RITA MEDICAL TO PRE-PAY $6.5 MILLION IN DEBT RELATED TO HORIZON MERGER

RITA Medical Systems has announced its wholly owned subsidiary Horizon Medical Products entered into an agreement allowing it to repay $6.5 million in debt held by creditors of Horizon. The eight percent notes, which are expected to be paid in full by mid-February 2005, are due in July 2005.

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