OREANDA-NEWS. June 17, 2011. Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (“TMSC”) today announced the expiry of the subsequent offering period by TMSC and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Magenta Corporation (“Merger Sub”), for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Vital Images, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTAL) (“Vital Images”). The subsequent offering period expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday, June 15, 2011.

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, the depositary for the tender offer, has advised TMSC that as of the expiration of the subsequent offering period, a total of 12,253,984 shares were validly tendered in the initial offering period and in the subsequent offering period, representing approximately 86.7% of Vital Images’ outstanding common stock on a non-fully diluted basis, and approximately 76.8% of Vital Images’ outstanding common stock on a fully diluted basis. Merger Sub has accepted for payment all shares that were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in the initial offering period and all shares that were validly tendered in the subsequent offering period and payment for such shares has been or will be made promptly in accordance with the terms of the offer.

TMSC also announced that Merger Sub has exercised its option, under the terms of the previously announced merger agreement, to purchase directly from Vital Images an aggregate number of additional shares that, when added to the number of shares owned by Merger Sub, TMSC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries immediately prior to the exercise of such option, results in Merger Sub, TMSC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries owning up to one share more than 90% of the outstanding shares, on a fully diluted basis, but not less than one share more than 90% of the outstanding shares, on a non-fully diluted basis (after giving effect to the exercise of such option). Pursuant to the merger agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Vital Images on an expedited basis in accordance with the short-form merger provisions of the Minnesota Business Corporations Act, with Vital Images continuing as the surviving corporation. Under the merger agreement and pursuant to the plan of merger contained therein, at the effective time of the merger, each share then outstanding (other than any shares in respect of which dissenters’ rights are validly exercised under the Minnesota Business Corporations Act and any shares held by TMSC or any of its subsidiaries (including Merger Sub)) will be converted into the right to receive the same offer price of USD 18.75 per share in cash, without interest and subject to any required withholding taxes. As a result of the merger, Vital Images will become a wholly owned subsidiary of TMSC and, following close of trading on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date of the merger, the shares will cease to be traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market.