National Dentex Enters into Merger Agreement with GeoDigm, a Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Portolio Company

National Dentex Corporation (NASDAQ: NADX), one of the largest owner/operators of dental laboratories in North America, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger to be acquired by GDC Holdings, Inc. (GDC), which is a holding company of GeoDigm Corporation (GeoDigm), a technology based manufacturing and laboratory company and a portfolio company of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe XI, L.P. (Welsh Carson).

Under the terms of the merger agreement, National Dentex’s shareholders will receive $17.00 in cash for each share of National Dentex common stock they hold, representing a premium of approximately 70% over National Dentex’s most recent closing share price of $10.02 on April 1, 2010.

Align Technology Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results

- Net revenues of $70.1 million, compared to outlook of $65.0 to $69.0 million
- Case shipments of 50.1 thousand, compared to outlook of 44.5 to 47.0 thousand
- GAAP diluted EPS of $0.04, compared to outlook of ($0.04) to $0.00

Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN) today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2009, ended March 31, 2009.

Total net revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 (Q1 09) were $70.1 million compared to $74.1 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2008 (Q4 08) and compared to $74.8 million reported in the first quarter of 2008 (Q1 08). Invisalign case shipments for Q1 09 were 50,060, compared to 52,640 in Q4 08 and compared to 51,770 in Q1 08.