Corporate Profile for Bergen Brunswig, dated March 24, 2000.Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0-
Published Date: March 24, 2000
Company Name: Bergen Brunswig Corporation
Address: 4000 Metropolitan Dr.
Orange, CA 92868
Main Telephone
Number: 714/385-4000
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL) www.bergenbrunswig.com
Chief Executive
Officer: Robert E. Martini
Chief Financial
Officer: Neil F. Dimick
Investor Relations
Contact: Lisa R. Riordan
Business number: 714/385-4079
E-mail address: Lisa.Riordan@bergenbrunswig.com
Public Relations
Contact: Barbara Pronin
Business number: 714/385-4584
E-mail address: Barbara.Pronin@bergenbrunswig.com
Industry: Pharmaceutical & Medical Supplies Distribution
Trading Symbol/
Exchange: NYSE: BBC
Company description: Bergen Bergen, city, Norway Bergen (bĕr`gən), city (1995 pop. 221,645), capital of Hordaland co., SW Norway, situated on inlets of the North Sea. It is Norway's second largest city and a major shipping center. Brunswig Corporation Company Profile Bergen Brunswig Corp., a Fortune 200 company with headquarters in Orange County, Calif., is a leading supplier of pharmaceuticals, medical-surgical supplies, and specialty A contract under seal. A specialty is a written document that has been sealed and delivered and is given as security for the payment of a specifically indicated debt. 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 nations's healthcare providers (hospitals, nursing homes, physicians), drug stores, manufacturers, payors and patients. Through its subsidiaries, Bergen provides product distribution, logistics logistics In military science, all the activities of armed-force units in support of combat units, including transport, supply, communications, and medical aid. The term, first used by Henri Jomini, Alfred Thayer Mahan, and others, was adopted by the U.S. , 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. management programs, and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the 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 Corporation Mission Statement Bergen Brunswig will be the preferred strategic partner with manufacturers, current and emerging health system/retail customers, and payors in the delivery of products and services. We will be acknowledged as a leader in quality and innovation. We will be trusted and respected by our customers, associates, suppliers, shareowners, and communities for the proven commitment to our mutual success. 5 Year Common Stock Price History(a):
Fiscal 1995 Fiscal 1996 Fiscal 1997 Fiscal 1998 Fiscal 1999
high 11 5/8 13 22 7/8 31 1/8 37 3/4
low 5 7/16 8 3/16 10 3/8 16 13/16 9 7/8
(a) Absolute trading prices Trading price The price at which a security is currently selling. reported (not necessarily daily closing prices) |
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