2 This news release contains forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties, including statements about each company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Such statements include, without limitation: financial or other information based upon or otherwise incorporating judgments or estimates relating to future performance, events or expectations; each company’s strategies, positioning, resources, capabilities, and expectations for future performance; and each company’s outlook and financial and other guidance. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions made as of this date and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect the either company’s business and prospects, and otherwise cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, include without limitation: the possibility that the anticipated benefits from the proposed transaction cannot be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the possibility that costs or difficulties related to the integration of Cynosure’s operations with those of Hologic will be greater than expected; the ability of the combined company to retain and hire key personnel; the ability of the parties to timely and successfully receive required regulatory approvals; the effect of the continuing worldwide macroeconomic uncertainty, including the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, on each company’s business and results of operations; the coverage and reimbursement decisions of third-party payors and the guidelines, recommendations, and studies published by various organizations relating to the use of products and treatments; the uncertainty of the impact of cost containment efforts and federal healthcare reform legislation on each company’s business and results of operations; the impact to Hologic’s results of operations from the disposal of its blood screening business to Grifols, and the operational challenges of separating this business unit from Hologic’s molecular diagnostics business; the ability to successfully manage ongoing organizational and strategic changes, including Hologic’s ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees; the impact and anticipated benefits of completed acquisitions and acquisitions Hologic may complete in the future; the ability to consolidate certain of Hologic’s manufacturing and other operations on a timely basis and within budget, without disrupting Hologic’s business and to achieve anticipated cost synergies related to such actions; the development of new competitive technologies and products; regulatory approvals and clearances for products; production schedules for products; the anticipated development of markets in which products are sold into and the success of products in these markets; the anticipated performance and benefits of products; business strategies; estimated asset and liability values; the impact and costs and expenses of any litigation the companies may be subject to now or in the future; compliance with covenants contained in Hologic’s debt agreements; anticipated trends relating to Hologic’s financial condition or results of operations, including the impact of interest rate and foreign currency exchange fluctuations; and Hologic’s capital resources and the adequacy thereof. The risks included above are not exhaustive. Other factors that could adversely affect each company’s business and prospects are described in the filings made by the applicable company with the SEC. Hologic and Cynosure expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements presented herein to reflect any change in expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based. Hologic, Aptima, Aptima Combo 2, Genius, Horizon, MyoSure, NovaSure, Panther, Selenia, The Science of Sure, ThinPrep and Tigris are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Hologic, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Cynosure, SculpSure, Cellulaze, Precision TX, PicoSure, SmartSkin and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Cynosure, Inc. Forward-Looking Statements