UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2008
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-16671 | 23-3079390 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
Commission File Number | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 1300 Morris Drive Chesterbrook, PA |
19087 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 727-7000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 24, 2008, AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the “Registrant”) issued a news release announcing its earnings for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2007 and announcing its corresponding earnings conference call. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
In the news release issued on January 24, 2008, the Registrant affirmed its previous guidance for fiscal year 2008 diluted earnings per share in the range of $2.77 to $2.95. The Registrant also announced that it has changed some of the assumptions supporting its diluted earnings per share expectations for fiscal year 2008. Namely, Registrant is raising its operating revenue growth assumption for fiscal year 2008 to a range of 7 percent to 9 percent and now expects operating margin expansion in the Pharmaceutical Distribution segment to be in the low single digit basis points range.
The Registrant also announced that it is pursuing the sale of PMSI, its workers’ compensation business. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | News Release, dated January 24, 2008, regarding Registrant’s earnings for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2007, fiscal year 2008 expectations and other matters. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION | ||||||||
| Date: January 24, 2008 | By: | /s/ Michael D. DiCandilo | ||||||
| Name: | Michael D. DiCandilo | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||