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): December 11, 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) |
Registrants 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 8.01. | Other Events. |
AmerisourceBergen Corporation (Registrant) will hold its annual Investor Day Meeting in New York on December 11, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. EST. The time, date and webcast availability of the Investor Day Meeting were previously announced in a news release issued by the Registrant on December 4, 2008.
In a news release, issued on December 11, 2008, the Registrant announced that it will reaffirm its previous fiscal year 2009 earnings guidance at its annual Investor Day Meeting to be held in New York. The Registrant continues to expect diluted earnings per share for fiscal year 2009 to be in a range of $3.08 to $3.25 per share.
The news release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and the slides that Registrant will present at the Investor Day Meeting are filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this report. Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
99.1 | News Release, issued on December 11, 2008, regarding the Registrants Investor Day Meeting and reaffirming earnings guidance for fiscal year 2009. | |
99.2 | Slides, presented at Registrants Investor Day Meeting in New York City on December 11, 2008. |
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: December 11, 2008 | By: | /s/ Michael D. DiCandilo | ||||
Name: | Michael D. DiCandilo | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |