Given Imaging Ltd. to Host Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Financial Results Conference Calls

YOQNEAM, ISRAEL--(Marketwire - January 19, 2009) - Given Imaging (NASDAQ: GIVN), the global leader in capsule endoscopy, today announced that the company will host conference calls on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, to discuss fourth-quarter and full-year 2008 financial results. The company plans to release results following the close of trading on Tuesday, February 10, 2009.

The company will host a conference call in English at 9:00am ET on Wednesday, February 11. To participate in this teleconference, please dial (888) 215-6898 fifteen minutes before the conference is scheduled to begin. Callers outside of the U.S. should dial (913) 312-0835. The call will also be Webcast live at www.givenimaging.com. A replay of the call will be available for two weeks on the company's Web site, or until February 25 by dialing (888) 203-1112. Callers outside of the U.S. should dial (719) 457-0820. The replay participant code is 2642066.

A separate conference call in Hebrew will take place on February 11 at 2:00pm Israel time, 7am ET. To access this call, please dial +972 3 9180609 ten minutes before the conference is scheduled to begin. A replay of the call will be available from February 11 until February 13 by dialing +972 3 9255930.

About Given Imaging

Since 2001 Given Imaging has advanced gastrointestinal diagnosis by developing innovative, patient-friendly tools based on its PillCam® Platform. PillCam capsule endoscopy provides physicians with natural images of the small intestine via PillCam SB, the esophagus through PillCam ESO and the colon with PillCam COLON [not cleared for use in the USA]. The PillCam capsules are miniature video cameras that patients ingest. Given Imaging's other capsule products include AGILE, to verify intestinal patency, and Bravo®, the only wireless, catheter-free, 48-hour pH test commercially available for pH testing to assess gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Given Imaging's products use cutting-edge wireless technology and advanced software to enable gastroenterologists to better diagnose and more accurately treat patients. All Given Imaging products allow patients to maintain normal activities. Given Imaging's headquarters, manufacturing and R&D facilities are located in Yoqneam, Israel, with operating subsidiaries in the United States, Germany, France, Japan, Australia and Singapore. For more information, please visit http://www.givenimaging.com.

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