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2008 Press Releases

07/23/08   Conceptus Reports Sharply Higher Second Quarter Net Sales of $25.7 Million
07/10/08   Conceptus to Hold 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call July 23, 2008
05/28/08   Conceptus to Present at the 7th Annual Needham & Company Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference
05/14/08   Conceptus to Present at the 7th Annual JMP Securities Research Conference
05/12/08   Essure Procedure Now Covered by Medicaid in California
05/06/08   Conceptus® Reports First Quarter Net Sales Up 53%
04/21/08   Conceptus to Hold 2008 First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call May 6, 2008
02/28/08   Conceptus to Present at the Cowen and Company's 28th Annual Health Care Conference
02/21/08   Conceptus Hires Todd Sloan as Vice President of Marketing
02/20/08   Conceptus to Present at the Raymond James 29th Annual Institutional Investors Conference
02/19/08   Conceptus Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Results
02/06/08   Conceptus to Hold 2007 Fourth Quarter Financial Results Conference Call February 19, 2008
01/08/08   Conceptus Introduces 2008 Financial Guidance, Updates 2007 Guidance
01/03/08   Conceptus to Introduce 2008 Guidance and Update 2007 Guidance

2007 Press Releases

11/30/07   Health Canada Approves Conceptus' Third Generation Essure® Permanent Birth Control System
11/19/07   Three New In-office Studies on Essure® Procedure Presented at AAGL Meeting, including First Study on Third-generation System
11/06/07   More than 20 New Studies Show the Many Benefits of Essure® Compared with Surgical Tubal Ligation
11/06/07   Conceptus to Present at the Stephens Inc. Fall Investment Conference
10/30/07   Conceptus to Present at CIBC World Markets Healthcare Conference
10/25/07   Conceptus Reports Third Quarter Net Sales of $16.4 Million
10/11/07   Conceptus to Hold 2007 Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call October 25, 2007
10/10/07   Conceptus Hires Spencer Roeck as Vice President of International
09/13/07   Conceptus to Present at A.G. Edwards 2nd Annual Emerging Growth Conference 2007
08/01/07   Women Find Conceptus’ Essure Permanent Birth Control Procedure Less Painful Than Tubal Ligation in a New Study
07/25/07   FDA Approves Conceptus’ Third Generation Essure® Permanent Birth Control System
07/25/07   Conceptus Second Quarter Net Sales Increase 57% TO $15.7 Million
07/12/07   Conceptus to Hold 2007 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call July 25, 2007
05/11/07   Conceptus To Present At The 6th Annual JMP Securities Research Conference
05/10/07   Conceptus Hires Darrin Uecker as Vice President, R&D and Operations
05/07/07   Conceptus Celebrates Five Years of Essure Permanent Birth Control Procedure at The ACOG Annual Meeting
04/30/07   Conceptus Reports First Quarter Financial Results
04/17/07   Conceptus to Hold 2007 First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call April 30, 2007
03/29/07   Conceptus to Present at Suntrust Robinson Humphrey 36th Annual Institutional Conference
03/28/07   Conceptus Breaks Language Barrier by Offering Permanent Birth Control Informatino to a Growing Multi-ethnic Community
03/05/07   Conceptus To Present at the Cowen and Company 27th Annual Health Care Conference
02/27/07   Conceputs Amends Agreement Regarding Exercise of Call Option on International Partner
02/27/07   Conceptus Updates 2007 Financial Guidance
02/27/07   Conceptus Reports Record Fourth Quarter Financial Results
02/15/07   Conceptus Closes Additional $11.3 Million From Exercise of Over-allotment of Convertible Senior Notes
02/15/07   Conceptus to Hold 2006 Fourth Quarter Financial Results / 2007 Financial Guidance Conference Call Februrary 27, 2006
02/12/07   Conceptus Closes $75 Million Offering of Convertible Senior Notes
02/07/07   Conceptus Announces Pricing of $75 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering
02/05/07   Conceptus Updates 2006 Financial Guidance Introduces 2007 Guidance
02/05/07   Conceptus Intends to Offer $75 Million of Convertible Senior Notes

