ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As previously announced on Dec. 15, 2005, Abbott will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2005, on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Miles D. White, chairman and chief executive officer; Jeffrey M. Leiden, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief operating officer, Pharmaceutical Products Group; Richard A. Gonzalez, president and chief operating officer, Medical Products Group; and Thomas C. Freyman, executive vice president, Finance and chief financial officer, will participate on the call.
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 http://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 http://www.abbott.com .
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