For the year, Haemonetics reported GAAP net revenues of $598 million, up 16%; net income of $59 million, up 14%, and earnings per share of $2.27, up 17%. Excluding restructuring charges in both fiscal 2008 and 2009, adjusted full year net income was $64 million, up 14%, and adjusted earnings per share were $2.45, up 17%(1).

Fourth quarter fiscal 2009 GAAP net revenues were $152 million, up 10%; net income was $14 million, up 1%, and earnings per share were $0.53, up 3%. Excluding restructuring charges, adjusted fourth quarter net income was $17 million, up 10%, and earnings per share were $0.65, up 12%(1).

Haemonetics ended the year with $157 million in cash and $6 million of debt, and generated $62 million of free cash flow. In the year, cash was used for a $60 million share repurchase which Haemonetics completed in the second quarter of fiscal 2009.

Brian Concannon, Haemonetics' President and CEO, said, "Fiscal 2009 was a strong year operationally and strategically. I'm very pleased with our results. We maintained the momentum of fiscal 2008 with double digit growth and strengthened margins down the P&L, while simultaneously completing business transformation, integrating the TEG(R) business, and expanding our blood management solutions value proposition."

STRATEGIC AND SEGMENT GROWTH HIGHLIGHTS(1)

Haemonetics continues to make progress expanding its business. The Company reported the following highlights:

-- Preferred provider contracts with Octapharma US in its plasma business

which can capitalize on ongoing collection market growth

-- Launch of a new plasma protocol that reduces plasma collection times,

and therefore, significantly improves customers' productivity

-- Ongoing business development activity culminating in the acquisitions of

Altivation(R) Software in March 2009 and Neoteric Technologies in April

2009 which strategically broadened the Company's blood management

solutions

-- Integration and expanded geographic marketing of the TEG hemostasis

analyzer business, which was acquired late in fiscal 08__

-- Integration of manufacturing and human resources into the Company's

enterprise resource planning system with Phase 2 completion in April

2009__

As noted, Haemonetics' fiscal 2009 reported revenues were $598 million, up 16%. Excluding the effects of currency, full year net revenues grew 13%. Reported revenues break down as follows:

Plasma disposables revenue was $202 million for the year, up 30%. Haemonetics' plasma business benefited from long-term contract implementation and from global growth in plasma collections as demand for IVIG and Albumin increases. Haemonetics expects its plasma business will be an ongoing revenue growth driver for the Company.

Blood bank disposables revenue was $143 million for the year, up 5%. The blood bank business benefited from the impact of exchange rates, unit growth in emerging markets, and a contract with Canadian Blood Services which made Haemonetics its preferred provider of platelet collection systems.

Red cell disposables revenue was $50 million for the year, up 7%. Revenue growth was driven by the U.S. business and by the MCS(R) mobile collection system.

Software and services revenue was $44 million for the year, up 12%. Excluding services, software grew 31% for the year. Software growth was driven by implementation of a number of new contracts and growth in the plasma industry.

Surgical/diagnostics disposables revenue was $88 million, up 22% for the quarter. Surgical/Diagnostics revenue benefited from sales of the TEG Thrombelastograph(R) Hemostasis Analyzer which the Company acquired in November 2007. The TEG business is a $20 million business which grew 15% in the year.

OrthoPAT(R) orthopedic perioperative autotransfusion system disposables revenue was $35 million for the year, up 3%. The Company made progress in the year advancing OrthoPAT system sales in early- adopter blood management solutions accounts.

Equipment revenue was $36 million for the year, up 8%. Platelet and plasma collection equipment sales outside the U.S. were particularly strong in the year.

Haemonetics reported balanced double digit revenue growth in all geographies for the year, with North American sales up 20%, European sales up 13%, Japanese sales up 10%, and Asian sales up 16%.

FISCAL 2010 GUIDANCE

Haemonetics announced its fiscal 2010 annual guidance of revenue growth of 8-11%, operating income growth of 12-15%, and earnings per share in a range of $2.75 to $2.85. The Company expects 150 basis point gross margin improvement, 70 basis point operating margin improvement, and a tax rate of 31%. For the year, the Company expects to generate approximately $60 million of free cash flow.

Mr. Concannon added, "With current economic trends, Haemonetics' business solutions become even more critical to our customers, and many economic factors favor our value proposition. We are extremely well positioned to continue to deliver strong operating results."

Haemonetics has posted several items on its website: fiscal 2010 guidance; income scenarios reflecting guidance ranges; and potential fiscal 2010 product line growth. The information is posted at www.haemonetics.com/site/content/investor/guidance.asp.

FISCAL 2010 SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

The Company announced that its Board of Directors has approved a $40 million share repurchase.

ANNUAL INVESTOR DAY

Haemonetics is hosting its annual investor and analyst day on Thursday, May 14th at its Corporate headquarters in Braintree, MA. Information on the event is posted on the Haemonetics website.

CONFERENCE CALL

Haemonetics will host a webcast on Monday, May 4th at 10:00 am Eastern to discuss these results. Interested parties can participate at phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol- eventDetails&c=72118&eventID=2195077.

Haemonetics (NYSE: HAE) is a global healthcare company dedicated to providing innovative blood management solutions for our customers. Together, our devices and consumables, information technology platforms, and consulting services deliver a suite of business solutions to help our customers improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of healthcare for blood collectors, hospitals, and patients around the world. Our technologies address important medical markets: blood and plasma component collection, the surgical suite, and hospital transfusion services. To learn more about Haemonetics, visit our web site at www.haemonetics.com.