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Bergen Brunswig Reports Third Quarter Results; Revenues From Continuing Operations Increase 16% to a Record $4.8 Billion.


Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers

ORANGE, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--July 26, 2000

Bergen Brunswig Corporation (NYSE NYSE

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 in full British Broadcasting Corp.

Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927.
) today announced results for the period ended June 30, 2000 -- the Company's third quarter of fiscal 2000.

Bergen recently announced the proposed sale of two of its business segments: Bergen Brunswig Medical Corporation (BBMC) and Stadtlander Operating Company operating company

A business that engages in transactions with outsiders.
 (Stadtlander). The two segments have been classified as discontinued operations Discontinued operations

Divisions of a business that have been sold or written off and that no longer are maintained by the business.
 and are not included in the financial results from continuing operations continuing operations

Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the
 discussed below.

For the third quarter, revenues from continuing operations, excluding bulk shipments, increased 16% to a record $4.8 billion, which compares to $4.1 billion last year. Excluding PharMerica, which was acquired in April 1999, revenues increased 15%. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a non-GAAP metric that can be used to evaluate a company's profitability.
:EBITDA = Operating Revenue – Operating Expenses + Other Revenue
 (EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become ) were $94.2 million for the quarter. Earnings from continuing operations were $19.7 million for the quarter compared to $36.0 million for the same period a year ago, the decline largely attributable to increased interest expense. 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
 from continuing operations were $.15 compared to $.28 for the third quarter last year. Weighted average diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 shares outstanding were 134.5 million in fiscal 2000 versus 127.0 million for the third quarter last year.

For the nine months ended June 30, 2000 revenues from continuing operations, excluding bulk shipments, increased 17% to $13.9 billion which compares to $11.9 billion last year. Excluding the PharMerica acquisition, revenues increased 14%. EBITDA increased 15% to $279.3 million, year-over-year. Earnings from continuing operations were $64.3 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2000 compared to $100.6 million for the same period a year ago. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $.48 for the nine months compared to $.88 for the first nine months of fiscal 1999. Weighted average diluted shares outstanding were 134.5 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2000 versus 113.9 million for the first nine months of fiscal 1999.

The BBMC and Stadtlander divestitures are expected to close before the end of fiscal 2000. Cash proceeds from these sales, combined with their resulting tax benefits and the anticipated sale of the Corrections Division of the Stadtlander business are expected to net the Company approximately $440 million over fiscal 2000 and fiscal 2001.

"The sale of these two divisions will benefit Bergen in a number of ways," commented Robert E. Martini, Bergen's chairman of the board and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Consistent with our strategy to evaluate and monetize Monetize

1. To convert into money.

2. To convert from securities into currency that can be used to purchase goods and services.

Notes:
For example, you'll often hear Internet marketers talk about "monetizing website visitors.
 non-performing assets, these dispositions will enable us to pay down debt, reduce interest expense, improve our financial position and reinvest re·in·vest  
tr.v. re·in·vest·ed, re·in·vest·ing, re·in·vests
To invest (capital or earnings) again, especially to invest (income from securities or funds) in additional shares.
 into predictable high-return opportunities. Additionally, we expect to further enhance shareholder value as we return our focus to our core expertise in drug distribution at both Bergen Brunswig Drug Company and PharMerica."

Segment Review

Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment

This segment, comprised of Bergen Brunswig Drug Company (BBDC BBDC Brantley Capital Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
BBDC before bottom dead center (referring to a piston in a engine)
BBDC Banting and Best Diabetes Centre
BBDC Beijing Benz-DaimlerChrysler Automotive Co, Ltd
) including RightPak, and ASD ASD
abbr.
atrial septal defect


ASD Atrial septal defect, see there
 Specialty Healthcare (ASD), increased revenues 15% in the third quarter to $4.6 billion and 14% to $13.4 billion for the nine months. EBITDA for the pharmaceutical distribution segment was $100.4 million for the quarter and $280.9 million for the nine months, an increase of 4% for the quarter and 3% for the nine months.

