Sarepta Therapeutics Announces Corporate Update and Report on Recent Data from Phase IIb Study of Eteplirsen for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--()--Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT), a developer of innovative RNA-targeted therapeutics, today announced that Edward Kaye, MD, Sarepta's interim chief executive officer and chief medical officer will provide a corporate update and report on recent data from the Phase IIb study of eteplirsen for Duchenne muscular dystrophy via a live webcast and conference call on October 1, 2015 at 7:00 AM EST. The update will be followed by a panel discussion with Duchenne muscular dystrophy experts Anne Connolly, MD; Eugenio Mercuri, MD, PhD; Jerry Mendell, MD; Perry Shieh, MD, PhD; and Steve Wilton, PhD, BSc.

Webcast and Conference Call

The presentation will be webcast live under the investor relations section of Sarepta's website at www.sarepta.com and will be archived there for 90 days. Please connect to Sarepta's website several minutes prior to the start of the broadcast to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be necessary.

The conference call may be accessed by dialing 877-727-3245 for US domestic callers and 530-379-4673 for international callers. The passcode for the call is 48471076. Please specify to the operator that you would like to join the "Sarepta Corporate Update and Report on Recent Data."

About Sarepta Therapeutics

Sarepta Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of unique RNA-targeted therapeutics for the treatment of rare, infectious and other diseases. The Company is primarily focused on rapidly advancing the development of its potentially disease-modifying DMD drug candidates, including its lead DMD product candidate, eteplirsen, designed to skip exon 51. Sarepta is also developing therapeutics for the treatment of infectious diseases, such as drug-resistant bacteria and other rare human diseases. For more information, please visit us at www.sarepta.com.

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