EANS-Adhoc: Card Guard to announce results of Q1 2009 on May 18, 2009 Preliminary 1Q09 results demonstrated sixth consecutive quarter of strong financial performance

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quaterly report

22.04.2009

Neuhausen am Rheinfall / Switzerland - Card Guard AG (SIX Swiss
Exchange: CARDG) will host an analyst and media conference to
announce first quarter 2009 results in Zürich in the morning of May
18, 2009. Please reserve the date; a detailed schedule and venue will
be provided in a future press release.

Significant revenue growth continued Based on preliminary figures,
Card Guard recorded a strong increase in revenues compared with Q1
2008 results, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of year-
over-year growth. In the first quarter, the company experienced
strong sequential growth at its U.S. subsidiary, LifeWatch Services,
primarily driven by the continued market adoption of the company's
ACT offering for wireless cardiac monitoring services. Card Guard
believes that the positive trends shown in the first quarter of 2009
will continue throughout the year.

About Card Guard AG Card Guard AG, headquartered in Neuhausen am
Rheinfall, Switzerland, is a leading healthcare technology and
solution company, specializing in advanced telehealth systems and
wireless cardiac monitoring services. Card Guard services treat
high-risk and chronically ill patients, health conscious consumers
and wellness programs. Card Guard has subsidiaries in the United
States, the Netherlands, Japan, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and
Israel. Card Guard AG is the parent company of LifeWatch Services
Inc., a leading US- based cardiac monitoring service provider, and
LifeWatch Technologies Inc., a US-based manufacturer of
telecardiology products. www.cardguard.com

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operations and financial position, business strategy and plans and
objectives for future operations, are forward- looking statements.
The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue,"
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projections about future events and financial trends that it believes
may affect the financial condition, results of operations, business
strategy, short term and long term business operations and
objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are
subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. In light
of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking
events and circumstances described may not occur and actual results
could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or
implied in the forward- looking statements. All forward-looking
statements are based only on data available to Card Guard AG at the
time of the issue of this press release. Card Guard AG does not
undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements
contained in this press release as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.

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GUARD AG OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES OR
AN INVITATION TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE ANY SECURITIES OF CARD
GUARD AG OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, THE
SECURITIES OF CARD GUARD AG AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE
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OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AS APPLICABLE, AND WILL CONTAIN DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER AND ITS MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS OF THE ISSUER.

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Further inquiry note:

Kobi Ben Efraim

Chief Financial Officer

Tel +41 52 632 00 50 | Fax +41 52 632 00 51

Email kobibe@cardguard.com

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Branche: Healthcare Providers
ISIN: CH0012815459
WKN: 1281545
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