PDL BioPharma to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., Nov. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (NASDAQ: PDLI) today announced that John P. McLaughlin, the company's president and chief executive officer, will present at the following upcoming conferences.

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Credit Suisse 2013 Healthcare Conference
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
10:30 a.m. MST (12:30 p.m. EST)
Phoenix, Arizona

Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare Conference
Thursday, November 21, 2013
10:40 a.m. GMT (5:40 a.m. EST)
London, U.K.

To access the live and subsequently archived webcasts of the presentations, go to the Company's website at http://www.pdl.com and go to "Events and Presentations." Please connect to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to allow for any software download that may be necessary. The archived webcast will be available for seven days following each presentation.

About PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDL BioPharma manages a portfolio of patents and royalty assets, consisting primarily of its Queen et al. antibody humanization patents and license agreements with various biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. PDL pioneered the humanization of monoclonal antibodies and, by doing so, enabled the discovery of a new generation of targeted treatments for cancer and immunologic diseases for which it receives significant royalty revenue. PDL is currently focused on intellectual property asset management, investing in new income generating assets, and maximizing value for its shareholders.

The company was formerly known as Protein Design Labs, Inc. and changed its name to PDL BioPharma, Inc. in 2006. PDL was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada.

In 2011, PDL initiated a strategy to bring in new income generating assets from the healthcare sector. To accomplish this goal, PDL seeks to provide non-dilutive growth capital and financing solutions to late stage public and private healthcare companies and offers immediate financial monetization of royalty streams to companies, academic institutions, and inventors. PDL successfully executed on this strategy by deploying over $125 million in 2012 and continues to pursue this strategic initiative. PDL is focused on the quality of the income generating assets and potential returns on investment.  

For more information, please visit www.pdl.com.

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