Precision BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTIL), a clinical stage biotechnology company using its ARCUS^® genome editing platform to develop allogeneic CAR T and in vivo gene editing therapies, today announced that Derek Jantz, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder, will present at the Jefferies Virtual Gene Therapy/Gene Editing Summit, being held October 27-28, 2021.

Details for the fireside chat are below:

Jefferies Virtual Gene Therapy/Gene Editing Summit

Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Time: 1:30 to 1:55 ET PM

The Company expects to report that a balance of cash and cash equivalents is approximately $160.5 million as of September 30, 2021. The Company continues to expect that existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund planned operations into 2023.

A live webcast of the fireside chat will be accessible on the Company’s website in the Investors section under Events & Presentations: https://investor.precisionbiosciences.com/events-and-presentations. An archived replay of the webcast will be available for approximately 30 days.

About Precision BioSciences, Inc.

Precision BioSciences, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company dedicated to improving life (DTIL) with its novel and proprietary ARCUS^® genome editing platform. ARCUS is a highly specific and versatile genome editing platform that was designed with therapeutic safety, delivery, and control in mind. Using ARCUS, the Company’s pipeline consists of multiple “off-the-shelf” CAR T immunotherapy clinical candidates and several in vivo gene correction therapy candidates to cure genetic and infectious diseases where no adequate treatments exist. For more information about Precision BioSciences please visit www.precisionbiosciences.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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