In August of 1967, Bill Austin purchased Starkey Labs in Minnesota from Harold Starkey for $13,000.

Starkey opens its first subsidiary in Manchester, England. Over the next five years, Starkey opened
facilities in Toronto, Canada; Glencoe, Minnesota; Hamburg, Germany and Paris, France. Starkey now
operates
more than 29 facilities and works in more than 100 markets globally.

Austin creates the CARE program, a comprehensive series of booklets and videos that promotes the benefits
of
improved hearing. This work would later develop into national hearing healthcare plans.

Starkey releases the CE-5 series, the industry’s first canal hearing aids.

President Ronald Reagan is fit with Starkey INTRA hearing aids, encouraging a wider acceptance of hearing
aids among the general public and boosting sales in the industry. Reagan was one of five U.S. Presidents
fit
with Starkey hearing aids.

Starkey introduces the first Completely-In-Canal (CIC) hearing aid.

Starkey enters the digital age with the release of the Cetera and Aries digital hearing systems. Both
instruments take a research-based approach to amplification.

The inaugural “So The World May Hear” Awards Gala is held, helping Starkey Hearing Foundation raise
donations
for international hearing missions. Over 19 years, the annual gala was attended by thousands of people
every
year including hundreds of celebrities, humanitarians, and dignitaries. The gala raised tens of millions
of
dollars to forward the foundation’s mission to bring hearing to underserved communities around the world
and
became the largest philanthropic fundraiser in the Midwest.

The Starkey Hearing Alliance network is established to offer a unique blend of technology and patient
care
while providing “Better Hearing with a Human Touch.”

Bill Austin is awarded the Albert Schweitzer Leadership Award from the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership
Foundation, given to individuals who are distinguished leaders in service and providing leadership
opportunities to young people.

Bill Austin is awarded the Heroes Among Us Award from PEOPLE Magazine for his work giving the gift of
hearing
with Starkey Hearing Foundation.

Starkey is awarded the Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service by a Corporation.

Bill and Tani Austin are honored by His Holiness the Dalai Lama after a Starkey hearing mission in India.

Bill Austin is honored with the Twin Cities International Citizen Award.

Starkey Hearing Institute is opened in Lusaka, Zambia to provide education and hearing healthcare
resources
to local communities.

Bill and Tani Austin are honored with a Lifetime Achievement award from the Alexander Graham Bell
Association
for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Bill Austin receives the First Goodwill Global Ambassador Award for Ear and Hearing Health by the
International Federation for Peace & Sustainable Development at the United Nations.

Starkey revolutionizes the hearing aid with the release of Livio Edge AI – the world’s first hearing aid
with
artificial intelligence and integrated sensors to track brain and body activity, offering real-time
language
translation and advanced environmental detection.

Austin celebrates 60 years in the hearing industry, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz declares February
10th,
2021, “William F. Austin & Starkey Day.”

To continue its long history of philanthropy, Starkey launches Starkey Cares, a corporate social
responsibility program focused on helping local communities in need, veterans and active-duty military
and
our world in areas of hearing help and beyond.

Starkey Cares launches a global partnership with Special Olympics International to support athletes with
hearing loss.

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