SonoSite, Inc.

Asian Activities Report for December 16, 2011 includes: Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5201) will establish a new cathode materials production and sales site in China for lithium-ion batteries used in mobile devices and electronic vehicles; FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (TYO:4901) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ:SONO) for approximately US$995 million; Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406) plans to increase the production capacity of its Chinese subsidiary which makes aluminum forgings for automotive suspensions; Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) has received approval from Health Canada for Halaven(TM), a novel anticancer agent for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.