Walgreens Boots Alliance Accelerates Full Acquisition of CareCentrix
Summary
The company will continue as a distinct business and brand within Walgreens following the full acquisition.We are thrilled to be part of WBAs vision to transform local healthcare and develop new valued-based models, said John Driscoll, CEO, CareCentrix. and M.B.A. from Harvard University and an MPhil from Cambridge University in England.Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader serving millions of customers and patients every day, with a 170-year heritage of caring for communities.A trusted, global innovator in retail pharmacy with approximately 13,000 locations across the U.S., Europe and Latin America, WBA plays a critical role in the healthcare ecosystem. Through dispensing medicines, improving access to a wide range of health services, providing high quality health and beauty products and offering anytime, anywhere convenience across its digital platforms, WBA is shaping the future of healthcare.WBA has more than 315,000 team members and a presence in nine countries through its portfolio of consumer brands: Walgreens, Boots, Duane Reade, the No7 Beauty Company, Benavides in Mexico and Ahumada in Chile. WBA has been recognized for its commitment to operating sustainably: it is an index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and was named to the 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2021.More company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.All statements in this release that are not historical including, without limitation, those regarding the closing and anticipated effects of the CareCentrix transaction, are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as expect, likely, outlook, forecast, preliminary, pilot, project, intend, plan, goal, target, aim, continue, believe, seek, anticipate, upcoming, may, possible, and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, known or unknown, that could cause actual results to vary materially from those indicated or anticipated.