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M&A Premiums Paid Analysis
(1) Assumes purchase price of $10.00 per share and transaction announcement on October 4, 2005.
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Transaction Overview
Exhibit (c)(5)
Equity Values Between $100 -
$300 Million Since January 1, 2001.
# of Transactions: 221
Premium At
Neoforma
Purchase
Period Before Annoucement
Price
Price
(1)
Premiums Paid Data Percentile
10th
20th
30th
40th
50th
60th
70th
80th
90th
One Day
8.61
$       
16.1%
1.7%
9.1%
15.8%
19.7%
24.3%
30.7%
39.3%
51.7%
68.5%
One Week
8.02
24.7%
3.8%
11.0%
17.7%
23.4%
28.3%
34.3%
42.7%
58.9%
77.8%
One Month
7.47
33.9%
2.7%
11.0%
19.6%
25.9%
31.0%
40.4%
50.7%
67.5%
93.5%


Implied Transaction Multiples
Transaction Overview
(1) Enterprise value reflects approximately $46.0 million in net
cash for LTM as December 31, 2005P.
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(in thousands except per share amounts)
Transaction Price Per Share
$10.00
Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding
20,708
Total Equity Value
$207,076
Total Enterprise Value
(1)
$161,076
Neoforma
Enterprise Value/
Revenue
Results
Revenue
LTM as of December 31, 2005P
$72,758
2.21 x
Enterprise Value/
EBITDA
EBITDA
LTM as of December 31, 2005P
$14,646
11.0 x
Enterprise Value/
EBIT
EBIT
LTM as of December 31, 2005P
($37,818)
NMF


Selected Public Companies Analysis
($ in thousands)
Transaction Overview
(1)
(1)  Assumes $10.00 per share purchase price and LTM results as of December 31, 2005P.
(2)  Enterprise value as of October 3, 2005 and LTM results as of the most recent reported quarter.  Public companies include Ariba, Cerner, Eclipsys, I-many, i2 Technologies, IMS Health, Manugistics
Group, Per-Se Technologies
and WebMD.
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Neoforma
Neoforma
Implied
Selected Public Company Multiples
(2)
Results
(1)
Multiples 
Min
Mean
Median
Max
Enterprise Value
/
LTM Revenue
$72,758
2.21 x
0.90 x
2.11 x
2.02 x
3.69 x
Enterprise Value
/
LTM EBITDA
$14,646
11.0 x
8.7 x
16.5 x
13.9 x
28.7 x


