CLEARWATER, FL — July 1, 2019 – Apyx Medical Corporation, formerly Bovie Medical Corporation,(NASDAQ:APYX) (the “Company”), a maker of medical devices and supplies and the developer of J-Plasma^®, a patented surgical product marketed and sold under the Renuvion^®Cosmetic Technology brand in the cosmetic surgery market, announced today that the Company has been added to the Russell 3000® and Russell 2000® Indexes. The Company’s inclusion occurred as part of the annual reconstitution by FTSE Russell of its U.S. equity indexes and will become effective today after the U.S. market opens.

“Apyx Medical is pleased to be included in the Russell 3000 and 2000 Indexes,” said Charlie Goodwin, President and Chief Executive Officer. “These indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors, and we expect our inclusion in them to enhance our company’s visibility in the public markets.”

Membership in the Russell 3000 Index is determined primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes, and remains in place for a minimum of one year. Membership in the Russell 3000 Index results in automatic inclusion in either the large-cap Russell 1000® Index or small-cap Russell 2000 Index. In connection with membership in each Russell index, companies are also included in the appropriate growth and value style indexes.

Investor Relations Contact:
Westwicke Partners on behalf of Apyx Medical Corporation
Mike Piccinino, CFA
investor.relations@apyxmedical.com

About Apyx Medical Corporation:
Apyx Medical Corporation (formerly Bovie Medical Corporation) is an advanced energy technology company with a passion for elevating people’s lives through innovative products in the cosmetic and surgical markets.  Known for its innovative Helium Plasma Technology, Apyx is solely focused on bringing transformative solutions to the physicians and patients it serves. The company’s Helium Plasma Technology is marketed and sold as Renuvion® in the cosmetic surgery market and J-Plasma® in the hospital surgical market. Renuvion offers plastic surgeons, fascial plastic surgeons and cosmetic physicians a unique ability to provide controlled heat to the tissue to achieve their desired results. The J-Plasma system allows surgeons to operate with a high level of precision and virtually eliminating unintended tissue trauma. The Company also leverages its deep expertise and decades of experience in unique waveforms through original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreements with other medical device manufacturers. For further information about the Company and its products, please refer to the Apyx Medical Corporation website at www.ApyxMedical.com.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain matters discussed in this release and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Federal securities laws. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved.

Forward-looking information is subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially and that could impact the Company and the statements contained in this release can be found in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the Company’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and subsequent Form 10-Q filings. For forward-looking statements in this release, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.