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Orexigen Therapeutics to Host Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2012 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast

^{Published on 2013-03-07 05:45:50 - Market Wire}
 

Orexigen Therapeutics to Host Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2012 Financial Results... -- SAN DIEGO, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

SAN DIEGO, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: [ OREX ]), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of obesity, will announce financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012, on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 after the markets close. The announcement will be followed by a live webcast and conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time).

Orexigen management will host the call and webcast to discuss financial results and recent business highlights. The live call may be accessed by phone by calling (888) 895-5479 (domestic) or (847) 619-6250 (international), participant code 34404715. The webcast can be accessed live on the investor relations section of the Orexigen web site at [ www.orexigen.com ] and will be archived for 14 days following the call.

About Orexigen Therapeutics
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of obesity. The Company's lead product candidate is Contrave^®, which has completed Phase III clinical trials and for which a New Drug Application has been submitted and reviewed by the FDA. The Company has also reached agreement with the FDA on a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) for the Light Study, the Contrave cardiovascular outcomes trial. The Company's other product candidate, Empatic™, has completed Phase II clinical trials. Further information about the Company can be found at [ www.orexigen.com ].

McDavid Stilwell
Vice President, Corporate Communications & Business Development
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SOURCE Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.