BBDC

BBDC produced a 15% revenue increase for the quarter reporting a record $4.3 billion. For the nine months, revenues were $12.5 billion, a 13% increase over the prior year.

As announced in conjunction with the sale of Stadtlander to CVS' ProCare division, BBDC will enter into a five-year agreement to provide both branded and generic pharmaceuticals to CVS (1) (Concurrent Versions System) A version control system for Unix that was initially developed as a series of shell scripts in the mid-1980s. CVS maintains the changes between one source code version and another and stores all the changes in one file.  ProCare. The contract is expected to produce approximately $2.5 billion in sales for Bergen over its term, of which approximately half represents incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged.

Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost.
 business.

The Drug Company also signed a new prime vendor agreement with Group Health Cooperative Group Health Cooperative, based in Seattle, Washington, is a consumer-governed nonprofit healthcare system. Established in 1947, it today provides coverage and care for about 540,000 people in Washington and Idaho and is one of the largest private employers in Washington.  in the state of Washington. The 42 month contract is expected to produce approximately $350 million in incremental business over its lifetime.

Additionally, in a move that significantly expands Bergen's exclusive wholesale supplier agreement with Longs Drug Stores, Bergen will provide all generic purchasing for Longs' 417 stores through its generic purchasing program (GPP GPP Government Performance Project
GPP General Purpose Processor
GPP General Physical Preparedness
GPP Gambian People's Party
GPP Good Pharmacy Practice
GPP Gross Primary Productivity
GPP Green Procurement Program
GPP Generic Packetized Protocol
).

There are several internet initiatives currently progressing:

As of August 1, consumers nationally will be able to order, refill refill noun A second allotment of a prescription agent obtained from a pharmacy, which is allowed by the original prescription verb Pharmacology To obtain more of a particular drug, after the initially prescribed amount of the agent has been used or  or transfer prescriptions at their local GNP GNP

See: Gross National Product
 pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent.  through myGNP.com, a custom designed internet-based prescription ordering system. myGNP.com offers both the patient and the pharmacist pharmacist /phar·ma·cist/ (fahr´mah-sist) one who is licensed to prepare and sell or dispense drugs and compounds, and to make up prescriptions.

phar·ma·cist
n.
 secure online access to the patient's prescription request.

BBDC's "iBergen.com" web site, which was launched only five weeks ago to the hospital market segment at ASHP ASHP American Society of Hospital Pharmacists. , has 150 customers on-line, with another 125 awaiting installation. The site, which provides increased efficiencies for customers in the areas of product information, reporting and catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C.  order entry, is currently operational through three Bergen divisions, with all Bergen divisions expected to be participating by the end of the fourth quarter. InterLinx(TM), the proprietary reporting and order entry system that powers iBergen, received the NWDA's Technology Award in June.

Demonstrations of the iBergen web site for the retail segment were greeted with enthusiasm by many of the more than 4,200 attendees at BBDC's fourth annual Healthcare Congress and Manufacturers' Exposition exposition or exhibition, term frequently applied to an organized public fair or display of industrial and artistic productions, designed usually to promote trade and to reflect cultural progress.  held recently in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The event, which had a 20% increase in pharmacist attendance over last year, also featured the industry's first Branded Rx Summit. The Summit provided a setting for one-on-one information exchange between pharmacy retailers and major drug manufacturers.

Lastly, management completed a facilities system upgrade at our RightPak repackaging operation. This will enable RightPak to provide more services and products to its customers while enhancing efficiency and operating margins Operating Margin

A ratio used to measure a company's pricing strategy and operating efficiency.

Calculated by:
 at BBDC.

ASD

ASD delivered a 14% revenue gain for the quarter to $308 million and 19% to $903 million for the nine months, relative to the prior year. Growth was primarily driven by the unit's Oncology oncology /on·col·o·gy/ (ong-kol´ah-je) the sum of knowledge regarding tumors; the study of tumors.

on·col·o·gy
n.
 Division, which exceeded financial expectations and continues to expand, opening 77 new accounts in the quarter.

MII 1. (body) MII - A consortium of Microsoft, IBM, and Intel.

