Arena Pharmaceuticals to Release Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results and Provide Corporate Update on Monday, November 7, 2016

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA), today announced that the Company will release its third quarter 2016 financial results and provide a corporate update on Monday, November 7, 2016, after the close of the U.S. financial markets.  The Company will host a conference call and live webcast with the investment community on Monday, November 7, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Conference Call & Webcast InformationWhen: November 7, 2016, 4:30 p.m. ETDial-in: (877) 643-7155 (United States) or (914) 495-8552 (International)Conference ID: Arena Pharmaceuticals Third Quarter 2016 Conference Call

Please join the conference call at least 10 minutes early to register.  You can access the live webcast under the investor relations section of Arena's website at:  www.arenapharma.com.  A replay of the conference call will be archived under the investor relations section of Arena's website for 30 days shortly after the call.

About Arena PharmaceuticalsWe are a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small molecule drugs across a range of therapeutic areas.  We have three primary proprietary investigational clinical programs: etrasimod (APD334) in Phase 2 evaluation for ulcerative colitis, APD371 entering Phase 2 evaluation for the treatment of pain associated with Crohn's disease, and ralinepag (APD811) in Phase 2 evaluation for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).  Additionally, we have collaborations with the following pharmaceutical companies: Eisai Co., Ltd. and Eisai Inc. (commercial stage), Axovant Sciences Ltd. (Phase 2 candidate), and Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH (preclinical candidate).

Our US operations are located in San Diego, California. Our primary clinical operations are located in Zug, Switzerland, and our commercial manufacturing for BELVIQ is located in Zofingen, Switzerland.

Forward-Looking StatementsCertain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include statements Arena's focus, primary programs and collaborations. For such statements, Arena claims the protection of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual events or results may differ materially from Arena's expectations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include those disclosed in Arena's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements represent Arena's judgment as of the time of this release. Arena disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements, other than as may be required under applicable law.

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