MCKESSON COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF MEDCON

McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) and Medcon Ltd., an Israeli company, today announced that McKesson has completed its acquisition of Medcon. McKesson paid US$3.05 per share for Medcon, or approximately US$105 million on a fully diluted basis. McKesson and Medcon announced on June 20, 2005, that the two companies had signed a definitive agreement for McKesson to acquire Medcon. A global provider of Web-based cardiac image and information management addressing the full spectrum of needs for heart centers, Medcon's offerings include diagnostic digital image management and archiving, procedure reporting, and workflow management.

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