Summit Therapeutics to Present at 15th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference

Summit Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ:SMMT) (AIM:SUMM), the drug discovery and development company advancing therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Clostridium difficile infection, announces that Mr Glyn Edwards, Chief Executive Officer, will present at Needham & Company’s 15th Annual Healthcare Conference, 13 April 2016 at 11:20am EDT in New York City.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available through the Investors section on the Company’s website, www.summitplc.com. A replay of the webcast will be available soon after the live presentation.

About Summit Therapeutics Summit is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialisation of novel medicines for indications for which there are no existing or only inadequate therapies. Summit is conducting clinical programs focused on the genetic disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and the infectious disease, Clostridium difficile infection. Further information is available at www.summitplc.com and Summit can be followed on Twitter (@summitplc).

For more information, please contact:

Summit
Glyn Edwards / Richard Pye (UK office)	Tel: [phone]
Erik Ostrowski / Michelle Avery (US office)	[phone]
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP
(Nominated Adviser)
Liam Murray / Tony Rawlinson	Tel: [phone]
N+1 Singer
(Broker)
Aubrey Powell / Jen Boorer	Tel: [phone]
Peckwater PR
(Financial public relations, UK)	Tel: [phone]
Tarquin Edwards	[e-mail]
MacDougall Biomedical Communications
(US media contact)	Tel: [phone]
Chris Erdman	[e-mail]

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