Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ("Allscripts") (NASDAQ:MDRX) , the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, announced that its Board of Directors has set October 9, 2008 as the record date for the previously announced special cash dividend in connection with the pending transactions with Misys plc. The payment of the special cash dividend is contingent upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 17, 2008 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among Misys plc, Misys Healthcare Systems, LLC, Allscripts and Patriot Merger Company, LLC, which is conditioned upon, among other customary conditions, receipt of certain approvals of Allscripts stockholders and Misys shareholders.

The special cash dividend will be paid from the proceeds of the share issuance contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The approval of such share issuance is being sought at Allscripts' 2008 annual meeting of stockholders to be held on October 6, 2008. The special cash dividend is in the aggregate amount of $330,000,000; the corresponding per share amount of the special cash dividend will not be determined until the actual number of shares of Allscripts common stock outstanding as of the close of business on the record date of October 9, 2008 is determined. The payment of the special cash dividend will be made on October 17, 2008 on a pro-rata basis in respect of all shares of Allscripts common stock outstanding as of the close of business on the record date. Holders of Allscripts common stock who sell their shares through the payment date also will be selling their right to receive the special cash dividend. The ex-dividend date for the special cash dividend is expected to be October 20, 2008.

About Allscripts

Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The company's unique solutions inform, connect and transform healthcare, delivering improved care at lower cost. More than 40,000 physicians and thousands of other healthcare professionals in clinics, hospitals and extended care facilities nationwide utilize Allscripts to automate everyday tasks such as writing prescriptions, documenting patient care, managing billing and scheduling, and safely discharging patients, as well as to connect with key information and stakeholders in the healthcare system. To learn more, visit Allscripts at http://www.allscripts.com/.