CELEBRATION, Fla., May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGS: ZVRA) (Zevra or the Company), a rare disease therapeutics company, today announced that Neil F. McFarlane, President and Chief Executive Officer of Zevra, will present at several upcoming investor events in May 2024. Additionally, management will be available for one-on-one meetings with registered attendees.

• Mr. McFarlane will present at The Citizens JMP Life Sciences Conference in New York, NY, on Tuesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. ET.
• Mr. McFarlane will present at the H.C. Wainwright 2^nd Annual BioConnect Investor Conference at the NASDAQ World Headquarters in New York, NY, on Monday, May 20, at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Mr. McFarlane and members of the Zevra management team will also attend and be available for one-on-one meetings at the Mizuho Neurosciences Summit in Boston, MA, on May 21.

Live webcasts can be accessed through the “Events & Presentations” section of Zevra’s website at investors.zevra.com.

About Zevra Therapeutics

Zevra Therapeutics is a rare disease company combining science, data, and patient needs to create transformational therapies for diseases with limited or no treatment options. Our mission is to bring life-changing therapeutics to people living with rare diseases. With unique, data-driven development and commercialization strategies, the Company is overcoming complex drug development challenges to make new therapies available to the rare disease community.

Expanded access programs are made available by Zevra Therapeutics and its affiliates and are subject to the Company's Expanded Access Program (EAP) policy as published on its website at HYPERLINK "www.zevra.com"www.zevra.com. Participation in these programs is subject to the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction under which each respective program is operated. Eligibility for participation in any such program is at the treating physician's discretion.
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This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts, including without limitation statements regarding upcoming events or Zevra’s participation at such events. Forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to Zevra and its current plans or expectations. They are subject to several known and unknown uncertainties, risks, and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These and other important factors are described in detail in the "Risk Factors" section of Zevra’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, Zevra’s quarterly report for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and Zevra’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure that such expectations will prove correct. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date after the date of this press release.

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Nichol Ochsner
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