VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 16, 2001--AmeriSource
Health Corporation (NYSE: AAS) today announced that it plans to
release its First Quarter FY2001 results on Thursday, February 1, 2001
prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange.
The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results at
11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 1, 2001. Participating in
the conference call will be:
R. David Yost, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Kurt J. Hilzinger, President & Chief Operating Officer
George L. James, III, Chief Financial Officer
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 Street Events, www.streetevents.com, and
also through AmeriSource's web site, www.amerisource.com. Users are
encouraged to log on to the webcast approximately 15 minutes in
advance of the scheduled start time of the call.
If you are unable to access the call via the Internet and would
like to listen to the live call via telephone, you must make a
reservation with AmeriSource Investor Relations by calling
610-727-7199 no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January
30, 2001.
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.amerisource.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 565758. The telephone replay will be available from 3:00 p.m. EST
on 2/1/01 to 11:59 p.m. on 2/8/01.
About AmeriSource
AmeriSource Health Corporation, with nearly $12 billion in
operating revenue, is a leading distributor of pharmaceutical and
related healthcare products and services, and the industry's largest
provider of pharmaceuticals to the acute care/health systems market.
Headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, the Company serves its base of
about 15,000 customer accounts through a national network of more than
20 strategically located distribution facilities. For news and
additional information about the company, visit its web site at
www.amerisource.com.
Certain information contained in this press release includes
forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the
Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) that reflect the
Company's current views with respect to future events and financial
performance.
Certain factors such as competitive pressures, success of
restructuring or systems initiatives, market interest rates,
regulatory changes, continued industry consolidation, changes in
customer mix, changes in pharmaceutical manufacturers' pricing and
distribution policies, changes in U.S. government policies, customer
insolvencies, the loss of one or more key customer or supplier
relationships and other matters contained in the Company's 10-K for
fiscal year 2000 and other public documents could cause actual results
to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
The company assumes no obligation to update the matters discussed
in this press release.
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Michael N. Kilpatric, 610/727-7118 |
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