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PDL BioPharma Announces Webcasts of First Quarter 2006 Financial Results Conference Call on May 2 and First Annual Business Update on May 5

    FREMONT, Calif., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PDL BioPharma, Inc.
(PDL) (Nasdaq: PDLI) today announced that it will host live webcasts in
conjunction with the release of the company's first quarter 2006 financial
results on May 2 and its First Annual Business Update for the financial
community on May 5. The Business Update will include a review of PDL's
three marketed products and future commercial opportunities.
    First Quarter Financial Results
    Financial results for PDL's first quarter ended March 31, 2006 will be
released following the close of the U.S. financial markets on Tuesday, May
2, 2006. PDL will hold a conference call to discuss these financial
results, its commercial and clinical activities and its forward-looking
information and guidance with respect to future results at 4:30 p.m.
Eastern time on May 2, 2006. Participants on the call will include Mark
McDade, Chief Executive Officer; Andrew Guggenhime, Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer; and Dr. Steven Benner, Senior Vice President
and Chief Medical Officer.
    A live webcast of the conference call will be available through the PDL
website: http://www.pdl.com. Please access the website 15 minutes prior to the
start of the live webcast to allow time for any software download that may
be needed to hear the webcast. A replay of the webcast will be available on
the company's website approximately one hour after the conclusion of the
call and will remain available for approximately 12 months after the call.
An audio replay will also be available by telephone from approximately 6:30
p.m. Eastern time on May 2, 2006 through 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on May 9,
2006. To access the replay, dial 888-203-1112 from inside the United States
and 719-457-0820 from outside the United States; enter conference ID number
6164043.
    Financial and other information to be discussed in the call will be
available in the "Investors" section of PDL's website immediately prior to
the commencement of the call.
    First Annual Business Update
    PDL BioPharma will also conduct a live webcast of its First Annual
Business Update for the financial community to be held in New York City on
Friday, May 5. A live webcast of the Business Update will be available at
the PDL website, http://www.pdl.com, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time and is
expected to conclude by 10:45 a.m. A replay, including the presentation
materials, will be available on the company's website approximately one
hour after completion of the live webcast and will remain available for
approximately 12 months after the webcast.
    Participants from the company will include Mark McDade, Chief Executive
Officer; David Iwanicki, Vice President, Sales and Sales Operations; Jaisim
Shah, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Business Affairs; and John Gill,
Senior Director, North American Marketing. They will provide a sales and
marketing review of PDL's three currently marketed products and a summary
of future commercial opportunities. Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer Andrew Guggenhime and other members of management will be
available for questions.
    The Business Update will also include presentations by leading
physicians in the areas of neurology, cardiology and oncology/transplant
who will discuss the use of PDL's marketed products in the acute-care
hospital market.
    About PDL BioPharma
    PDL BioPharma, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on
discovering, developing and commercializing innovative therapies for severe
or life-threatening illnesses. The company currently markets and sells a
portfolio of leading products in the acute-care hospital setting in the
United States and Canada and generates royalties through licensing
agreements with top-tier biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies based
on its pioneering antibody humanization technology. Currently, PDL
BioPharma's diverse late-stage product pipeline includes six
investigational compounds in Phase 2 or Phase 3 clinical development for
hepatorenal syndrome, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular
disorders and cancer. Further information on PDL BioPharma is available at
http://www.pdl.com.
    NOTE: PDL BioPharma and the PDL BioPharma logo are considered
trademarks of PDL BioPharma, Inc.


SOURCE PDL BioPharma, Inc.




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