MacroGenics Appoints Matthew Fust to Its Board of Directors

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MacroGenics
MGNX
today announced that its Board of Directors is increasing its size from seven to eight members and that Matthew Fust has been appointed to fill the vacancy. Mr. Fust joins the Board and becomes Chairman of its Audit Committee, effective immediately. Mr. Fust will serve as a Class II Director, with Class II having a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2015. Matthew Fust was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company that was purchased by Amgen in October 2013. Mr. Fust joined the company in January 2009. From May 2003 to December 2008, Mr. Fust served as Chief Financial Officer of Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Fust served as Chief Financial Officer of Perlegen Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ALZA Corporation, a pharmaceutical company, where he was an executive from 1996 until 2002. Mr. Fust serves as a Director of Sunesis Pharmaceuticals and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. Mr. Fust received a B.A. from the University of Minnesota and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. "We welcome Matt to the Board of Directors of MacroGenics. His extensive financial leadership experience and strong track record in the biopharma industry make him an important addition to the Board," said Scott Koenig, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of MacroGenics. About MacroGenics, Inc. MacroGenics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company generates its pipeline of product candidates from its proprietary suite of next-generation antibody technology platforms, which it believes improve the performance of monoclonal antibodies and antibody-derived molecules. The company creates both differentiated molecules that are directed to novel cancer targets, as well as "bio-betters," which are drugs designed to improve upon marketed medicines. The combination of MacroGenics' technology platforms and antibody engineering expertise has allowed the company to generate promising product candidates and enter into several strategic collaborations with global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for the Company, including statements about the Company's strategy, future operations, clinical development of the Company's therapeutic candidates, milestone or opt-in payments from the Company's collaborators, the Company's anticipated milestones and future expectations and plans and prospects for the Company and other statements containing the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "target," "potential," "will," "would," "could," "should," "continue," and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: the uncertainties inherent in the initiation and enrollment of future clinical trials, expectations of expanding ongoing clinical trials, availability and timing of data from ongoing clinical trials, expectations for regulatory approvals, other matters that could affect the availability or commercial potential of the Company's product candidates and other risk factors described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company's views as of the date hereof. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company's views to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date hereof.
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