EANS-Adhoc: LifeWatch Board of Directors rejects request of a shareholders' group and proposes to elect a new independent member of the Board of Directors (with document)

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Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes)/Company
Information/LifeWatch AG 02.05.2013

Neuhausen am Rheinfall/Switzerland - The Board of Directors of
LifeWatch AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: LIFE) rejects the request of a
shareholders' group to amend the articles of incorporation and to
elect two of their candidates to the Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors proposes to elect another new independent Board member.

On April 2, 2013 LifeWatch AG has informed on a shareholders' group
request to add the amendment of the articles of incorporation in the
sense of the recently adopted Minder initiative to the agenda of the
Ordinary General Meeting and the election of Antoine Hubert and
Stephan Rietiker as new members of the Board of Directors of
LifeWatch AG.

In preparing the annual shareholder's meeting, the Board of Directors
of LifeWatch AG resolved to propose to the shareholders to reject the
motions of the shareholders' group regarding the amendment of the
articles of incorporation and the election of the two candidates
proposed by the shareholder's group.

The Board of Directors further resolved to propose to the Ordinary
General Meeting to elect Mr. John Paul as a new and independent
member to the Board of Directors. John Paul, born on 15 September
1950, resident in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, currently serves as a
Board member at HealthTech Management Services, and as President of
the Provider Division and Executive Vice President at Highmark in
Pittsburgh, with approx. 20,000 employees one of the largest health
insurers in Pennsylvania.

The detailed invitation for the Ordinary General Meeting to be held
on 29 May 2013 will be published in the next few days.

About LifeWatch AG:

LifeWatch AG, headquartered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall and listed on
SIX Swiss Exchange (LIFE), Switzerland, is the leading healthcare
technology and solution company, specializing in advanced telehealth
systems and wireless remote patient monitoring services. LifeWatch
services cater to individuals, ranging from high-risk and chronically
ill patients, to consumers of health and wellness products. LifeWatch
AG has operative subsidiaries in the United States, in Switzerland
and in Israel and is the parent company of LifeWatch Services Inc.,
and LifeWatch Technologies, Ltd. LifeWatch Services, Inc. is a
leading US-based provider of cardiac monitoring services and home
sleep testing of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). LifeWatch
Technologies Ltd., based in Israel, is a leading developer and
manufacturer of telemedicine products. The Company is planning to
introduce the LifeWatch V, an Android-based smartphone with medical
sensors and apps that uses a cloud-based service platform. For
additional information, please visit www.lifewatch.com.

Sign-up for customized E-mail alerts and documentation requests is
available at http://production.investis.com/lifewatch/alert-service/

This press release includes forward-looking statements. All
statements other than statements of historical facts contained in
this press release, including statements regarding future results of
operations and financial position, business strategy and plans and
objectives for future operations, are forward- looking statements.
The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue,"
"anticipate," "intend," "expect" and similar expressions are intended
to identify forward-looking statements. LifeWatch AG has based these
forward-looking statements largely on current expectations and
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 LifeWatch AG at the
time of the issue of this press release. LifeWatch 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.

THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT BEING ISSUED IN THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA AND SHOULD NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO UNITED STATES PERSONS OR
PUBLICATIONS WITH A GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS
PRESS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF SECURITIES OF LIFEWATCH
AG OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES OR AN
INVITATION TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE ANY SECURITIES OF LIFEWATCH
AG OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, THE
SECURITIES OF LIFEWATCH AG AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S.
PERSONS ABSENT REGISTRATION UNDER OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAWS. ANY
PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES TO BE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES WILL BE
MADE BY MEANS OF A PROSPECTUS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM LIFEWATCH AG
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:
Sensus Communication Consultants, Zürich:
Tel +41 43 366 55 11 | Fax +41 43 366 55 12 | Email lifewatch@sensus.ch

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issuer: LifeWatch AG
Rundbuckstrasse 6
CH-8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall
phone: +41 52 632 00 50
FAX: +41 52 632 00 51
mail: users@lifewatch.com
WWW: www.lifewatch.com
sector: Healthcare Providers
ISIN: CH0012815459
indexes: SPI, SPIEX
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, Open Market / XETRA: Frankfurt, Main Standard:
SIX Swiss Exchange
language: English