AmerisourceBergen 2007 Annual Report Download - page 16

Fellow Shareholders:
AmerisourceBergen once again delivered strong revenue,
operating income, and earnings per share growth in fiscal 2007,
sustaining the solid financial performance the Company has
achieved over the last several years. The Company increased
returns to shareholders through repurchasing over $1 billion
of its common stock and in November 2007 increased its cash
dividendby 50%. In addition theCompany continues to invest
in its future, and I am confident the Company is well positioned
in its marketplace and focused on continuing to build a solid
foundation that will drive superior long-term shareholder value
in a growing pharmaceutical industry.
Your Board of Directors maintains its active ongoing
oversight of the Company’s strategy and execution along
with remaining focused on our governance duties. We continue
to seek ways to align Board and management interests with
shareholder interests and in November 2007 the Board amended
theCompany’s Bylaws to change the standard for the election
of directors from a plurality to a majority of the votes cast
in uncontested elections.
AttheAnnual Meeting of Stockholders in February 2008
Rodney Brady will retire from the Board of Directors. I want
to personally thank Mr.Brady for his 34 years ofoutstanding
service to AmerisourceBergen and its predecessor companies.
Ihave greatly appreciated his counsel and insight and on
behalf of theBoardwish him the very best in his retirement.
Iinvite you to read this Summary Annual Report to gain
aclearer view of your Company’s performance and a better
understanding of the significant growth opportunities that
lie ahead.
On behalf of the entire Board, thank you for your
continued support.
RichardC. Gozon
Chairman of the Board
December 11, 2007
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Richard C. Gozon 2,3
Chairman of the Board,
Retired Executive Vice President,
Weyerhaeuser Company
Rodney H. Brady 1,4
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Deseret Management Corporation
Charles H. Cotros 1,4*
Retired Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer,
Sysco Corporation
Edward E. Hagenlocker 1*,3,4
Retired Vice Chairman,
FordMotor Company
Jane E. Henney, M.D. 1,4
Senior Vice President and Provost for
Health Affairs, University of Cincinnati
Michael J. Long 2
Senior Vice President and President,
North America and Asia/Pacific
Components for Arrow Electronics, Inc.
Henry W.McGee 2
President, HBO Video
J. Lawrence Wilson 2*,3
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Rohm and Haas Company
R. David Yost 3*
President and Chief Executive Officer,
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Committees of the Board
1Audit and Corporate Responsibility Committee
2Compensation andSuccession
PlanningCommittee
3Executive and Finance Committee
4Governance and Nominating Committee
*Denotes Committee Chair
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