X0202 3 2006-06-30 0 0000944763 ENCORE MEDICAL CORP ENMC 0001368577 Grand Slam Acquisition Corp. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVE. NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001368607 Grand Slam Holdings, LLC C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVE. NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001343206 BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS V L P 345 PARK AVE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001368612 Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001368611 Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V-A L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001368610 Blackstone Participation Partnership V L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001368609 Blackstone Management Associates V L.L.C. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001368608 BMA V L.L.C. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001070843 PETERSON PETER G C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001070844 SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 0 I See footnotes As a result of entering into a voting agreement, dated June 30, 2006, with Galen Partners III, L.P., Galen Partners International III, L.P. and Galen Employee Fund III, L.P. (the "Galen Holders") (the "Galen Voting Agreement") in connection with a merger agreement concurrently entered into with the Issuer, Grand Slam Acquisition Corp. and its sole stockholder Grand Slam Holdings, LLC ("BCP Holdings") (the "Merger Agreement") may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the 10,088,724 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held by the Galen Holders pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and, accordingly, beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Common Stock for purposes of being defined as a reporting person under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. As a result of entering into a voting agreement, dated June 30, 2006, with Kenneth W. Davidson and Harry L. Zimmerman (the "Management Holders" collectively, with the Galen Holders, the "Current Holders") and the Galen Voting Agreement in connection with the Merger Agreement, Grand Slam Acquisition Corp. and BCP Holdings may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the 791,036 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held by the Management Holders pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act, and, accordingly, beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Common Stock for purposes of being defined as a reporting person under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. As the members of BCP Holdings, Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V-A L.P. and Blackstone Participation Partnership V L.P. (collectively, the "Blackstone Partnerships") may also be deemed to be beneficial owners of the shares of Common Stock held by the Current Holders pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(1) and, accordingly, beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Common Stock for purposes of being defined as a reporting person under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. As the sole general partner of each of the Blackstone Partnerships, Blackstone Management Associates V L.L.C. ("BMA") may also be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock held by the Current Holders pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(1) and, accordingly, a beneficial owner of more than 10% of the Common Stock for purposes of being defined as a reporting person under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. As the sole member of BMA, BMA V L.L.C. may also be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock held by the Current Holders pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(1) and, accordingly, a beneficial owner of more than 10% of the Common Stock for purposes of being defined as a reporting person under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. As the founding members and controlling persons of BMA V L.L.C., Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman may also be deemed to be beneficial owners of the shares of Common Stock held by the Current Holders pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(1) and, accordingly, beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Common Stock for purposes of being defined as a reporting person under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(1) or otherwise. None of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2) promulgated under the Exchange Act and, accordingly, no holdings of Common Stock are being reported on this Statement. Exhibit 99.1 - Joint Filer Information /s/ Chinh E. Chu (on behalf of Grand Slam Acquisition Corp. as Reporting Person) 2006-07-10 (Please see attached Joint Filer Information for signatures of other Reporting Persons) 2006-07-10