Press Release

BRISTOL, TENNESSEE, November 6, 2009 - King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:KG) today announced plans to provide a live webcast of its presentation scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 9:00 am Mountain Standard Time (11:00 am Eastern Standard Time), at the Credit Suisse 2009 Healthcare Conference at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. The presentation may include a discussion of the Company's marketed products, pipeline, strategy for growth, financial results and expectations, and other matters relating to its business.

Interested persons may access the live webcast via the internet on the King Pharmaceuticals website at the following link: http://www.kingpharm.com/Investors/Webcasts.cfm. A replay of the webcast may be accessed at this same link for a period of not less than 14 days after the live event.
About King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

King, headquartered in Bristol, Tennessee, is a vertically integrated branded pharmaceutical company. King, an S&P 500 Index company, seeks to capitalize on opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry through the development, including through in-licensing arrangements and acquisitions, of novel branded prescription pharmaceutical products and technologies that complement the Company's focus in specialty-driven markets, particularly neuroscience and hospital. King's wholly-owned subsidiary, Alpharma, Inc., is also a leader in the development, registration, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical products for food producing animals.

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