Takeda to Hold Investor Call on January 29 During World Conference on Lung Cancer

January 19, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan, January 19, 2021 – Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced that it will hold an investor call and webcast on Friday, January 29, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. ET / Saturday, January 30, at 7:00 a.m. JST. Teresa Bitetti, President, Global Oncology Business Unit, and Chris Arendt, Head, Oncology Therapeutic Area Unit, will provide an update on the mobocertinib clinical program, including the Phase 1/2 data being presented at the 2020 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC). The call will be followed by a Q&A session.

Please contact [email protected] for further details. Presentation slides and an archived replay of the webcast will be available at https://www.takeda.com/investors/reports/ir-events/.

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Takeda’s Commitment to Oncology

Our core R&D mission is to deliver novel medicines to patients with cancer worldwide through our commitment to science, breakthrough innovation and passion for improving the lives of patients. Whether it’s with our hematology therapies, our robust pipeline, or solid tumor medicines, we aim to stay both innovative and competitive to bring patients the treatments they need. For more information, visit www.takedaoncology.com.

About Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) is a global, values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader headquartered in Japan, committed to bringing Better Health and a Brighter Future to patients by translating science into highly innovative medicines. Takeda focuses its R&D efforts on four therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Diseases, Neuroscience, and Gastroenterology (GI). We also make targeted R&D investments in Plasma-Derived Therapies and Vaccines. We are focusing on developing highly innovative medicines that contribute to making a difference in people's lives by advancing the frontier of new treatment options and leveraging our enhanced, collaborative R&D engine and capabilities to create a robust, modality-diverse pipeline. Our employees are committed to improving quality of life for patients and to working with our partners in health care in approximately 80 countries.

For more information, visit https://www.takeda.com.

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