American Medical Systems Announces Earnings Conference Call; Wednesday, October 24, 2001, at 4:00 p.m. CT --5 p.m. ET--.

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 17, 2001

American Medical Systems Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AMMD) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss third quarter results on Wednesday, October 24, 2001, at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (5 p.m. Eastern Time). This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed through American Medical Systems's web site at www.VisitAMS.com.

Founded in 1972, American Medical Systems is the leading independent supplier of medical devices used to diagnose and treat male and female incontinence, prostate disease, and erectile dysfunction. Sales in the first half of 2001 were $56.0 million, up $5.9 million from the first half of 2000; net income in the first half of 2001 was $2.9 million, up $3.5 million from the first half of 2000. The company has 500 employees and sells to physicians in over 60 countries.

The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network such as America Online's Personal Finance Channel, Fidelity Investments(R) (Fidelity.com) and others. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).