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Peregrine to Report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results After Market on July 14, 2010

June 30, 2010 at 8:00 AM EDT

TUSTIN, CA, Jun 30, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPHM), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and viral infections, today announced that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2010 on July 14, 2010 after market and will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. EDT (1:30 p.m. PDT). Peregrine's senior management will discuss financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 30, 2010 and will review its clinical development programs.

--  To listen to the live webcast or access the archived webcast available
    for 30 days, please visit: www.peregrineinc.com.


--  To listen to the conference call, please call (800) 967-7143 or (719)
    325-2490 and request the Peregrine Pharmaceuticals call or use
    passcode 4271573. A replay of the call will be available starting
    approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call through July
    21, 2010 by calling 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820 and using passcode
    4271573.

About Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company with a portfolio of innovative monoclonal antibodies in clinical trials for the treatment of cancer and serious viral infections. The company is pursuing multiple clinical programs in cancer and hepatitis C virus infection with its lead product candidate bavituximab and novel brain cancer agent Cotara(R). Peregrine also has in-house cGMP manufacturing capabilities through its wholly-owned subsidiary Avid Bioservices, Inc. (www.avidbio.com), which provides development and biomanufacturing services for both Peregrine and outside customers. Additional information about Peregrine can be found at www.peregrineinc.com.

Contact:
Amy Figueroa
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals
(800) 987-8256
info@peregrineinc.com


SOURCE: Peregrine Pharmaceuticals

mailto:info@peregrineinc.com

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