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Facet Biotech: Facet Biotech Announces March 16 Webcast of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results Conference Call

^{Published on 2009-03-09 14:15:18, Last Modified on 2009-03-09 14:15:51 - Market Wire}
 

REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - March 9, 2009) - Facet Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ: [ FACT ]) today announced that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2008 following the close of the U.S. financial markets on Monday, March 16, 2009. Following the release, Facet will hold a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time to discuss these financial results and financial expectations and provide an update on company activities.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available through the Facet website: [ www.facetbiotech.com ]. Please connect to this website at least 15 minutes prior to the live webcast to allow time for any software download that may be needed to hear the webcast. Financial and statistical information to be discussed in the call will be available on the Facet website immediately prior to the commencement of the call. A replay will be available at [ www.facetbiotech.com ] starting approximately two hours after completion of the webcast.

An audio replay will also be available by telephone from approximately 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on March 16, 2009 through 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on April 16, 2009. To access the replay, dial 800-642-1687 from inside the U.S. and 706-645-9291 from outside the U.S.; enter conference ID number 89667500.

About Facet Biotech

Facet Biotech is a biotechnology company dedicated to advancing its pipeline of four clinical-stage products and leveraging its research and development capabilities to identify and develop new oncology drugs. Facet Biotech Corporation launched in December 2008 as a spin-off from PDL BioPharma, Inc.

NOTE: Facet Biotech and the Facet Biotech logo are considered trademarks of Facet Biotech Corporation.