2006 Press Releases

11/30/06   Conceptus to Present at the BMO Capital Markets Focus on Healthcare Conference
11/21/06   Studies Show Essure Procedure is Permanent Birth Control Option for Women Not Suitable for Tubal Ligation Surgery
11/16/06   Conceptus to Present at the 3rd Annual Lazard Life Sciences Investor Conference
11/02/06   Conceptus’ Permanent Birth Control Web Sites for Consumers and Healthcare Professionals Earn Excellence Awards
10/30/06   Conceptus to Present at CIBC World Markets 17th Annual Healthcare Investor Conference
10/26/06   Conceptus Named Fourth Fastest Growing Medical Equipment Company in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 Program
10/26/06   Conceptus Third Quarter Net Sales Double
10/20/06   Newly Trained Essure Physicians Achieve 94.6% Bilateral Placement Success
10/17/06   Conceptus to Present at C.E. Unterberg, Towbin Life Sciences Investor Conference
10/10/06   Conceptus to Hold 2006 Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call on October 26, 2006
09/19/06   Conceptus to Present at UBS 2006 Global Life Sciences Investor Conference
09/12/06   Conceptus Announces Partnerships Now in Place with All Major Hysteroscope Manufacturers
07/25/06   Conceptus Reports Record $10 Million Second Quarter Net Sales
07/06/06   Conceptus to Hold 2006 Q2 Financial Results Conference Call on July 25, 2006
06/28/06   Conceptus Added to the Russell 3000 Index
05/08/06   New Studies on the Essure® Procedure Confirm Safety for High-risk Women
05/05/06   Study Shows Essure® Procedure In-office Placement Success
04/26/06   Conceptus Reports First Quarter Net Sales Up 106%
04/17/06   Conceptus to Hold 2006 First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call April 26, 2006
04/11/06   Conceptus to Present at the SunTrust 35th Annual Institutional Conference
02/15/06   CIGNA Now Covering the Essure Procedure
02/15/06   Conceptus Provides 2006 Financial Guidance
02/15/06   Conceptus Reports 4Q Financial Results
02/14/06   Essure Procedure Now Covered by Medicaid in New York, Texas and Wisconsin
01/10/06   Conceptus to Hold 2005 Fourth Quarter Financial Results/2006 Financial Guidance Conference Call February 15, 2006

2005 Press Releases

12/13/05   Conceptus Hires Patty Gray as Vice President, R&D and Operations
12/05/05   Conceptus to Present at Harris Nesbitt Focus on Healthcare Conference
11/09/05   New Data Confirms Successful Use of Essure® Permanent Birth Control in an Office Setting
11/01/05   Conceptus to Present at CIBC World Markets 16th Annual Healthcare Conference
10/27/05   Conceptus Reports Sales Up 94% in Third Quarter
10/12/05   Conceptus to Hold Q3 Financial Results Conference Call October 27, 2005
09/23/05   Positive Data Leads to FDA Approval for Early Termination of Essure Post-Approval Study
09/21/05   Conceptus to Present at UBS 2005 Global Life Sciences Conference
08/09/05   Conceptus Prices $23 Million Financing
08/05/05   Conceptus and Gynecare Terminate Agreement
07/27/05   Conceptus Reports Q2 Financial Results
07/18/05   Conceptus Received FDA Approval for Essure Four- and Five-Year Effectiveness
07/13/05   Conceptus to Hold Q2 Financial Results Conference Call July 27, 2005
07/13/05   Conceptus to Present at Adams Harkness’ 25th Annual Summer Seminar
07/12/05   Conceptus Reports Favorable Coverage Decision By UnitedHealthcare
07/11/05   Conceptus Preannounces Q2 Results – Net Sales Up 82%; Cash Burn Reduced
07/07/05   Conceptus Announces Key Partnerships with Major Hysteroscope Manufacturers to Increase In-Office Services
07/07/05   Conceptus’ Right of First Refusal Turned Down
05/31/05   Conceptus to Present at Pacific Growth Equities’ 2005 Life Sciences Growth Investor Conference
05/17/05   Conceptus' Essure® Procedure Focus of Multiple Abstracts and Posters Presentations at ACOG
04/26/05   Conceptus Reports Record Net Sales Up 63%, Files Updated Label Claims With FDA
04/14/05   Conceptus to Hold Q1 Financial Results Conference Call April 26, 2005
03/14/05   Conceptus Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results
03/04/05   Conceptus to Hold Q4 Financial Results Conference Call March 14, 2005
02/25/05   Conceptus Submits PMA Supplement to Support Essure® Four-and Five-Year Effectiveness
01/13/05   Conceptus Provides 2005 Financial Guidance, Reaffirms 2004 Guidance

