BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 16, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Roche (Other OTC:RHHBY) will publish its sales results for the 3rd Quarter of 2003 at 07.00h (CET) on
Thursday, 16th October 2003.
A Dial-In Conference Call with
Dr. Erich Hunziker, Chief Financial Officer
William M. Burns, Head of the Pharmaceuticals Division
Heino von Prondzynski, Head of the Diagnostics Division
will take place in Basle, 14.00h - 15.00h (CET), followed by a 30-minutes Q&A-session (live access to the speakers). You are invited to attend this Conference Call. Please dial in to participate 10-15 minutes before Conference's schedule as follows:
+41 - 91 - 610 56 00 (Europe and ROW)
+44 - 207 - 107 06 11 (UK)
+1 - 866 - 291 41 66 (USA)
The recorded Conference will be available as Digital Playback on 16th October one hour following the conference for 48 hours. Please dial as follows for the Digital Playback:
+41 - 91 - 612 43 30 (Europe and ROW)
+44 - 207 - 866 43 00 (UK)
+1 - 412 - 858 14 40 (USA)
enter Conference ID 734 followed by the # sign
The Conference Call may also be accessed as a live audio-only webcast at http://ir.roche.com. A replay of the call can be accessed at the same address from Friday, 17th October 2003 on.
All information will also be published on our website (http://www.roche.com/home/investor.htm) in the next few days.
Looking forward to your participation and best regards,
Karl
Head of Investor Relations