VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21,
2004--AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE:ABC) today announced that it
plans to release its Fourth Quarter and Year End results for Fiscal
Year 2004 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 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 2, 2004.
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 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 746975. The telephone
replay will be available from 2:30 p.m. EST on November 2, 2004 to
11:59 p.m. on November 9, 2004.
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,
bedside medication safety systems, and pharmaceutical packaging to
pharmacy services for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities,
reimbursement and pharmaceutical consulting services, and physician
education. With more than $47 billion in annualized operating revenue,
AmerisourceBergen is headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, and employs
more than 14,000 people. AmerisourceBergen is ranked #22 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.
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 relationships; customer insolvencies; changes in customer
mix; changes in pharmaceutical manufacturers' pricing and distribution
policies or practices; regulatory changes; changes in U.S. government
policies (including changes in government policies pertaining to drug
reimbursement); changes in market interest rates; and other economic,
business, competitive, regulatory and/or operational 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2003.
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
Michael N. Kilpatric, 610-727-7118
mkilpatric@amerisourcebergen.com
SOURCE: AmerisourceBergen Corporation