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ReShape Lifesciences® Announces Pricing of $3.0 Million Public Offering

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Friday, September 29, 2023

Each unit is being sold at a public offering price of $0.33.

Key Points: 
  • Each unit is being sold at a public offering price of $0.33.
  • Gross proceeds, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $3.0 million.
  • The offering is expected to close on October 3, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.
  • The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus which is a part of the Registration Statement.

ReShape Lifesciences® Receives NIH SBIR Grant to Further Develop Proprietary Diabetes Bloc-Stim Neuromodulation™ Device

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

Specifically, the grant will fund the exploration of high-resolution endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) probes to aid accurate placement of the electrodes laparoscopically on the celiac and hepatic branches in large animals.

Key Points: 
  • Specifically, the grant will fund the exploration of high-resolution endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) probes to aid accurate placement of the electrodes laparoscopically on the celiac and hepatic branches in large animals.
  • “ReShape’s DBSN™ device selectively modulates vagal block and stimulation to the liver and pancreas to manage blood glucose.
  • Increased glycemic control, has been successfully demonstrated in a Zucker rat model of Type 2 diabetes as well as in an alloxan treated swine model of type 2 diabetes, both of which were completed with the help of an initial NIH grant,” stated Jonathan Waataja, Ph.D. Director of Research at ReShape Lifesciences®.
  • The promise of the DBSN™ device is evidenced, not only by the volume of NIH funding, but also by the presentation of compelling preclinical evidence at multiple medical conferences.

ReShape Lifesciences® Reports First Quarter Ended March 31, 2023 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

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Monday, May 15, 2023

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., May 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ReShape Lifesciences Inc. (Nasdaq: RSLS), the premier physician-led weight loss and metabolic health-solutions company, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 and provided a corporate strategic update.

Key Points: 
  • SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., May 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ReShape Lifesciences Inc. (Nasdaq: RSLS), the premier physician-led weight loss and metabolic health-solutions company, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 and provided a corporate strategic update.
  • “In 2023, we have continued to leverage operational efficiencies, optimize our lead generation programs, and invest in our growth drivers.
  • During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the company placed more focus on domestic sales, resulting in lower international sales.
  • Gross Profit for both the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, was $1.2 million.

ReShape Lifesciences Announces Closing of Upsized $10.2 Million Underwritten Public Offering

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Each unit was sold at a public offering price of $8.00.

Key Points: 
  • Each unit was sold at a public offering price of $8.00.
  • The warrants in the units are immediately exercisable at a price of $8.00 per share and expire five years from the date of issuance.
  • Gross proceeds, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, are approximately $10.2 million.
  • The offering was made only by means of a prospectus which is a part of the effective registration statement.

ReShape Lifesciences Announces Pricing of Upsized $10.2 Million Underwritten Public Offering

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Monday, February 6, 2023

Each unit is being sold at a public offering price of $8.00.

Key Points: 
  • Each unit is being sold at a public offering price of $8.00.
  • The warrants in the units will be immediately exercisable at a price of $8.00 per share and will expire five years from the date of issuance.
  • Gross proceeds, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $10.2 million.
  • The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus which is a part of the effective registration statement.

ReShape Lifesciences Announces $750,000 Registered Direct Offering

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Total gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting the placement agent's fees and other estimated offering expenses, is expected to be approximately $750,000.

Key Points: 
  • Total gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting the placement agent's fees and other estimated offering expenses, is expected to be approximately $750,000.
  • A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the securities being offered in the registered direct offering will be filed with the SEC.
  • ReShape Lifesciences is America's premier weight loss and metabolic health-solutions company, offering an integrated portfolio of proven products and services that manage and treat obesity and metabolic disease.
  • These forward-looking statements and factors that may cause such differences include the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the offering and the expected timing of the closing of the offering.

ReShape Lifesciences™ Presents Data on Proprietary Diabetes Bloc-Stim Neuromodulation™ Device at ObesityWeek®

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

Despite medication, surgery and diet, type 2 diabetes remains challenging to effectively treat, stated Jonathan Waataja, Director of Research at ReShape Lifesciences.

Key Points: 
  • Despite medication, surgery and diet, type 2 diabetes remains challenging to effectively treat, stated Jonathan Waataja, Director of Research at ReShape Lifesciences.
  • Previously, the area under the curve of oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) was calculated to quantify glycemic control.
  • The opportunity to present such compelling data on our proprietary DBSN device at this industry conference is a testament to the market potential of the technology to treat type 2 diabetes, stated Paul F. Hickey, President and Chief Executive Officer of ReShape Lifesciences.
  • The investigational Diabetes Bloc-Stim Neuromodulation (DBSN) system utilizes a proprietary vagus nerve block and stimulation technology platform for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and metabolic disorders.

ReShape Lifesciences™ Announces That the ASMBS and IFSO Have Issued Updated Guidelines on Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Including the Lap-Band®

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Monday, October 31, 2022

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Oct. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ReShape Lifesciences™ (Nasdaq: RSLS), the premier physician-led weight loss and metabolic health solutions company, today announced that the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) have issued updated guidelines for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, including the Lap-Band®, replacing the 30 year old guidelines issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1991.

Key Points: 
  • The full text of the guidelines can be accessed via the following link https://www.soard.org/article/S1550-7289(22)00641-4/fulltext .
  • Metabolic and bariatric surgery, is currently the most effective evidence-based treatment for obesity across all BMI classes.
  • We applaud the leadership of these two industry-leading societies, working together to update these guidelines for bariatric surgery.
  • ReShape Lifesciences is America's premier weight loss and metabolic health-solutions company, offering an integrated portfolio of proven products and services that manage and treat obesity and metabolic disease.

ReShape Lifesciences™ Announces Publication of Data on Proprietary Diabetes Bloc-Stim Neuromodulation™ (DBSN™) System in Peer Reviewed, Frontiers in NeuroScience

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ReShape Lifesciences™ (Nasdaq: RSLS), the premier physician-led weight loss and metabolic health solutions company, today announced that data on the Company’s proprietary Diabetes Bloc-Stim Neuromodulation™ (DBSN™) system has been published in the Neural Technology Section of the peer reviewed journal Frontiers in NeuroScience.

Key Points: 
  • When this translates to humans and clinical use, it may greatly impact the standard of care for type 2 diabetes.
  • This study specifically tested the ability of the system to increase glycemic control in a rat model of type 2 diabetes and Alloxan treated swine.
  • Based on the data generated, the study concluded that our proprietary DBSN system may be an adjustable and localized approach for treating type 2 diabetes.
  • The DBSN system utilizes a proprietary, reversable and adjustable electrical blockade felt to be key to the future of personalized medicine.

ReShape Lifesciences™ Announces Release of a Positive Consensus Statement on Lap-Band® Use and Lap-Band® Aftercare Management by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ReShape Lifesciences™ (Nasdaq: RSLS), the premier physician-led weight loss and metabolic health solutions company, today announced that the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) has issued a Consensus Statement on Lap-Band® use and aftercare management entitled, “American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Consensus Statement on Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Management.”

Key Points: 
  • A formal modified Delphi, 2-stage consensus approach was conducted on Lap-Band management.
  • Consensus Statements were then issued on six domains including behavioral health, nutrition, identification and management of weight loss complications, medical management, special populations and follow-up assessment of Lap-Band patients.
  • ReShape Lifesciences is America's premier weight loss and metabolic health-solutions company, offering an integrated portfolio of proven products and services that manage and treat obesity and metabolic disease.
  • It helps enable rapid weight loss in obese and morbidly obese patients without permanently changing patient anatomy.