>>> ALERE HOLDER ZWANZIGER TO MAKE OFFER TO BUY COMPANY AT $46/SHR

Zwanzieger discloses latest holdings 4.68% stake 

- filing Over the past two months, Ron Zwanziger has contacted multiple parties to ascertain their interest in supporting an acquisition of the Issuer. He has discussed the responses received from these parties with David Scott and Jerome F. McAleer, and they have concluded that indeed such a transaction can be financed, subject to customary due diligence. The responses from financing sources have led the Former Officers to conclude that such a transaction is financeable at a price of $46 per share or perhaps higher, depending on the results of due diligence.