UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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SCHEDULE 14A

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

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DATASCOPE CORP.

(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

STARBOARD VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND LTD.

PARCHE, LLC

RCG ENTERPRISE, LTD

RCG STARBOARD ADVISORS, LLC

RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C.

C4S & CO., L.L.C.

PETER A. COHEN

MORGAN B. STARK

JEFFREY M. SOLOMON

THOMAS W. STRAUSS

DAVID DANTZKER, M.D.

WILLIAM J. FOX

MARK R. MITCHELL

PETER A. FELD

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Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., an affiliate of Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. (“Ramius Capital”), together with the other participants named herein, has filed a definitive proxy statement and accompanying WHITE proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to be used to solicit votes for the election of its two nominees at the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders of Datascope Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

Item 1: On November 30, 2007, Ramius Capital issued the following press release

RAMIUS CAPITAL FILES PRESENTATION FOR DATASCOPE SHAREHOLDERS

New York – November 30, 2007– Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., an affiliate of RCG Starboard Advisors, LLC and Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. (collectively, “Ramius”), today filed with the Securities and Exchanges Commission a presentation for shareholders of Datascope Corp. (“Datascope” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: DSCP).  Ramius is urging all shareholders of Datascope to vote for two independent director nominees, Dr. David Dantzker, M.D. and William J. Fox, at the Company’s upcoming 2007 Annual Meeting, scheduled for December 20, 2007.  The presentation, as well as other proxy materials, is available free of charge at www.ShareholdersForDatascope.com or www.sec.gov.

In the presentation, Ramius outlines Datascope’s history of financial underperformance and notes that significant operational and governance problems exist at the Company that continue to impair shareholder value.  Specifically, the presentation addresses:

-   Numerous allegations of ethical violations;

-   A history of enriching and protecting Datascope’s founder, Chairman and CEO;

-   A record of misleading shareholders;

-   Poor corporate governance practices;

-   Significant turnover of senior-level executives; and

-   A history of weak operating results.

Ramius’ knowledgeable, experienced and truly independent director nominees are committed to working in a productive manner with the other Datascope directors in order to ensure that the Company is being run in a manner that is in the best interest of all shareholders.

About Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C.

Ramius Capital Group is a registered investment advisor that manages assets of approximately $9.6 billion in a variety of alternative investment strategies. Ramius Capital Group is headquartered in New York with offices located in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Munich, and Vienna.

CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANTS

On November 2, 2007, Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., an affiliate of Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. ("Ramius Capital"), together with the other participants named herein, made a definitive filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") of a proxy statement and an accompanying WHITE proxy card to be used to solicit votes for the election of its nominees at the 2007 annual meeting of shareholders of Datascope Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

RAMIUS CAPITAL ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC’S WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PARTICIPANTS' PROXY SOLICITOR, INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED, AT ITS TOLL-FREE NUMBER: (888) 750-5834.

The participants in the proxy solicitation are Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Starboard"), Parche, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Parche"), RCG Enterprise, Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("RCG Enterprise"), RCG Starboard Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("RCG Starboard Advisors"), Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Ramius Capital"), C4S & Co., L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("C4S"), Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Thomas W. Strauss, Jeffrey M. Solomon, David Dantzker, M.D., William J. Fox, Mark R. Mitchell and Peter A. Feld (the "Participants"). As of November 29, 2007, Starboard beneficially owned 578,871 shares of Common Stock of the Company and Parche beneficially owned 110,067 shares of Common Stock of the Company. As the sole non-managing member of Parche and owner of all economic interests therein, RCG Enterprise is deemed to beneficially own the 110,067 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Parche. As the investment manager of Starboard and the managing member of Parche, RCG Starboard Advisors is deemed to beneficially own the 578,871 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Starboard and the 110,067 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Parche. As the sole member of RCG Starboard Advisors, Ramius Capital is deemed to beneficially own the 578,871 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Starboard and the 110,067 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Parche. As the managing member of Ramius Capital, C4S is deemed to beneficially own the 578,871 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Starboard and the 110,067 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Parche. As the managing members of C4S, each of Mr. Cohen, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strauss and Mr. Solomon is deemed to beneficially own the 578,871 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Starboard and the 110,067 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Parche. Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Strauss and Solomon disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock of the Company except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. As members of a "group" for the purposes of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Dr. Dantzker and Messrs. Fox, Mitchell and Feld are deemed to beneficially own the 578,871 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Starboard and the 110,067 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Parche. Dr. Dantzker and Messrs. Fox, Mitchell and Feld each disclaim beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock of the Company that they do not directly own.

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