GlobeNewswire Inc | Jan 5, 2021 04:05PM EST

January 05, 2021

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exagen Inc.(Nasdaq: XGN),an organization dedicated to transforming the care continuum for patients suffering from autoimmune diseases, announced today that company management will participate in the 2021 ICR Conference, which takes place January 11-14, 2021. Ron Rocca, Exagens President and Chief Executive Officer, and Kamal Adawi, Exagens Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a virtual fireside chat on Thursday, January 14 at 11:30 AM ET, which is accessible to conference attendees. Management will also be participating in one-on-one meetings with investors during the event; meetings can be requested through the ICR Conference site.

AboutExagen Inc.

Exagen is dedicated to transforming the care continuum for patients suffering from debilitating and chronic autoimmune diseases by enabling timely differential diagnosis and optimizing therapeutic intervention. Exagen has developed and is commercializing a portfolio of innovative testing products under its AVISE brand, several of which are based on our proprietary Cell-Bound Complement Activation Products, or CB-CAPs, technology. Exagens goal is to enable providers to improve care for patients through the differential diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of complex autoimmune and autoimmune related diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. For further information, please visit www.exagen.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Exagencautions you that statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the companys current beliefs and expectations. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation byExagenthat any of its plans will be achieved. Actual results may differ from those set forth in this press release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in Exagens business, including, without limitation: the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, including as a result of shutdowns of our facilities and operations as well as those of our suppliers and courier services, impeding patient movement and interruptions to healthcare services causing a decrease in test volumes, disruptions to the supply chain of material needed for our tests, our sales and commercialization activities and our ability to receive specimens and perform or deliver the results from our tests, delays in reimbursement and coverage decisions from Medicare and third-party payors and in interactions with regulatory authorities, and delays in ongoing and planned clinical trials involving our tests; the companys commercial success depends upon attaining and maintaining significant market acceptance of its testing products and promoted therapeutics among rheumatologists, patients, third-party payers and others in the medical community; the companys ability to successfully execute on its Dx/Rx strategy, including its promotion efforts for SIMPONI; third party payers not providing coverage and adequate reimbursement for the companys testing products or promoted therapeutics; the companys ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for its testing products; regulatory developments affecting the companys business; and other risks described in the companys prior press releases and the Companys filings with theSecurities and Exchange Commission(SEC), including under the heading Risk Factors in the companys Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent filings with theSEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, andExagenundertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, which is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

InvestorsWestwicke PartnersMike CavanaughMike.Cavanaugh@westwicke.com646.677.1838

CompanyExagen Inc.Kamal Adawi, Chief Financial Officerkadawi@exagen.com760.477.5514