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Rigel to Host Conference Call to Discuss Phase 2 Study Results of R788 in Lymphoma Presented at ASH

Date:12/3/2008

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced that members of Rigel's senior management team will host a conference call with simultaneous webcast on Sunday, December 7, 2008, at 4:00 p.m. PST, to discuss the results of Rigel's Phase 2 clinical trial of R788, an oral Syk kinase inhibitor, in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

To access the live call, please dial 800-561-2693 (domestic) or 617-614-3523 (international) 10 minutes prior to the start time and use the passcode 36883961. A replay of the call will be available, in webcast and podcast formats, at approximately 6:00 p.m. PST on December 7, 2008 through December 14, 2008. To access the replay, please dial 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and use the passcode 47095093. The conference call will also be webcast live and can be accessed from Rigel's website at http://www.rigel.com. Please connect to Rigel's website several minutes prior to the start of the live webcast to ensure adequate time for any software downloads that may be necessary.

In addition, Rigel will be participating in a plenary session during the 50th Annual American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting in San Francisco, California from December 6-9, 2008.

ASH Presentation Details

Plenary session: Sunday, December 7, 2008 - 2:40 p.m. PST

Title: 3 - Fostamatinib Disodium (FosD), An Oral Inhibitor of Syk, Is Well-Tolerated and Has Significant Clinical Activity in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) and Chronic Lymphoctytic Leukemia (SLL/CLL)

Location: Halls B and C (Moscone Center)

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