AmerisourceBergen Announces Date and Time for Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast.Business Editors VALLEY FORGE Valley Forge, on the Schuylkill River, SE Pa., NW of Philadelphia. There, during the American Revolution, the main camp of the Continental Army was established (Dec., 1777–June, 1778) under the command of Gen. George Washington. , Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003 AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ) 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 New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . 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 P.M. also p.m. or p.m. abbr. post meridiem Usage Note: By definition, 12 a.m. 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 United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. 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 annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. operating revenue operating revenue Revenue from any regular source. Revenue from sales is adjusted for discounts and returns when calculating operating revenue. Compare other 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 forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. 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 Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , its Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 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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