Masimo comments on contest for control of board

Masimo is sharing a summary of the core issues to consider in this contest for control of the Masimo board and urging stockholders to vote for only Masimo’s director nominees, Joe Kiani and Christopher Chavez, on the updated gold proxy card. “For more than 35 years, the team at Masimo has poured our heart and soul into driving innovations for patients and value for stockholders. We have internalized our stockholders’ feedback and we are changing – some of those changes have already been implemented and others are just around the corner, including the separation of our consumer business and expansion of our Board. This builds on the continued momentum we are driving across Masimo, as demonstrated by our strong second quarter results and recently announced strategic partnerships with companies such as Google and Qualcomm,” said Joe Kiani, chairman and CEO of Masimo. “We urge you not to trust Quentin Koffey to control this company – he is not qualified, he has no strategic plan, and he is not worthy of being trusted with your investment. After Quentin Koffey repeatedly sought to undermine Masimo’s progress, a federal court has now held Quentin Koffey in contempt and publicly confirmed that he has lied to stockholders and proxy advisory firms ISS and Glass Lewis. We deeply appreciate all of the time stockholders have spent with us to understand why this vote matters so much. There are just nine months until our next Annual Meeting when you will get to vote again on me and other non-Politan directors currently on the Board. Our interests are aligned with our stockholders’, and we will not let you down.”