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Apollo Endosurgery to Feature Industry-Advancing Endoscopic Procedure Portfolio During Digestive Disease Week® 2018 Conference

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. (“Apollo”) (Nasdaq:APEN), a global leader in less invasive medical devices for bariatric and gastrointestinal procedures, announced today its participation during Digestive Disease Week 2018 (“DDW”). DDW will be held June 2-5, 2018 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Apollo’s endoscopy and endobariatric products, including the OverStitch™ Endoscopic Suturing System and the ORBERA® Intragastric Balloon, will be featured in 55 clinical presentations being presented at DDW. These clinical presentations will include statistical proof points supporting methods to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of both products, as well as research into possible future therapeutic uses.

During the conference, DDW will host several hands-on workshops for its attendees including sessions that feature the ORBERA and OverStitch technologies. In addition, the Apollo Mobile Learning Center will be in Washington, DC to support personalized hands-on physician training. The Apollo Mobile Learning Center is a state-of-the-art mobile training facility that allows for advanced endoscopic training programs to be conducted in individual local markets.

To learn more about ORBERA and OverStitch, please visit Apollo Endosurgery at booth #2101 during the conference.

About ORBERA®

ORBERA® is an incision-less, non-surgical weight loss solution designed for adult patients suffering from obesity, who are not appropriate for or considering invasive surgery, but for whom diet and exercise or pharmaceutical interventions have not worked.

In a non-surgical (endoscopic) procedure, the thin and deflated ORBERA balloon is placed into the stomach. It is then filled with saline until it’s about the size of a grapefruit. The procedure typically takes about 20 to 30 minutes and the patient can generally go home the same day. At six months, through another non-surgical procedure, the ORBERA balloon is deflated and then removed.

Once the balloon is in place, the patient receives an individually tailored support program through the ORBERA Managed Weight Loss System team of experts to help keep them motivated, coordinate their program and help them work through weight loss barriers to meet their long-term weight loss goals. Coaching takes place over 12 months, even though the balloon is removed after six months. The program is designed to help the patient develop sustainable, healthy habits that will help keep weight off over time.

For more than 20 years, the global medical community has been using intragastric balloons from the makers of ORBERA to help thousands of people lose weight. More than 277,000 ORBERA balloons have been distributed worldwide in over 70 countries.

For additional information regarding ORBERA, please visit www.orbera.com.

For full safety information please visit www.orbera.com/dfu, talk with your doctor, or call Apollo Customer Support at 1-855-MYORBERA.

About OverStitch™

The OverStitch™ Endoscopic Suturing System enables advanced endoscopic surgery by allowing physicians to place full-thickness sutures from a flexible endoscope. This new technology enables a secure approximation of tissue endoscopically and a wide range of less invasive solutions for physicians who treat defects in both the upper and lower GI tract of their patients. Additionally, physicians are leveraging endoscopic suturing to perform a variety of advanced bariatric procedures. For more information regarding OverStitch go to: www.apolloendo.com.

About Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. is a medical technology company focused on less invasive therapies for the treatment of obesity, a condition facing over 600 million people globally, as well as other gastrointestinal conditions. Apollo’s device based therapies are an alternative to invasive surgical procedures, thus lowering complication rates and reducing total healthcare costs. Apollo's products are offered in over 70 countries today.

Apollo’s common stock is traded on Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "APEN." For more information regarding Apollo, go to: www.apolloendo.com.

© 2018 Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. All rights reserved. Any third-party trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: reports of adverse events related to our products, developments in medical technology, regulatory approvals and extensive regulatory oversight by the FDA or other regulatory bodies, unfavorable media coverage related to our products or related procedures, reimbursement decisions by private or government payors, physician adoption and recommendations of procedures utilizing our products and other factors detailed from time to time in the reports Apollo files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and its Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on Apollo’s website and are available from Apollo without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, Apollo disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

Contacts:

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
Media Contact:
Jen Cook, 512-279-5158
jen.cook@apolloendo.com
or
Investor Contacts:
Stefanie Cavanaugh, 512-279-5100
Chief Financial Officer
investor-relations@apolloendo.com
or
The Ruth Group
Lee Roth, 646-536-7000
apolloendo@theruthgroup.com

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