Alere Inc. Declares Cash Dividend on its Series B Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock

WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), a global leader in rapid diagnostics, has declared a cash dividend of $3.00 per share on its Series B Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE: ALR-B). The dividend is payable on October 16, 2017 to holders of record of Series B stock at the close of business on October 2, 2017.

Such payment will cover the amount of all dividends accrued from July 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017.

Abbott Laboratories has made an offer to purchase for cash all outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock at $402.00 per share, plus accrued but unpaid dividends to, but not including, the settlement date of the offer.  For more details, see the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with the exhibits and amendments thereto) filed by Abbott with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2017. As set forth in the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement filed by Alere with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Schedule 14D-9 on July 21, 2017, Alere makes no recommendation, expresses no opinion and remains neutral regarding whether holders of shares of Series B Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock should participate in this offer.

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About Alere
Alere believes that when diagnosing and monitoring health conditions, Knowing now matters™. Alere delivers on this vision by providing reliable and actionable information through rapid diagnostic tests, enhancing clinical and economic health outcomes globally. Headquartered in Waltham, Mass., Alere focuses on rapid diagnostics for infectious disease, cardiometabolic disease and toxicology. For more information on Alere, please visit www.alere.com.

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