Alcon's Tender Offer for WaveLight AG Approved by German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority.

HUENENBERG, Switzerland -- Alcon, Inc. (NYSE:ACL) announced today that the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has approved publication of the company's tender offer document for WaveLight AG (ISIN DE: 000 512 5603) and Alcon has published the offer document at www.alconrefractiveacq.de. The tender offer acceptance period begins on August 13 and will conclude on September 11, 2007. Alcon, which owns on a settled basis or has contractual commitments for approximately 16 percent of WaveLight's issued shares, intends to increase its current stake to at least 75 percent through the tender offer process.

In response to recent trading activity, Alcon has increased its previously announced offer for WaveLight from EUR 10.00 per share to EUR 15.00. The offer provides a 100 percent premium on the one-month (EUR 7.49), and a 118 percent premium on the three-month (EUR 6.88), volume weighted average stock exchange price of WaveLight shares during the respective months prior to the publication of the decision to launch the offer on July 16, 2007.

Having previously executed a business combination agreement between the two companies in mid-July, the tender offer is the second step in completing the acquisition.

"We believe that this compelling offer is a unique opportunity for WaveLight's employees, customers and shareholders and that WaveLight's Executive Committee will strongly support Alcon's offer and will recommend acceptance of the offer to its shareholders, upon review of the final tender offer document," said Cary Rayment, Alcon's chairman, president and chief executive officer.

About Alcon (NYSE: ACL)

Alcon, Inc. is the world's leading eye care company, with sales of approximately $4.9 billion in 2006. Alcon, which has been dedicated to the ophthalmic industry for 60 years, researches, develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, surgical equipment and devices, contact lens care solutions and other vision care products that treat diseases, disorders and other conditions of the eye. Alcon's majority shareholder is Nestle, S.A., the world's largest food company.

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