DUBLIN, Feb. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced that the company will be webcasting its corporate presentations at two upcoming investor conferences. 

• Cowen and Company 34th Annual Healthcare Conference in Boston, MA on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. EST / 1:00 p.m. GMT.  Matt Young, senior vice president, corporate development, will provide an overview of the company and a business and financial update.  The company recently announced that Mr. Young will be assuming the role of chief financial officer effective March 9, 2014.
• Barclays Global Healthcare Conference in Miami, FL on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. EDT / 12:30 p.m. GMT.  Bruce Cozadd, chairman and chief executive officer, will provide an overview of the company and a business and financial update.

A live audio webcast of each presentation may be accessed from the Investors section of the Jazz Pharmaceuticals website at www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com. Please connect to the website prior to the start of the presentation to ensure adequate time for any software downloads that may be necessary to listen to the webcast.

An archive of the webcast will be available for at least one week following the presentation on the Investors section of the company's website at www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com.

About Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients' lives by identifying, developing and commercializing differentiated products that address unmet medical needs.  The company has a diverse portfolio of products and/or product candidates in the areas of sleep, hematology/oncology, pain and psychiatry.  The company's U.S. marketed products in these areas include: Xyrem® (sodium oxybate) oral solution, Erwinaze® (asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi), Prialt® (ziconotide) intrathecal infusion, Versacloz™ (clozapine) oral suspension, FazaClo® (clozapine, USP) HD and FazaClo LD.  Jazz Pharmaceuticals also has a number of products marketed outside the U.S. and expects to launch Defitelio® (defibrotide) in selected countries in the European Union during 2014.  For further information, see www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to the expected launch of Defitelio in the European Union and the timing thereof, and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on Jazz Pharmaceuticals' current expectations and inherently involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with the company's ability to successfully launch and commercialize Defitelio in a timely manner; the company's ability to successfully manage the risks associated with integrating Defitelio into the company's product portfolio; and other risks detailed from time to time under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports (Commission File No. 001-33500), including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. Jazz Pharmaceuticals undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new information, future events or changes in its expectations.

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