Exelixis, Inc. Announces May 31 Webcast of Presentation at the Bank of America 2007 Health Care Conference

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exelixis, Inc. announced today that George Scangos, president and chief executive officer of Exelixis will present at the Bank of America 2007 Health Care Conference at 11:20 a.m. (PT) / 2:20 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, May 31, 2007. The presentation will be webcast and may be accessed in the Event Calendar page under Investors on the Exelixis website at http://www.exelixis.com.

About Exelixis

Exelixis, Inc. is a development-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases. The company is leveraging its fully integrated drug discovery platform to fuel the growth of its development pipeline, which is primarily focused on cancer. Currently, Exelixis' broad product pipeline includes investigational compounds in Phase II and Phase I clinical development for cancer and renal disease. Exelixis has established strategic corporate alliances with major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Genentech, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Sankyo. For more information, please visit the company's web site at http://www.exelixis.com.

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CONTACT: Investors, Charles Butler, Director, Investor Relations,+1-650-837-7277, cbutler@exelixis.com, or Media, Soleil Maxwell Harrison,Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, +1-650-837-7012,sharrison@exelixis.com, both of Exelixis, Inc.

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