Cepheid Accelerates Direct Sales Channel in UK With Pending Acquisition of Medical Distributor Stretton ...(acquired company; incurrence of unexpect...)

Date:11/3/2008

acquired company; incurrence of unexpected liabilities in connection with the acquisition; competition; potentially lengthy sales cycles in some markets; reimbursement rates for the products; and the impact of general economic conditions worldwide. Readers should also refer to the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Cepheid's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2007 and in its most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

All forward-looking statements and reasons why results might differ included in this release are made as of the date of this press release, based on information currently available to Cepheid, and Cepheid assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement or reasons why results might differ.

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Jared Tipton Jacquie Ross

Cepheid Corporate Communications Cepheid Investor Relations

408-400-8377 408-400-8329

jared.tipton@cepheid.com jacquie.ross@cepheid.com

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