Investors
Cardinal Health Board Of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Sari Macrie – Media
(614) 757-3690
Steve Fischbach – Investor Relations
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CARDINAL HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
DUBLIN, Ohio, August 6, 2003 — The board of directors of Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH), the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry, declared the company’s 76th consecutive regular quarterly dividend. The dividend of $0.03 per common share, without par value, is payable on October 15, 2003 to shareholders of record on October 1, 2003. Cardinal Health had approximately 449 million shares outstanding as of July 31, 2003.
Semi-Annual Investor Conference
Cardinal Health will host its semi-annual investor conference in New York on August 12, 2003. Senior management presentations will be webcast live from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and can be accessed via www.cardinal.com at the Investor Relations page. For those without Internet access, these presentations can be listened to by calling 706-679-0766. An audio replay will be available until midnight August 15, 2003 by dialing 706-645-9291, passcode 1713491. A replay of the webcast will be available at the Investor Relations page on www.cardinal.com
About Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health, Inc. (www.cardinal.com) is the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry. Cardinal Health companies develop, manufacture, package and market products for patient care; develop drug-delivery technologies; distribute pharmaceuticals, medical-surgical and laboratory supplies; and offer consulting and other services that improve quality and efficiency in health care. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, the company employs more than 50,000 people on five continents and produces annual revenues of more than $50 billion. Cardinal Health is ranked #19 on the current Fortune 500 list and was named one of “The World’s Best” companies by Forbes magazine in 2002.
