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For Immediate Release	The Inventor of MR Scanning™
	An ISO 9001 Company
Contact: Daniel Culver	110 Marcus Drive
Director of Communications	Melville, NY 11747-4292
Web site: www.fonar.com	Phone: (631) 694-2929
Email: investor @ fonar. com	Fax: (631) 390-1709

FONAR Announces First Fiscal 2014 Quarter Earnings Results

First Fiscal 2014 Quarter net revenues increase 77% over First Fiscal Quarter 2013 to $16.8 million
First Fiscal 2014 Quarter net income increases 104% over First Fiscal Quarter 2013 to $3.6 million
Diluted Net Income Available to Common Stockholders for the First Fiscal 2014 Quarter was $0.37 , an increase of 68% over First Fiscal Quarter 2013
FONAR records fifteenth straight quarter of positive net income and income from operations

MELVILLE, NEW YORK, November 15, 2013 - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR), The Inventor of MR Scanning™, reported its first quarter fiscal 2014 results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The Company’s two industry segments are: development, manufacturing and servicing of the UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI, and management of Stand-Up® MRI (UPRIGHT® MRI) centers. The Company is known as the first Company to invent and manufacture an MRI (Magnetic Resonance) scanner. Leading the list of FONAR’s most recent patented inventions is its technology enabling full weight-bearing MRI imaging, in contrast to the conventional weightless recumbent MRI, for the first time on all the gravity sensitive regions of the human anatomy, e.g. the spine, brain, hip, knee, ankle, foot, shoulder, and pelvis. The FONAR UPRIGHT® Multi-Posi tion™ MRI scanner is the world’s only MRI scanner licensed under FONAR’s multiple UPRIGHT® MRI patents to scan all the patient’s body parts in their normal fully weight-bearing
UPRIGHT® position.

Financial Highlights

The management of diagnostic imaging center segment consisting of Patient and Management fee revenues, increased 149% to $14.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, over the comparable quarter one year earlier ended September 30, 2012.The Company’s total revenues were $16.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 an increase of 77% one year earlier when total revenues were $9.5 million.

The increase in revenues resulted in a 104% increase in net income to $3.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, as compared to $1.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Income from operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 was $4.0 million as compared to $1.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Basic net income per common share available to Comm on Stockholders for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 was $0.38, as compared to $0.23 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. Diluted income per common share available to Common Stockholders for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 was $0.37, as compared to $0.22 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Total assets were $75.6 million at September 30, 2013 as compared to $73.2 million at June 30, 2013.

Total liabilities were $35.3 million at September 30, 2013 as compared to $35.4 at June 30, 2013.

Total current liabilities were $22.4 million at September 30, 2013 as compared to $21.1 million at June 30, 2013.

At September 30, 2013, total cash and cash equivalents increased 17% to $9.2 million, as compared to $7.9 million at June 30, 2013.

Management Commentary

Raymond V. Damadian, M.D., president and chairman of Fonar Corporation, said: “We had understood that the acquisition of HDM would be a significant source of profitability. This has been the case and the Company’s diluted earnings per share available for the common stockholder for the 1st quarter of Fiscal 2014 increased 68% to $0.37 when compared to one year earlier.

“There are more reasons why this acquisition makes a lot of sense,” continued Dr. Damadian. “By combining the resources of HMCA and HDM, we will enjoy the benefits of economies of scale, shared administrative and technical expertise and capabilities, and joint marketing strategies. HMCA’s 11 STAND-UP® MRIs together with HDM’s 12 form a network of 23 FONAR weight-bearing MRI scanners, the largest in the world as compared to the conventional essentially weightless MRI.* Of course, we’re not finished growing,” said Dr. Damadian. “We will continue to pursue additional management contracts, primarily in New York and Florida.”

“Our successful business model is made possible by the success of our current MRI scanner, the UPRIGHT® Multi Position™ MRI,” continued Dr. Damadian. “This scanner is extremely popular with patients who experience claustrophobia or can’t lie down for long periods. However, patient comfort is only one side of this product. The much more compelling reason a patient would want to be scanned is to get the right diagnosis. This is the world’s only scanner that can scan all body parts in their normal weight-bearing posture. It is essential to visualize the body in its normal weight-bearing positions in order to accurately diagnose the source of the patient’s pain, so that the optimum treatment for the patient can be prescribed. In the weightless posture of the conventional recumbent MRI, it is impossible to accurately assess the patients’
weight-bearing anatomic pathologies so they can be correctly treated. It is self-evident that if you can’t see them you can’t treat them. It is very common with the UPRIGHT® weight-bearing MRI to encounter disc herniations and spinal dislocations that were not visible in the conventional “ weightless” recumbent MRI position.*”

*The calculated weight load of a 180 lb. upright patient on the L3/4 lumbar vertebral disc is 45.5 lbs. per square inch as compared to a weight-load of 4.5 lbs per square inch in a conventional recumbent “ weightless” MRI which is only bearing 1/10th the weight the disc is bearing throughout the course of its common upright every day activities.