2. (storage) MII - A broadcast component video tape format licensed by Panasonic.
, the division's chemotherapy chemotherapy (kē'mōthĕr`əpē), treatment of disease with chemicals or drugs. One chemotherapeutic approach is the development of selectively toxic substances, i.e.  mixing pharmacy, also continues to expand, opening its third pharmacy operation. Additionally, ASD's specialty pharmacy unit, launched last year as "ASD Direct" and focusing primarily on hemophilia hemophilia (hē'məfĭl`ēə,–fēl`yə), genetic disease in which the clotting ability of the blood is impaired and excessive bleeding results.  products, is undergoing rapid growth and is expanding to include other injectables.

Finally, BAAN ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , ASD's new operating system operating system (OS)

Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs.
, continues to be installed on time and on budget and is expected to provide new information management opportunities and eliminate redundancies between various ASD divisions as it is implemented over the next four months.

PharMerica Segment

PharMerica's revenues were $320.9 million for the third quarter and $950.4 million for the nine months ending June 30, 2000, representing an increase of 13% and 10% over the prior periods, respectively, including the months prior to Bergen's acquisition of PharMerica in April 1999. PharMerica's EBITDA was $9.2 million for the third quarter and $47.6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2000.

New credit policies and guidelines guidelines,
n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks.
 implemented at PharMerica have improved the quality of receivables on all new revenues. These initiatives have resulted in an improvement in cash collected, a reduction in accounts receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying  balances over 120 days old and a four-day reduction in Days Sales Outstanding In accountancy, Days Sales Outstanding is a company's average collection period. A low figure indicates that the company collects its outstanding receivables quickly. Typically it is looked at either quarterly or yearly (90 or 365 days).  (DSO See CSO. ).

Management continues to aggressively assess and evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An estimation made by a company and documented on its balance sheet for receivables that might go uncollected.

Notes:
It is standard practice for a company to have funds set aside for money that cannot be collected.
 for PharMerica's accounts receivable. Additional scrutiny and conservatism have resulted in an increase in PharMerica's bad debt expense of $7 million quarter to quarter.

PharMerica, which was consolidated from a number of smaller pharmacies This article is a list of major pharmacies (also known as chemists and drugstores) by country. Australia
Pharmacies in Australia are mostly independently-owned by pharmacists, often operated as franchises of retail brands offered by the three major
, has been operating under a number of different and disparate pharmacy management systems. Currently, a new, company-wide pharmacy system is being implemented which provides increased visibility into the nature of account balances and will assist management in improving the quality of receivables.

At the same time, management is encouraged by PharMerica's PMSI PMSI Purchase-Money Security Interest (generally a lien resulting from a purchase such as a car loan)
PMSI Physician Micro Systems, Inc.
PMSI Programme de Médicalisation des Systèmes d'Information Hospitaliers
PMSI Popular Mortgage Servicing, Inc.
 Workers' Compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work.  and catastrophic care business. PMSI's mail order pharmacy and Durable Medical Equipment Durable medical equipment is a term of art used to describe certain Medicare benefits, that is, whether Medicare may pay for the item. The item is defined by Title XVIII the Social Security Act:

 divisions are outperforming expectations, while Tmesys, the industry's largest Workers' Compensation PBM PBM - play by mail. See play by electronic mail. , reported 28% revenue growth in the third quarter over the second quarter. Management continues to be bullish Bullish

Word used to describe an investor's attitude. Bullish refers to an optimistic outlook, while bearish means a pessimistic outlook.


bullish 
 on this segment of its business.

Discontinued Operations and Dispositions

The disposition of BBMC and Stadtlander produced a loss in the third quarter of $251.0 million. Included in this loss are the estimated operating results for these two businesses from July 1, 2000 to the expected closing dates in the fourth quarter as well as allocated interest expense. The net operating results of these businesses from the prior quarters are classified as discontinued operations, and reflect allocated interest expense, and are net of taxes. These businesses reported aggregate net losses of $8.2 million in the third quarter and $20.9 million for the nine months.

