Corcept Therapeutics to Announce First Quarter 2013 Financial Results and Host Conference Call

  Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CORT) today announced it will report first quarter 2013 financial results on May 2, 2013. The Company will host a conference call that day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time).

Conference Call Information

To participate, dial 1-888-771-4371 from the United States or 1-847-585-4405 internationally approximately 10 minutes before the start of the call. The passcode is 34774024.

A replay will be available through May 16, 2013 at 1-888-843-7419 from the United States and [phone] internationally. The passcode is 34774024.

About Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated

Corcept is a pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of severe metabolic and psychiatric disorders. In April 2012, Corcept began offering its first product, Korlym® (mifepristone) 300 mg Tablets, a first-generation GR-II antagonist, as a once-daily oral treatment of hyperglycemia secondary to endogenous Cushing's syndrome in adult patients who have type 2 diabetes mellitus or glucose intolerance and have failed surgery or are not candidates for surgery.

The company has a phase 3 trial underway for mifepristone for treatment of the psychotic features of psychotic depression and a portfolio of selective GR-II antagonists that block the effects of cortisol but not progesterone. It owns extensive intellectual property covering the use of GR-II antagonists, including mifepristone, in the treatment of a wide variety of metabolic and psychiatric disorders. It also holds composition of matter patents for its selective GR-II antagonists.

CONTACT: Charles Robb Chief Financial Officer Corcept Therapeutics 650-688-8783 Email Contact www.corcept.com