MILAN, ITALY--(Marketwire - July 14, 2009) -
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Recordati announces that its group revenues for the first half 2009 are EUR 379.3 million, an increase of 8.9% over the same period of the preceding year. Pharmaceutical sales grow by 10.1% while pharmaceutical chemicals sales are down. Revenue growth is due mainly to the international business which increases by 12.5%. In Italy sales are up by 1.2%.
“We are very pleased with the sales achieved in the first half of the year” declares Giovanni Recordati, Chairman and CEO. “These results are evidence of the validity of our strategy to grow our pharmaceutical operations, mainly through the enhancement of our product portfolio and the expansion of our direct presence in the European pharmaceutical markets”.
Recordati, established in 1926, is a European pharmaceutical group, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange (Reuters RECI.MI, Bloomberg REC IM, ISIN IT 0003828271),with a total staff of over 2,900, dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals. It has headquarters in Milan, Italy, operations in the main European countries, and a growing presence in the new markets of Central and Eastern Europe. A European field force of over 1,400 medical representatives promotes a wide range of innovative pharmaceuticals, both proprietary and under license, in a number of therapeutic areas including a specialized business dedicated to treatments for rare diseases. Recordati’s current and growing coverage of the European pharmaceutical market makes it a partner of choice for new product licenses from companies which do not have European marketing organizations. Recordati is committed to the research and development of new drug entities within the cardiovascular and urogenital therapeutic areas and of treatments for rare diseases. Consolidated revenue for 2008 was EUR 689.6 million, operating income was EUR 144.7 million and net income was EUR 100.4 million.
For further information:
Recordati website: www.recordati.com
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Marianne Tatschke Claudio Rossetti (Echo Comunicazione d’Impresa)
(39)0248787393 (39)02 62694736
e-mail: inver@recordati.it e-mail: crossetti@echocom.it
Statements contained in this release, other than historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). These statements are based on currently available information, on current best estimates, and on assumptions believed to be reasonable. This information, these estimates and assumptions may prove to be incomplete or erroneous, and involve numerous risks and uncertainties, beyond the Company’s control. Hence, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All mentions and descriptions of Recordati products are intended solely as information on the general nature of the company’s activities and are not intended to indicate the advisability of administering any product in any particular instance.
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