FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LMA APPOINTED EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR OF VYGON BOUSSIGNAC

CPAP SYSTEM FOR THE UNITED STATES

Singapore, 28 February 2012 – Mainboard-listed LMA International N.V. (“LMA” or the “Group”),

the world’s market leader in the laryngeal mask airway range of supraglottic airway management

devices, today announced that its subsidiary, LMA North America, Inc. (“LMA North America”), has

signed an Exclusive Distributor Agreement (“Agreement”) with Vygon Corporation.

The Agreement appoints LMA North America as the exclusive distributor in the United States of the

Boussignac CPAP System range of products and accessories. The products provide continuous

positive airway pressure (CPAP) to patients experiencing respiratory distress with a completely open

system that is small, lightweight, and easy to use. The Agreement leverages LMA North America’s

strong sales and marketing capability in both the hospital and EMS settings and is in line with the

Group’s strategy of providing high quality and innovative Airway Management devices to

anaesthesiologists and airway customers.

Vygon Corporation is a French Multinational company dealing in Single Use Sterile Disposable

Products that was established in 1962. The company is focused on providing caregivers with high

quality, innovative products with exceptional customer service and satisfaction.

ENDS

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Email: yasmin.ramle@edelman.com About LMA LMA designs, manufactures, markets and distributes the innovative LMA™ laryngeal mask airway range of supraglottic airway devices and LMA Atomization™ devices for pain-free administration of medication. LMA™ laryngeal mask airway devices are used by physicians to allow respiration, provide ventilation to, and support the airway of patients undergoing surgical procedures and life-saving interventions. LMA Atomization™ devices allow healthcare professionals needle-stick free delivery of pain-free medication to patients. LMA is the global market leader for supraglottic airway devices, led by LMA Supreme™. LMA's growth is driven by the development of innovative products, geographic expansion, and acquisition of medical device technology to support anaesthetists and emergency healthcare professionals. Incorporated in Curaçao in 1998, LMA is listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange. LMA has offices in Jersey, Channel Islands and Singapore, wholly-owned manufacturing facilities in Utah, USA and Malaysia and subsidiaries with direct selling functions in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,

Germany, Italy and Singapore. For more information, visit www.lmaco.com.