Corporate office
Cardinal Health
7000 Cardinal Place
Dublin, Ohio 43017
(614) 757-5000
www.cardinalhealth.com
Common shares
Cardinal Health’s common shares are listed on
the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker
symbol “CAH,” and are a component of the
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. As of June 30,
2005, Cardinal Health had approximately
19,400 shareholders of record.
Annual meeting
The 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 2:00 p.m.
local time on November 2, 2005, at Cardinal Health headquarters
in Dublin, Ohio. Shareholders are cordially invited to attend.
Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP
Certifications
Cardinal Health has filed as exhibits to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, the certifications of its Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. Cardinal Health submitted to the New York Stock Exchange
during 2004 the Annual CEO Certification required by Section 303A.12(a)
of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.
Financial information
Comprehensive financial and other information about Cardinal Health
can be obtained by visiting the Investors page at:
www.cardinalhealth.com.
Available information includes historical stock information, research analyst coverage, past and
present financial statements, recent company presentations, SEC filings, corporate governance guidelines
and board committee charters. This information - including Cardinal Health’s Annual Report, Forms 10-K, 10-Q,
8-K and other published corporate
literature - is also available without charge upon written request to the Investor Relations department at the corporate
office, or by calling Investor Relations at (614) 757-5222.
For other inquiries, call (614) 757-5000 and ask to speak to someone in the Investor Relations department.
Transfer agent and registrar
Shareholders with inquiries regarding address corrections, dividend payments, lost certificates or changes
in registered ownership should contact the Cardinal Health stock transfer agent:
Computershare (formerly EquiServe)
P.O. Box 43023
Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3023
(877) 498-8861
www.computershare.com/equiserve
Important notice regarding forward-looking statements
Except for historical information, all other information in this Annual Report consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied. The most significant of these uncertainties are described in the Company’s Form 10-K, Form 8-K and Form 10-Q reports (including all amendments to those reports) and exhibits to those reports, and include (but are not limited to) the following: the costs, difficulties and uncertainties related to the integration of acquired businesses; the loss of one or more key customer or supplier relationships or changes to the terms of those relationships; changes in the distribution patterns or reimbursement rates for health-care products and/or services; the results, consequences, effects or timing of any inquiry or investigation by any regulatory authority or any legal and administrative proceedings; the impact of previously announced restatements; difficulties or delays or increased costs in implementing its global restructuring program; difficulties in opening new facilities or fully utilizing existing capacity; difficulties and uncertainties associated with business model transitions, including the conversion of margin generated from branded pharmaceutical manufacturers to non-contingent consideration; general economic and market conditions; with respect to future dividends, the decision by the board of directors to declare such dividends, which is expected to consider Cardinal Health’s surplus, earnings, cash flows, financial condition and prospects at the time any such action is considered; and, with respect to future share repurchases, the approval of the board of directors which is expected to consider Cardinal Health’s then-current stock price, earnings, cash flow and prospects as well as alternatives available to Cardinal Health at the time any such action is considered. Cardinal Health undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.
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