GlobeNewswire Inc | Apr 22, 2021 08:00AM EDT

April 22, 2021

EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zogenix (NASDAQ: ZGNX), a global biopharmaceutical company developing rare disease therapies, today announced that it will report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 and host a corporate update conference call and webcast after the market close on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at 4:30 PM Eastern Time.

Conference Call DetailsThursday, May 6, at 4:30 PM Eastern Time / 1:30 PM Pacific TimeToll Free: 877-846-2690International: 416-981-9029Conference ID: 21993693Webcast: http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id= 144590

AboutZogenix Zogenix is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing therapies with the potential to transform the lives of patients and their families living with rare diseases. The companys first rare disease therapy, FINTEPLA (fenfluramine) oral solution, has been approved by the U.S. FDA and the European Medicines Agency and is in development in Japan for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome, a rare, severe lifelong epilepsy. The company has two additional late-stage development programs, one in a rare epilepsy called Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and one in a mitochondrial disease called TK2 deficiency. Zogenix plans to initiate a study of FINTEPLA in a genetic epilepsy called CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD) and is also collaborating with Tevard Biosciences to identify and develop potential next-generation gene therapies for Dravet syndrome and other genetic epilepsies.

CONTACTS:

ZogenixMelinda BakerSenior Director, Corporate Communications+1 (510) 788-8732 |corpcomms@zogenix.com

InvestorsBrian RitchieManaging Director,LifeSci Advisors LLC+1 (212) 915-2578 |britchie@lifesciadvisors.com

MediaStefanie Tuck, Vice President, Porter Novelli+1 (978) 390-1394 | stefanie.tuck@porternovelli.com