Summit Therapeutics PLC (Nasdaq: SMMT) to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, March 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What: 

Summit Therapeutics PLC (Nasdaq:SMMT), the drug discovery and development company advancing therapies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and C. difficile infection, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in celebration of its trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market today, March 5.

In honor of the occasion, Glyn Edwards, Chief Executive Officer will ring the Closing Bell. 

Where:

Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Thursday, March 5, 2015 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET   

Summit Therapeutics PLC Media Contact:
Richard Pye
+44 (0)1235 443 951
Richard.Pye@summitplc.com 

Nasdaq MarketSite:
Christine Barna
(646) 441-5310
Christine.Barna@nasdaq.com  

Feed Information:
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Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
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Webcast:

A webcast of the Nasdaq Closing Bell will be available at: https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx 

Photos: 

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About Summit Therapeutics PLC (Nasdaq:SMMT):

Summit is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization 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. Summit is already quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and trades under the ticker symbol “SUMM”.

About Nasdaq:

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,500 listed companies with a market value of over $9.1 trillion and more than 10,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit www.nasdaq.com/ambition or www.business.nasdaq.com.

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