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Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, Zimmer is the worldwide #1 pure-play orthopaedic leader in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing reconstructive and spinal implants, trauma and related orthopaedic surgical products. Zimmer has operations in more than 24 countries around the world and sells products in more than 100 countries. Zimmer's 2006 sales were approximately $3.5 billion. The Company is supported by the efforts of more than 7,000 employees worldwide.

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Zimmer is the exclusive, worldwide distributor of OPTIMA(TM) ZS Spinal System (except in Belgium, Luxembourg, Turkey and South Korea). Zimmer has the exclusive, worldwide distribution rights for the OPTIMA(TM) ZS Transition Screw. OPTIMA(TM) is a trademark of the U&i Corporation, Korea. All other names, trademarks, service marks and logos referenced in this news release are the property of Zimmer GmbH and/or their respective subsidiaries. The OPTIMA(TM) ZS System and OPTIMA(TM) ZS Transition Screw are manufactured by U&i Corporation, Korea. The Dynesys Dynamic Stabilization System and Zimmer DTO implant are manufactured by Zimmer GmbH, Switzerland.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the orthopaedics industry, management's beliefs and assumptions made by management. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as "may," "will," "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "estimates," "projects," "assumes," "guides," "targets," "forecasts," and "seeks" or the negative of such terms or othe
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