Amylin Pharmaceuticals to Present at Goldman Sachs 32nd Annual Global Healthcare Conference and Jefferies Global Life Sciences Conference

SAN DIEGO, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs 32nd Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at 12:20 p.m. ET / 9:20 a.m. PT in Palos Verdes, California and at the Jeffries Global Life Sciences Conference on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. ET / 7:00 a.m. PT in New York.  Daniel M. Bradbury, president and chief executive officer of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, will provide a corporate overview at the Goldman Sachs conference.  Mark Foletta, senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer of Amylin, will provide a corporate overview at the Jeffries conference.

The presentations will be webcast live through the "Investors" section of Amylin's corporate website at www.amylin.com, and the recordings will be made available on the website following the events. To access the live webcasts, please log on to Amylin's website approximately fifteen minutes prior to the presentations to register and download any necessary audio software.

About Amylin Pharmaceuticals

Amylin Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving lives of patients through the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative medicines. Amylin has developed and gained approval for two first-in-class medicines for diabetes, SYMLIN® (pramlintide acetate) injection and BYETTA® (exenatide) injection. Amylin's research and development activities leverage the Company's expertise in metabolism to develop potential therapies to treat diabetes and obesity. Amylin is headquartered in San Diego, California. Further information about Amylin Pharmaceuticals is available at www.amylin.com.

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