The Company

Walgreens Company, whose slogan is "The Pharmacy America Trusts®," was founded in 1901. According to its Web site, Walgreens is, "not only the nation's largest retail pharmacy chain, it is considered the leader in innovative drugstore retailing," and operates nearly 6,000 retail pharmacy stores.

During 2007, Walgreens filled approximately 583 million prescriptions and had net sales of $53 billion. According to Fortune Magazine's May 5, 2008 edition, Walgreens ranked 40th overall in revenue among the "Fortune 500" largest U.S.-based corporations.

Walgreens Company, an Illinois corporation, is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.