VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10,
2005--AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE:ABC) today announced that it
plans to release its Fourth Quarter and Year End results for Fiscal
Year 2005 on Thursday, November 3, 2005 prior to the opening of
trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company will host a
conference call to discuss the results at 11:00 am Eastern Standard
Time on November 3, 2005.
Participating in the conference call will be:
R. David Yost, Chief Executive Officer
Kurt J. Hilzinger, President & Chief Operating Officer
Michael D. DiCandilo, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer
The dial-in number for the live call will be (612) 326-1011. No
access code is required.
In order to ensure the widest distribution possible, the Company
will be broadcasting the conference call over the Internet. The call
will be accessible through the Investors page of AmerisourceBergen's
web site, www.amerisourcebergen.com. Users are encouraged to log on to
the webcast approximately 15 minutes in advance of the scheduled start
time of the call.
Following the live call, replays will be made available on the
Internet and via telephone. A replay of the webcast will be posted on
www.amerisourcebergen.com approximately two hours after the completion
of the call and will remain available for thirty days. To access the
telephone replay from within the US, dial 800-475-6701. From outside
the US, dial 320-365-3844. The access code is 799257. The telephone
replay will be available from 2:30 p.m. EST on November 3, 2005 to
11:59 p.m. on November 10, 2005.
About AmerisourceBergen
AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) is one of the largest pharmaceutical
services companies in the United States. Servicing both pharmaceutical
manufacturers and healthcare providers in the pharmaceutical supply
channel, the Company provides drug distribution and related services
designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes.
AmerisourceBergen's service solutions range from pharmacy automation
and pharmaceutical packaging to pharmacy services for skilled nursing
and assisted living facilities, reimbursement and pharmaceutical
consulting services, and physician education. With more than $54
billion in annual revenue, AmerisourceBergen is headquartered in
Valley Forge, PA, and employs more than 14,000 people.
AmerisourceBergen is ranked #23 on the Fortune 500 list. For more
information, go to www.amerisourcebergen.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release may contain certain "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements
are based on management's current expectations and are subject to
uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary
materially from the expectations contained in the forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements may include statements
addressing AmerisourceBergen's future financial and operating results
and the benefits, efficiencies and savings to be derived from the
Company's integration plans to consolidate its distribution network.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to
differ materially from those described in any forward-looking
statements: competitive pressures; the loss of one or more key
customer or supplier relationships; customer defaults or insolvencies;
changes in customer mix; supplier defaults or insolvencies; changes in
pharmaceutical manufacturers' pricing and distribution policies or
practices; adverse resolution of any contract or other disputes with
customers (including departments and agencies of the U.S. Government)
or suppliers; regulatory changes; changes in U.S. government policies
(including reimbursement changes arising from the Medicare
Modernization Act); market interest rates; operational or control
issues arising from AmerisourceBergen's outsourcing of information
technology activities; success of the Pharmaceutical Distribution
segment's ability to transition its business model to fee-for-service;
success of integration, restructuring or systems initiatives;
fluctuations in the U.S. dollar - Canadian dollar exchange rate;
economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory developments in
Canada; acquisition of businesses that do not perform as we expect or
that are difficult for us to integrate or control; and other economic,
business, competitive, legal, regulatory and/or operational factors
affecting the business of AmerisourceBergen generally.
More detailed information about these and other risk factors is
set forth in AmerisourceBergen's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
fiscal 2004.
AmerisourceBergen is under no obligation to (and expressly
disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter any forward looking
statements whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
CONTACT: AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Valley Forge
Michael N. Kilpatric, 610-727-7118
mkilpatric@amerisourcebergen.com
or
Barbara Brungess, 610-727-7199
bbrungess@amerisourcebergen.com
SOURCE: AmerisourceBergen Corporation