Summit Therapeutics to Present at the Biotech Showcase

Summit Therapeutics plc

("Summit", or the "Company")

SUMMIT THERAPEUTICS TO PRESENT AT THE BIOTECH SHOWCASE 

Oxford, UK, 9 January 2018 - Summit Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: SMMT, AIM: SUMM), the drug discovery and development company advancing therapies for rare diseases and infectious diseases, announces that it will present at the Biotech Showcase(TM), taking place 8-10 January in San Francisco, CA, US. The presentation will take place today, 9 January, at 4:00pm PST.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available through the Investors section on the Company's website, www.summitplc.com. A replay of the webcast will be available from the same location soon after the live presentation.

About Summit Therapeutics

Summit is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialisation 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. Further information is available at www.summitplc.com and Summit can be followed on Twitter (@summitplc).

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