The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results at 11:00 am
Eastern Standard Time on November 8, 2001. Participating in the conference call
will be:
R. David Yost, President & Chief Executive Officer
Kurt J. Hilzinger, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Neil F. Dimick, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
The dial in numbers for the live call will be as follows:
800/230-1092 from within the United States. No access code
required.
612/332-0107 from outside the United States, or from locations
experiencing difficulty accessing toll free numbers. No access
code 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 Street Events, www.streetevents.com, and also through
AmerisourceBergen's web site, www.amerisourcebergen.net. 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.net
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 or from locations experiencing difficulty accessing toll
free numbers, dial 320-365-3844. The access code is 607336. The telephone replay
will be available from 2:30 p.m. EST on 11/8/01 to 11:59 p.m. on 11/15/01.
About AmerisourceBergen Corporation
AmerisourceBergen is the largest pharmaceutical services company in the United
States dedicated solely to the pharmaceutical supply chain. It is the leading
distributor of pharmaceutical products and services to the hospital
systems/acute care market, alternative care facilities, and independent
community pharmacies.
The Company is also a leader in the institutional pharmacy marketplace. With
approximately $36 billion in annualized operating revenues, AmerisourceBergen is
headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, and employs more than 13,000 people serving
over 25,000 customers.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press 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. The forward-looking statements herein include
statements addressing future financial and operating results of
AmerisourceBergen and the benefits and other aspects of the merger.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: the risk that
the businesses of AmeriSource and Bergen Brunswig will not be integrated
successfully; failure to obtain and retain expected synergies; and other
economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting the business
of AmerisourceBergen generally.
More detailed information about these factors is set forth in AmeriSource's and
Bergen Brunswig's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
each of their Annual Reports on Form 10-K for fiscal 2000, their most recent
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and their joint proxy statement-prospectus dated
August 1, 2001.
AmerisourceBergen, AmeriSource and Bergen Brunswig are under no obligation to
(and expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or alter their
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
CONTACT:
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Michael N. Kilpatric, 610/727-7118
mkilpatric@amerisource.com