letter to Pentax coustomers

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I saw a link to this was posted by Ned Bunnell on his blog last night.
>From The Pentaximaging.com site:
"LETTER TO PENTAX CUSTOMERS  October 31, 2007
To our customers,


On October 29, 2007, HOYA Corporation and PENTAX Corporation, a consolidated
subsidiary of HOYA announced that we have entered into a merger agreement
with respect to a merger which will become effective on March 31, 2008.



Following the merger, based on the common core technological foundation in
optics, imaging, and materials, the new company will optimize its business
portfolios, focusing on the life care, optics, information technology, eye
care,
imaging system areas. All PENTAX business divisions will be optimized within
the same framework of the HOYA's other business divisions to strengthen its
business. By doing so, better communication, prompt management decision, and
proper resource allocation will be assured. We continue to devote our
efforts to make even more outstanding the PENTAX brand even after the
merger.



PENTAX promises to provide more satisfactory products and service to our
customers. So, we will ask your continuous support to PENTAX Corporation and
the HOYA Corporation following the merger.



Yours Sincerely,



Nobuaki Tanishima                               Ned Bunnell
President                                             President
PENTAX Corporation                             PENTAX Imaging Company

2-36-9,Maeno-cho                                600 12th Street Suite 300

Itabashi-ku                                          Golden, Colorado 80401

Tokyo 174-8639,Japan                          TEL:  303-799-8000

TEL: 81-3-3960-5151

FAX: 81-3-3960-5226"