Dear Madam/Sir: The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, (“SIU”) is providing notice pursuant to 815 ILCS 530/25 in connection with an incident that may have involved the personal information of certain Illinois residents. This notice will be supplemented, if necessary, with any new significant facts discovered subsequent to its submission. While SIU is notifying you of this incident, SIU does not waive any rights or defenses relating to the incident or this notice. NATURE OF THE INCIDENT AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN SIU recently discovered that an unknown, unauthorized third party

SIU Medicine’s Pelvic Wellness Center and Samuel Grampsas, MD , earned the distinction as an InterStim™ Center of Excellence by Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), the world’s largest medical device manufacturer. The honor is awarded to providers with expertise in using the InterStim™ system to treat overactive bladder, non-obstructive urinary retention and chronic fecal incontinence. SIU Medicine is the only provider within a 50-mile radius of Springfield to hold this distinction. According to the National Association for Continence, more than 33 million Americans live with incontinence, and many of them