OWINGS MILLS, Md. , Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED), a leading United States manufacturer and provider of clinically proven weight-loss and healthy living products and programs, will announce financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 on Thursday, March 12, 2015 , after market close. The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results with additional comments and details. Participants from the Company will be Michael C. MacDonald , Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Robinson , Chief Financial Officer, and Margaret Sheetz , President and Chief Operating Officer.

The conference call is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. ET on March 12, 2015 . The call will be broadcast live over the Internet hosted at the Investor Relations section of Medifast's website at www.choosemedifast.com, and will be archived online through March 26, 2015 . In addition, listeners may dial (877) 870-4263.

A telephonic playback will be available from 7:30 p.m. ET , March 12, 2015 , through March 26, 2015 . Participants can dial (877) 344-7529 to hear the playback and enter passcode 10061315.

About Medifast

Medifast (NYSE: MED) is the leading easy-to-use, clinically proven, weight-loss program. The company sells its products and programs via four unique distribution channels: 1) the Web and national call centers, 2) the Take Shape For Life personal coaching division, 3) Medifast Weight Control Centers, and 4) a national network of physicians. Medifast was founded in 1980 and is located in Owings Mills, Maryland . For more information, log onto www.MedifastNow.com.

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For further information: Investor Contact: Timothy Robinson, Chief Financial Officer, ir@choosemedifast.com, ICR, Inc., Katie Turner, (646) 277-1228

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