Summit Therapeutics to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

Summit Therapeutics plc 
(‘Summit’ or the ‘Company’)

Summit Therapeutics to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

Oxford, UK, and Cambridge, MA, US, 4 September 2019 – Summit Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: SMMT, AIM: SUMM), a leader in new mechanism antibiotic innovation, announces that management will participate in several upcoming investor conferences taking place in New York City.

• 9 September 2019 – Janney Healthcare Conference
• 10 September 2019 – H.C. Wainwright 21^st Annual Global Investment Conference, presentation at 12:05pm EDT
• 23-24 September 2019 – Oppenheimer Fall Summit

A live webcast of the H.C. Wainwright presentation will be available in the Investors section of the Company's website, www.summitplc.com. A replay of the webcast will be available from the same location soon after the live presentation. There will be no podium presentations at the Janney and Oppenheimer conferences.

About Summit Therapeutics
Summit Therapeutics is a leader in antibiotic innovation. Our new mechanism antibiotics are designed to become the new standards of care for the benefit of patients and create value for payors and healthcare providers. We are currently developing new mechanism antibiotics for infections caused by C. difficile, N. gonorrhoeae and Enterobacteriaceae and are using our proprietary Discuva Platform to expand our pipeline. For more information, visit www.summitplc.com and follow us on Twitter @summitplc.

Contacts

Summit
Glyn Edwards / Richard Pye (UK office)	Tel:	44 (0)1235 443 951
Michelle Avery (US office)		+1 617 225 4455
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated Adviser)	Tel:	+44 (0)20 7213 0880
Liam Murray / Tony Rawlinson
N+1 Singer (Joint Broker)	Tel:	+44 (0)20 7496 3000
Aubrey Powell / Jen Boorer, Corporate Finance Tom Salvesen, Corporate Broking
Bryan Garnier & Co Limited (Joint Broker)	Tel:	+44 (0)20 7332 2500
Phil Walker / Dominic Wilson
MSL Group (US)	Tel:	+1 781 684 6557
Jon Siegal		summit@mslgroup.com
Consilium Strategic Communications (UK)	Tel:	+44 (0)20 3709 5700
Mary-Jane Elliott / Sue Stuart / Sukaina Virji		summit@consilium-comms.com
Lindsey Neville

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