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Hampshire International Business Park Chineham Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 8EP United Kingdom Tel +44 (0)1256 894000 Fax +44 (0)1256 894708 www.shire.com | ![]() | |
Press Release |
THIRD QUARTER 2005 RESULTS DATE NOTIFICATION – November 3, 2005
Basingstoke, UK and Philadelphia, US – October 24, 2005 – Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY; TSX: SHQ) will announce third quarter 2005 US GAAP earnings on Thursday, November 3, 2005.
Results announcement time: | 12:00 GMT / 07:00 ET | |
Conference call time: | 14:00 GMT / 09:00 ET |
Live conference call:
Matthew Emmens, Chief Executive Officer and Angus Russell, Chief Financial Officer will host the live conference call at 14:00 GMT/09:00 ET.
Please RSVP ssalah@uk.shire.com (T: +44 (0)1256 894 160).
The details of the live conference call are as follows:
UK dial in | +44 (0) 1452 568 061 | |
US / Canada dial in | 1866 224 2972 | |
Password | Shire |
Live Webcast:
The call will also be available live over the Internet via audio webcast, accessible through www.shire.com in the investor relations/Events section. A slide presentation to accompany the call will also be available on the Shire website.
Replay:
A replay of the presentation will be available for two weeks. Details are as follows:
UK dial in | 0845 245 5205 | |
US dial in | 18662474222 | |
Stnd Int Dial In Number | +44 (0) 1452 55 00 00 | |
Pin code | 1684507 # | |
Webcast Replay | www.shire.com, in the investor relations section |
Registered in England 2883758 Registered Office as above
If you have any problems accessing this, please contact: Souheil Salah on: +44 (0) 1256 894160
For further information please contact:
Investor Relations | Souheil Salah (Rest of the World) | +44 1256 894 160 |
Heidi Wunder (North America) | +1 484 595 8709 |
Notes to editors
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc (Shire) is a global specialty pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on meeting the needs of the specialist physician and currently focuses on developing and marketing products in the areas of central nervous system (CNS), gastrointestinal (GI), renal diseases and human genetic therapies. Shire has operations in the world’s key pharmaceutical markets (US, Canada, UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany) as well as a specialist drug delivery unit in the US.
For further information on Shire, please visit the Company’s website: www.shire.com.