Including the discontinued operations and the dispositions, there was a consolidated net loss of $239.4 million for the quarter, and $207.5 million for the nine months. This represents a diluted loss per share of $1.78 for the quarter and $1.54 per share for the nine months.

About Bergen Brunswig

Bergen Brunswig Corporation, headquartered in Orange County, California Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 2,846,289, making it the second most populous county in the state of California, and the fifth most populous in the United States. , is a leading supplier of pharmaceuticals, medical-surgical supplies and specialty healthcare products as well as information management solutions and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)
service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"
. Bergen's customers include the nation's healthcare providers (hospitals, nursing homes, physicians), drug stores, manufacturers and patients. Through its subsidiaries, Bergen provides product distribution; logistics; pharmacy management programs; and Internet fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil  
tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils
1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises.

2.
 strategies designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes across the entire healthcare spectrum. Bergen Brunswig press releases are available on the Company's website at www.bergenbrunswig.com.

Safe Harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 Statement

Except for historical information, all other information set forth in this press release, such as earnings forecasts and earnings rate projections, consists of "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.
" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. These "forward-looking statements" are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied. Such statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking language such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "think," "continue," or the negatives or other variations thereof or other similar terminology. Such risks and uncertainties include the risks described in exhibit 99(a) to the Company's 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 the year ended September 30, 1999 and in other reports and exhibits filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the costs and difficulties related to the integration of acquired businesses, the loss or disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process.  of one or more key customer or supplier relationships, changes in the distribution outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management.  pattern for pharmaceutical products and/or services, the ability to obtain general financing or financing rates that would be compatible with the Company's business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets , and the costs and other effects of governmental regulation and legal and administrative proceedings An administrative proceeding is a non-judicial determination of fault or guilt and may include in some cases penalties of various forms.

A "Captain's Mast", held by a commanding officer of a warship is one such proceeding.
. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

                      Bergen Brunswig Corporation
              Summary of Consolidated Sales and Earnings
                              (Unaudited)

(in thousands except   Third Quarter Ended         Nine Months Ended
share and per share          June 30,                   June 30,
amounts)               -------------------        -------------------
                          2000        1999          2000        1999
                       -------------------        -------------------
Net sales and other
 revenues:
 Excluding bulk
  shipments to
  customers'
  warehouses          $4,805,443  $4,148,248   $13,888,268 $11,920,283

 Bulk shipments to
 customers'
 warehouses              993,010   1,061,103     3,109,046   2,839,032
                      ------------------------------------------------
   Total net sales
    and other
    revenues           5,798,453   5,209,351    16,997,314  14,759,315
                      ------------------------------------------------
Costs and expenses:
  Cost of sales        5,479,143   4,940,049    16,062,786  14,126,732
  Distribution,
   selling, general
   and administrative
   expenses              245,607     186,109       717,079     421,414
                      ------------------------------------------------
    Total costs
     and expenses      5,724,750   5,126,158    16,779,865  14,548,146
                      ------------------------------------------------

Operating earnings
 from continuing
 operations               73,703      83,193       217,449     211,169

Net interest
 expense                  31,974      17,865        80,627      37,449
                      ------------------------------------------------

Earnings from
 continuing
 operations
 before taxes
 on income and
 distributions
 on preferred
 securities of
 subsidiary trust         41,729      65,328       136,822     173,720

Taxes on income
 from continuing
 operations               18,490      28,012        61,935      71,739
                      ------------------------------------------------
Earnings from
 continuing
 operations
 before
 distributions
 on preferred
 securities of
 subsidiary trust         23,239      37,316        74,887     101,981

Distributions on
 preferred
 securities of
 subsidiary trust,
 net of income
 tax benefit              (3,526)     (1,350)      (10,578)    (1,350)
                      ------------------------------------------------

Earnings from
 continuing
 operations               19,713      35,966        64,309     100,631

