Actelion to host Conference Call / Audiocast following the US FDA approval of Opsumit (macitentan) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd / Actelion to host Conference Call / Audiocast following the US FDA approval of Opsumit (macitentan) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Dear member of the investment community, Actelion Ltd will host a Conference Call / Audiocast on following the US FDA approval of Opsumit®  (macitentan) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension today, on Monday, 21 October 2013, at 14.00 CET / 13.00 BST / 08.00 a.m. EST. The company announced on the 18 October 2013 that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of  the orally available endothelin receptor antagonist Opsumit® (macitentan) 10 mg once daily for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) to delay disease progression. Date/Time: 21 October 2013 14.00 hrs - 15.00 hrs Basel (CET)   13.00 hrs - 14.00 hrs UK (BST)   08.00 a.m. - 09.00 a.m. US (EST) Conference Call Connect #: Dial-in participants should start calling the number below 10-15 minutes before the conference is due to start. Dial: Europe: +41 (0)44 580 00 74   UK: +44 (0)203 367 94 53 +1 866 907 59 23   US: Participant's mode: Listen-Only with possibility to open individual lines during Q&A session. Participants will be asked for their Name and Company. Audiocast Access: Audiocast participants should visit the Actelion website www.actelion.com 10-15 minutes before the conference is due to start. Participant's mode: Listen only Audiocast Replay: The archived Investor Audiocast will be available for replay through http://www.actelion.com approximately 60 minutes after the call has ended. For further information please contact: Roland Haefeli Senior Vice President, Head of Investor Relations & Public Affairs +41 61 565 62 62 +1 646 737 49 72 http://www.actelion.com Invitation PDF: http://hugin.info/131801/R/1736798/582120.pdf This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1736798]