2004 Press Releases

11/17/04   New Data Presented at AAGL Reveals Significant Cost-savings of Essure Over Tubal Ligation
11/08/04   Conceptus Reports Q3 Financial Results
11/04/04   New CPT Code Values Provided For Essure® Procedure
10/26/04   Conceptus to Hold Q3 Financial Results Conference Call November 8, 2004
10/12/04   Survey Reveals that Most Chicago Women are Unaware of Less Invasive Permanent Birth Control Option
10/01/04   Conceptus Reports Third and Fourth Quarter Financial Guidance
09/14/04   Conceptus Reports Humana to Cover Essure® in Physician Offices and Hospitals
07/27/04   Conceptus Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
07/27/04   Conceptus Reports Essure® Reimbursement Grows to 149 Million Covered Lives
07/27/04   Conceptus and GYNECARE to Begin Immediate Co-Promotion of Essure® and THERMACHOICE* Products to U.S. Obstetrician/Gynecologists
07/12/04   Conceptus to Hold Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call July 27, 2004
06/14/04   Conceptus announces FDA approval of three-year effectiveness claim for Essure®
05/24/04   Essure® Featured on TV’s “Parenting and Beyond”
04/22/04   Conceptus Reports First Quarter 2004 Financial Results
04/15/04   Conceptus Received FDA Approval to Manufacture Essure® at Lower-cost Site in Mexico
04/07/04   Conceptus to Hold First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call April 22, 2004
04/01/04   Conceptus Hires Ric Cote as Vice President, Sales
03/30/04   CMS Issues New Reimbursement Code Covering Essure® Device
03/04/04   AMA Panel Agrees to Establish Category I CPT Code for Essure®
03/01/04   Essure Approved for use by Planned Parenthood Federation of America
02/26/04   Conceptus Revises 2004 Financial Guidance
02/26/04   Conceptus Completes $25.5 Million Financing
02/11/04   Conceptus Reports 4th Quarter and Annual Financial Results
02/03/04   Conceptus to Hold 4th Quarter Year-end Financial Results Conference Call February 11, 2004

2003 Press Releases

12/10/03   Conceptus Provides 2004 Financial and Operational Guidance
11/17/03   Conceptus names Gregory E. Lichtwardt Chief Financial Officer
11/04/03   Conceptus to Present at CIBC World Markets Annual Healthcare Conference
10/30/03   Conceptus Reports Third Quarter Financial Results
10/30/03   Conceptus enters Exclusive Co-Promotion Agreement with GYNECARE for Marketing Essure® and ThermaChoice in the U.S.
10/30/03   Conceptus Appoints Three New Directors
10/23/03   Conceptus to Hold Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call October 30, 2003
10/23/03   Conceptus and Ovion, Inc. Settle Patent Litigation
08/05/03   Pivotal Clinical Trial Data on Conceptus’ Essure® Permanent Birth Control Procedure Published in Leading Ob/Gyn Journal
07/29/03   Conceptus Second Quarter Results Feature Net Sales Up 77% From First Quarter
07/22/03   Conceptus to Hold Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call July 29, 2003
07/17/03   Australian Clinical Study Demonstrates Improved Placement Rate with New Coil Catheter for Conceptus’ Essure® System
06/26/03   Conceptus Reaches Key Milestone with Blue Cross/Blue Shield Coverage of the Essure™ Procedure
05/08/03   Conceptus Reports First Quarter Financial Results
04/29/03   Conceptus’ Essure™ System Now Available Nationwide
04/27/03   Conceptus Announces Appointment of Mark M. Sieczkarek as New Chief Executive Officer
02/26/03   Conceptus Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
02/19/03   Conceptus to Hold Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results Conference Call February 26, 2003
01/14/03   Conceptus Provides Update on Essure™ U.S. Launch and Physician Reimbursement