Selected Transactions Analysis
($ in thousands)
Transaction Overview
Neoforma
Neoforma
Implied
Selected Transaction Valuation Multiples
Results
(1)
Multiples 
Min
Mean
Median
Max
Enterprise Value /
LTM Revenue
$72,758
2.21 x
1.43 x
3.31 x
2.31 x
9.60 x
Enterprise Value /
LTM EBITDA
$14,646
11.0 x
10.7 x
23.3 x
13.8 x
55.7 x
(1)
(1)  Assumes $10.00 per share purchase price and LTM results as of December 31, 2005P.
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Methodology and Assumptions
Selected Public Companies Analysis
Ariba, Inc.
Cerner
Corp.
Eclipsys
Corp.
I-many, Inc.
i2 Technologies, Inc.
IMS Health
Manugistics
Group, Inc.
Per-Se Technologies, Inc.
WebMD
Corp.
Comparable Companies
In utilizing the Selected Public Company valuation methodology, Blair reviewed the public equity
markets to identify companies that we deemed relevant. 
The review of public companies included healthcare information technology companies and
companies with similar operations.  
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Selected Public Companies Analysis
Selected Public Companies Analysis
As of October 3, 2005. Estimates per Bloomberg and First Call.
(1)
Enterprise
Value
=
Market
Capitalization
+
Preferred
Equity
+
Total
Debt
+
Minority
Interest
-
Cash
and
Equivalents.
Assumes
Cash
and
Equivalents
for
these
companies
represent
excess
cash.
Enterprise Value
(1)
/
Price/
Price/
LTM
LTM
LTM
Earnings
Earnings
Comparable Companies
Revenue
EBITDA
EBIT
Cal. 05E
Cal. 06E
Supply Chain
ARIBA INC
0.90 x
19.0 x
NMF
28.9 x
19.0 x
I2 TECHNOLOGIES INC
1.37  
8.7  
10.4  
NMF
12.5  
I-MANY INC
1.15  
NMF
NMF
NA
NA
MANUGISTICS GROUP INC
1.14  
19.4  
NMF
NMF
70.9  
PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES
2.02  
13.9  
19.5  
18.2  
15.7  
Mean
1.32 x
15.3 x
15.0 x
23.6 x
29.5 x
Median
1.15  
16.5  
15.0  
23.6  
17.3  
HC/Information Services
CERNER CORP
3.20 x
13.8 x
25.8 x
40.1 x
32.6 x
ECLIPSYS CORP
2.21  
NMF
NMF
NMF
31.0  
IMS HEALTH
3.69  
11.6  
14.3  
19.0  
17.1  
WEBMD CORP
3.28  
28.7  
56.3  
19.6  
16.6  
Mean
3.09 x
18.0 x
32.1 x
26.2 x
24.3 x
Median
3.24  
13.8  
25.8  
19.6  
24.0  
Overall
Minimum
0.90 x
8.7 x
10.4 x
18.2 x
12.5 x
Mean
2.11  
16.5  
25.3  
25.2  
26.9  
Median
2.02  
13.9  
19.5  
19.6  
18.1  
Maximum
3.69  
28.7  
56.3  
40.1  
70.9  
NEOFORMA.COM INC
1.94 x
8.2 x
NMF
NA
NA
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Methodology and Assumptions
Blair reviewed publicly available transactions for the past five
years to identify those transactions that
involved the acquisition of companies that we deemed relevant. 
The review of past transactions included transactions for healthcare information technology
companies with enterprise values in excess of $50 million. 
Selected M&A Transaction Analysis
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Selected Transactions
Selected M&A Transaction Analysis
(1) Excludes earn-out of $124 million.  
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($ in millions)
Total
Enterprise
LTM
Enterprise Value to
Date
Value
EBITDA
LTM
Effective
Target
Acquiror
Consideration
($MM)
Margin
Sales
EBITDA
01/13/05
GWI
Agfa-Gevaert
Cash
$333.5
(1)
NA
2.17x
NA
01/03/05
VitalWorks
(medical division)
Cerner
Corporation
Cash
$100.0
NA
1.43x
NA
12/23/03
Torex
plc
iSoft
plc
Stock
$681.7
20.3%
2.31x
11.4x
10/07/03
PracticeWorks
Eastman Kodak
Cash
$492.5
18.0%
3.24x
18.0x
07/08/02
ALI Technologies
McKesson Corporation
Cash
$347.6
23.9%
9.60x
40.1x
07/30/01
Sunquest
Information Systems
Misys
PLC
Cash
$339.1
19.9%
2.74x
13.8x
08/13/01
Healthcare.com
Xcare.net
Stock
$86.0
15.4%
1.66x
10.7x
07/03/00
Shared Medical Systems Corp
Siemens Medical Engineering Group
Cash
$2,214.2
14.0%
1.89x
13.5x
09/12/00
Medical Manager Corporation
Healtheon/WebMD
Stock
$1,484.2
8.6%
4.79x
55.7x
Mean
17.2%
3.31x
23.3x
Median
18.0%
2.31x
13.8x
Maximum
23.9%
9.60x
55.7x
Minimum
8.6%
1.43x
10.7x


Methodology and Assumptions
M&A Premiums Paid Analysis
Blair analyzed 221 domestic public transactions announced since January 1, 2001 between $100
million and $300 million in value in which 100% of the target was acquired.
Blair compared the price of each transaction to the closing price of the target stock one day, one
week and four weeks prior to the announcement of the transaction.
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M&A Premiums Paid Analysis
M&A Premiums Paid Analysis
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Equity Values Between $100 -
$300 Million Since January 1, 2001.
# of Transactions: 221
Premium At
Neoforma
Purchase
Period Before Annoucement
Price
Price
(1)
Premiums Paid Data Percentile
10th
20th
30th
40th
50th
60th
70th
80th
90th
One Day
8.61
$       
16.1%
1.7%
9.1%
15.8%
19.7%
24.3%
30.7%
39.3%
51.7%
68.5%
One Week
8.02
24.7%
3.8%
11.0%
17.7%
23.4%
28.3%
34.3%
42.7%
58.9%
77.8%
One Month
7.47
33.9%
2.7%
11.0%
19.6%
25.9%
31.0%
40.4%
50.7%
67.5%
93.5%
(1) Assumes purchase price of $10.00 per share and transaction announcement on October 4, 2005.