Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Coinstar Closes Offering of $200 Million Convertible Senior Notes

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(PIN Payments News Blog)--

Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) today announced that it has closed its previously announced public offering of
$175 million principal amount of its 4.00% convertible senior notes due in 2014. In connection with the closing,
the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional $25 million principal amount of convertible senior
notes to cover over-allotments. Accordingly, the Company issued $200 million aggregate principal amount of
convertible senior notes at closing.

Net proceeds of the convertible senior notes offering will be used to repay the outstanding amounts under the
Company's term loan under its senior secured credit facility and to pay down a portion of the outstanding amounts
under the Company`s $400 million revolving line of credit under its senior secured credit facility. Any remaining
amounts may be used for general corporate purposes.

See Previous Press Releases:



- Coinstar Prices Offering of Convertible Senior Notes
- Coinstar Announces Offering of Convertible Senior Notes
In connection with the offering, Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch, Jefferies & Company, Inc., and RBC Capital Markets
Corporation acted as the joint book-running managers.

The convertible senior notes offering was made pursuant to an effective automatic shelf registration statement, including
a prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement related to the offering, filed by Coinstar with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"). You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC`s website at
www.sec.gov. Copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus may also be obtained by
contacting Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, 180 Varick St, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014,
Department, email: prospectus@morganstanley.com, telephone: (866) 718-1649; BofA Merrill Lynch, 4 World Financial
Center, New York, NY 10080, Attn: Prospectus Department; Jefferies & Company, Inc.,520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
10022, telephone: 1-888-449-2342; or RBC Capital Markets, Three World Financial Center, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor,
New York, NY 10281-8098, Attention: Equity Syndicate, telephone: (212) 428-6670.

About Coinstar, Inc.

Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) is a leading provider of automated retail solutions offering convenient products and
services that make life easier for consumers and drive incremental traffic and revenue for its retailers. The Company`s
core automated retail businesses are self-service coin counting and self-service DVD rental. Other Coinstar products
and services include e-payment products - such as gift cards, prepaid debit cards and other prepaid products -and
money transfer services. The Company`s products and services can be found at more than 90,000 points of presence
including supermarkets, drug stores, massmerchants, financial institutions, convenience stores, restaurants, and
money transfer agents.

Coinstar, Inc.
Investor Contact:
Rosemary Moothart, 425-943-8140
Director of Investor Relations
rosemary.moothart@coinstar.com
or
Media Contact:
Marci Maule, 425-943-8277
Director of Public Relations
mmaule@coinstar.com

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