Aeterna Zentaris to Announce First Quarter 2014 Financial and Operating Results on May 8, 2014 and Hold Annual Shareholders Meeting on May 9, 2014

QUEBEC CITY, April 30, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS) (TSX: AEZ) (the "Company") will announce its first quarter 2014 financial and operating results after market close on Thursday, May 8, 2014. The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results on Friday, May 9, 2014, at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time.

Participants may access the live webcast via the Company's website at www.aezsinc.com in the "Newsroom" section, or by telephone using the following numbers: in Canada, 514-807-9895 or 647-427-7450, outside Canada, 888-231-8191. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Company's website for a period of 30 days.

The Company further announced that it will hold its Annual Shareholders Meeting also on Friday, May 9, 2014, starting at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada, 1 Place Ville-Marie, Suite 2500, in Montreal, Canada.

About Aeterna Zentaris

Aeterna Zentaris is a specialty biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel treatments in oncology and endocrinology. The Company's pipeline encompasses compounds at various stages of development. For more information, visit www.aezsinc.com.

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