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NOVAMETRIX MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.
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NOVAMETRIX
MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.
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October 4, 1996
Dear Stockholders:
A letter dated September 23, 1996 to Novametrix Stockholders from Paul Cote's
13D Group once again obliges Novametrix to respond with the facts.
The 13D Group say they have been trying to get the "complete facts" on the
Andros merger ever since the Company announced it last July.
THE FACTS ARE:
* I called Paul Cote the morning of the merger announcement, July
30th, and offered to present the benefits of the merger to the 13D
Group. He refused.
* I called a week later and repeated my offer. Again Mr. Cote refused.
* We provided Mr. Cote's group with a complete copy of the definitive
merger agreement and all stockholder lists as they became available
to us.
* On August 23rd the Company filed our merger proxy statement with the
SEC. During the time our proxy statement was being reviewed by the
SEC, the information in it could not be selectively distributed to
others. We informed Mr. Cote and his group of this situation when it
occurred.
* With SEC clearance, we expect to mail our proxy statement to our
stockholders the week of October 7th.
* After the Company has mailed our proxy materials to stockholders, I
will call the 13D Group again and offer to be available to clarify
any issue or answer any questions they might have.
The 13D Group has referred to a Director, Michael J. Needham, as a "designer of
entertainment attractions".
THE FACTS ARE:
* Mr. Needham is Chairman and CEO of his company.
* He has broad and significant experience in the medical industry.
* He has been associated with Novametrix since its inception.
* The Company will provide to our stockholders Michael Needham's
complete resume with our proxy materials the week of October 7th.
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1 BARNES INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD P.O. BOX 690 WALLINGFORD, CT 06492
USA 203-265-7701 FAX 203-284-0753
The 13D Group says Mr. Needham and Mr. Shulman are not listed as stockholders.
THE FACTS ARE:
* Mr. Needham owns 1,000 shares of stock.
* Mr. Shulman owns 5,000 shares of stock.
* They have both filed publicly available statements of ownership with
the SEC.
* Their stock positions are listed in our Annual Report on Form 10K
published on July 26th.
* The ownership position of each Director will be published with our
proxy materials the week of October 7th.
WE STRONGLY URGE YOU NOT TO SIGN OR RETURN ANY PROXY CARDS YOU RECEIVE FROM THE
13D GROUP UNTIL YOU HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND CAREFULLY CONSIDER
THE COMPANY'S PROXY MATERIALS, WHICH WILL BE SENT TO YOU SHORTLY.
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SIGNED AND RETURNED THE 13D GROUP'S PROXY YOU CAN REVOKE
THAT PROXY BY SIGNING A LATER-DATED PROXY WHICH WE WILL SEND YOU WITH THE
COMPANY'S PROXY MATERIALS. ONLY YOUR LATEST DATED PROXY COUNTS.
Please feel free to call us at 800-243-3444 with any comments or questions you
might have. Your opinions are important to us.
Sincerely,
William J. Lacourciere
Chairman and CEO
Under applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
Company and the current directors may be deemed to be "participants" in the
Company's solicitation efforts at the upcoming Annual Meeting. The current
directors beneficially own, collectively in the aggregate, including currently
exercisable warrants and options, approximately 9.5% of the outstanding Common
Stock of the Company.