AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE:ABC) today announced that it plans
to release its results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008 on
Thursday, July 24, 2008 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 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 24, 2008.
Participating in the conference call will be:
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R. David Yost, President & Chief Executive Officer
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Michael D. DiCandilo, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer
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The dial-in number for the live call will be (612) 332-0806. No access
code is required.
The live call will also be webcast via the Company’s
website at www.amerisourcebergen.com.
Users are encouraged to log on to the webcast approximately 10 minutes
in advance of the scheduled start time of the call.
Replays of the call will be made available via telephone and webcast. 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. The telephone replay will also be available
approximately two hours after the completion of the call and will remain
available for seven 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 953331.
About AmerisourceBergen
AmerisourceBergen is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical services
companies serving the United States, Canada and selected global markets.
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 and pharmaceutical packaging to reimbursement and
pharmaceutical consulting services. With more than $66 billion in annual
revenue, AmerisourceBergen is headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, and
employs approximately 11,200 people. AmerisourceBergen is ranked #28 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. The following factors, among others, could
cause actual results to differ materially from those described in any
forward-looking statements: changes in pharmaceutical market growth
rates; competitive pressures; the loss of one or more key customer or
supplier relationships; changes in customer mix; customer or supplier
defaults or insolvencies; changes in pharmaceutical manufacturers'
pricing and distribution policies or practices; adverse resolution of
any contract or other disputes with customers (including departments and
agencies of the U.S. Government) or suppliers; regulatory changes
(including increased government regulation of the pharmaceutical supply
channel); government enforcement initiatives (including (i) the
imposition of increased obligations upon pharmaceutical distributors to
detect and prevent suspicious orders of controlled substances (ii) the
commencement of further administrative actions by the U. S. Drug
Enforcement Administration seeking to suspend or revoke the license of
any of the Company’s distribution facilities
to distribute controlled substances, (iii) the commencement of any
enforcement actions by any U.S. Attorney alleging violation of laws and
regulations regarding diversion of controlled substances and suspicious
order monitoring), or (iv) the commencement of any administrative
actions by the board of pharmacy of any state seeking to suspend, revoke
or otherwise restrict the ability of any of the Company’s
distribution facilities or businesses to distribute or dispense
pharmaceuticals in such state; changes in U.S. government policies
(including reimbursement changes arising from federal legislation,
including the Medicare Modernization Act and the Deficit Reduction Act
of 2005); changes in regulatory or clinical medical guidelines,
reimbursement practices and/or labeling for the pharmaceuticals we
distribute, including erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) used to
treat anemia patients; price inflation in branded pharmaceuticals and
price deflation in generics; fluctuations in market interest rates;
operational or control issues arising from the Company’s
outsourcing of information technology activities; success of
integration, restructuring or systems initiatives; fluctuations in the
U.S. dollar - Canadian dollar exchange rate and other foreign exchange
rates; economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory developments in
Canada, the United Kingdom and elsewhere outside of the United States;
acquisition of businesses that do not perform as we expect or that are
difficult for us to integrate or control; any disruption to or other
adverse effects upon the PMSI workers’
compensation business caused by the Company’s
decision to terminate its previously-announced sale process for PMSI;
further declines in PMSI’s performance due to
further customer losses, reimbursement reductions and/or competitive
pressures; the inability of the Company to successfully undertake profit
improvement initiatives and other measures to improve PMSI’s
performance; the inability of the Company to successfully complete any
other transaction that the Company may wish to pursue from time to time;
changes in tax legislation or adverse resolution of challenges to our
tax positions; and other economic, business, competitive, legal, tax,
regulatory and/or operational factors affecting the business of the
Company generally. Certain additional factors that management believes
could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those
described in forward-looking statements are set forth (i) in Item 1A
(Risk Factors) in the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 and elsewhere
in that report and (ii) in other reports filed by the Company pursuant
to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Michael N. Kilpatric,
610-727-7118
mkilpatric@amerisourcebergen.com