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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by Item 10, with the exception of the information relating to the executive officers of
the Company, which is presented in Part I above under the heading “Executive Officers of the Registrant,” is
incorporated herein by reference to the following sections of the Company’s Proxy Statement relating to its next
Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Proxy Statement”): Proposal 1, Election of Directors; The Board of
Directors, Board Committees and Corporate Governance; and Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance, or will be included in an amendment to this Form 10-K. Walgreen Co. does not expect to hold an
annual meeting of shareholders while the second step transaction and the Reorganization are pending and will
hold an annual meeting during its fiscal year ending August 31, 2015 only if the Reorganization has not been
completed.
The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct applicable to all employees, officers and directors that
incorporates policies and guidelines designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct and
compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 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 Company intends to promptly disclose on its website in accordance with applicable rules
required disclosure of changes to or waivers, if any, of the Code of Ethics for Financial Executives or the Code of
Business Conduct for directors and executive officers.
Charters of all committees of the Company’s Board of Directors, as well as the Company’s Corporate
Governance Guidelines and Code of Ethics for Financial Executives and Code of Business Conduct, are available
on the Company’s website at investor.walgreens.com or, upon written request and free of charge, in printed
hardcopy form. Written requests should be sent to Walgreen Co., Attention: Shareholder Relations, Mail Stop
#1833, 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference to the following sections of the
Company’s Proxy Statement: Director Compensation; and Executive Compensation, or will be included in an
amendment to this Form 10-K.
The material incorporated herein by reference to the material under the caption “Compensation Committee
Report” in the Proxy Statement, or included in an amendment to this Form 10-K shall be deemed furnished, and
not filed, in this Form 10-K, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as a result of this
furnishing, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
The information required by Item 12 is incorporated herein by reference to the following sections of the
Company’s Proxy Statement: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management; and Equity
Compensation Plans, or will be included in an amendment to this Form 10-K.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
The information required by Item 13 is incorporated herein by reference to the following sections of the
Company’s Proxy Statement: Certain Relationships and Related Transactions; and The Board of Directors, Board
Committees and Corporate Governance, or will be included in an amendment to this Form 10-K.
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