Arrowhead to Host Analyst Day to Discuss New Rare Liver Disease Candidate

PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ARWR), a biopharmaceutical

company developing targeted RNAi therapeutics, today announced that it

will host an analyst day on June 19, 2014 at 12:30 p.m. EDT to discuss

its next RNAi-based clinical candidate which targets a rare liver

disease. A live webcast of the presentation and archive will be

available on the Company’s website at www.arrowheadresearch.com.

To access an audio only live presentation, dial 844-825-4406 toll free

from the U.S. or 315-625-3230 for international callers and enter

Conference ID 54600551.

During the event, a panel of disease area key opinion leaders will

present information about the pathophysiology, patient populations, and

current treatments for the disease. In addition, Arrowhead’s management

will present nonclinical data and provide anticipated timelines for

further development of the candidate.

About Arrowhead Research Corporation

Arrowhead Research Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company developing

targeted RNAi therapeutics. The company is leveraging its proprietary

drug delivery technologies to develop targeted drugs based on the RNA

interference mechanism that efficiently silences disease-causing genes.

Arrowhead technologies also enable partners to create peptide-drug

conjugates that specifically home to cell types of interest while

sparing off-target tissues. Arrowhead’s pipeline includes clinical

programs in chronic hepatitis B virus and partner-based programs in

obesity and oncology.

For more information please visit http://www.arrowheadresearch.com,

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Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon our

current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. Our actual

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forward-looking statements as a result of various factors and

uncertainties, including our ability to finance our operations, the

future success of our scientific studies, our ability to successfully

develop drug candidates, the timing for starting and completing clinical

trials, rapid technological change in our markets, and the enforcement

of our intellectual property rights. Arrowhead Research Corporation’s

most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports

on Form 10-Q discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect

our business, results of operations and financial condition. We assume

no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect

new events or circumstances.

Arrowhead Research Corporation
Vince Anzalone, CFA
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