Cytokinetics to Announce First Quarter Results on April 30, 2015

South San Francisco, CA., April 16, 2015, - Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) announced today that it is scheduled to report first quarter results on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Following the announcement, Cytokinetics' senior management will host a conference call at 4:30 PM Eastern Time to discuss operational and financial results and the company's outlook for the future.

The conference call will be simultaneously webcast and can be accessed from the homepage and in the Investor Relations section of Cytokinetics' website at www.cytokinetics.com. The live audio of the conference call can also be accessed by telephone by dialing either (866) 999-CYTK (2985) (United States and Canada) or [phone] (international) and typing in the passcode 34463154.

An archived replay of the webcast will be available via Cytokinetics' website until April 30, 2015.  The replay will also be available via telephone by dialing [phone] (United States and Canada) or [phone] (international) and typing in the passcode 34463154 from April 30, 2015 at 5:30 PM Eastern Time until May 7, 2015.

About Cytokinetics

Cytokinetics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics that modulate muscle function for the potential treatment of serious diseases and medical conditions. Cytokinetics is developing tirasemtiv, a fast skeletal muscle activator, as a potential treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Tirasemtiv has been granted orphan drug designation and fast track status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and orphan medicinal product designation by the European Medicines Agency for the potential treatment of ALS. Cytokinetics is collaborating with Amgen Inc. to develop omecamtiv mecarbil, a cardiac muscle activator, for the potential treatment of heart failure. Cytokinetics is collaborating with Astellas Pharma Inc. to develop CK-2127107, a fast skeletal muscle activator, for the potential treatment of spinal muscular atrophy. Amgen holds an exclusive license worldwide to develop and commercialize omecamtiv mecarbil and Astellas holds an exclusive license worldwide to develop and commercialize CK-2127107. Both licenses are subject to Cytokinetics' specified development and commercialization participation rights. All of these drug candidates have arisen from Cytokinetics' muscle biology focused research activities and are directed towards the cytoskeleton. The cytoskeleton is a complex biological infrastructure that plays a fundamental role within every human cell. Additional information about Cytokinetics can be obtained at http://www.cytokinetics.com/.