WARMINSTER, Pa., Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (Nasdaq: ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on discovering, developing and commercializing a cure for people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, as well as therapies to treat coronaviruses (including COVID-19), today announced that the Company will participate in a fireside chat at the Wedbush PacGrow Healthcare Virtual Conference on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 4:05 PM ET.

Arbutus Fireside Chat Presenters:

William Collier, President and CEO; Dr. Michael Sofia, Chief Scientific Officer; Dr. Gaston Picchio, Chief Development Officer; and David Hastings, Chief Financial Officer.

A live webcast of the fireside chat can be accessed through the Investors section of Arbutus’ website at

www.arbutusbio.com

or directly at

Live Webcast

. An archived replay of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website after the conference.

About Arbutus

Arbutus Biopharma Corporation is a publicly traded (Nasdaq: ABUS) biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on discovering, developing and commercializing a cure for people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The Company is advancing multiple product candidates with distinct mechanisms of action that it believes have the potential to provide a new curative regimen for chronic HBV infection. Arbutus has also initiated a drug discovery and development effort for treating coronaviruses (including COVID-19). For more information, visit

www.arbutusbio.com

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Contact Information

Investors and Media

William H. Collier

President and CEO

Phone: 267-469-0914

Email:

[email protected]

Pam Murphy

Investor Relations Consultant

Phone: 267-469-0914

Email:

[email protected]