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(e) Available information
The company maintains a company website at investor.walgreens.com. The company makes copies of its
Annual Reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any
amendment to those reports filed with or furnished to the SEC available to investors on or through its website
free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after the company electronically files them with or furnishes
them to the SEC. The contents of the company’ s website are not, however, a part of this report. In addition,
charters of all committees of the company's Board of Directors, as well as the company's Corporate Governance
Guidelines and Ethics Policy Statement, are available on the company's website at investor.walgreens.com or,
upon written request, in printed hardcopy form. Written requests should be sent to Walgreen Co., c/o
Corporate Secretary, 200 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015. Waivers, if any, of the company's Ethics Policy
Statement for directors and executive officers would be promptly disclosed to shareholders.
The company has also adopted a Code of Ethics for Financial Executives. This Code applies to and has been
signed by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Controller. The full text of the Code of
Ethics for Financial Executives is available at the company’ s website, investor.walgreens.com. Changes to or
waivers, if any, of the company's Code of Ethics for Financial Executives would be promptly disclosed on the
company’ s website.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Certain information in this annual report, as well as in other public filings, the company web site, press releases and oral
statements made by our representatives, is forward-looking information based on current expectations and plans that
involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking information includes statements concerning pharmacy sales trends,
prescription margins, number and location of new store openings, the level of capital expenditures and demographic trends;
as well as those that include or are preceded by the words “expects,” “estimates,” “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates” or
similar language. For such statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The following factors, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this annual report for the fiscal year ended August 31,
2004, could cause results to differ materially from management expectations as projected in such forward-looking
statements: the impact of events related to any terrorist actions; changes in economic conditions generally or in the markets
served by the company; consumer preferences and spending patterns; competition from other drugstore chains,
independent drugstores, mail order prescription providers, Internet pharmacies, and various other retailers including
grocery, convenience, variety and discount stores; the introduction of new brand and generic prescription drugs; changes
in or the introduction of new state or federal legislation or regulations; the efforts of third party payors to reduce pharmacy
reimbursement rates; the success of planned advertising and merchandising strategies; the availability and cost of real
estate and construction; changes in accounting policies and practices; the company’ s ability to hire and retain pharmacists
and other store and management personnel; the company’ s relationships with its suppliers; the company’ s ability to
successfully implement new computer systems and technology; and adverse determinations with respect to litigation or
other claims. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, the company assumes no obligation to update its
forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.