Aeterna Zentaris to Announce First Quarter 2015 Financial and Operating Results on May 7, 2015 and Hold Annual & Special Shareholders Meeting on May 8, 2015

QUEBEC CITY, May 1, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS) (TSX: AEZ) (the "Company") will announce its first quarter 2015 financial and operating results after market close on Thursday, May 7, 2015. The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results on Friday, May 8, 2015, 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 an Annual and Special Shareholders Meeting also on Friday, May 8, 2015, 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 and commercializing novel treatments in oncology, endocrinology and women's health. For more information, visit www.aezsinc.com.

SOURCE Aeterna Zentaris Inc.

Paul Burroughs, Director of Communications, [phone] ext. 406, [email protected]