VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--
AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE:ABC) today announced that it plans
to release its Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2003 results on Thursday,
April 24, 2003 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 Daylight Time on April 24, 2003.
Participating in the conference call will be:
R. David Yost, Chief Executive Officer
Kurt J. Hilzinger, President & Chief Operating Officer
Michael D. DiCandilo, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer
The dial-in numbers for the live call will be as follows:
866-269-9612 from within the United States. No access code
required.
612-332-0802 from outside the United States. 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 AmerisourceBergen's web site,
www.amerisourcebergen.com, and also through Street Events,
www.streetevents.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 673719. The telephone
replay will be available from 4:00 p.m. EST on April 24, 2003 to 11:59
p.m. on May 1, 2003.
About AmerisourceBergen Corporation
AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) 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, physician's offices, alternate care and mail order
facilities, independent community pharmacies, and regional chain
pharmacies. The Company is also a leader in the institutional pharmacy
marketplace. With more than $40 billion in annualized operating
revenue, AmerisourceBergen is headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, and
employs more than 13,000 people. For more information, go to
www.amerisourcebergen.com.
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
between AmeriSource Health Corporation and Bergen Brunswig
Corporation.
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
AmerisourceBergen's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its June 30, 2002 Form 10-Q, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for fiscal 2001, and AmeriSource's and Bergen's 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.
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AmerisourceBergen Corporation |
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Michael N. Kilpatric, 610/727-7118 |
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mkilpatric@amerisourcebergen.com |
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