Abbott Laboratories Hosts Conference Call for Second-Quarter Earnings.Business Editors ABBOTT PARK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003 Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. It has over 65,000 employees and operates in 130 countries. The corporate headquarters are in Abbott Park, Illinois, a neighborhood of North Chicago, Illinois. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ABT ABT About ABT Abteilung (German: Department) ABT Abbott Laboratories (stock symbol) ABT American Ballet Theatre ABT Associação Brasileira de Telemarketing ABT Abort ABT Availability Based Tariff ) will announce its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003, on Thursday, July 10. On that day, Abbott will conduct a conference call with the investment community and the media to review the company's second-quarter financial performance. A live webcast of the conference call will begin at 9 a.m., Central time, and will be accessible through Abbott's Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Web site at www.abbottinvestor.com. An archived edition of the call will be available after 1 p.m., Central time. Abbott Laboratories is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals, nutritionals, and medical products, including devices and diagnostics. The company employs more than 70,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries. In 2002, the company's sales and net earnings were $17.7 billion and $3.2 billion, respectively, with diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of of $2.06, excluding one-time charges. Abbott's news releases and other information are available on the company's Web site at www.abbott.com. |
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