Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMP) ("Sucampo") today announced that Kei S. Tolliver, executive vice president at S&R Technology Holdings, LLC, was elected to its board of directors at the annual shareholder meeting on May 22, 2013.

"Kei brings to Sucampo's Board a deep knowledge of our company's products as well as global experience. We believe that this expertise will provide value to Sucampo and our shareholders as we focus on the growth of our business and the further development of our pipeline," said Sucampo's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Scientific Officer Ryuji Ueno, M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D.

Ms. Tolliver serves as executive vice president of S&R Technology Holdings, LLC, whose mission is to provide support to global entrepreneurs and new businesses, and she brings global operations and business development expertise to Sucampo's board. She was previously vice president of business development at Sucampo, in which she was closely involved with Sucampo's initial public offering and the acquisition of the company's overseas affiliates in the U.K. and Japan. She also served as General Manager of Sucampo Pharma Europe, where she initiated and oversaw the European clinical development of lubiprostone. In May of 1998, she was Sucampo's first full-time employee.

Ms. Tolliver recently earned a J.D. degree with honors from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She was a member of the Catholic University Law Review and part of Columbus Community Legal Services, which offered pro bono legal services to individuals and families in the Washington, D.C. area.

About Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative research, discovery, development and commercialization of proprietary drugs based on prostones. The therapeutic potential of prostones was first discovered by Ryuji Ueno, M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Sucampo's chairman, chief executive officer, chief scientific officer, and co-founder. Prostones, naturally occurring fatty acid metabolites that have emerged as promising compounds with unique physiological activities, can be targeted for the treatment of unmet or underserved medical needs. For more information, please visit www.sucampo.com.

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Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Silvia Taylor, 1-240-223-3718
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