Walgreens First Quarter Earnings Release, Conference Call on Dec. 21

Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) will release its fiscal 2008 first quarter earnings results at 8 a.m. eastern time Friday, Dec. 21, followed by a one-hour conference call with Walgreens management beginning at 8:30 a.m. eastern time.

The conference call will be simulcast through Walgreens investor relations Web site at: http://investor.walgreens.com. This Web cast will be archived on the site for three months after the call.

A replay of the conference call also will be available from 11:30 a.m. eastern time, Dec. 21, through Dec. 28. The replay can be accessed by calling 888-203-1112 within the U.S. and Canada, or 719-457-0820 outside the U.S. and Canada, using replay code 9564357.

Walgreen Co. is the nation’s largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2007 sales of $53.8 billion. The company operates 6,139 stores in 49 states and Puerto Rico, including 77 Happy Harry’s stores in Delaware and surrounding states. Walgreens is expanding its patient-first health care services beyond traditional pharmacy through Walgreens Health Services, its managed care division, and Take Care Health Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary that manages convenient care clinics at drugstores. 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. and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC.