DVI, Inc. Announces Memorandum of Understanding with De Lage Landen.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers JAMISON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003 DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DVI), an independent healthcare financier, announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment. with De Lage Landen, a global provider of vendor finance programs to manufacturers and distributors of capital goods Capital Goods Any goods used by an organization to produce other goods. Notes: Examples of capital goods include office buildings, equipment, and machinery. See also: Capital Expenditure, Disinvestment Capital goods and services, with a view to forming a joint venture company to operate in the Asia/Pacific region. It is anticipated that the joint venture company will commence operation in July 2003 and will focus exclusively on providing medical equipment financing throughout the Asia/Pacific region. DVI will combine its established presence in the Asia/Pacific region, specialized knowledge and extensive relationships with medical equipment manufacturers with De Lage Landen. This is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the global Netherlands based "AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. " rated Rabobank will bring vendor finance expertise in Healthcare thereby offering DVI the opportunity to provide its customers with comprehensive solutions. Michael A. O'Hanlon, President and Chief Executive Officer of DVI, commented that the joint venture will be well positioned to take advantage of the emerging opportunities throughout the region. De Lage Landen is an international provider of high-quality asset based financing products. The company, headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, has offices in 20 countries throughout Europe, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . De Lage Landen specializes in asset financing and vendor finance programs internationally, with a focus on the following industries: Agriculture & Food, Healthcare, Office Equipment, IT, Telecommunications and Material Handling & Construction Equipment. Domestically a broad range of leasing and trade finance services are distributed via local Rabobanks and directly to the market. In 2002, De Lage Landen grew its net profit to $94 million and its balance sheet total to $12.9 billion. Additional information is available at www.delagelanden.com. DVI is an independent specialty finance company for healthcare providers worldwide with $2.7 billion of managed net financed assets. The Company extends loans and leases to finance the purchase of diagnostic and other therapeutic medical equipment directly and through vendor programs. DVI also offers lines of credit for working capital backed by healthcare receivables in the United States. Additional information is available at www.dvi-inc.com. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Any statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon many important factors, many of which may be outside the Company's control, causing actual results to differ materially from those suggested. Such factors include, but are not limited to, legislative and regulatory changes in general, including such changes affecting the healthcare industry, demand for DVI's services, pricing, market acceptance, fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, general economic conditions, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , competition, capital markets conditions, the ability to complete funding transactions, and other risks identified in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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