argenx SE

Report Publication Announcement • Feb 28, 2017

argenx to Present at Cowen & Co 37th Annual Health Care conference

Breda, the Netherlands / Ghent, Belgium- argenx (Euronext Brussels: ARGX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a deep pipeline of differentiated antibody-based therapies for the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases and cancer, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer Tim Van Hauwermeiren Chief Executive Officer, will present a company overview at the Cowen & Co. 37th Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. ET at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.

About argenx

argenx is a clinical-stage biotechnology company with a deep pipeline of differentiated antibody-based therapies intended for the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases and cancer. We are focused on developing product candidates that are either first-in-class against novel targets or best-in-class against known, but complex, targets to treat diseases with a significant unmet medical need. Our ability to execute on this focus is enabled by our suite of differentiated technologies. Our SIMPLE AntibodyTM Platform, based on the powerful llama immune system, allows us to exploit novel and complex targets, and our three antibody engineering technologies enable us to expand the therapeutic index of our product candidates.

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For further information, please contact:

Joke Comijn, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Manager +32 (0)477 77 29 44 +32 (0)9 310 34 19 info@argenx.com

Beth DelGiacco (US IR) Stern Investor Relations +1 212 362 1200 beth@sternir.com

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