Olympus Corporation Appoints ValueAct Capital Management L.P. Shareholder

Olympus Corporation specializes in manufacturing and marketing of optical and photographic equipments. Net sales break down by family of products as follows: - medical equipments (53.1%): surgical endoscopes, ultrasound endoscopes, etc.; - medical devices (31.7%): medical devices for gastroenterology, urology, respiratory management, ENT and gynecology; - scientific analysis instruments and microscopes (13.7%); - other (1.5%): biomedical materials, orthopedic equipment, etc. Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (15.6%), China (14.4%), Asia and Oceania (8.9%), North America (33.8%), Europe (25.1%) and other (2.2%).