Extraordinary General Meeting in Getinge

The shareholders of Getinge are invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on Friday 14 November 2008 at 11.00 a.m. CET at Getinge Academy, Ekebergsvägen 26 in Getinge. The Board of Getinge proposes that the General Meeting authorises the Board to resolve – on one or several occasions during the period up and until the next Annual General Meeting – to increase the company’s share capital by way of issuing new shares with preferential right for Getinge’s shareholders. Under the proposal, the Board shall be entitled to resolve to issue new shares to such an extent that the total proceeds of issue amount to maximum SEK two (2) billion.

The notice to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting is attached in its entirety to this press release.

Getinge, 29 October 2008
Getinge AB (publ)

For further information, please contact:
Johan Malmquist, President and CEO
Ulf Grunander, Chief Financial Officer
Phone: +46 (0)35 15 55 00

This information is such that Getinge AB must disclose in accordance with the Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. This information was submitted for publication on 29 October 2008, at 08:00 a.m.