CARD GUARD announces Q4 and full-year results on February 26, 2009

Financial targets 2008 exceeded after strong fourth quarter 2008

CARD GUARD has parted with its former 50% stake in Sensei Inc., USA

Neuhausen am Rheinfall / Switzerland - Card Guard AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: CARDG) will announce the results for its fourth quarter and the full financial year 2008 at a live analyst and media conference to be held in Zürich in the morning of February 26, 2009. Please reserve the date; the exact schedule and venue will be confirmed in due time.

Exceeding financial targets 2008
After a strong fourth quarter and based on preliminary figures, Card Guard is confident to have exceeded its own 2008 financial objectives of 40% with a revenue growth in excess of even 50% to over USD 80 million compared with USD 54.8 million recorded for 2007. This growth was again largely supported by a substantial sequential sales increase in the fourth quarter over the previous quarter in the U.S. Monitoring Services of LifeWatch Services Inc.

In addition, Card Guard also expects to achieve a double digit EBITDA and EBIT margin for the full year, a positive cash flow from operations and an increased cash position. Card Guard also believes that the positive trend highlighted by the fourth Quarter 2008, the fifth consecutive quarter with rising sales figures, will continue in 2009.

Parting with 50% stake in Sensei Inc.
In the context of focusing more closely on its core LifeWatch business, Card Guard has transferred its 50% stake in the American joint venture Sensei Inc. to its partner Humana Inc. in December 2008. Card Guard has thus exited this venture in a cash neutral manner. 

About Card Guard AG
Card Guard AG, headquartered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, is a leading company for healthcare technologies and solutions, specializing in advanced telehealth systems and monitoring services for high-risk and chronically ill patients, including ordinary consumers of health products and those who are worried about their wellness. Card Guard has subsidiaries in the United States, the Netherlands, Japan, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Israel. Among its subsidiaries, Card Guard AG, through its newly created holding company LifeWatch Corp., owns 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

For further information please contact:

Kobi Ben Efraim   
Chief Financial Officer                                                          
Tel       +41 52 632 00 50 | Fax   +41 52 632 00 51                                
Email   kobibe@cardguard.com                           

Sensus Investor and Public Relations GmbH, Zürich:
Tel       +41 43 366 55 11 |  Fax  +41 43 366 55 12 
Email   cardguard@sensus.ch

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