Heartland Advisors Releases Statement in Support of Digirad Corporation

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Heartland Advisors, investment advisor to the Heartland Funds, today released a statement in support of Digirad Corporation (NASDAQ: DRAD):

“Heartland Advisors has been a loyal Digirad Corporation shareholder since 2006 with holdings of 1.8 million shares as of December 31, 2012. We fully support the board of directors and management in their new strategic direction and are confident the company will achieve the newly established financial targets.”

“Heartland Advisors has been a loyal Digirad Corporation shareholder since 2006 with holdings of 1.8 million shares as of December 31, 2012. We fully support the board of directors and management in their new strategic direction and are confident the company will achieve the newly established financial targets.”

About Heartland

Heartland Advisors, Inc. is an independently owned Milwaukee-based firm established in 1983 and renowned as America’s Value Investor®. As of December 31, 2012, the firm managed approximately $5.2 billion for institutional and high net worth clients and the Heartland family of value-driven mutual funds, which include the Heartland Value Fund (Investor: HRTVX), Heartland Value Plus Fund (Investor: HRVIX), Heartland Select Value Fund (Investor: HRSVX), and Heartland International Value Fund (HINVX). Learn more at www.heartlandfunds.com and www.heartlandinternationalfund.com.

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