2002 Press Releases

11/26/02   Conceptus Announces CEO Succession Plan
11/04/02   FDA Grants Approval to Market Essure™ in the U.S.
08/15/02   Conceptus Responds to Patent Infringement Claim Made by Ovion, Inc.
07/25/02   Conceptus Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
07/22/02   FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Conceptus’ Essure™ for Approval
06/26/02   Conceptus Completes Public Offering
06/21/02   Conceptus Prices Follow-on Public Offering
05/29/02   Conceptus Files Registration Statement for Proposed Public Offering
05/23/02   PMA Granted Expedited Review Status and July Panel Meeting by FDA
05/07/02   New Conceptus Data Show Majority of Women Back to Full Regular Activities in Less Than One Day After Undergoing the Investigational Essure™ Permanent Birth Control Procedure
04/24/02   Conceptus Reports First Quarter Financial Results
04/22/02   Conceptus Submits Essure™ PMA to the FDA
04/17/02   Conceptus to Hold First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call April 24, 2002
03/18/02   Conceptus Accelerates Essure PMA Submission
02/25/02   Conceptus Appoints Steve Bowman Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
02/12/02   Conceptus Introduces Essure™ in Certain European Markets and in Canada
02/12/02   Conceptus to Hold Fourth Quarter Financial Results Conference Call February 26, 2002
02/12/02   Conceptus Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results

2001 Press Releases

11/27/01   Conceptus Receives Canadian Approval to Market Essure™
11/16/01   New Non-Surgical Option for Permanent Contraception on the Horizon Women Give 'Good' to 'Excellent' Rating to Procedure Experience
11/06/01   Conceptus Completes $30.8 Million Financing
08/29/01   Conceptus Names Dr. Marie-Helene Plais-Cotrel to Board of Directors
08/02/01   Conceptus Appoints Susan M. Aloyan Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
07/11/01   Conceptus Pivotal Trial Data Show 92 Percent of Women Return to Work in One Day or Less of Permanent Birth Control Procedure
05/04/01   Conceptus Appoints William H. Dippel Vice President of Operations
04/26/01   Conceptus Reports First Quarter Financial Results
04/21/01   Conceptus Completes $11.5 Million Financing
03/29/01   Conceptus Reports That Interim Pivotal Trial Data Confirms & Strengthens Encouraging Phase II Results
02/21/01   Conceptus Appoints Glen K. Furuta Chief Financial Officer
02/22/01   Conceptus Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Results
02/07/01   Conceptus Receives CE Mark for STOP™
02/06/01   Conceptus Appoints Charles S. Carignan, M.D. Vice President of Clinical Research and Medical Affairs
01/03/01   Conceptus Announces Early Attainment of Patient Enrollment Goal for STOP Pivotal Trial


Disclaimer The clinical information provided in these press releases is based on clinical testing of the current design of the Essure permanent birth control system only, and does not reflect clinical data from the prior discontinued designs. To learn more about the clinical testing of the current and discontinued designs, please see publicly available filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission available at this web site at the link entitled "SEC Filings."

These press releases are provided for reference purposes only and Conceptus assumes no obligation to update, correct or otherwise modify any of these press releases. In order to view the most current information made available by Conceptus, we recommend that you view the most recent press release(s) and/or SEC filings.

   
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