Verona Pharma Announces November 2020 Virtual Investor Conference Participation

Verona Pharma plc (Nasdaq: VRNA) (“Verona Pharma”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, announces that David Zaccardelli, Chief Executive Officer and President, will present a company overview at the following virtual investor conferences in November 2020:

Stifel 2020 Virtual Healthcare ConferenceDate: Monday, November 16Time: 4:00 PM ET / 9:00 PM GMT

Jefferies Virtual London Healthcare ConferenceDate: Tuesday, November 17Time: 10:50 AM ET / 3:50 PM GMT

Live webcasts of the events will be available on the Events and Presentations link on the Investors page of the Company’s website, www.veronapharma.com, and an audio replay will be available there for 30 days.

Verona Pharma plc	Tel: [phone]
Victoria Stewart, Director of Communications	[e-mail]
Argot Partners (US Investor Enquiries)	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]
Kimberly Minarovich / Michael Barron
Optimum Strategic Communications (European Media and Investor Enquiries)	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]
Mary Clark / Eva Haas / Shabnam Bashir

About Verona Pharma

Verona Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for the treatment of respiratory diseases with significant unmet medical needs. If successfully developed and approved, Verona Pharma’s product candidate, ensifentrine, has the potential to be the first therapy for the treatment of respiratory diseases that combines bronchodilator and anti-inflammatory activities in one compound. The Company is evaluating nebulized ensifentrine in its Phase 3 clinical program ENHANCE ("Ensifentrine as a Novel inHAled Nebulized COPD thErapy") for COPD maintenance treatment. The Company raised gross proceeds of $200 million through a private placement in July 2020 and expects the funds to support its operations and Phase 3 clinical program into 2023. Two additional formulations of ensifentrine are currently in Phase 2 development for the treatment of COPD: dry powder inhaler ("DPI") and pressurized metered-dose inhaler ("pMDI"). Ensifentrine is being evaluated in a pilot clinical study in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and has potential applications in cystic fibrosis, asthma and other respiratory diseases. For more information, please visit  www.veronapharma.com.

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