SIGA to Discuss Second Quarter 2011 Results of Operations on August 1, 2011

July 12, 2011 at 8:00 AM EDT

NEW YORK, July 12, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SIGA Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGA), a company specializing in the development of pharmaceutical agents to fight lethal disease causing pathogens, announced today that it will report second quarter 2011 results on Monday, August 1, 2011.

Management will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss the results of operations and provide an update on recent business developments at 4:30 P.M. ET on Monday, August 1, 2011. Participants should call (866) 464-2450 (United States/Canada) or (973) 935-8859 (International) and request the SIGA call or provide confirmation code 82727289. A live broadcast of the call will be available on the Company's website at www.SIGA.com under the 'Events & Presentations' tab in the Investor Relations section.

A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the call and will be accessible until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, August 8, 2011. To listen to the replay, dial (855) 859-2056 (Domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (International) and enter the code 82727289. The webcast of the event will also be archived on the Company's website for one year under the 'Events & Presentations' tab in the Investor Relations section.

About SIGA Technologies, Inc.

SIGA Technologies is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development and commercialization of therapeutic solutions for some of the most lethal disease causing pathogens in the world - smallpox, Ebola, dengue, Lassa fever and other dangerous viruses. Our business is to discover, develop, manufacture and successfully commercialize drugs to prevent and treat these high priority threats. Our mission is to disarm dreaded viral diseases and create robust, modern biodefense countermeasures. For more information, please visit SIGA's web site at http://www.siga.com/.

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