Given Imaging Ltd. to Host Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Financial Results Conference Calls

YOQNEAM, ISRAEL--(Marketwire - January 24, 2011) - Given Imaging (NASDAQ: GIVN), today announced that the company will host conference calls on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 to discuss fourth quarter and full-year 2010 financial results. The company plans to release results following the close of U.S. financial markets on Tuesday, February 15, 2011.

The company will host a conference call in English at 9:00am ET on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. To participate in this teleconference, please dial 888-631-3389 fifteen minutes before the conference is scheduled to begin. Callers outside of the U.S. should dial 913-312-1520. 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 website, or until March 2, 2011 by dialing 888-203-1112. Callers outside of the U.S. should dial 719-457-0820. The replay participant code is 5242909.

A separate conference call in Hebrew will take place on February 16, 2011 at 2:00pm Israel time, 7:00 am ET. To access this call, please dial +972 3 918 0609 ten minutes before the conference is scheduled to begin. A replay of the call will be available from February 16 until February 18 by dialing +972 3 925 5901.

About Given Imaging Ltd.
Since 2001, Given Imaging has advanced gastrointestinal visualization by developing state-of-the art, patient-friendly tools based on its PillCam® Platform. PillCam® capsule endoscopy uses wireless technology and advanced software to provide physicians with clear images of the small intestine via PillCam® SB and the esophagus through PillCam® ESO. The PillCam® COLON, which is an investigational device in the U.S., is designed to visualize the colon. The PillCam® capsules are miniature video cameras that patients ingest. Given Imaging’s other capsule products include Agile™ patency capsule, 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). In April, 2010, Given Imaging acquired Sierra Scientific Instruments, the leading provider of specialty GI diagnostic solutions and pioneer of high-resolution manometry for assessing gastrointestinal motility. Sierra Scientific is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Given Imaging. 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 Hong Kong. For more information, please visit www.givenimaging.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
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