ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott will announce its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006, on Wednesday, April 19. On that day, Abbott will conduct a conference call with the investment community and the media to review the company’s first-quarter financial performance.
A live webcast of the conference call will begin at 8 a.m. Central time (9 a.m. Eastern), and will be accessible through Abbott’s Investor Relations Web site at www.abbottinvestor.com. An archived edition of the call will be available after 11 a.m., Central time.
Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. The company employs 60,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries.
Abbott’s news releases and other information are available on the company’s Web site at www.abbott.com.
Abbott Laboratories
CONTACT: Media, Jonathon Hamilton, +1-847-935-8646, or FinancialCommunity, Larry Peepo, +1-847-935-6722, both of Abbott
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