OSLO, NORWAY--(Marketwire - Mar 19, 2013) - Algeta ASA (OSE: ALGETA), a company focused on the development of novel targeted cancer therapeutics, announces its Annual General Meeting 2013:

Algeta's Annual General Meeting will be held on 11 April 2013 at 16:00 hours (CET) at the offices of Algeta ASA at Kjelsåsveien 172A, Oslo, Norway.

Please find attached the Notice of Algeta ASA's Annual General Meeting, proposed amended charter for the nomination committee, and attendance slip and proxy form. These are, together with the annual report, also available on www.algeta.com in the Investor section.

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About Algeta

Algeta is a company focused on developing novel targeted therapies for patients with cancer based on its alpha-pharmaceutical platform. The Company is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and has a US subsidiary, Algeta US, LLC, based in Cambridge, MA performing commercial marketing operations in the US. Algeta is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (Ticker: ALGETA). For more information please visit www.algeta.com.

Notice of Attendance of Annual General Meeting in Algeta ASA: http://hugin.info/134655/R/1686069/552595.pdf

Attendance and proxy form: http://hugin.info/134655/R/1686069/552597.pdf

Proposed amended charter for the Nomination Committee: http://hugin.info/134655/R/1686069/552596.pdf

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