Discontinued
 operations, net
 of income tax
 benefit:
   Loss from
    operations            (8,199)     (3,181)      (20,850)    (1,521)
   Loss on
    dispositions        (250,962)          -      (250,962)          -
                      ------------------------------------------------
Net earnings (loss)    $(239,448)    $32,785     $(207,503)    $99,110
                      ------------------------------------------------
Earnings  (loss)
 per share:
 Basic:
   Continuing
    operations              $.15        $.29          $.48        $.89
   Discontinued
    operations:
      Loss from
       operations           (.06)       (.03)         (.15)      (.01)
      Loss on
        dispositions       (1.87)          -         (1.87)          -
                      ------------------------------------------------
Net earnings (loss)       $(1.78)       $.26        $(1.54)       $.88
                      ------------------------------------------------

 Diluted:
   Continuing
    operations              $.15        $.28          $.48        $.88
   Discontinued
    operations:
      Loss from
       operations           (.06)       (.02)         (.15)      (.01)
      Loss on
       dispositions        (1.87)          -         (1.87)          -
                      ------------------------------------------------
Net earnings (loss)       $(1.78)       $.26        $(1.54)       $.87
                      ------------------------------------------------
Weighted average
 number of shares
 outstanding:
  Basic                  134,507     125,935       134,417     112,377
  Diluted                134,519     127,007       134,491     113,866
                      ------------------------------------------------


                      Bergen Brunswig Corporation
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                              (Unaudited)


                                     June 30,            September 30,
(in thousands)                         2000                  1999
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents          $  91,472                $ 116,356
Accounts and notes receivable      1,123,819                1,478,990
Inventories                        2,073,715                1,813,716
Other current assets                  73,918                   58,846
Net assets of discontinued
 operations                          297,815                        -
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total current assets               3,660,739                3,467,908
Goodwill- net                      1,178,390                1,642,424
Net property and other assets        429,887                  425,089
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total assets                 $ 5,269,016              $ 5,535,421
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Liabilities and
 Shareowners' Equity

Accounts payable                 $ 1,884,911              $ 1,693,690
Current portion of
 long-term obligations               275,289                  545,923
Other current liabilities            438,540                  458,335
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total current liabilities      2,598,740                2,697,948
Long-term obligations              1,101,084                1,041,983
Company-obligated mandatorily
 redeemable preferred
 securities of subsidiary
 trust holding solely debt
 securities of the Company           300,000                  300,000
Shareowners' equity                1,269,192                1,495,490
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total liabilities and
     shareowners' equity          $5,269,016               $5,535,421
----------------------------------------------------------------------


                      Bergen Brunswig Corporation
         Summary of Consolidated Sales and Operating Earnings
                      From Continuing Operations
                          By Business Segment
                              (Unaudited)


(dollars in thousands)        Third Quarter Ended
                                    June 30,             Change
                             -----------------------------------------
                              2000       1999      Amount      Percent
                             ------------------    -------------------

Net Sales and Other
 Revenues:
 Pharmaceutical
  Distribution           $4,651,583 $4,053,444    $598,139        15%
 PharMerica                 320,929    188,157     132,772        N/M
 Other Businesses             6,985      5,939       1,046        18%
 Corporate                        -        295        (295)       N/M
 Intersegment
  Eliminations             (174,054)   (99,587)    (74,467)       N/M
                          ---------- ----------  ----------
 Revenue excluding
  bulk shipments          4,805,443  4,148,248     657,195        16%
 Bulk shipments of
  pharmaceuticals to
  customers' warehouses     993,010  1,061,103     (68,093)      (6)%
                          ---------- ----------  ----------
   Total                 $5,798,453 $5,209,351    $589,102        11%
                          ---------- ----------  ----------

Operating Earnings (Loss):
 Pharmaceutical
  Distribution              $92,136    $89,398      $2,738         3%
 PharMerica                  (1,683)     7,652      (9,335)       N/M
 Other Businesses            (1,493)    (1,370)       (123)      (9)%

 Corporate                  (15,257)   (12,487)     (2,770)     (22)%
                          ---------- ----------  ----------
   Total                    $73,703    $83,193     $(9,490)     (11)%
                          ---------- ----------  ----------

