To Our Shareholders

Segments Continue Growth

Both ev3 business segments continue to show excellent growth

Our performance in 2009 reflects continued sales expansion across our neurovascular and peripheral vascular businesses. Our neurovascular business achieved year-over-year sales growth of 28%, outpacing the market growth rate by approximately two times. In our peripheral vascular business, we realized year-over-year sales growth of 4%, and legacy peripheral vascular product growth of 8%. We stabilized our plaque excision business, which is now well-positioned for improved growth in 2010. We are particularly gratified that these increases indicate that more and more patients around the world are benefiting from our best-in-class endovascular therapies.

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