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Exelixis Announces March 4 Webcast of Its Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results Conference Call

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^{Published in Health and Fitness on Wednesday, February 25th 2009 at 5:29 GMT, Last Modified on 2009-02-25 05:30:05 by Market Wire}  

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) will release its fourth quarter and full year 2008 financial results on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 after the markets close. The announcement will be followed by a live webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET/ 2:00 p.m. PT, in which Exelixis management will discuss the financial results and the company's financial outlook, and will provide a general business update. The webcast may be accessed in the Event Calendar page under Investors at [ www.exelixis.com ].

An audio replay of the webcast will be available until 11:59 p.m ET/ 8:59 p.m. PT on April 4, 2009. Access numbers for the replay are: 1-888-286-8010 (domestic) and 1-617-801-6888, and the passcode is 34143616.

About Exelixis

Exelixis, Inc. is a development-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases. The company is leveraging its fully integrated drug discovery platform to fuel the growth of its development pipeline, which is primarily focused on cancer. Currently, Exelixis' broad product pipeline includes investigational compounds in phase 3, phase 2, and phase 1 clinical development. Exelixis has established strategic corporate alliances with major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Genentech, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Daiichi-Sankyo. For more information, please visit the company's web site at [ www.exelixis.com ].