Alexza to Report 2013 First Quarter Financial Results on Thursday, May 9, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) will report results for its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013 on Thursday, May 9, 2013, following the close of the U.S. financial markets.  The Company will also host an investor conference call and live webcast on the same day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to provide a company update and discuss the financial results. 

To access the conference call and webcast via the Internet, go to www.alexza.com, under the "Investor Relations" link.  Please join the call at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to ensure time for any software downloads that may be required.  Interested parties may also pre-register at https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PGMFTRGGW.

To access the live conference call, dial 888-680-0865 (domestic) or +1-617-213-4853 (international).  The reference number to enter the call is 11579408.

The replay of the conference call may be accessed at www.alexza.com under the "Investor Relations" link, or by dialing 888-286-8010 (domestic) or +1-617-801-6888 (international).  The reference number for the replay of the call is 72153700.  A replay of the call will be available for two months following the event.

About Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Alexza Pharmaceuticals is focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel, proprietary products for the acute treatment of central nervous system conditions, including agitation, acute repetitive seizures and insomnia.  Alexza's products are based on the Staccato^® system, a hand-held inhaler that is designed to deliver a drug aerosol to the deep lung, providing rapid systemic delivery and therapeutic onset with ease and convenience for patients. 

ADASUVE^® (Staccato loxapine) is Alexza's first product, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December 2012 and by the European Medicines Agency in February 2013.  Grupo Ferrer Internacional, S.A. is Alexza's commercial partner for ADASUVE in Europe, Latin America, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States countries.  The commercial launch of ADASUVE is projected for the third quarter 2013 in the U.S. and Europe.

For more information about Alexza, the Staccato system technology or the Company's development programs, please visit www.alexza.com.  For more information about ADASUVE, please visit www.adasuve.com. 

ADASUVE^® and Staccato^® are registered trademarks of Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Safe Harbor Statement
The anticipated news release and conference call will contain forward-looking statements that involve significant risks and uncertainties. Any statement describing the Company's expectations or beliefs is a forward-looking statement, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, particularly those inherent in the process of developing and commercializing drugs, including the ability for Alexza and Ferrer to effectively and profitably commercialize ADASUVE, the timing of the projected commercialization of ADASUVE, the adequacy of the Company's capital to support the Company's operations, and the Company's ability to raise additional funds and the potential terms of such potential financings. The Company's forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they prove incorrect, would cause its results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These and other risks concerning Alexza's business are described in additional detail in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the Company's other Periodic and Current Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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