CHICAGO, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Female Health Company (NYSE Alternext: FHC) announced today that its stock repurchase program has been expanded to 3,000,000 shares and extended until December 31, 2010. The program was initiated in January 2007 to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock through December 31, 2008. In April 2008, the program was expanded to 2,000,000 shares and extended until December 31, 2009. Through January 31, 2009, the Company had repurchased nearly 1.6 million shares of its common stock for approximately $4.7 million under this program. The Company's Board of Directors approved the program expansion and extension because it believes the market has undervalued its stock and that repurchasing it is a good use of surplus cash. The shares may be purchased from time to time in open market transactions or negotiated transactions at the Company's discretion, subject to market conditions and other factors, including regulatory considerations. About The Female Health Company The Female Health Company, based in Chicago, Illinois, manufactures and markets the FC Female Condom(R), (FC1) and the FC2 Female Condom (FC2), which are primarily distributed by public health organizations and donor groups in over 90 developing countries around the world. Globally, the Female Condoms are available in various programs in 116 countries. The Company owns certain worldwide rights to the FC Female Condom(R), including patents that have been issued in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, the European Patent Convention, the People's Republic of China, Canada, South Korea and Australia. The FC Female Condom(R) is the only available FDA-approved product controlled by a woman that offers dual protection against sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, and unintended pregnancy. "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. - The statements in this release which are not historical fact are "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this release include the Company's plans with respect to its stock repurchase program. These statements are based upon the Company's current plan and strategies, and reflect the Company's current assessment of the risks and uncertainties related to its business, and are made as of the date of this release. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information or future events, developments or circumstances. Such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results and future developments could differ materially from the results or developments expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: product demand and market acceptance; competition in the Company's markets and the risk of new competitors and new competitive product introductions; the Company's reliance on its international partners in the consumer sector and on the level of spending on the female condom by country governments, global donors and other public health organizations in the global public sector; the economic and business environment and the impact of government pressures; risks involved in doing business on an international level, including currency risks, regulatory requirements, political risks, export restrictions and other trade barriers; the Company's production capacity; efficiency and supply constraints; and other risks detailed in the Company's press releases, shareholder communication and Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. Actual events affecting the Company and the impact of such events on the Company's operations may vary from those currently anticipated. For more information about The Female Health Company visit the Company's website at http://www.femalehealth.com/ and http://www.femalecondom.org/ . If you would like to be added to the Company's e-mail alert list, please send an e-mail to . DATASOURCE: The Female Health Company CONTACT: William R. Gargiulo, Jr., +1-231-526-1244, or Donna Felch, +1-312-595-9742, both for The Female Health Company Web Site: http://www.femalehealth.com/

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