ALLEGAN, Mich., May 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perrigo Company (Nasdaq:PRGO) (TASE:PRGO) today announced that Perrigo Chairman and CEO Joseph C. Papa will present at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, May 13, at 10:40 a.m. (ET) at the New York Palace Hotel in New York.

Perrigo Company is a leading global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes OTC and prescription pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and consumer products. The Company is the world's largest manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical products for the store brand market. The Company's primary markets and locations of manufacturing facilities are the United States, Israel, Mexico and the United Kingdom. Visit Perrigo on the Internet (http://www.perrigo.com).

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CONTACT:  Perrigo Company
          Arthur J. Shannon, Vice President, 
           Investor Relations and Communication
            (269) 686-1709
            ajshannon@perrigo.com
          Daniel B. Willard, Manager, 
           Investor Relations and Communication
            (269) 686-1597
            dbwillard@perrigo.com