(See comments from Cary Sherburne in the Discussion area below)

Electronics For Imaging, Inc., a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that it has acquired privately-held Cretaprint S.L., for approximately $31 million and an earn-out of up to $21 million based on growth targets for 2012 and 2013. Cretaprint, with headquarters in Castellón, Spain, is a leading developer and supplier of inkjet printers for ceramic tiles.

The company expects the transaction to be accretive to 2012 earnings and immaterial to first quarter 2012 earnings. Cretaprint is expected to contribute approximately 5% to 7% to EFI's 2012 revenue.

"As evidenced by our record revenues, we are benefitting from strong traction in our industrial inkjet segment and are excited about expanding into the ceramic tile market, which represents a tremendous growth opportunity for EFI," said Guy Gecht, CEO of EFI. "We have been tracking the swift transformation from analog to digital technology in tile imaging for quite some time, and have been deeply impressed with the fast growth and global leadership position of Cretaprint."

"We are extremely excited to join EFI and look forward to leveraging EFI's Silicon Valley high-tech DNA, inkjet expertise, workflow, and color management," said Victor Blasco, CEO of Cretaprint. "EFI's global presence will accelerate the adoption of our digital technology across the globe and especially in emerging markets."

Industry analysts continue to project rapid growth in ceramic tile inkjet printing, as noted by Dr. Ray Work, Work Associates. "The tile industry is moving towards inkjet," said Dr. Work. "The financial incentives are so great that the entire industry is converting rapidly to inkjet. The ceramic tile manufacturer can pay back their investment in an inkjet digital press for ceramic tiles in as little as six months."*

Fourth Quarter 2011 Preliminary Results

Separately, the company announced preliminary results for the fourth quarter of 2011, ended December 31. For the fourth quarter the company expects record revenues of approximately $163 million, compared to $145 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, marking EFI's eighth consecutive quarter of double digit growth. Non-GAAP earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2011 are expected to be $0.34 to $0.35 per share, which includes a non-operational unfavorable currency impact of approximately $0.03, compared to earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2010 of $0.28 per share. The company noted that the results were driven by record revenue in both the inkjet and APPS segments, which contributed to continued strong growth in the company's recurring revenues.

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to discuss the acquisition. The conference call will be webcast and investors will be able to access the conference call at the Investor Relations/Events & Presentations portion of EFI's website at http://ir.efi.com/.

A replay of the webcast will also be available at the aforementioned website following the completion of the call.

The Company will provide its preliminary fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011 results on its regularly scheduled fourth quarter earnings conference call. The call is scheduled for Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time).

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