“This past April 6th we held ‘Symposium 2013’ in New York City. The symposium was called ‘The Cranio-Cervical Syndrome (CCS): The Vulnerability of the Human Neck and Its Impact on Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Flow’,” said Dr. Damadian. “There is a pandemic degree of injuries to the neck and head, resulting from the 1.2 million automobile whiplash injuries occurring each year in the United States that are currently going unrecognized. The principal purpose of Symposium 2013 was to bring the existence of this Cranio-Cervical Syndrome to the attention of the medical community and to the general populace. We will publish early next year, a monograph containing the presentation of the faculty who presented at the conference. I urge all interested parties to see the presentations which are found on line at: www.youtube.com/user/FonarMRIimaging.”

“Our understanding of the Cranio-Cervical Syndrome (CCS) and the vulnerability of the human neck and its impact on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow began with our UPRIGHT® MRI research and findings on multiple sclerosis,” said Dr. Damadian. “On September 20, 2011, I and co-author, FONAR scientist David Chu, PhD., published a paper titled “The Possible Role of Cranio-Cervical Trauma and Abnormal CSF Hydrodynamics in the Genesis of Multiple Sclerosis," in the journal Physiological Chemistry and Physics and Medical NMR (Sept. 20, 2011, 41: 1-17), found at www.fonar.com. With this new understanding of the role that cervical trauma plays in the etiology of disease, it is imperative to certify that the sustained neck or head injuries of professional athletes such as NFL football players, whiplash patients and others with severe neck trauma, have not resulted in any obstructions of CSF flow, which would eventually lead to the symptomatology of the Cranio-Cervical Syndrome.”

“The Company is fortunate to have as its flagship product the FONAR UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI,” continued Dr. Damadian. “This is truly a unique technology producing exquisite images in all positions of the body. It not only yields a whole new treasure of new medical applications in such calamitous medical categories as multiple sclerosis, and other dementia, but it also possesses the strong potential to provide fresh new insights into the debilitating chronic consequences of sports injuries, the current epidemic of automobile whiplash injuries, all spine injuries, and more diseases yet to be unearthed.”

About FONAR

FONAR (NASDAQ:FONR), Melville, NY, The Inventor of MR Scanning™, was incorporated in 1978, and is the first, oldest and most experienced MRI company in the industry. FONAR introduced the world’s first commercial MRI in 1980, and went public in 1981. Since its inception, nearly 300 recumbent-OPEN MRIs and 157 UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI scanners have been installed worldwide. FONAR’s stellar product is the UPRIGHT® MRI (also known as the Stand-Up® MRI), the only whole-body MRI that performs Position™ imaging (pMRI™) and scans patients in numerous weight-bearing positions, i.e. standing, sitting, in flexion and extension, as well as the conventional lie-down position. The FONAR UPRIGHT® MRI often sees the patient’s problem that other scanners cannot because they are lie-down and ” weightless” only scanners. The patient-friendly UPRIGHT® MRI has a near-zero claustrophobic rejection rate by patients. As a FONAR customer states, “If the patient is claustrophobic in this scanner, they’ll be claustrophobic in my parking lot.” Approximately 85% of patients are scanned sitting while they watch a 42” flat screen TV. FONAR is headquartered on Long Island, New York.

UPRIGHT® and STAND-UP® are registered trademarks and The Inventor of MR Scanning™, Full Range of Motion™, Multi-Position™, Upright Radiology™, The Proof is in the Picture™, True Flow™, pMRI™, Spondylography™, Dynamic™, Spondylometry™, CSP™, and Landscape™, are trademarks of FONAR Corporation.

This release may include forward-looking statements from the company that may or may not materialize. Additionalinformation on factors that could potentially affect the company's financial results may be found in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

FONAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS,EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)

ASSETS

September 30,
2013
(UNAUDITED)

June 30,
2013*


Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 9,238

$ 7,871

Accounts receivable - net

5,026

4,444

Accounts receivable - related party

90

—

Medical receivables – net

8,552

8,126

Management and other fees receivable - net

12,075

11,466

Management and other fees receivable - related medical practices - net

2,743

2,382

Inventories

2,126

2,077

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

1,292

1,500

Total Current Assets

41,142

37,866

Property and Equipment - net
17,067

17,524

Goodwill

1,767

1,767

Other Intangible Assets – Net
11,608

11,904

Deferred income tax asset
2,936

2,936

Other Assets
1,078

1,154

Total Assets

75,598
================

73,151
================

FONAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS,EXCEPT PER SHARE A
MOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

