PLRX Pliant Therapeutics Inc

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company and leader in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic diseases, today announced participation in the following December investor events.

• Evercore 7th Annual HealthCONx Conference Members of Pliant’s senior management will meet with investors on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
• Citi 2024 Global Healthcare Conference Members of Pliant’s senior management will meet with investors on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
• Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference Bernard Coulie, M.D., Ph.D. Pliant’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Keith Cummings, M.D., Pliant’s Chief Financial Officer, and Éric Lefebvre, M.D., Pliant’s Chief Medical Officer, will participate in a fireside chat on Thursday, November 5, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
• Oppenheimer Movers in Rare Disease Summit Keith Cummings, M.D., and Éric Lefebvre, M.D., will participate in the panel discussion “Differentiated Approaches for Pulmonary Diseases” on Thursday, December 12, 2024, as part of an invitation-only event hosted by Oppenheimer.

Interested parties may access the live webcast of the Piper Sandler fireside chat by visiting the Investor Relations’ Events & Presentation page of Pliant’s website. The webcast replay will be archived on the Pliant website for 30 days following the conclusion of the event.

About Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.

Pliant Therapeutics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company and leader in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic diseases. Pliant's lead product candidate, bexotegrast (PLN-74809), is an oral, small molecule, dual selective inhibitor of αvß6 and αvß1 integrins that is in development in the lead indications for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, and primary sclerosing cholangitis, or PSC. Bexotegrast has received Fast Track Designation and Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in IPF and PSC and Orphan Drug Designation from the European Medicines Agency in IPF and PSC. Pliant has initiated BEACON-IPF, an adaptive Phase 2b/3 trial of bexotegrast in IPF. Pliant is conducting a Phase 1 study for its third clinical program, PLN-101095, a small molecule, dual-selective inhibitor of αvß8 and αvß1 integrins, that is being developed for the treatment of solid tumors. In addition, Pliant has received regulatory clearance for the conduct of a Phase 1 study of PLN-101325, a monoclonal antibody agonist of integrin α7β1 targeting muscular dystrophies.

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Investor and Media Contact:

Christopher KeenanVice President, Investor Relations and Corporate CommunicationsPliant Therapeutics, Inc.ir@pliantrx.com