Antares Pharma to Report Second Quarter 2018 Financial and Operating Results

EWING, N.J., July 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Antares Pharma, Inc. ATRS today announced it will release its second quarter 2018 financial results and recent operating progress before the market opens on Tuesday, August 7, 2018.  Management will host a webcast and conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET (Eastern Time) on August 7, 2018 to discuss the results.

Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 1-888-254-3590 or 1-323-994-2093 and entering access code 4542618.  We encourage interested parties to dial into the conference call at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.  A replay of the conference call will be available from 11:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, through 11:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, September 6, 2018 by dialing 1-888-203-1112 or 1-719-457-0820 and entering the access code 4542618.  An audio webcast and archive of the conference call will also be available under the "For Investors" section of the Antares Website at www.antarespharma.com.

About Antares Pharma

Antares Pharma, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of self-administered parenteral pharmaceutical products using advanced drug delivery auto injection technology.  The Company has a portfolio of proprietary and partnered commercial products with several product candidates in advanced stages of development, as well as significant strategic alliances with industry leading pharmaceutical companies including Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (Teva) and AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  Antares Pharma's proprietary products include OTREXUP^® (methotrexate) injection for subcutaneous use and Sumatriptan Injection USP, which is distributed by Teva. The Company has developed an investigational new drug for testosterone replacement therapy called XYOSTED™, currently under active review at the FDA with a PDUFA date of September 29, 2018.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those described.  Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the Company's ability to resolve the deficiencies identified by the FDA in the Complete Response Letter for XYOSTED™, FDA approval of the Company's NDA for XYOSTED™ and future market acceptance and revenue for XYOSTED™; the future market acceptance and revenue from Makena^® subcutaneous auto injector; Teva's ability to successfully commercialize VIBEX^® Sumatriptan Injection USP and the amount of revenue from the same; continued growth of prescriptions and sales of OTREXUP^®;  successful completion of the transaction with Ferring International Center, S.A. and satisfaction of the various conditions in the Ferring asset purchase agreement and payment of the full purchase price;  the timing and results of the Company's or its partners' research projects or clinical trials of product candidates in development; actions by the FDA or other regulatory agencies with respect to the Company's products or product candidates of its partners; continued growth in product, development, licensing and royalty revenue; the Company's ability to obtain financial and other resources for its research, development, clinical, and commercial activities and other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, and involve predictions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, achievements or prospects to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or prospects expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as ''may'', ''will'', ''should'', ''would'', ''expect'', ''intend'', ''plan'', ''anticipate'', ''believe'', ''estimate'', ''predict'', ''potential'', ''seem'', ''seek'', ''future'', ''continue'', or ''appear'' or the negative of these terms or similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements is contained in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in the Company's other periodic reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company on the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release, except as required by law.

Contacts:
Jack Howarth
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
609-359-3016
jhowarth@antarespharma.com