biologically clinically superior performance with less pain and faster recovery times. Its imaging products provide cutting-edge technology at competitive prices to deliver the best results for dentists and patients. BIOLASE’s principal products are dental laser systems that perform a broad range of dental procedures, including cosmetic and complex surgical applications, and a full line of dental imaging equipment. BIOLASE has sold more than 19,600 lasers among 16,000 customers. Other products under development address ophthalmology and other medical and consumer markets.

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