BASEL, Switzerland, June 27, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) --
23 July am - Conference call 23 July pm - Presentation in Zurich 24 July pm - Presentation in New York
Roche will publish its Half Year Results for 2003 prior to the opening of the Swiss Stock Exchange on July 23. The Half Year Report 2003 will also be available on Roche's website at http://ir.roche.com. Please find following the full schedule of events:
07.00 CET (Central European time)
Release will be e-mailed and posted on the Roche IR website. Presentation slides and the Half Year Report 2003 will be posted on the Roche IR website http://ir.roche.com.
08.00 CET
Conference call will commence with presentations by senior management followed by a Q&A session. Participants will be:
Dr. Erich Hunziker, Chief Financial Officer, William M. Burns, Head of the Pharmaceuticals Division and Heino von Prondzynski, Head of the Diagnostics Division; Dr. Karl Mahler, Head of Investor Relations
Analysts are invited to dial in to the conference using the following dial-in numbers: +41 91 610 5600 (Europe and ROW) or +44 207 107 06 11 (UK) or +1 866 291 41 66 (USA).
Please dial into the conference call 10-15 minutes before the call is scheduled to start. You are also invited to download the presentation from the website. Alternatively you can follow the conference as a Live Audio Webcast through the Internet site http://ir.roche.com.
A replay of the conference call will be available one hour after the conference call, for 48 hours.
Access is by dialing: +41 91 612 4330 (Europe) or +44 207 866 4300 (UK) and +1 412 858 1440 (USA) and enter the conference ID 400 followed by the # (pound) sign. A replay of the webcast will be available on demand at http://ir.roche.com.