GlobeNewswire Inc | Sep 16, 2020 08:00AM EDT

September 16, 2020

LONDON and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mereo BioPharma Group plc (NASDAQ: MREO, AIM: MPH), Mereo or the Company, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology and rare diseases, today announces that it will release interim financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2020 on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. EDT / 12:00 p.m. BST. Following the release of the financial results, Mereos management team will host a conference call beginning at 8:00 a.m. EDT / 1:00 p.m. BST on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 to discuss the results and provide a general corporate update.

Conference Call Details Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2020Time: 8:00 a.m. EDT / 1:00 p.m. BSTDial-in numbers: (866) 688-2942 (U.S.) or +1 (561) 569-9224 (U.K./International)Conference ID number: 9572439

A live and archived webcast may be accessed by visiting the Investors sections of the Companys website at https://www.mereobiopharma.com/investors/results-reports-and-presentations/. The archived webcast will remain available on the Company's website following the live call.

About Mereo BioPharmaMereo BioPharmais a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics that aim to improve outcomes for oncology and rare diseases. Mereo's lead oncology product candidate, etigilimab ("Anti-TIGIT"), has completed a Phase 1a dose escalation clinical trial in patients with advanced solid tumors and has been evaluated in a Phase 1b study in combination with nivolumab in select tumor types. Mereo's rare disease product portfolio consists of setrusumab, which has completed a Phase 2b dose-ranging study in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta ("OI"), as well as alvelestat, which is being investigated in a Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trial in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency ("AATD") and in a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial in COVID-19 respiratory disease.

Mereo BioPharma Contacts:

Mereo +44 (0)333 023 7300Denise Scots-Knight, Chief Executive Officer N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser and Broker toMereo +44 (0)20 7496 3081)Phil Davies Will Goode Burns McClellan (US Investor Relations Adviser +01 212 213 0006toMereo)Lisa Burns Steve Klass FTI Consulting (UK Public Relations Adviser to +44 (0)20 3727 1000Mereo)Simon Conway Ciara Martin Investors investors@mereobiopharma.com