Walgreens CFO to Speak at Upcoming Healthcare Conference

DEERFIELD, Ill., Nov 03, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) (NASDAQ:WAG) executive vice president and chief financial officer Wade Miquelon will present during the Credit Suisse Annual Healthcare Conference in Phoenix on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 at approximately 10 a.m. MST (noon EST).

A live audio webcast of the presentation and question-and-answer session will be available on Walgreens investor relations Web site at http://investor.walgreens.com/. The webcast will be archived for 12 months.

Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2009 sales of $63 billion. The company operates 7,105 drugstores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Walgreens provides the most convenient access to consumer goods and services and cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services in America through its retail drugstores, Walgreens Health Services division and Walgreens Health and Wellness division. Walgreens Health Services assists pharmacy patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives Inc. (a pharmacy benefit manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens Home Care Inc., Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC and SeniorMed LLC (a pharmacy provider to long-term care facilities). Walgreens Health and Wellness division includes Take Care Health Systems, the largest and most comprehensive manager of worksite health and wellness centers and in-store convenient care clinics, with more than 700 locations throughout the country.

SOURCE: Walgreens CONTACT: Walgreens Michael Polzin [phone] http://news.walgreens.com Copyright Business Wire 2009 -0- KEYWORD: United States

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