SAN DIEGO, April 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OREX) will announce corporate and financial results for the first quarter 2017 on Tuesday, May 9^th after the market closes. Following the announcement, Orexigen will provide a business update and discuss the financial results in a live webcast and conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time).

The live call may be accessed by phone by calling (800) 708-4540 (domestic) or (847) 619-6397 (international), participant code 44748374. The webcast can be accessed live on the "Investors" section of the Orexigen web site at www.orexigen.com, and will be archived for 14 days following the call.

Orexigen Contact:

Jason Keyes
Chief Financial Officer
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.
+1-858-875-8600
jkeyes@orexigen.com

Media Contact:
Erika Hackmann
Y&R
+1-917-538-3375
erika.hackmann@yr.com

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