Cardinal Health completes sale of Cordis business to Hellman & Friedman

DUBLIN,Ohio,Aug. 2,2021 --Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) and Hellman & Friedman (H&F) announced today the completion of the previously announced sale of Cardinal Health's Cordis business to H&F. The sale price of approximately $1 billion includes the buyer's assumption of certain liabilities and the seller's retention of certain working capital accounts.

"We appreciate H&F's partnership throughout the transaction,and we are excited about Cordis's future under H&F's ownership," said Mike Kaufmann,CEO of Cardinal Health. "As we shared previously,this divestiture demonstrates our disciplined portfolio evaluation approach,and we remain committed to investing in our strategic growth areas."

"We are thrilled to begin this next chapter for Cordis and value the partnership with Cardinal Health through the transition," said Shar Matin,CEO of Cordis. "We believe that an independent Cordis company,combined with an innovative approach to bring differentiated products to market,will allow us to create incremental value for teammates,customers and investors."

Cardinal Health plans to release its fourth-quarter and year-end financial results for its fiscal year 2021 on August 5 prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The company will webcast a discussion of these results beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.

About Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health is a distributor of pharmaceuticals,a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products,and a provider of performance and data solutions for health care facilities. With 50 years in business,operations in more than 40 countries and approximately 48,000 employees globally,Cardinal Health is essential to care. Information about Cardinal Health is available at cardinalhealth.com.

About Hellman & Friedman

Hellman & Friedman is a preeminent global private equity firm with a distinctive investment approach focused on large-scale equity investments in high quality growth businesses. H&F seeks to partner with world-class management teams where its deep sector expertise,long-term orientation and collaborative partnership approach enable companies to flourish. H&F targets outstanding businesses in select sectors including software & technology,financial services,healthcare,consumer & retail,and other business services. The firm is currently investing its tenth fund,with over $24 billion of committed capital,and has over $80 billion in assets under management and committed capital. Learn more about H&F's defining investment philosophy and approach to sustainable outcomes at www.hf.com.

Contacts

Cardinal Health:

Media: Erich Timmerman,erich.timmerman@cardinalhealth.com and (847) 887-1487.

Investors: Kevin Moran,kevin.moran@cardinalhealth.comand (614) 757-7942.

H&F:

Media: Winnie Lerner,winnie.lerner@fgh.com and (917) 375-5652.

Cautions concerning forward-looking statements

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