Seattle Genetics to Host Conference Call and Webcast Discussion of First Quarter 2015 Financial Results on April 30, 2015

BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Seattle Genetics, Inc. SGEN announced today that it will report its first quarter 2015 financial results on Thursday, April 30 after the close of financial markets. Following the announcement, company management will host a conference call and webcast discussion of the results and provide a general corporate update. Access to the event can be obtained as follows:

LIVE access on Thursday, April 30, 2015

1:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

• Telephone 888-438-5491 (domestic) or 719-457-2085 (international); conference ID 8057999
• Webcast available at www.seattlegenetics.com in the Investors and News section

REPLAY access

• Telephone replay will be available beginning at approximately 4:30 p.m. PT on Thursday, April 30, 2015 through 5:00 p.m. PT on Monday, May 4, 2015 by calling 888-203-1112 (domestic) or 719-457-0820 (international); conference ID 8057999
• Webcast replay will be available on the Seattle Genetics website at www.seattlegenetics.com in the Investors and News section

About Seattle Genetics

Seattle Genetics is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative antibody-based therapies for the treatment of cancer. Seattle Genetics is leading the field in developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), a technology designed to harness the targeting ability of antibodies to deliver cell-killing agents directly to cancer cells. The company's lead product, ADCETRIS^® (brentuximab vedotin) is an ADC that, in collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, has been approved for two indications in more than 50 countries, including the U.S., Canada, Japan and members of the European Union. Additionally, ADCETRIS is being evaluated broadly in more than 30 ongoing clinical trials. Seattle Genetics is also advancing a robust pipeline of clinical-stage programs, including SGN-CD19A, SGN-CD33A, SGN-LIV1A, SGN-CD70A, ASG-22ME, ASG-15ME and SEA-CD40. Seattle Genetics has collaborations for its ADC technology with a number of leading biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including AbbVie, Agensys (an affiliate of Astellas), Bayer, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer. More information can be found at www.seattlegenetics.com.