Operating Earnings (Loss)
 as a Percent of Revenue
 Excluding Bulk Shipments:
 Pharmaceutical
  Distribution               1.98%       2.21%       (0.23)
 PharMerica                (0.52)%       4.07%       (4.59)
 Other Businesses         (21.37)%    (23.07)%        1.70
                          ---------- ----------  ----------
   Total                     1.53%       2.01%       (0.48)
                          ---------- ----------  ----------

Depreciation and
 Amortization:
 Pharmaceutical
  Distribution              $8,311      $7,317        $994        14%
 PharMerica                 10,910       7,424       3,486        N/M
 Other Businesses              587         593          (6)      (1)%
 Corporate                     663         423         240        57%
                          ---------- ----------  ----------
   Total                   $20,471     $15,757      $4,714        30%

EBITDA:
 Pharmaceutical
  Distribution            $100,447     $96,715      $3,732         4%
 PharMerica                  9,227      15,076      (5,849)       N/M
 Other Businesses             (906)       (777)       (129)     (17)%
 Corporate                 (14,594)    (12,064)     (2,530)     (21)%
                          ---------- ----------  ----------
   Total                   $94,174     $98,950     $(4,776)      (5)%
                          ---------- ----------  ----------

N/M = Not Meaningful


                      Bergen Brunswig Corporation
         Summary of Consolidated Sales and Operating Earnings
                      From Continuing Operations
                          By Business Segment
                              (Unaudited)


(dollars in thousands)          Nine Months Ended
                                     June 30,             Change
                             -----------------------------------------
                               2000      1999       Amount    Percent
                             ------------------    -------------------

Net Sales and Other
 Revenues:
 Pharmaceutical
  Distribution            $13,431,408 $11,816,893  $1,614,515     14%
 PharMerica                   950,429     188,157     762,272     N/M
 Other Businesses              20,007      17,914       2,093     12%
 Corporate                        573         576          (3)    N/M
 Intersegment
  Eliminations               (514,149)   (103,257)   (410,892)    N/M
                            ----------  ----------  ----------
Revenue excluding
 bulk shipments            13,888,268  11,920,283   1,967,985     17%
 Bulk shipments of
  pharmaceuticals to
  customers' warehouses     3,109,046   2,839,032     270,014     10%
                            ----------  ----------  ----------
   Total                  $16,997,314 $14,759,315  $2,237,999     15%
                          ----------- -----------  ----------

Operating Earnings
 (Loss):
 Pharmaceutical
  Distribution               $255,918    $250,911      $5,007      2%
 PharMerica                    14,550       7,652       6,898     N/M
 Other Businesses              (4,574)     (3,791)       (783)  (21)%
 Corporate                    (48,445)    (43,603)     (4,842)  (11)%
                            ----------  ----------  ----------
   Total                     $217,449    $211,169      $6,280      3%
                            ----------  ----------  ----------

Operating Earnings (Loss)
 as a Percent of Revenue
 Excluding Bulk Shipments:
 Pharmaceutical
  Distribution                  1.91%       2.12%       (0.21)
 PharMerica                     1.53%       4.07%       (2.54)
 Other Businesses            (22.86)%    (21.16)%       (1.70)
                            ----------  ----------  ----------
   Total                        1.57%       1.77%       (0.20)

Depreciation and
 Amortization:
 Pharmaceutical
  Distribution                $25,026    $20,628       $4,398     21%
 PharMerica                    33,055      7,424       25,631     N/M
 Other Businesses               1,797      1,646          151      9%
 Corporate                      1,980      1,245          735     59%
                            ----------  ----------  ----------
   Total                      $61,858    $30,943      $30,915    100%
                            ----------  ----------  ----------

EBITDA:
 Pharmaceutical
  Distribution               $280,944   $271,539       $9,405      3%
 PharMerica                    47,605     15,076       32,529     N/M
 Other Businesses              (2,777)    (2,145)        (632)  (29)%
 Corporate                    (46,465)   (42,358)      (4,107)  (10)%
                            ----------  ----------  ----------
   Total                     $279,307   $242,112      $37,195     15%
                            ----------  ----------  ----------

N/M = Not Meaningful
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