September 30,
2013

June 30,
2013

Current Liabilities:

Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases

3,154

2,886

Accounts payable

2,695

2,752

Other current liabilities

9,011

8,636

Unearned revenue on service contracts

5,516

4,965

Unearned revenue on service contracts - related party

83

—

Customer advances

1,917

1,858

Income tax payable

—

20

Total Current Liabilities

22,376

21,117

Long-Term Liabilities:

Due to related medical practices

230

231

Long-term debt and capital leases, less current portion

11,649

12,887

Deferred income tax liability

462

462

Other liabilities

625

654

Total Long-Term Liabilities

12,966

14,234

Total Liabilities

35,342

35,351

FONAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS,EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued)

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (continued)
September 30,
2013

June 30,
2013

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

Class A non-voting preferred stock $.0001 par value;
453 shares authorized at September 30, 2013 and
June 30, 2013, 313 issued and outstanding at
September 30, 2013 and June 30, 2013

—

—

Preferred stock $.001 par value; 567 shares authorized at September 30, 2013 and June 30, 2013, issued and
outstanding – none

—

—

Common Stock $.0001 par value; 8,500 shares
authorized at September 30, 2013 and June 30, 2013,
5,999 and 5,981 issued at September 30, 2013 and
June 30, 2013, respectively; 5,988 and 5,969
outstanding at September 30, 2013 and June 30,
2013, respectively

1

1

Class B Common Stock (10 votes per share) $.0001 par value; 227 shares authorized at September 30, 2013 and June 30, 2013; .146 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and June 30, 2013

—

—

Class C Common Stock (25 votes per share) $.0001 par value; 567 shares authorized at September 30, 2013 and June 30, 2013, 383 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and June 30, 2013

—

—

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

174,628

174,499

Accumulated deficit

(157,218)

(159,655)

Notes receivable from employee stockholders

(53)

(55)

Treasury stock, at cost - 12 shares of common stock at September 30, 2013 and June 30, 2013

(675)

(675)

Total Fonar Corporation Stockholder Equity

16,683

14,115

Noncontrolling interests

23,573

23,685

Total Stockholders' Equity

40,256

37,800

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

$ 75,598
================

$ 73,151
================

FONAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS,EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,

REVENUES
2013

2012

Product sales - net

$ 28

$ 1,041

Service and repair fees - net

2,512

2,709

Service and repair fees - related parties - net

28

27

Patient fee revenue, net of contractual allowances and discounts

5,827

—

Provision for bad debts for patient fee

(2,040)

—

Management and other fees - net

8,143

3,769

Management and other fees–related medical practices – net

2,333

1,965

Total Revenues - Net

16,831

9,511

COSTS AND EXPENSES

Costs related to product sales

48

1,056

Costs related to service and repair fees

544

865

Costs related to service and repair fees - related parties

6

9

Costs related to patient fee revenue

1,848

—

Costs related to management and other fees

5,075

2,171

Costs related to management and other fees - related medical practices

1,219

817

Research and development

395

330

Selling, general and administrative

3,737

2,212

Provision for bad debts

(94)

175

Total Costs and Expenses

12,778

7,635

Income From Operations

4,053

1,876

Interest Expense

(243)

(76)

Investment Income

61

59

Other Expense

(151)

(9)

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes and Noncontrolling
Interests
3,720

1,850

Provision for Income Taxes
100

72

Net Income

3,620

1,778

Net Income - Non Controlling Interests

(1,183)

(326)

Net Income - Controlling Interests
$ 2,437
================

$ 1,452
================

Net Income Available to Common Stockholders
$ 2,277
================

$ 1,355
================

Net Income Available to Class A Non-Voting Preferred Stockholders

$ 119
================

$ 72
================

Net Income Available to Class C Common Stockholders
$ 41
================

$ 25
================

Basic Net Income Per Common Share Available to Comm
on Stockholders

$ 0.38
================

$ 0.23
================

Diluted Net Income Per Common Share Available to Common Stockholders

$ 0.37
================

$ 0.22
================

Basic and Diluted Income Per Share - Common C
$ 0.11
================

$ 0.06
================

Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding – Common
Stockholders

5,978
================

5,901
================

Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding - Common Stockholders

6,106
================

6,029
================

Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding – Class C Common
383
================

383
================

Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding – Class C Common
383
================

383
================

FONAR™ Corporation
110 Marcus Drive
Melville, N.Y. 11747
Tel. 631-694-2929
Fax. 631-390-9540
Email sales@FONAR.com
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