Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apria Healthcare Group.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1998--To All Persons or Institutions Who Acquired Apria Healthcare Group Common Stock Between April 30, 1997 and March 11, 1998:

On April 9, 1998, a shareholder securities class action lawsuit was filed by the law firms of Schoengold & Sporn, P.C. and Berman, DeValerio, Pease & Tabacco in the Federal District Court for the Central District of California against Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. ("Apria" or the "Company"), Jeremy M. Jones (former Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Apria) and Lawrence M. Smallen (former Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Apria), Index Number SACV-98-349 GLT (EEx), on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Apria who bought stock in the open market from April 30, 1997 to March 11, 1998, inclusive.

The securities class action complaint charges the defendants engaged in a common plan and scheme to defraud by violating the federal securities laws (Sections 10 and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), by among other things, misrepresenting and/or omitting material information concerning operations, products and performance of the Company, including but not limited to the recognition of at least $16.7 million of revenue even though the earnings process was not complete and collection was not reasonably assured, thereby artificially inflating the price of Apria common shares during the Class Period.

Plaintiffs seek to recover damages on behalf of class members, and are represented by the law firms of Schoengold & Sporn, P.C., 233 Broadway, New York, New York 10279, Tel. [phone], Fax: [phone], E-Mail: [e-mail], and Berman, DeValerio, Pease & Tabacco, 425 California Street, San Francisco, California 94104, Tel. [phone], Fax. [phone], E-Mail: [e-mail], who have extensive experience and expertise prosecuting class actions on behalf of investors and shareholders. Schoengold & Sporn, P.C. began specializing in shareholder class and derivative securities litigation in 1968, and courts have long noted the firm's experience and ability in complex securities litigation.

Schoengold & Sporn, P.C. has been a lead counsel, co-lead counsel, or a member of an Executive Committee in many complex securities class actions, including the well-known Wedtech case (member of Executive Committee), wherein the settlement was reported in The Wall Street Journal of February 10, 1992 as a:

"$77.5 million settlement ... reached in a securities fraud case

stemming from the Wedtech scandal ... The settlement with 29

defendants ... is believed to be one of the largest ever in a

civil securities fraud case... `This is a global settlement,' said

Samuel Sporn, a plaintiffs attorney at the New York law firm

Schoengold & Sporn. Mr. Sporn said the settlement represents

almost half of the more than $160 million in stocks and bonds that

Wedtech sold to the public between 1983 and 1986."

If you are a member of the class described above, you may seek to join in the above the class action, or, no later than May 4, 1998, move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff.

If you have any questions regarding this action, or wish to join in this matter or discuss your rights or interests in this matter, you may call collect or otherwise contact the undersigned:

Schoengold & Sporn, P.C. Berman, DeValerio, Pease & Tabacco

Samuel P. Sporn, Esq. Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Esq.

Joel P. Laitman, Esq. 425 California St.

Christopher Lometti, Esq. San Francisco, California 94104

Jay P. Saltzman, Esq. Tel. [phone]

233 Broadway Fax. [phone]

New York, New York 10279 E-Mail: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-Mail: [e-mail]

CONTACT: Schoengold & Sporn, P.C., New York

Samuel P. Sporn/Joel P. Laitman,

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

e-mail: [e-mail]

or

Berman, DeValerio, Pease & Tabacco, San Francisco 

Joseph J. Tabacco

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

e-mail: [e-mail]