Press Release Details

MELVILLE, N.Y., Jun 12, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC) today announced that it intends to file a registration statement with the Securities Exchange Commission for the underwritten offer and sale of approximately 4,000,000 currently outstanding shares of its common stock held by certain members of the Schein family.

The selling stockholders have not been officers of the Company since prior to the Company's initial public offering in 1995. The Company anticipates that the filing will be made with the SEC this month, looking toward an offering in July.

This release by the Company shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities.

CONTACT:          Henry Schein, Inc.
                  Steven Paladino 
                  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                  631/843-5500
                  or
                  Susan Vassallo
                  Manager, Investor and Public Relations
                  631/843-5562
                  svassa@henryschein.com